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Laying the Foundations of Lifelong Health at the Beginning of Life: Islamic Perspective

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In this systematic literature review, all the Shiite-Islamic documents (Quran and Hadith) without any time limitation were surveyed, analyzed and synthesized for the purpose of determining the foundations of lifelong health. The data were analyzed and combined using inductive qualitative content analysis method. Two main categories were emerged from the analysis: “prevention of health problems” and “health maintenance and promotion.” In conclusion based on Islamic perspective, the foundations of comprehensive health of a person, i.e., health in all physical, mental, social, and spiritual dimensions, are begun to form at four stages: the time of marriage of his parents, the moment of their conception, when he is unborn in his mother womb, and during infancy period. Observing religion instructions in this regard is not the sufficient condition for being completely healthy; however, such instructions can provide a base for being a healthy person.

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Acknowledgements

This study is part of a Ph.D. dissertation, and the authors gratefully thank the support of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences for funding the project.

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This study was funded by Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (393867).

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  1. Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezar Jerib Str, PO Box: 81746-73461, Isfahan, Iran

    Nasrollah Alimohammadi & Soheila Jafari-Mianaei

  2. Faculty of Ahl Al-bayt, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran

    Amir-Hossein Bankipoor-Fard

  3. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Marzieh Hasanpour

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Alimohammadi, N., Jafari-Mianaei, S., Bankipoor-Fard, AH. et al. Laying the Foundations of Lifelong Health at the Beginning of Life: Islamic Perspective. J Relig Health 59, 570–583 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0470-5

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