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AJWADATES
DatesareakindoffruitspeciallyfoundinArabcounties.Muslimsgenerallybreaktheirfastbyeatingdates.Modernsciencehasproved
thatdatesarepartofahealthydiet.Theycontainsugar,fatandproteins,aswellasimportantvitamins.

Ajwadates()isasoftdryvarietyofdatefruitfromSaudiArabia.ItiscultivatedatMadinaTayyiba.Adelightful,softandfruitydatewith
finetexture.Thesedatescostaround120150SaudiRiyalsperKiloGram.Itwillhavewhitelinesonit.

TableofContents
Hadith
MadinaDatesKeepAwayHarm
DatesinOnesHome
MedicalbenefitsofAjwa
DatesBenefits
DateFruitNutritionFacts
LatestScientiststudyondates
SeeAlso
References

Hadith
TheMessenger(SallallaahulayhiWasallam)said,WhoeverhassevenAjwa
dateseverymorninghewillnotbeharmedonthatdaybypoisonormagic.
SahihalBukhari(5445)(5768)(5769)(5779)etc

TheMessenger(SallallaahulayhiWasallam)said,Ajwadatesarefrom
paradiseandtheyarehealingforpossession.SunanIbnMajahVol.1,
Book31,Hadith3453andTirmidhee(2068)classedashasanSaheehand
itwasauthenticatedbyShaikhalAlbaani

ReferringtoeatingsevenAjwadates,theMessenger(Sallallaahulayhi
Wasallam)said,Hewillnotbeharmedbyanythinguntilhereachesthe
evening.SaheehMuslim2047

AishareportedAllahsMessenger(maypeacebeuponhim)assaying:The
ajwadatesofAliyacontainheatingeffectsandtheseareantidoteinthe
earlymorning.SahihMuslim2048(Book#023,Hadith#5083)

MadinaDatesKeepAwayHarm
TheMessenger(SallallaahulayhiWasallam)said,Whoeverhassevendatesbetweenthetwoareas(theeastandwestofMadina)as
soonashewakesupeverymorning,hewillnotbeharmedonthatdaybypoisonandmagicuntiltheevening.SahihMuslim2047(Book
23,Hadith5080)

DatesinOnesHome
TheMessenger(SallallaahulayhiWasallam)said,OAisha!Ahousethathasnodatesinittheirfamilyishungry.OhAisha!Ahousethat
hasnodatesinittheirfamilyishungry.SahihMuslim2046(Book23,Hadith5079)[1]

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MedicalbenefitsofAjwa
1Effectiveinpreventingabdominalcancer.
2Topreventsanemia.
3Tostrengthennervoussystemandinenergyproduction.
4Forthetreatmentofhypertension.
5Forhealthybones.
6forhealthyskinandeyesight.
7Protectingfrompellagra,adiseasewhichismanifestedasdermatitis.
8Totreatdementiaandfatigue.
9Toreducetriglyceridesandcholesterollevels(LDL)intheblood.
10Toprotecttheheartandcirculatorysystem.
11Forprotectionagainstatherosclerosisandheartproblems,andforprotein
metabolism.

DatesBenefits
1Datesareconsideredasanaturalresourcefornutrition,itprovidesthebodywith
highpercentageoproteins,mineralsandvitaminse.g.VitaminA,B1,B2andBB
whichareconstructiveingredientsforbuildingupthebodytissuesandmuscles.

2Dalesalsohelpinpregnantwomen'sdeliveryitactivatesthewombmusclesinthemonthsofpregnancyandhelpsinthewomb
movementatthetimeofdeliveryaswelldatesminimizethepostnatalblooding.
3DateshelpinhealingtheliverfrommanyparasiticdiseasesandagoodmedicineforthehepatitisanditcontainsvitaminsB2.
4Datesvitalizetheagingsoitdelaystheagingelementsanditprovidesimmunityagainstbrainandbodytiredness.
5Datesareeasytodigest,Stimulatestheurine,cleanthekidneysandusefultotheliver.
6Datesaregoodappetizer.Datesaretheperfectnaturalsnack.

