What are the benifits of Fasting on our minds?

Question

one that our brain( hafiza) becomes strong by fasting, by remaining

empty stomach.

it saves the bad thinking ( waswasas) in the mind.

what others are?

Answer 1

you learn to be patient and not give in to temptation. I also find you become grateful and realize how much you have compared to others in the world. you also become less materialistic and realize there is life after death.

Answer 2

Salaam...I think it helps me to focus on what i need to do towards moving closer to Allah(SWT)... as with the rest of the months, i get lazy... but in this.... i can totally control myself...:-)

and oh..... the self control and the pride for doing something in return for all He has given...

contentment... thats what i fell...

Jazak Allah Khair...:-)

Answer 3

Fasting is beneficial to eliminates addictions, any bad habits and unhealthy thoughts, besides also helping your palate recover its natural sensitivity to simple food. You now no longer crave for salt, sugar, fats and processed foods!!

fasting helps keep the passions in control, checks emotions and controls the senses too. Not only does it purify the mind but the body and heart too. Fasting is also a time when your body can do its internal cleaning. In fact, it is regarded as a medical procedure, comprising of restoring homeostasis, strengthening the immune system and healing illnesses and disorders. It cleanses the respiratory, circulatory, digestive and urinary systems, destroying impurities all over the body and eliminates uric acid deposits!!

Fasting also helps reduce the core body temperature. This happens when the metabolic rate and general body functions slow down due to a fall in the blood sugar level. At this time, growth hormones are also released, because more hormones are produced now!!

Apart from all the above benefits, perhaps the most scientifically proven advantage of fasting is that it rejuvenates us and extends our life expectancy due to a slower metabolic rate, more efficient protein production, better immune system, and wider generation of hormones!!

allahamdullah we lucky that we fast for whole month!!

Answer 4

"O you who believe fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you so that you can learn Taqwa" (Quran 2:183)

The Arabic word Taqwa is translated in many ways including God consciousness, God fearing, piety, and self restraining. Thus we are asked to fast daily for one month from dawn to dusk and avoid food, water, s*x and vulgar talk during that period.

But why do we need to fast? "

It is our experience that temptations and ways of the world tend to spoil our purity and austerity. Thus we indulge in food all of the time, snacking and nibbling the whole day, heading to obesity. We drink too much coffee, or tea, or carbonated drinks. Some sexaholics can not stay away from s*x unless they do it at least once or more a day. When we argue, we leave our decency aside and resort to vulgar talk and even physical fighting.

Now when one is fasting, he or she cannot do all of that. When he looks at the mouth watering food, he cannot even taste it and he has to give up snacking and nibbling as well as smoking cigarettes if he does. No constant coffee, tea or Coke drinking either. Sexual passions have to be curtailed and when he is provoked to fight, he says " I am fasting that I cannot respond to your provocation". To achieve God consciousness or God nearness, a better word, we are advised to do additional prayer and read the Quran.

Medical Benefits of Ramadan

Muslims do not fast because of medical benefits which are of a secondary nature. Fasting has been used by patients for weight management, to rest the digestive tract and for lowering lipids. There are many adverse effects of total fasting as well as of crash diets. Islamic fasting is different from such diet plans because in Ramadan fasting, there is no malnutrition or inadequate calorie intake. The calorie intake of Muslims during Ramadan is at or slightly below the nutritional requirement guidelines. In addition, the fasting in Ramadan is voluntarily taken and is not a prescribed imposition from the physician.

Ramadan is a month of self-regulation and self training, with the hope that this training will last beyond the end of Ramadan. If the lessons learned during Ramadan, whether in terms of dietary intake or righteousness, are carried on after Ramadan, there effects will be long lasting. Moreover, the type of food taken during Ramadan does not have any selective criteria of crash diets such as those which are protein only or fruit only type diets. Everything that is permissible is taken in moderate quantities.

The difference between Ramadan and total fasting is the timing of the food; during Ramadan, we basically miss lunch and take an early breakfast and do not eat until dusk. Abstinence from water for 8 to 10 hours is not necessarily bad for health and in fact, it causes concentration of all fluids within the body, producing slight dehydration. The body has its own water conservation mechanism; in fact, it has been shown that slight dehydration and water conservation, at least in plant life, improve their longevity.

The physiological effect of fasting includes lowering of blood sugar, lowering of cholesterol and lowering of the systolic blood pressure. In fact, Ramadan fasting would be an ideal recommendation for the treatment of mild to moderate, stable, non-insulin diabetes, obesity, and essential hypertension.

In 1994 the first International Congress on "Health and Ramadan", held in Casablanca, entered 50 extensive studies on the medical ethics of fasting. While improvement in many medical conditions was noted; however, in no way did fasting worsen any patients' health or their baseline medical condition. On the other hand, patients who are suffering from severe diseases, whether type I diabetes or coronary artery disease, kidney stones, etc., are exempt from fasting and should not be allowed to fast.

There are psychological effects of fasting as well. There is a peace and tranquility for those who fast during the month of Ramadan. Personal hostility is at a minimum, and the crime rate decreases. Muslims take advice from the Prophet who said, "If one slanders you or aggresses against you, say I am fasting." This psychological improvement could be related to better stabilization of blood glucose during fasting as hypoglycemia after eating, aggravates behavior changes. There is a beneficial effect of extra prayer at night. This not only helps with better utilization of food but also helps in energy output. There are 10 extra calories output for each unit of the prayer. Again, we do not do prayers for exercise, but a mild movement of the joints with extra calorie utilization is a better form of exercise. Similarly, recitation of the Quran not only produces a tranquility of heart and mind, but improves the memory.

One of the odd nights in the last 10 days of Ramadan is called the night of power when angels descend down, and take the prayer of worship to God for acceptance.

Answer 5

Possible hallucination from low blood sugar is one benefit.

Answer 6

Um..

-you can't do think dirty thoughts

-you can't remember to gossip

- you don't dare to do any backbiting

-you don't feel like you should do anything to spoil the fast of the whole day for nothing!

"Many of those fasters are who get nothing but to remain empty stomach from fasting and many of those who get nothing from staying all night awake and without sleeplessness they get nothing."(Imam Ali(as))

means we should fast for the reason that is not only being empty stomach!

Answer 7

u focus less on ur desires and learn to find urself.

Answer 8

I don't know about others, but I feel a spiritual detoxification when fasting, as if I'm purer than before.