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proven to be detrimental to the liver and stomach.
The Prophet’s Bread and Food
His bread was made from stone ground barley flour which has a coarse texture. A sieve
was never used to refine the flour therefore large particles of grain often remained which
were extracted. As for the quantity of bread, there was never sufficient bread in his
household with which to fill his stomach.
Many a night he and his family went to bed without having eaten because there was no
food. It was the custom of the Holy Family to give away their food to those in
need,
seeking a reward from Allah, the Most High.
He advocated the use of olive oil not only for cooking but for massage. He also used
vinegar and would eat the meat of fowl. He ate honey, the meat of goat and lamb with a
preference for the meat of a shoulder of lamb.
Amongst the other things he ate were dates. One day the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
The Prophet’s Bread and Food
His bread was made from stone ground barley flour which has a coarse texture. A sieve
was never used to refine the flour therefore large particles of grain often remained which
were extracted. As for the quantity of bread, there was never sufficient bread in his
household with which to fill his stomach.
Many a night he and his family went to bed without having eaten because there was no
food. It was the custom of the Holy Family to give away their food to those in
need,
seeking a reward from Allah, the Most High.
He advocated the use of olive oil not only for cooking but for massage. He also used
vinegar and would eat the meat of fowl. He ate honey, the meat of goat and lamb with a
preference for the meat of a shoulder of lamb.
Amongst the other things he ate were dates. One day the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa