Health of our souls comes from the health of our bodies

The son of Ayatollah Bashir Najafi, participated in the 8th Imamia Medics International Conference on behalf of his father.

In his speech refering to the verse of Quran: "He shaped you, formed you well, and provided you with good things." (Al-Qafir/64) he said: "Certainly this Issue (the health of human) was a gift from the God and people understand the value of this gift on their illness."

He added: "The Health is inevitable for human life and should be debated and more studies should be done to improve it."

"The health of our souls comes from the health of our bodies, so any diseases may cause damage to our obedience and our relation with God," he quoted by ABNA as saying.

Hojjat al-Eslam Ali Najafi at the end of his speech also said: "This conference was held with the participation of Medical specialists from the Islamic world, so we hope to have a major impact in the field of health,"

The 8th International Congress of World Muslim Medics kicked off in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran today 30th July 2015.

In this congress 300 Shiite doctors from around the world will participate in the scientific meetings, workshops, pilgrimage and cultural programs.

The conference will include scientific sessions covering lectures and posters presentations, sightseeing, paying tribute to holy shrines, visits to historic places, meetings with scholars, and brain-storming sessions among others.
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'Health of our souls comes from the health of our bodies'