DateFruitNutritionFacts
Datescanbesimplytermedasapowerpackofnutrients,despitetheirsmallsize.Oneofthemostinterestingdatesnutritionfactsisthat
theyareimmenselyrichinfiberandsomeofthecrucialmineralslike,potassium,calciumandmagnesium.About100gmofdatescangive
75gmcarbohydrates,8gmdietaryfiber,2gmproteinsand0.39gmfats.Inadditiontothese,datesareanexcellentsourceofcarotenoids,
whicharetheprecursorofvitaminA.100gmofdatesalsocontainabout10IUvitaminA,0.4mgvitaminC,2.7mcgvitaminK,0.05mg
vitaminE,19mcgfolate,0.05mgthiamine,0.066mgriboflavin,1.27mgniacinand0.165mgvitaminB6.Asfarasthemineralcontentof
datesareconcerned,100gmofdatescanprovideyouapproximately39mgcalcium,656mgpotassium,43mgmagnesium,62mg
phosphorus,2mgsodium,1mgiron,0.29mgzinc,0.2mgcopper,0.26mgmanganeseand3mcgselenium.[2]

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Datesarentexactlyanutritionalpowerhousewhencomparedtosomeotherfoods
likekiwiorsesameseeds,butthefruitdoesstilloffernumeroushealthbenefits
alongwithgreattaste.Herearesomehealthbenefitsofdates.
1.PromotingDigestiveHealth,RelievingConstipationfiberfoundindateshelp
tocleanoutthegastrointestinalsystem,allowingthecolontoworkatgreaterlevels
ofefficiency.Someotherbenefitsrelatingtofiberandcolonhealtharereducedrisks
ofcolitis,coloncancer,andhemorrhoids
2.BoostingHeartHealthInadditiontopromotingcolonhealth,fiberis
alsoknowntoboosthearthealth.
3.AntiInflammatoryDatesarerichinmagnesiumamineralknownforitsanti
inflammatorybenefits.
4.ReducedBloodPressureMagnesiumhasbeenshowntohelplowerblood
pressureandagain,datesarefullofthemineral.
5.ReducedStrokeRiskAfterevaluating7studiespublishedovera14yeartimeperiod,researchersfoundstrokeriskwasreducedby
9%forevery100milligramsofmagnesiumapersonconsumesperday.TheresearchcanbefoundintheAmericanJournalofClinical
Nutrition.
6.AHealthyPregnancyandDeliveryFurtheraddingtothehealthbenefitsofdates,onestudyperformedbyresearchersatthe
UniversityofScienceandTechnologysetouttodiscoverhowthedatefruitimpactedlaborparametersanddeliveryoutcomes.
7.BoostingBrainHealthSomestudies,suchasonefoundinJAMAInternalMedicine,foundthatsufficientvitaminB6levelsare
associatedwithimprovedbrainperformanceandbettertestscores.
8.BoneHealthandStrength:Thesignificantamountsofmineralsfoundindatesmakeitasuperfoodforstrengtheningbonesandfighting
offpainfulanddebilitatingdiseaseslikeosteoporosis.
9.IntestinalDisorders:Thenicotinecontentindatesisthoughttobebeneficialforcuringmanykindsofintestinaldisorders.
10.Anemia:Dateshaveahighmineralcontent,whichisbeneficialformanydifferenthealthconditions,buttheirimpressivelevelsofiron
makethemaperfectdietarysupplementforpeoplesufferingfromanemia.
11.EnergyBooster:Datesarehighinnaturalsugarslikeglucose,fructose,andsucrose.Therefore,theyaretheperfectsnackforan
immediateburstofenergy.
12.WeightGain:Datesshouldbeincludedasapartofahealthydiet.Theyconsistofsugar,proteinsandmanyessentialvitamins.
13.NervousSystemHealth:Thevitaminspresentindatesmakeitanidealboosttonervoussystemhealthandfunctionality.Potassiumis
oneoftheprimeingredientsinpromotingahealthyandresponsivenervoussystem,anditalsoimprovesthespeedandalertnessofbrain
activity.[3][4]

SeeAlso
HadithonAjwaDatesandScience

References
[1]http://abdurrahman.org/umrah/ajwadates.html
[2]http://saudiarabiadates.com/benefits.htm
[3]http://naturalsociety.com/healthbenefitsofdates7reasonseatdatefruit/
[4]http://www.organicfacts.net/healthbenefits/fruit/healthbenefitsofdates.html

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