Fasting in Islam: A combination of spiritual elevation and prevention of diseases
The obligatory fasting of Ramadan is not only an Islamic ritual to enhance the God-consciousness (called Taqwa), it may also lead to improvement of health status of fasting person. In other words, it is a complete overhauling instrument of Muslims soul/body in terms of faith and health. This can be...
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| author | Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Mohamed Nor, Noraishah Mamat, Nik Mazlan Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani Mohd Abu Bakar, Wan Azdie |
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| description | The obligatory fasting of Ramadan is not only an Islamic ritual to enhance the God-consciousness (called Taqwa), it may also lead to improvement of health status of fasting person. In other words, it is a complete overhauling instrument of Muslims soul/body in terms of faith and health. This can be termed as “Islamic fasting: a combination of spiritual elevation and prevention of diseases”. Fasting plays an important role in the improvement of hyperlipidemia, obesity (fat loss), diabetes, cognition, cell functions, immunological factors, inflammation, stress and lifespan etc. This article is an effort to review and discuss research carried out during the holy month of Ramadan on various aspects of human health. |
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| spelling | iium-527322022-12-09T04:05:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52732/ Fasting in Islam: A combination of spiritual elevation and prevention of diseases Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Mohamed Nor, Noraishah Mamat, Nik Mazlan Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani Mohd Abu Bakar, Wan Azdie TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply The obligatory fasting of Ramadan is not only an Islamic ritual to enhance the God-consciousness (called Taqwa), it may also lead to improvement of health status of fasting person. In other words, it is a complete overhauling instrument of Muslims soul/body in terms of faith and health. This can be termed as “Islamic fasting: a combination of spiritual elevation and prevention of diseases”. Fasting plays an important role in the improvement of hyperlipidemia, obesity (fat loss), diabetes, cognition, cell functions, immunological factors, inflammation, stress and lifespan etc. This article is an effort to review and discuss research carried out during the holy month of Ramadan on various aspects of human health. 2016 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52732/12/52732.pdf Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan and Mohamed Nor, Noraishah and Mamat, Nik Mazlan and Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani and Mohd Abu Bakar, Wan Azdie (2016) Fasting in Islam: A combination of spiritual elevation and prevention of diseases. In: 2nd World Congress on the Integration And Islamicisation: Focus On Medical And Health Care Sciences (2WCII2016), 21st-23rd October 2016, IIUM Kuantan. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Mohamed Nor, Noraishah Mamat, Nik Mazlan Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani Mohd Abu Bakar, Wan Azdie Fasting in Islam: A combination of spiritual elevation and prevention of diseases |
| title | Fasting in Islam: A combination of spiritual elevation and
prevention of diseases |
| title_full | Fasting in Islam: A combination of spiritual elevation and
prevention of diseases |
| title_fullStr | Fasting in Islam: A combination of spiritual elevation and
prevention of diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fasting in Islam: A combination of spiritual elevation and
prevention of diseases |
| title_short | Fasting in Islam: A combination of spiritual elevation and
prevention of diseases |
| title_sort | fasting in islam: a combination of spiritual elevation and
prevention of diseases |
| topic | TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/52732/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52732/12/52732.pdf |