Utilize health benefits of fasting beyond religious obligation – Cleric to Muslim faithful

A renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abdulfatai Raji As-Thaqofy has advised Muslim faithfuls to utilize the medicinal benefits of fasting particularly successful the period of Ramadan and look beyond it arsenic a spiritual obligation.

Sheikh As-Thaqofy, gave the proposal connected Tuesday astatine the 2026 Ramadan Lecture organized by the Ogun State section of Freelance and Independent Broadcaster’s Association of Nigeria (FIBAN).

The lecture themed “Fasting Beyond Hunger: Sustaining Hope and Integrity successful an Era of Economic Inflation, was held successful Abeokuta, the authorities capital.

Delivering his lecture, “Benefits Of Fasting” Sheikh As-Thaqofy said immoderate animals that humans tin employment for aesculapian purposes were archetypal endowed with sustainability by God done fasting arsenic a sacrifice.

He underlined that radical lone presumption fasting arsenic a spiritual obligation, peculiarly during Ramadan, arsenic a mode for Muslims to obey Allah’s will.

Sheikh As-Thaqofy added that doctors besides prescribe it to their patients who are struggling with circumstantial illnesses to velocity up their recovery, adjacent though technological grounds has shown the benefits of fasting for quality health.

He told Muslims that they are the superior beneficiaries of fasting, 1 of the pillars of Islam, and advised them to prehend the accidental and not instrumentality it for granted.

Earlier successful his address, the president of the day, the Asiwaju Adinni of and Amir Hajj of Ogun Sta...