Endorsements
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu
After careful review and extensive examination of the Ramadan Fasting Tablet, I would like to offer my opinion about this product from a scientific perspective as well as from a religious point of view.
Scientifically, I have found this chewable vitamin tablet to be wholesome and good, made from the finest all natural ingredients and void of anything that could potentially be harmful. This tablet contains no drugs, no chemicals, no animal by-products, no fat, and no sodium. In addition to being FDA approved and Halal certified by the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America, I find this product to have multiple uses as well as being completely safe for Muslims and non-Muslims to consume. This unique vitamin tablet is a blend of all the complex B vitamins, proteins, and Chinese herbs that, for centuries, have been used for healing many ailments. This tablet provides many essential nutrients which support the nervous system, regulates the appetite, enhances the metabolism, and converts stored fat into energy which also can help with weight loss when taken in a certain way.
From an Islamic point of view, I have found nothing in the Qur’an or Hadith that prohibits Muslims from taking this vitamin tablet as a nutritional supplement during the month of Ramadan. Is it permissible for Muslims to take regular, off the shelf vitamins at Suhoor time during the month of Ramadan? If the answer is yes, then why wouldn’t it be permissible to take the Ramadan Fasting Tablet at Suhoor time for additional nutrient and health support? Since the fasting days are much longer during the summer months, I would highly recommend that everybody take this product at the time of Suhoor and at Iftar to help create more of a nutritional balance in our bodies so that we can stay strong throughout the month in order to stand steadfast in our prayers at night. Further, it is recommended to take this supplement through out the whole year in order to maintain well balanced energy levels in our bodies. In Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 185, Allah (swt) says about himself:
“Allah desires ease for you, and He does not desire for you difficulty and (He desires) that you complete the (prescribed) period (of fasting)”…..
Our beloved Prophet (pbuh) encouraged us to eat Suhoor at the latest time possible and break our fast at the earliest time possible in order to minimize the difficulties of fasting. Since the tablet will boost our energy during our fast and minimize any hardship as a result of our fast, then this tablet is in accordance with the Qur’an and Sunnah and I highly recommend it for any Muslim to use. This tablet can be especially beneficial to those who want to fast while experiencing an ailment or for those who are working or studying for long periods of time.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ahmad H. Sakr
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu
هو اجتباكم, وما جعل عليكم في الدين من حرج … (الحج 78)
“He (Allaah) has chosen you and has not laid upon you any hardship in religion.”
يريد الله بكم اليسر ولا يريد بكم العسر, ولتكملو العدة...(البقرة 185)
“Allah desires ease for you, and He does not desire for you difficulty, and (he desires) that you complete the (prescribed) period (of fasting)”…
We see in the verses quoted above, that Allah does not desire placing any difficulty on his worshipers while performing their religious obligations and worship rituals. If one cannot fast this Ramadan, then they may fast other days, if anyone cannot pray standing, then they may pray sitting or laying down, and so on and so forth. From these verses; Muslim jurists derived the Fiqh principle that says الضرر يزال) ), harm should be removed.
More precisely when it comes to fasting the month of Ramadan, Allaah said, after he explained the rules and regulations pertaining to fasting; he wants ease for you and not difficulty. So everything that helps alleviating any harm and removing any difficulty is an implementation of these verses. The prophet صلي الله عليه وسلم encouraged us to eat Suhoor the latest time, and break fasting the earliest time. This divine recommendation was intended to encourage the Muslims to minimize the difficulties of fasting, and also to guide them to ways of boosting their energy so they can carry on this worship with the least difficulties. On the basis of all those evidences; any Ramadan tablets that boost the energy and remove the difficulty of of fasting is in accordance with Quran and the Sunnah of the prophet صلي الله عليه وسلم . They may be strongly recommended for those who face difficulties fasting while being sick, working or studying extensively.
Allaah knows the best.
Imam Abdulkareem (Abu Yaser)
Worcester Islamic Center
Worcester, MA
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu
I have been a scientist, specialized in Medical physiology and pharmacology and working for the pharmaceutical industry for the past forty years.
