Jam-e Jan: A New Perspective on the Horizons of Existence and Monotheistic Teachings

A hadith from Imam al-Kazim (AS) states that buying wheat increases one’s wealth, buying flour halves it, and buying bread causes it to be lost. The hadith points to the health, economic, spiritual, and psychological dimensions of buying each of these items, and locates blessing in preserving the integrity of food, self-sufficiency, and a spiritual connection with the Creator.

Energy and heat flow from a hot body to a cold one because matter has an inherent capacity for motion and activity. Heat is the expression of this capacity. When the bodies come into contact, the molecules in the hot body share their energy with those in the cold body through successive collisions, until thermal equilibrium is reached.