REFRAIN FROM WASTING FOOD

Food is the basic necessity of life. It is prerequisite and essential for all living things .With the blessing of ALLAH PAK it is present in huge quantities including all the types of food ranging from meat,poultry, fish, vegetables and fruits. The basic function of food is enabling our body to function normally. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.S.) recommended even for pious man the quantity of food "whichis just sufficient to keep his back-bone erect". With the saying of Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.S.) we come to know the concept of Balanced Diet which is very important. Only balanced diets consists all sort of the nutrients. As human being it’s our duty not to waste food. As our new generations will depend on it. In year 2020 the worlds’ population is likely to reach about 7.6 billion. Ifcritically we analyze it that means the amount of food we are using will not be sufficient by than. Due to this increase obviouslyurbanization will take place wiping out a lot of agricultural area.

This would greatly affect the food system of the world. Special attention should be laid on it. At present many third world countries are facing the problem of food regulations and consumption issues and food quality which should be given as foremost importance but least here.Nature has bestowed us with variety of blessings it’s upon us how we consume it. Food as the basic necessity should be an item which should be in reach of all citizens. It should be organized in such a manner by our government that it is with in reach of all rich and poor. Being Muslims we are the pioneers of equality same should prevail here as we have seen poor children and people scanning the dust bins and garbage for the bits of food. It’s a pity that we have five our more food items on our dinning table and yet we are not happy. We should refrain from wasting food. It should be consumed as per requirement. Islamic perspective of diet is the most simple and healthy as it said in QURAN-E-PAK "O you people! Eat of what is on earth lawful and good!" (2:168) "So eat of (meats), on which Allah's name hath been pronounced if yehave faith in his signs." (6:118) If we obey it we’ll lead a simple, energetic and healthy life. Allah has bestowed us with his blessings in unlimited pattern and but keeping the fact in mind we are answerable for our doings. So we should refrain ourselves from wasting food. We have seen in the functions even in the formal dinings the food of all variety is wasted. If we give ourselves a moment and think they are so many people hungry out there with literally no food. Eat only the food in the required quantity seeing food in a lot of variety makes us greedy and we eat more than our hunger. This again causes problems so we should only “eat to live” not “live to eat”.

By

Shoaib Ghauri