Surprising Benefits of Prayer in Islam

According to a study conducted by Dr. Lisa miller a psychologist from the Columbia University it was found that people who prayed regularly had thicker cortices which is the grey matter in the brain that covers the cerebral cortex and thicker court disease are actually linked to having a higher IQ.

While praying itself is a very spiritual experience right in this Blog-Post I’ll be listing surprising physical and mental benefits of prayer in Islam so let's start this.

Prayer in Islam reduces stress

Prayer reduces stress levels Muslims teach that everything and our whole lives is planned by Allah/God and that you can only accept and believe in him by his power and this knowledge will help reduce stress and deal with personal and professional life situations that can often be just very stressful now when Muslims pray they're acknowledging that god is in charge not them.

Good physical activity

Muslims pray five times a day or at least they're supposed to pray five times a day but there is a specific way in which the prayer needs to be done and it involves some physical activity from bending their knees to prostrating the body purine Islam is a very physical process each action of the prayer is great for blood circulation as well as it really helps to mobilize your body parts also this gives Muslims a sense of routine and helps them become active for the day and throughout the day especially starting that morning prayer it's a good routine to just get going.

Beneficial for blood circulation

So the physical act of praying is known for improving blood circulation as well which of course helps regulate your heart and it's definitely essential for your body in general when you go into the “Sajdah” or the “Sujud” form or the “Prostration” form during prayer it's a very beneficial position due to the circulation of blood in the head that it facilitates.

Prayer can make you happier

This is according to a study conducted by Dr. Andrew Newberg and the study said that praying regularly makes a person happier the reason is that Muslims get motivated with the sense of peace and accomplishment knowing that he or she has done something that is pleasing to Allah/God in this case prayer that act is pleasing to god also in the study Dr. Andrew Newberg he states that praying increases the levels of dopamine in your brain which makes an individual happier and more peaceful.

Recovery from surgery

So many studies have found that prayers can help in quick surgical recovery and it's often recognized that prayer helps with the healing of surgical scars quicker as compared to when you're not praying it is speculated that this is due to the fact that when someone is praying it relieves stress which would then help with the quicker healing of their body.

Reduction of depression and anxiety

Now there's countless individuals that have been told that when they're experiencing anxiety and impression that they should pray you know some people don't think that prayer is a good response for mental health issues that you're dealing with but according to a UK-based study published in the British journal of health psychology praying can reduce someone's risk of developing depression and anxiety and that’s for sure is pretty interesting.

Reduction of Chronic Diseases

Prayers are also a great way to help individuals with chronic diseases like ulcers and migraines headaches hypertension and it said that it can help with people that have diabetes given the fact that many of these diseases can often be tied to internal stress as well as just overall lack of mental health and well-being praying can actually help to alleviate these diseases this is really due to the positive feeling that prayer gives someone. So, yeah that's another benefit.

Prayer gives a positive view on life

If you believe in any religion there's a common teaching within all of them it's a concept of hope it can definitely help to have a positive outlook on life because when someone believes that they are pleasing god it leads them to deal with anything that pops up in life in a more positive way so yeah the belief in god and his plans can give hope in dealing with all the things that go wrong as well as it can give courage to do what's right because Islam teaches that this world is temporary so hope for the life after is a very motivating thing for Muslims and having consistent prayer really helps keep that hope alive for them.

Prayer makes you a better person

Kind of tied into pretty much everything that I mentioned in this post but praying is a religious act where the ultimate aim is to please Allah/God when a person prays he or she automatically tries their best through their actions to become a better person the actions taken are things like you know not lying not hurting anyone being nice and kind to people and the list goes on and all of these acts together are done in an effort to please god so it's important to realize that every religion teaches people the basic core values like I just mentioned being nice being kind not lying things like that but in Islam they say that consistent prayer really helps above all others to bring out these characteristics in a person.

So, guys this is list of surprising benefits of prayer in Islam definitely some of them were very surprising and eye-opening what were your thoughts about anything shared in this post join our conversation below. Stay awesome. Stay educated and I’ll see you soon you.