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0:00[music]
0:01[singing]
0:08Assalamu alaykum. Peace unto all of you.
0:10Brothers and sisters. We know that
0:11everything that Allah has prescribed for
0:13us is simultaneously beneficial for us
0:16at the spiritual, [music] physical, and
0:18mental levels. I'm sure everyone has a
0:20general awareness of how the Quran
0:23recitation and how doing can have
0:25certain benefits for us from a spiritual
0:27standpoint. This is a known fact. uh but
0:29at the same time it can have certain
0:31physical and emotional benefits as well.
0:33So in today's video though I would like
0:35to present to you certain intriguing
0:38mechanisms behind how these benefits may
0:40be occurring. And the reason I'm
0:42presenting this is if we have a better
0:43idea of some of the mechanisms involved
0:45in how reciting Quran and doing are
0:48helping us then that can help us to
0:50learn how to enhance or increase these
0:52benefits even more. So uh getting right
0:55into it. First of all, we know that
0:57Allah reminds us in the Quran about how
1:00we should recite the Quran when he says
1:05the scholars say that reciting with has
1:08many meanings. It means reciting with
1:11contemplation and reflection most
1:12importantly. It also means reciting
1:14slowly and distinctly so that you
1:17pronounce the letters properly and with
1:19proper cognition and focus. So when you
1:22recite in this way, there are three
1:24points that I want to highlight brothers
1:26and sisters for this particular video.
1:28There's the contemplative or reflective
1:30aspect. There's also the aspect of the
1:32sounds that are generated and the
1:34humming and the vibrations that are
1:35involved as well as the breathing
1:37techniques that we follow during the
1:39recitation. So the first benefit or the
1:41first mechanism that I wanted to point
1:43out when we recite with uh tartil and
1:45when we recite with what we call tadab
1:48or takar with contemplation with deep
1:50thought and focus uh we know that there
1:53are several changes that occur at the
1:55brain level. So I'm going to attach some
1:56of the studies below the video but some
1:58of the studies where they've done EEGs
2:00have found that number one uh this
2:02basically increases the generation of
2:05alpha and theta waves on an EEG. What
2:08does that mean? Increased alpha and
2:10theta waves mean a very relaxed state,
2:13an increased state of creativity, less
2:15anxiety, less fear, a calm nervous
2:18system. With those who memorize the
2:20Quran, they also found in published
2:21studies that they have an increase in
2:24gray matter and white matter. So what
2:26does this mean? It means they have
2:28improved focus. They have improved
2:30memory. They have improved processing
2:32and speed of processing of thoughts as
2:34well as emotions. So subhan Allah, this
2:36is one benefit that has been studied. A
2:38second mechanism that I wanted to point
2:40out is better control of something known
2:42as the HPA axis which is the
2:44hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis.
2:46Medical professionals know that this is
2:48a system of the body that Allah has
2:50designed that helps to control our
2:52stress response. It helps to reduce and
2:54calm down cortisol levels which means
2:57you're more relaxed. You can have better
2:59sleep. Your stress coping mechanisms
3:02improve. You can have less fear. Even
3:04less brain fog. So again this is another
3:06mechanism. A third very important
3:08mechanism relates to what is known as
3:10vagus nerve stimulation. So when we
3:12recite properly and with proper tartil
3:16uh with slow deep breathing and with the
3:18sounds that are generated uh by the
3:21recitation this also helps to stimulate
3:23our vag nerve. So what is the vagus
3:26nerve? The vagus nerve brothers and
3:28sisters is one of the most important
3:29nerves in our body. It's one of the
3:31longest in the body. It runs from your
3:33brain down through your throat and all
3:35the way down to your intestines. It
3:36connects to many of the different organ
3:38systems including your heart, your
3:40lungs, your kidneys, your liver, your
3:42spleen, your stomach and more. So, it's
3:45extremely important. Uh, it's basically
3:47a super highway that connects the brain
3:50uh to the rest of the major organ
3:52systems. It [clears throat] is a key
3:53part of the what's known as the
3:55parasympathetic nervous system. In
3:57medical terms, the nervous system is
3:59divided into the sympathetic and the
4:01parasympathetic systems. The sympathetic
4:03system in common terms many people call
4:06fight or flight. The opposite of that
4:08parasympathetic many people call rest
4:10and digest. Some people call it cruise
4:12control. Uh in any case we know that the
4:15vagus nerve is one of the key parts of
4:17the parasympathetic nervous system which
4:19relaxes your whole body. It relaxes the
4:22functions we don't even think about. So,
4:24subhan Allah, all the functions we don't
4:25think about like our breathing rate, our
4:28pulse, our uh digestion, our immunity
4:31and more are all helped to be controlled
4:34by the vagus nerve and the
4:35parasympathetic nervous system. So, how
4:37does this relate to what I was saying
4:39about recitation of the Quran? So,
4:42listen to the following recitation and
4:44then I'll explain to you how this is
4:46critical.
