Fasting: Benefits and probable health harmfulness from the Islamic perspective

Fasting is a form of Islamic worship to approach God.  There is a direct relationship between fasting, abstaining from eating and drinking, and an individual’s health as well as his ill-health. Therefore, it is of utmost importance in the Islamic perspective to weigh the spiritual benefits achieved...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mahdi Ebrahimi, Saeedeh Behrooznia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Fasting and Health
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Online Access:http://jnfh.mums.ac.ir/article_4545_cdaa4f8aecc4269928845b83dec47cdb.pdf