Impressive Health Benefits of Onions

Impressive Health Benefits of Onions

Names

1. It is called as Basal (البصل) in Quran, Hadees & Arabic.

2. In Latin it is called as Allium cepa Linn.

3. Family is Liliaceace.

4. In Urdu & Hindi it is called as Piyaz.

5. Leek is called as kuraas (الكراث)

Please note: -

Leeks are vegetable that belongs, along with onion & garlic, to the genus Allium, currently placed in family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae. Picture is given in this lesson.

Quranic reference of onion: -

1.     Onion (البصل) reference in Quran is in Chapter 2 (Sura) Baqara, (aayat) verse no. 61. (In references to Moosa (AS) & His followers, in this verse onion are directly mentioned along with Mann & Salva & many other vegetables.

Prophet ﷺ’s guidance about onions (البصل) : -

Also refer lesson no. 12 Garlic.

Onion in last meal of Rasoolullah ﷺ: -

1. Hazrat Aisha رضي الله عنها was asked by Ibn Ziyaad  ؓ about onion (البصل) & she said that the last meal which Rasoolullah ﷺ ate, had Onion (البصل) in it.

[Abu Dawud: 3829; Book. 28; English Book. 27; Hadees. 3820]

Disliking of raw Onion smell & disallowed to come in or near Masjid: -

2. Jabir Bin Abdullah رضي الله عنهما reported that Nabi ﷺ said, He who eats of this (offensive) plant, i.e. garlic & sometimes He ﷺ said, He who eats onion (البصل) & garlic & leek (الكراث) , should not approach our mosque (Masjid) for the angels are harmed by the same things as the children of Adam.

[Muslim: 564 B; Book no. 5; English Book no. 4, Hadees no. 1147]

3. Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri  ؓ says that Nabi ﷺ disallowed to eat Onion (البصل)  , garlic (الثوم) , Leek (الكراث) . [Tyalsi: 2285]

(Raw is disliked to eat, but we can use them in cooked food)

4. Narrated by Jabir Bin Abdullah رضي الله عنهما said, that Nabi ﷺ said "Whoever has eaten garlic (ثوم) or onion (البصل) , should keep them away from us, or should keep away from our mosque (Masjid) & should stay at home." Ibn Wahb said, "Once a plate full of cooked vegetables was brought to the Nabi ﷺ at Badr. Detecting a bad smell from it, He  asked about the dish & was informed of the kinds of vegetables it contained. He  then said, "Bring it near," & so it was brought near to one of His companions who were with Him. When Nabi ﷺ saw it, He disliked eating it & said (to His companion), "Eat, for I talk in secret to ones whom you do not talk to".

[Bukhari: 7359; Book. 96; English vol. 9; Book. 92; Hadees. 458]

(Means talk to angels).

 

Garlic & Onion allowed eating in cooked food: -

5. Rasoolullah ﷺ allowed us to eat onion (البصل) & garlic (الثوم) cooked in food. (Means avoid eating them raw).

[Abu Dawud: 3827; Book no. 28; English Book no. 27; Hadees no. 3818]

6. Hazrat Uqbah Bin Amir Al-Juhani  ؓ says that Nabi ﷺ said ‘Do not eat onions (البصل) ,’ then he said in a low voice: ‘Raw’.

[Ibn Ma-jah: 3491; Book. 29; English vol. 4; Book. 29, Hadees. 3366]

7. Narrated by Mu'awiyah Ibn Qurrah  ؓ that Nabi ﷺ forbade these two plants (i.e. garlic & onions) & said, He who eats them should not come near our mosque (Masjid). If it is necessary to eat them, make them dead by cooking, that is, onions & garlic.

[Abu Dawud: 3827; Book. 28; English Book. 27; Hadees. 3818]

8. Narrated by Hazrat Ma’daan Bin Abi Talha Ya’mur  ؓ once Hazrat Umar Bin Khattab  ؓ on Friday khutba said that if you want to eat garlic (ثوم) , onion (البصل) , use them in cooked food. (This is a long Hadees).

[Ibn Ma-jah: 3488; Book. 29; English vol. 4 Book. 29, Hadees. 3363]

Means avoid them eating raw & coming in public & also avoid there bad smell in breath or mouth,

 

Content of it: -

carbohydrates, sugars, fibers, protein, vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, C, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, selenium, volatile oils, sulphur etc.

 

Scientific benefits of onions: -

1. It strengthens the digestion, increases semen production, dissolves phlegm, cleans the stomach, reduce cholesterol & triglycerides.

2. Helpful in jaundice, cough & cold.

3. Helpful in following condition for local application, alopecia (means patchy hair falls), warts, white spots etc (its juice should be used with salt).

4. Its smell is used in fits, nausea & vomiting.

5. Its juice should be put in nose for sinus. (Put 2 to 3 drops of onion juice in nose)

6. Avoid eating raw.

7. Excessive eating of onion may cause migraine, weak memory, flatulence & makes complexion dark, especially raw onions.

8. For Warts take onion juice & salt, mix both & apply on warts.

Contra-indications: -

 Do not use it in diarrhea, Bleeding disorders, Namaz time (Salah time).

 Do not use it in weak sex.

Science & Hadees regarding onion: -

1. In Prophet ﷺ time mostly people were poor, in Arab much vegetables did not grew, vegetables from other parts of the world were not every time available, people use to eat raw onion & garlic very often & we all know that it has a very offensive smell in breath which irritates other people, & Prophet ﷺ strictly prohibited to eat raw garlic, but allowed to eat it in cooked food, & prohibited to come in Masjid or near it with its smell in breath, because in Masjid there are Angels, who also get irritated with its smell & by this rule all bad smell things should be avoided in Masjid or near it. The people often use to come in Masjid with its smell in breath, may be people ate raw onion or garlic in much quantity to fulfill their hunger, & it is seen that the bad smell is very offensive if raw onion or garlic is eaten in much quantity & remains for very long in the breath & also its smell is found in sweating which is again bad. & also cause excessive unwanted gas formation & its expulsion & if this occurs in public it is a thing which irritates others.

2. Today no body eats raw garlic or onion full stomach because today we have all types of vegetables available at all seasons thus it remains an ingredient of food. Thought its medicinal properties are not neglected

Adverse effects & toxicology: -

If excessive raw onion is used some people may suffer from allergic reactions & also after handling onions. Symptoms can include contact dermatitis, intense itching, rhinoconjunctivitis, blurred vision, bronchial asthma, sweating & anaphylaxis. The toxicity is caused by the sulfoxides present in raw onions, causing ingestion resulting in anaemia caused by the distortion & rupture of red blood cells. (This is based on an animal’s research done by using onion).

Conclusion of Hadees: -

Do not come in Masjid or in public after eating raw vegetables whose bad smell comes from mouth. We can eat them cooked in food & bad smell should not come from mouth. Nabi ﷺ did not liked bad smell, specially from mouth because Angel use to come to Him ﷺ bringing Messages & Quranic verses from Allah & Angels get irritated by its bad smell even people get irritated.