4:52You are
4:56[singing]
5:03send
5:22Dear
5:24[singing]
5:30[singing]
5:33>> when you hear proper recitation of the
5:35Quran, one of the things we hear is the
5:37proper pronunciation and marage. We hear
5:39the proper pronunciation of the sha. For
5:42example,
5:46we also hear what we call
5:49in the for example.
5:56These sounds generate a type of humming
5:59and a type of vibration which is
6:01transmitted to the vagus nerve which is
6:03in your throat and right next to your
6:05vocal cords. And that vibration or
6:07humming is then transmitted and
6:09resonates down to all of the major
6:11organs including our heart. So subhan
6:14Allah this is one thing I wanted to
6:15point out. A second thing that occurs
6:17with proper tail recitation is the
6:19breathing that occurs between uh verses
6:22as well as between some words sometimes.
6:25So it should be a slow rhythmic type of
6:28recitation. And what happens with this
6:30slow deep breathing especially when your
6:32exhale is longer than your inhale you
6:35take a deep breath and you [snorts]
6:36recite right and so the result of that
6:38is the diaphragm puts pressure on the
6:42abdomen as well as on the chest and that
6:44in turn stimulates the vagus nerve. So
6:47what are the results of vagus nerve
6:49stimulation? It resulted in lower
6:51stress, lower anxiety, lower depression,
6:54lower heart rate, uh lower blood
6:56pressure, lower chronic inflammation,
6:58improved immunity, improved digestion,
7:01and even improved sleep. And that's just
7:03to name some of the benefits. Subhan
7:05Allah. Think about it. There's not a
7:06single medication that can have that
7:09many benefits that quickly. Uh and this
7:11is just a very simple method of
7:13stimulating the vagus nerve through
7:14proper breathing and through proper
7:17pronunciation and recitation. If that
7:20weren't enough, there's another benefit,
7:22a fourth uh mechanism that I'd like to
7:24point out which relates to the fact that
7:25that humming and the vibration of the
7:27sounds as well as slow deep breathing
7:30also trigger the production of something
7:31known as nitric oxide. What is nitric
7:34oxide? Nitric oxide is also a very
7:37beneficial molecule that the body
7:38produces. It produces it by converting
7:40an amino acid that we get from food
7:42known as uh larginine. When you end up
7:45with more nitric oxide, it is what's
7:48known as a vasoddilator. So it expands
7:51blood vessels and that in turn results
7:53in improved blood circulation, lower
7:56blood pressure. It improves your heart
7:58health. It increases your exercise
8:00stamina and endurance. It improves your
8:03immunity. It even enhances brain
8:05function and focus. It can even help in
8:08wound healing and generating what's
8:10known as angioenesis or new tiny blood
8:12vessels. So, subhan Allah, Allahbar is
8:15so amazing that uh something as simple
8:17as reciting the Quran properly can even
8:20trigger vasil uh stimulation and nitric
8:23oxide production. A fifth benefit that
8:25is also truly amazing, brothers and
8:27sisters, is that even when you listen to
8:29the Quran and you're not doing any type
8:30of recitation, this can have certain
8:33benefits with respect to the vagus
8:34nerve. How is that possible? Allah made
8:36a system where the vagus nerve has
8:39branches that even come into the inner
8:41part of the ear. When you listen to
8:43Quran, you hear the sound of the Quran
8:46which sends sound waves into your ear
8:48which sends vibrations into the body
8:51which in turn stimulate the vagus nerve
8:53which in turn transmits these vibrations
8:56to the rest of the body as well. So
8:58subhan Allah even listening to the Quran
9:00can have benefits with respect to
9:02calming the vag nerve. If you want to
9:04get the maximum benefit from reciting
9:07the Quran with respect to calming the
9:10vag nerve and helping your mental
9:11health, here are a few simple tips to
9:14summarize. Number one, have the proper
9:16intention when you recite. Brothers and
9:18sisters, I can't emphasize enough. If
9:20you don't have a positive intent or you
9:23don't have a positive expectation in
9:24mind when you recite Quran or make dua,
9:27then how are you going to get the
9:28result? Allah could of course still
9:30grant you, you know, your healing, but
9:32obviously you're going to get better
9:33results when you have that positive
9:35intent. Think about it when we've all
9:37heard of the placebo effect. In the
9:38placebo effect, there are millions of
9:40people including non-Muslims who have
9:43just the positive expectation that a
9:46sugar pill will benefit them and the
9:48sugar pill benefits them. And this has
9:50been proven over the course of decades.
