Abstract

This paper searches for the application of public health in Islamic law, discussing the need to balance spiritual and bodily health. Islam takes into consideration that health is all-encompassing in the sense of including mental, physical, and spiritual dimensions to human flourishing. The study, through a scrupulous analysis of verses of the Holy Quran, Hadith, and Islamic jurisprudence, sought to demonstrate how Islamic teachings are on Health Preservation, Environmental Conservation, Disease Prevention, and Maintenance as well as Lifelong Responsibility. Key practices such as prayer and hygiene are. The benefits of moderation are evoked with an apparent relation towards both body and soul and the elicitation of strength. The paper also reveals the involvement of family and society’s contribution to health while putting considerable weight on co-responsibility for the creation of supportive environments. There is also a recommendation to encourage individuals and communities to adopt Islamic principle-aligned practices on public health. Such a balanced strategy will demonstrate a way not only to take care of the physical body but will be the kind of model that, perhaps, may enhance personal and collective well-being.