Benefits Of Vaccination Before Hajj And Umrah
Vaccines have been developed many decades ago. They were the most essential invention in the history of medication. The usage of vaccine is highly prevailing in western countries. Luckily, the under developed countries are also having awareness in today’s era, and they have also started using vaccines in their country.
When it comes to Islamic countries, Muslims often question about the authenticity of vaccines and the usage of ingredients like mercury and aluminum raises questions every day. Some scholars have even banned the usage of vaccines by claiming that their ingredients are not Halal but this is absolutely not true especially in Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran etc. the ingredients are properly checked before preparing any vaccine. Even when the medicines are being imported from other countries, they are checked through proper procedure and given clearance only after the medical team is satisfied about their ingredients and benefits.
Vaccines makes the immune system of the body strong due to which the body is able to fight against viral infections and other harmful bacteria. It has been made compulsory to the Muslims that they have to do certain tests and complete their vaccines procedures before traveling to Saudi Arabia. Many people raise questions on the new laws of Saudi Arabia but they don’t realize that these new laws are made for their own betterment. Let’s suppose a person is suffering from a viral disease like Zika Virus then he can deliver that virus to other people. It is compulsory for each single person to pass the medical tests before travelling to Saudi Arabia.
Once you have made your mind of doing Hajj and Umrah and have done all your preparations from booking Cheap Ramadan Umrah Package 2017 from Manchester to pack your stuff, then you must ensure that your medical tests should also be completed and all the required vaccines are taken. Otherwise you may face severe problems due to the strict policies and laws of Saudi Arabia. Also, these tests are for your own health benefits so there shouldn’t be any negligence done in this particular phase of having tests and doing vaccines.
In accordance to the viewpoints of Shariah, there is no point of banning vaccines in Islamic country if all their ingredients are free from impure things prohibited in Islam because the benefits of using vaccine are so much that they can’t be ignored at any case. Islam is a religion based on the benefits of all humankind and there will never be anything forbidden in Islam which gives any advantage to human beings. We should not bring forward eccentric concepts in Islam and should not make it difficult for all the followers otherwise they might start losing faith in the most Holy religion of the entire world.
