Fasting (Ramadan) — metabolic & cardiovascular effects
Discover how Qur’anic guidance and Prophetic teachings align with contemporary research on health, wellness, and medical science, with NIH-referenced studies.
Summary
Fasting during Ramadan is a prescribed act of worship. Studies report many metabolic changes — weight, insulin sensitivity and lipid profile may improve in some groups, though results vary by diet, sleep and comorbidity.
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Qur'anic references:
Surah Al-Baqarah (2:183)Support Our Initiatives
"When a person dies, his works end, except for three: ongoing charity, knowledge that is benefited from, and a righteous child who prays for him."
Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)
"The best of what a man leaves behind are three: a righteous child who supplicates for him, ongoing charity the reward of which reaches him, and knowledge that is acted upon after him."
Sunan Ibn Mājah
"Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.'"
Sahih Bukhari