The month of Ramadan is a special month in which people voluntarily postpone and control their basic urges such as eating, sexuality and sleep, and where family ties have the opportunity to strengthen. This special month brings with it self-discipline and spiritual purification, such as fasting, worshipping, not lying, and not backbiting. For the Islamic world and Muslims who look at fasting from this perspective, fasting is a means of purification, that is, a kind of spiritual detox. The spiritual atmosphere of Ramadan has many factors that can positively affect the course of depression and similar diseases.
There are many diets or detox practices today. In order to get rid of the stress of the day spiritually, people, for example, go on a food fast, a water fast, and try to purify both their bodies and souls by detoxing with different drinks. Fasting is a purification, a kind of spiritual detox.
Fasting also contributes a lot to the social structure and interpersonal relations. During Ramadan, people gain awareness about the situation of people who are not in a good financial situation. By supporting them through means such as zakat, fitrah, alms and infaq, it strengthens the social glue and strengthens the bonds of brotherhood. Thus, a social atmosphere is created where people trust each other and establish social trust as a society.
From a social perspective; It creates positive effects on the family, which is the smallest unit of society. Family members have the opportunity to come together at the same table at a certain time during Ramadan. This is something that is good for the internal dynamics of the family.
Fasting enables a person to control his nerves and not disturb the peace of others. By fasting, people maintain their internal discipline and thus learn to control their strong impulses. Fasting also helps us understand others, that is, to be empathetic, to develop characteristics such as patience, self-sacrificing and altruism, and forgiveness.
It has also been revealed that fasting increases mental functions. During Ramadan, our brain works at full capacity, unlike our other organs. This is because the organs in our body send less stimulation to the brain during Ramadan. The decrease in nutrients entering the body and the body's long-term Getting used to eating at the same times for a while relaxes the brain. Fasting promotes the formation of new stem cells in the brain and releases chemicals that will aid in this function. Accordingly, there is a decrease in stress and anxiety problems. It has been found that fasting positively affects the learning and memory parts of the brain and prevents the occurrence of neurological problems such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Since our body will not engage in unnecessary activities while fasting, perception and learning activities increase greatly. Our memory and memory records more, and it becomes possible for us to focus and concentrate more.
And perhaps the most important effect; Fasting teaches us to be thankful and the meaning of life.
These difficult days we live in are the days when we need support, empathy and understanding for each other the most.
I don't believe in coincidences, so maybe there is a reason why the Pandemic and Ramadan coincided, who knows..
Hoping we all have healthy days together, patiently..
Happy Ramadan..
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