Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Social, Psychological and Physical Well Being to Health Ahmad Sartaj1,*, Shukla Arvind Kumar2, Shrama Saurabh3, Pant Bhawana4, Tripathi Manoj Kumar5 1Assistant Professor, Medical Sociology, Subharti Medical College Meerut 2Assistant Professor Statistics, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut 3Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut 4Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Subharti Medical College, Meerut 5Assistant Professor, Political Sciences SVS University, Meerut *Corresponding author: Dr. Sartaj Ahmad, Assistant Professor, Medical Sociology, Subharti Medical College, Swami Vivekananda Subharti University, Meerut, U.. ar Pradesh, Meerut-250005, UP, India, Tel: (+91) 9897093882 E-mail: sartajsaleem@gmail.com
Online published on 15 October, 2015. Abstract Islamic Ramadan fasting is a physiological, psychological as well as a spiritual experience. The purpose of fasting for Muslims is to learn self-restraint from indulgence in everyday pleasures, for self-discipline, to develop God-consciousness, to develop self-control, to purify the body, and to empathize with the poor and hungry. Fasting is a powerful therapeutic process that can help people recover from mild to severe health conditions. Top Keywords Ramadan fasting, Spirituality, Psycho-social effects, Health benefits. Top |