Quranic Botanic Garden Attends Int’l Conference on Food Research Based on Sunnah Nabawiah
The conference was held recently at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.
Fatima Saleh Al Khulaifi, Project Manager of QBG, presented scientific research entitled ‘Plants and Herbs from the Quran and the Hadith: A Special Vision of the Quranic Botanic Garden’, and discussed edible plants mentioned in the Quran and Hadith.
She also documented a number of recipes with evidence from the Sunnah, such as Talbinah and Sakhinah among other foods.
The event, organized by the Academy of Islamic Studies at the University of Malaya, served as a platform to discuss the benefits and advantages of the foods mentioned in the Hadith and Sunnah, as well as the relevant scientific research.
Delegates at the conference also discussed the chemical components of food and the effects of the use and misuse of the term Sunnah with regard to nutrition.
Source: The Peninsula
