Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article explores the relationship between fasting in Islam and the concept of a healthy lifestyle, based on verses QS. Al-Baqarah 183–185. In today’s modern era, unhealthy lifestyles have led to increased physical and mental health issues. Fasting, as a spiritual practice, also provides psychological and physiological benefits such as emotional regulation, reduced stress hormone (cortisol), improved metabolism, and cell regeneration. The study employs a thematic approach to the Qur’anic verses, supported by psychological and health science perspectives. The findings indicate that fasting not only nurtures the soul towards achieving piety but also serves as a natural strategy for physical and mental balance. Fasting in Islam is more than a spiritual ritual it is a holistic healing system relevant to contemporary healthy living challenge.
Authors: Iqbal Syaifudin, Ainur Rhain
Institution: Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411841203