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12-17-2006, 08:44 PM
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Study shows significant health benefits to Islamic prayer
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The postures used during the Islamic prayer, or salat, have significant health benefits, according to a new study by a top Malaysian university.
Preliminary findings of a research project carried out by Universiti Malaya's biomedical engineering departmenU show that the positions Muslims take during their prayers benefit the heart and spine.
The study also showed that the postures boost the capacity for memory and increase attention.
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the research reaffirmed the power of prayer in every Muslim’s life.
"The study investigates the physiological interactions and effects of the salat postures on the human body," said Abdullah, who likened salat postures to those practiced now in yoga.
"Since the majority of our population are Muslims, it is both of interest and importance that we not only understand the spiritual benefits of salat, but also ... its biological and medical effects," he added.
Muslims are obliged to pray five times a day; at dawn, midday, afternoon, sunset and evening. Each prayer consists of several simple positions during which Muslims recite verses from the Holy Qur’an.
Worshippers usually begin their prayers with a standing posture, followed by a deep bow and then a sitting position on the knees. The praying person then touches his/hers forehead to the ground, stands up and repeats the whole process until he/she finishes the prayer.
Previous studies found that Muslim prayers, often directed in the direction (qibla) of the Ka'ba shrine in Mecca, can be therapeutic for the mind and the body.
According to an article on ww.islamicvoice.com, the postures of the prayers stretch various muscles and nerves, giving a constant physical therapy to all the joints of our bodies. This protects arthritis, and reduces back pains and disc problems.
Since praying provides Muslims with mental satisfaction, it can also reduce anxiety, depression, stress and tension which are also considered to be contributing factors to various diseases.
Moreover, performing ablution, which involves washing the face, mouth, nostrils, ears, and arms before praying, has great health advantages, like preventing tooth decay, and reducing bacterial infections.
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12-17-2006, 09:51 PM
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I agree.
I always felt that namaz is what kept my back straight/unhunched as I regularly (not praying) like to sit crunched over, so its a change of scenary.
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12-17-2006, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Puya
I always felt that namaz is what kept my back straight/unhunched as I regularly (not praying) like to sit crunched over, so its a change of scenary.
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What is namaz?
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12-17-2006, 09:58 PM
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What is namaz?
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Namaz aka Islamic prayer
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12-17-2006, 10:02 PM
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Namaz aka Islamic prayer
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I see. 
What is the difference between "salat" and "namaz"?
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12-17-2006, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Perspacitos
I see.
What is the difference between "salat" and "namaz"? |
I think they're the same thing.
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12-17-2006, 10:22 PM
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any scientific finds from a reputable and well known research organization to back this up..so far all we have a islamic website and university based in a country with a large islamic population.
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12-17-2006, 10:50 PM
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LOL so many confounds.
i would love to see this being accepted to a scientific journal.
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12-17-2006, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Perspacitos
I see.
What is the difference between "salat" and "namaz"? |
Oh, I'm sorry. Namaz is the persian way of saying "Salah", it means praying in farsi.
Arabic = Salah
Farsi = Namaz
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12-17-2006, 11:49 PM
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The whole thing has nothing to do with "Islamic" prayer.
You could be meditating in the same fashion and see the same results.
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12-18-2006, 12:22 AM
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Is this the same thing as when the Islamic scientist claimed he saw "Allah" written in the waves from the Tsunami that hit Indonesia?
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12-18-2006, 12:50 AM
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Is this the same thing as when the Islamic scientist claimed he saw "Allah" written in the waves from the Tsunami that hit Indonesia?
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Seriously? 
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12-18-2006, 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by wontquitever
any scientific finds from a reputable and well known research organization to back this up..so far all we have a islamic website and university based in a country with a large islamic population.
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So I guess that means that when an "atheistic" conclusion is drawn from a country or research organization that has a large atheistic population it is also nullified? Sweet.
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12-18-2006, 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by powerman2000
Seriously? |
Yeah, it was on the news a few months after the Tsunami hit. It was used as a reason to explain why something like this would be allowed to happen to a large Muslim population (Indonesia)
The weird thing is, I talked to some Sri Lankan Buddhists and they think it was Buddha punishing the Muslims for the Taliban blowing up that ancient Buddha statue in Afghanistan.
Regardless, you take what ultra-religious scientists say with a grain of salt.
As for praying being a mental boost, I think meditation in general can cause positive health effects.
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12-18-2006, 02:27 AM
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Masturbation has proven health benefits. My new religion is going to pray by masturbating!
And bodybuilding! Praise Fidelis!
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12-18-2006, 02:52 AM
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I'd think that anything that gets the body moving and stretching (and it's a good stretch position, btw), can't be bad for you.
I'm not sure that it proves anything re Islam though.
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12-18-2006, 03:48 AM
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So I guess that means that when an "atheistic" conclusion is drawn from a country or research organization that has a large atheistic population it is also nullified? Sweet.
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You know how stupid your statement is SK 
As for the science, as someone mentioned earlier, it's the same as meditation, and meditation has been shown to have beneficial health affects. Pray to Allah of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, it doesn't matter, they have the same affect.
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12-18-2006, 04:18 AM
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hmm...
any better, less biased website by any chance? 
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12-18-2006, 04:21 AM
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Masturbation has proven health benefits. My new religion is going to pray by masturbating!
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haha, i was gonna mention the benefits of masturbating.
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meh. i'll stick to yoga.
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You know how stupid your statement is SK |
No I don't, please outline for us why an institution that produces a pro-religious conclusion, having religious members, is "biased" but an institution, with atheist members concluding an atheistic conclusion, is "not biased".
I would thoroughly enjoy the trapeze act you have to pull to get yourself out of this one.
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12-18-2006, 08:53 PM
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Have they studied the effects of blowing yourself up on the heart and spine?
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12-18-2006, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by TranceNRG
hmm...
any better, less biased website by any chance? |
Unfortunetaly not.
However, from what I've read from a few studies on the potential health-inducing effects of deep prayer* (particularly psychological) leads me to believe the study is legit and believeable.
It was the physical health benefits of Islamic salat which I found interesting (I wonder if most American elderly even have the capacity to pray in an Islamic fashion without seriously straining themselves?).
*'Deep prayer' can mean anything from the "opening of the mind" type found in Buddhist prayer to a sort of "deep contemplation of God" typically found in some forms of prayer in Christianity and Islam.
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