Methods of Physical Education in the Holy Quran

One aspect of education in the educational system of the Quran is physical education. The present paper attempts to investigate the methods and goals of physical education from the viewpoint of the Quran. From among these methods, the most important ones are personal hygiene, healthy and adequate food, avoiding extravagance, avoiding unhealthy and impure food such as blood, carrion, pork, wine, etc., encouraging involvement in sports and healthy recreation, fasting, and the moderation of instincts; sexual instinct is the most significant instinct that can be controlled with marriage, modesty, virtue, zeal, and avoidance of ogling and solitude. The primary aims of physical education include enabling the performance of religious acts and the worship of God, offering service to people, staying fresh and cheerful, acquiring moral virtues and maintaining one's health.