Hadiths on Breastfeeding Period and Their Applicability to Experimental Sciences

Religion is centered around man and his happiness which also depends on his health. Breastfeeding Period is a very important period of human life. A baby, who has a suitable feeding in his early life, will obtain full growth and will be a vigorous and vivid person in future. The more one obeys divine orders, the healthier is his body and soul. In this paper, hadiths about breastfeeding have been studied and after comprising with experimental sciences, they are divided into four part based on their indications. The first part deals with this issue as the experimental sciences do e.g. the importance of breastfeeding. The second part is concerned with recommendations about continuation of breastfeeding which, in comparison with medical sciences, are more useful and prosperous. The third part deals with those hadiths which come up with characteristics and importance of nurse. The fourth part is dedicated to breastfeeding duration which is seemingly contrary to what experimental sciences prescribe. The World Health Organization holds that breastfeeding should last for six months while hadiths advise that it should last, at least, up to 21 months. The authors of the present paper try to view the above mentioned issues from different perspectives.