Faithful Reflections

If you're interested in exploring how ancient spiritual practices like sujood (the prostration posture in Salah ) might offer real, evidence-based health advantages, you're in the right place. Sujood involves kneeling down, placing your forehead on the ground, and holding that humble position—it's a core part of Muslim prayer performed multiple times a day. While it's primarily an act of worship, emerging research suggests it could boost brain function, ease back pain, and more. The Paper: A Comprehensive Review of Salah's Health Impacts For this post, I'm highlighting a 2021 narrative review titled "A Review of the Literature on the Health Benefits of Salat (Islamic Prayer)" by Majid Chamsi-Pasha and Hassan Chamsi-Pasha , published in the Medical Journal of Malaysia (Vol. 76, No. 1). This isn't some unsubstantiated source—it's a peer-reviewed synthesis of studies from Medline databases spanning 1966 to 2020, focusing on keywords like ...