Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan

Mamat, Nik Mazlan

Mohamed Nor, Noraishah

Mohd Abu Bakar, Wan Azdie

Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani

English

The International Islamic University Malaysia Repository

ScopusDocument detailsReferences (64) 1 of 1Fasting  in  Islam : A  combination  of spiritual  elevation  and preventionof diseases (Article),  ,  ,  ,   Department of Nutrition Sciences, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,Kuantan, MalaysiaNon Communicable Diseases Research Unit, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia,Kuantan, MalaysiaInternational Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), E5 2-2, Level 2, Block E5, Kulliyyah of Engineering,International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak, MalaysiaAbstractThe obligatory fasting  of Ramadan is not only an Islamic ritual to enhance the God-consciousness (called Taqwa), itmay also lead to improvement of health status of fasting  person(s). In  other words, it is a  complete overhaulinginstrument 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 ". During fasting  Muslims try to maintainintegrity of the human body both physically and spiritually. It not only keeps us healthy physically/spiritually but alsomakes us healthy in  social obligations. Furthermore, with full devotion it brings long-lasting changes in  theindividual's life and relate to the level of righteousness and strength of character to resist desires. In  health fastingplays an important role, for example the improvement of hyperlipidemia, obesity (fat loss), diabetes, cognition, cellfunctions, immunological factors, inflammation, stress and lifespan etc. This article is an effort to review and discussresearch carried out on the listed conditions during the holy month of Ramadan on various aspects of human health.© 2019 Default.SciVal Topic Prominence Topic: Prominence percentile: 89.594Author keywordsCognition Fasting Lipid profile White blood cells(Accessed on August 3, 2016) ◅ Back to results Export  Download  Print  E-mail  Save to PDF ⋆ Add to List  ▻More...Open AccessInternational Medical Journal MalaysiaVolume 17, Issue Specialissue2, 2016, Pages 107-112Khan, M.M.A.a,b,c  Nor, N.M.a Mamat, N.M.a Mohd-Shukri, N.A.a Abu Bakar, W.A.M.a abc View references (64)Fasting | Islam | Intermittent fastingISSN: 18234631Source Type: JournalOriginal language: EnglishDocument Type: ArticlePublisher: International Islamic University Malaysia ▻View in search results format     All Export  Print  E-mail  Save to PDF Create bibliography1http://www.soundvision.com/article/the-spiritual-and-health-benefits-of-ramadan-fastingPlumX MetricsUsage, Captures, Mentions,Social Media and Citationsbeyond Scopus.Metrics Cited by 0 documentsInform me when this documentis cited in Scopus: Related documents,  , (2012) Nutrition and FoodScience,  ,(2012) Nutrition and FoodScience,  , (2008) European Journal ofApplied Physiology Find more related documents inScopus based on:Set citation alert ▻ ▻Set citation feedDoes religious fasting increase fatfree mass (FFM) and reduceabdominal obesity? 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