9:52So imagine if you rely on Allah, the
9:54source and enabler of all healing in the
9:57universe, who is infinitely more
9:59powerful than a sugar pill. Imagine what
10:01the results could be. Number two, we
10:03want to recite the Quran, as I said,
10:05with contemplation and reflection. Don't
10:08just recite quickly. Don't just say
10:12we know how the prophet wasallam
10:14reprimanded the companion who prayed too
10:16fast, who was must have been reciting
10:18very quickly. Think of reciting slowly
10:20and contemplation as the main part of
10:22the cake. And the humming, the
10:24vibrations that are generated, the
10:26breathing techniques are kind of like
10:27the icing on the cake or like the
10:29cherries on top of the cake. So again,
10:31I've sometimes talked to people and
10:32they'll say, "Well, what if I just
10:34listen to some calm relaxing music and
10:37do some breathing techniques like in
10:38meditation or yoga?" Yes, you can get
10:40some benefits from that too. But the key
10:42is still the and reflection on the
10:45meaning and uh veracity of the verses
10:48you're listening to. We began this video
10:51with
10:54the Quran also reminds us
10:59it also [snorts] reminds us in
11:04so again do we not recite the Quran with
11:07proper contemplation and reflection.
11:09Certainly in the remembrance of Allah do
11:11our hearts find tranquility. Number
11:14three we should all be trying to
11:16properly learn how to recite the Quran.
11:19The more effort we make, the more reward
11:21we get. If somebody is not an Arabic
11:23native speaker, we know the well-known
11:24hadith that that person gets extra
11:25reward from Allah. So we should try to
11:28properly enunciate the words. We should
11:30properly try to incorporate the mad
11:33lazim, the shdas, all of the little
11:35details of the rules of recitation. We
11:38should use the proper breathing
11:39techniques and recite slowly. Breathe in
11:41between verses. So this is another uh
11:44key implication. Number four, we want to
11:47recite with what we call deep diaphragm
11:49breathing or abdominal breathing. This
11:52means to take the proper pauses uh
11:54between verses uh pauses between words
11:58when a called for. So again, this will
12:00help us to maximize the benefits with
12:02respect to anxiety and mental health as
12:04well. Fifth and not certainly not the
12:06least point, but we want to mention that
12:08we should recite with repetition. Recite
12:11Quran if we can daily. Is meant to be
12:14recited frequently. Allah reminds us in
12:16the Quran to doikar frequently and
12:18abundantly
12:22mentioned in surah. So when we do this
12:25then we're going to get the maximum
12:26benefits as well. If we look at a lot of
12:28the medical studies done on vag nerve
12:30stimulation they say you need to follow
12:31these techniques for at least 30 minutes
12:33to an hour to get the full benefits. So
12:36again when we repeat the verses of the
12:38Quran and we do even when we do
12:41repetition or w of the name of Allah
12:43this will have even more benefit. Think
12:46about it if we stop and pause and think
12:47about the word Allah in the middle of
12:49Allah we know there is a sha which
12:51generates a vibration Allah at the end
12:55of Allah there's also a breath or the
12:57little sound. So Allah,
13:01so even when you do ofahillah,
13:04we know the well-known hadithahillahill.
13:08So the best of or the best of
13:10remembrances of Allah is to sayahillah.
13:13So even within this and with the
13:15repetition of the name of Allah, there's
13:17the sha and there's the h the and the
13:20breathing associated with it. So
13:21[snorts] again, these are all things we
13:23really need to think about, brothers and
13:25sisters. And I I hope and I pray that
13:27Allah gives us the ability to benefit
13:29from recitation of the Quran and the
13:30frequent remembrance of Allah. May Allah
13:32give all of us the best of holistic
13:34health.
13:38[music and singing]
13:44>> [music and singing]

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