An Analysis of the Foundations of Health and Exercise from the View of Islam and Sport Rights

The purpose of the present study is to review foundations of health and exercise from the view of Islam and sport rights. The research relies on the hypothesis that in Islam, physical and spiritual-mental health are emphasized. Iran’s law has also paid attention to the subject of physical and spiritual health. Moreover, international documents such as the 1st statement of article 55 of the United Nations Chart, Constitution of the World Health Organization, the first statement of article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the 1st statement of article 12 of the International Covenant of Economic, Cultural, and Social Rights all emphasize on the right to health. The research method was descriptive-analytic and the results showed that the advantage of the Islamic view in terms of the right to health is that it pays attention to spiritual, moral, and mental health as well. In fact, Islam has obligations and guidelines for both spiritual and physical health which demand requirements in the jurisprudential literature of 5-commands. Furthermore, since religious rules involve the issue of health, they bring about some obligations for real and legal entities.