The Effect of Listening to The Holy Qur’an on Improving Some Psychological and Physical Variables Among Yoga Practitioners

Abstract

This study aims to identify the effect of listening to the Holy Qur’an on some psychological and physical variables among practitioners of yoga exercises among Al Ain University students. Where the study population consisted of male and female students of the Physical Health course in the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021, and the study sample was chosen by the deliberate method as it consisted of (80) students from the original study community, and in one experimental group to achieve the study objectives and its questions, where psychological measurements (mood, focusing attention) were performed during the practice of yoga exercises before and after listening to the Holy Qur’an and after performing a constant intensity (below the maximum) for the sample members, and the physical variables (heart rate ,muscle relaxation and flexibility) for all members of the study sample before and after listening to the Qur’an, the pulse was also measured, as the experiment was repeated a week after with listening to the Qur’an while performing yoga exercises, where the researchers used a headset connected to a personal phone and a smartwatch to calculate the intensity of the pulse individually for each player to listen to the Holy Qur’an. After collecting the data and using the necessary statistical treatments, the results of the study showed a clear improvement in the psychological and physical variables of the study sample during listening to the Holy Quran, and in light of the results, the researchers recommended that they prefer the use of listening to the Holy Qur’an while practicing yoga exercises, and in training sessions, especially curative ones, as well as conducting similar studies for players who show signs of anxiety before competition and after training for the purpose of recovery and calming down, and applying the study to different categories of athletes and in some sports.
 
 Received: 4 March 2021 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021

The effect of the holy Quran recitation and listening on anxiety, stress, and depression: A scoping review on outcomes

“…Most studies were performed in Indonesia ( n = 5) 9,12,13,26,28 and Iran (n = 3), 14,15,24 respectively. Moreover, as shown in Figure 2, most studies were published in 2017 14,15,23–25 and 2019 to 2021 9,11–13,21,22,26–29 . No study was published before 2015.…”

“…Moreover, as shown in Figure 2, most studies were published in 2017 14,15,[23][24][25] and 2019 to 2021. 9,[11][12][13]21,22,[26][27][28][29] No study was published before 2015. (More details in Table 1)…”

“…As shown in Figure 3, most studies have examined the effect of Holy Quran recitation and listening on anxiety (n = 9, 45%), [11][12][13][14][15][25][26][27][28] stress (n = 6, 30%) 9,13,15,21,27,29 and then depression 13,15,[22][23][24] (n = 5, 25%), respectively.…”

“…The findings of the present study showed that listening to the Quran reduces the level of anxiety. Some studies 11,[13][14][15][25][26][27][28] have shown that nonpharmacological treatments such as the Holy Quran have a protective effect on reducing and managing anxiety. Since the Quran is full of important teachings and instructions needed by humans, people can reduce their anxiety.…”

Murottal Sura Al-Fatiha during pregnancy increased the number of neuron cells in the cerebrum and cerebellum of the newborn Rattus Norvegicus

“…Listening to the Qur'an impacts the soul, including eliminating, repairing, and curing disease (El-saleh et al, 2021). The verses of the Qur'an that are read with correct recitation and tartil have frequencies and wavelengths that can affect the brain and restore balance to the body (Wahyuni et al, 2021).…”