The rights of health in Islam and the legal system of Afghanistan

Abstract

A good health is the fundamental right of everyone. It means everybody has the right to be physically and mentally healthy and should have access to all medical services, adequate food, housing, and healthy work environment. By approving various rules and regulation, and adhering different international conventions and documents, Afghanistan has recognized and supported health to be a fundamental right.

In terms of the concept, and the right of health in the legal system of Afghanistan and Islam has been clear. The method of research in this article is descriptive (analytical), and using the library's tools, journals and reliable scientific and academic books. Our findings shows that this right was first recognized in the Constitution of Afghanistan in 1343, and have been trying to find ways to support and assure it.

However, the sacred religion of Islam in this regard put this issue under consideration more than 14 centuries ago, and has paid special attention to it. Not as a personal or moral issue, but as a religious order.