I saw the Ramadan Fasting Tablet bottle, and out of curiosity I read the label. As a physician/scientist I was very much impressed with the science behind this product. I chewed one tablet, then a second, then a third, and I could not stop, until I ate half the bottle.
The science behind this product is impeccable. Whoever formulated this product combined the science of physiology, pharmacology and anatomy of the human body in a very tasty, effective product. I reviewed the label and checked the ingredients and came to the conclusion that the pharmaco-kinetics of each ingredient have a specific effect on the cellular structures and tissues and would scientifically and medically curb the appetite, stop the hunger contractions and prevent the feeling of thirst.
The vitamins nourish the cells, especially during fasting in the holy month of Ramadan and the herbs and other ingredients provides the energy and stamina that are needed to keep the cellular structure and tissues healthy, and in good condition.
Ramadan Mubarak for all the pious Moslems that are going to use this product.
I add my voice and my unequivocal endorsement for this great product. Myself and my family use it religiously now, since we discovered it, because it provides us with the energy, stamina, nourishment and health.
Although the label shows that it is a dietary nutritional supplement, that should not be used to treat or mitigate any disease, yet as a scientist I can testify from my own experience that the ingredients of this product work synergistically to promote a healthy cell and to nourish the tissues and organs of the body, especially when they are deprived from the nourishment they need during the fasting period.
Thank you Mr. Azhaq, for marketing this product for the benefit of each person and every Moslem in this world.
Dr. Mike Fouad Nassar MD, PhD
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Who is Dr. Nassar?
Dr. Mike Fouad Nassar was born in Lebanon. He finished his secondary studies at the international college in Beirut, then enrolled at the school of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Beirut, then the School of Medicine.
In 1964 he got a scholarship from the Lebanese National council of Scientific Research to enroll at the University of South Dakota to pursue a Masters degree in Medical Physiology and Pharmacology.
Dr. Nassar transferred to Michigan State University to earn a medical degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Medical Sciences in the fields of Anatomy, Pharmacology and Microbiology. He worked his dissertation on the effect of different drugs on the cells, tissues and organs of the human body, and the pharmacodynamics of certain drugs on the heart muscles under the guidance of the Nobel Laureate Dr. Bruce Walker.
In 1970, Dr. Nassar returned to Beirut to work for the World Health Organization (United Nations), to build the first Drug Control And Analysis Laboratory at the Ministry of Public Health of the Lebanese Government. At the same time Dr. Nassar joined the faculty of the Labanese American University of Beirut to teach Medical Anatomy and Physiology, and he was a Scientific Consultant at the Lebanese National Council of Scientific Research in Beirut.
In 1976, Dr. Nassar immigrated back to the United States of America and landed in Los Angeles. In Orange County, California he joined one of the largest and very prestigious VitaTech International that manufactures nutritional supplements, as Vice President, formulator and Chief Scientist, then moved on after 20 years to establish his own companies: Nassmith Pharmaceuticals, Tripointe Nutraceuticals, Cedar Pointe Nutraceuticals and to provide consultation on formulations and manufacturing techniques to other companies such as Pro-X Pharmaceuticals and HealthWise Nutraceuticals.
Dr. Nassar published more than 88 scientific and medical articles in prestigious medical journals. He holds an exemption certification from California State Board of Pharmacy, and Board Certification from the American Board of Nutritional Specialists.
Dr. Nassar invented the first male oral contraceptive in the world and obtained a U.S. patent No. 4,148,892 in April 1997. He was awarded another European Patent for a Male Oral Contraceptive and a Method For Its Preparation No. 0005337 in Nov. 1982 and patented in Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Luxumbourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Austria and registered in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malasia.
Other patents that carry the name of Dr. Nassar are:
- Hydrolyzed Protein Chelates. A new method for its preparation.
- Krebs Cycle Chelates. Preparation and Application.
- Isotronic Amino Acid Chelates, and Calcium L. Thremate, its effects on osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
Dr. Nassar is retired but still manages a consulting pharmaceutical firm.