none 10.18502/jnfs.v6i3.6833 Knowledge E DMCC Knowledge E DMCC 7770 129073417 326550 1772209548 10.18502 2026-02-27T16:25:50Z 2021-07-30T16:46:39Z 1 Journal of Nutrition and Food Security JNFS 2476-7425 2476-7417 07 30 2021 Seyyed Ahmad Mir Husseini Niri Background: The instinct and natural tendency to eat food is an undeniable fact in human and all human beings, even the messengers of Allah and Infallible Imams (A.S) need it in order to keep themselves healthy. Methods: In this review study, using the teachings of the Holy Quran and other Islamic texts, the importance and role of food and healthy nutrition and its role in elevating human beings have been collected. Results: Formally, one of the influential factors in maintaining human’s physical and mental health is his food and maintaining human health to preserve his real perfection and his unique position and dignity among creatures is mostly based on pure and healthy food. Allah has considered all human aspects in the Holy Quran, the ذook of human guidance and prosperity, and not neglecting, for example, his need of food, he has offered some guidance to meet this need. The Quran’s criteria for choosing food are its lawfulness and purity. Conclusion: Considering the fact that “pure” means being pleasurable and good to eat, one of the interpretations offered in this article is that the man should avoid eating foods that are against human nature due to its being inconsistent with intact divine nature of human.      07 30 2021 10.18502/jnfs.v6i3.6833 https://publish.kne-publishing.com/index.php/JNFS/article/view/6833 https://publish.kne-publishing.com/index.php/JNFS/article/download/6833/6520 https://publish.kne-publishing.com/index.php/JNFS/article/download/6833/6520 http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-388-en.html https://publish.kne-publishing.com/index.php/JNFS/article/view/6833