HEALTH BENEFITS OF SALAT (PRAYER)

Neurological rehabilitation

Abstract

Science and religion have always been considered
as separate entities. Man’s thinking has always
been very shallow, he never overthinks. The things
said 1400 years ago were never believed outside
the Muslim world but now science is proving them
right via logic. Religion is the key to soul and a
person can only be healthy when one is having
healthy soul and eternal peace. Islam as a major
religion followed by well over a billion people has
made its impact very obvious in this aspect by
alleviating physical and mental afflictions among
its followers. Advances in science and technology
have fueled both our quest for knowledge and the
mechanisms available to obtain and retrieve it.
One manifestation derived from these discoveries
has been our ability to engage new ways of
exploring Salat activity and its influence on our
nervous system. Salat (prayer) performed by
Muslim worshippers five times a day is second
pillar of Islam and is regarded as an essential
ritual. Salat is spiritual and physical act in where,
nearly all muscles of human body become more
active than any kind of physical exercise without
muscle fatigue and induces serenity on body and
soul. Scientific evidence also supports the notion
that even moderate intensity activities, when
performed daily, can have some long-term health
benefits.