Jan 13 2009
Wonders of Olives
I have been meaning to share my love of Olives and Olive Oil with people for a while. The moment has arrived today. Well, I should say the moment has arrived because of the terrible muscle and bone aches on my legs that started since yesterday. I have been taking pain killers, taking warm baths, heat pad, rubs to cure from this pain. Although these methods are useful, they are not permanent and the pain comes back very quickly.
As I was trying to think of other ways to cure myself from this pain, I remembered a verse I once read from the Quran stating the wonders of Olive oil and its’ benefit on pain.
I was helpless to try anything folks. So, I got my Extra Virgin Olive oil out of the counter and poured a good amount on a small bowl. I took some oil in my palms and rubbed both palms against one another to warm the oil. Traditionally you can use an oil warmer of some sort, but I don’t own anything fancy like that so the palm trick worked pretty well!
I’ll never lie dear friends, while i was massaging my own muscles and bones I felt the warming sensation of olive oil going through my skins into the places where pain lives. After almost 30 minutes I felt much better and an ease with my pain. I did this massaging of olive oil again in the next 2 hours and the pain is gone.
Now, I can completely understand why this magic fruit has been mentioned in the Holy Book of Allah, the Quran. It works wonders!
Olives have been mentioned seven times in the Qur’an and their health benefits have been propounded in Prophetic medicine. The Prophet Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said:
Take oil of olive and massage with it – it is a blessed tree.
(Dārimi, 69:103)
In the Mediterranean culture “it has served as everything from money to medicines for several thousand years” (Zwingle, 1999).
Olives (Zaytun) have numerous health benefits, including being rich in Vitamins (in particular Vitamin E), minerals, monounsaturated fats, and anti-oxidants. They are full of nutritional value, helping to fight against a number of critical diseases; including cancer, arthritis, osteoprosis, constipation, inflammation and asthma
Olives have been mentioned seven times in the Qur’an and their health benefits have been propounded in Prophetic medicine. The Prophet Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said:
Take oil of olive and massage with it – it is a blessed tree.
(Dārimi, 69:103)
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