AUTHOR=Che Wan Mohd Rozali Wan Nor Atikah , Ishak Ismarulyusda , Mat Ludin Arimi Fitri , Ibrahim Farah Wahida , Abd Warif Nor Malia , Che Roos Nur Aishah 

TITLE=The Impact of Listening to, Reciting, or Memorizing the Quran on Physical and Mental Health of Muslims: Evidence From Systematic Review

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 67 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604998

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1604998

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Listening to, or memorizing the Quran has a positive impact on psychosocial health and well-being. Individuals who memorize Quran have a higher quality of life and lower anxiety and stress. Hence, this systematic review was conducted to evaluate the studies that assessed the effect of listening to, reciting or memorizing the Quran on physical and mental health. This review was performed on articles published between inception and April 2021. Databases including ProQuest, PubMed and Web of Science were searched on 19 April 2021. Keywords such as "Quran", “al- Quran'’, “al- Kareem”, “Holy Quran”, “memori”, “Tahfiz”, “Huffaz”, “listening” and “reciting” were used for databases searching. Only 20 articles were included in data synthesis out of a total of 230. The findings revealed that listening to, reciting or memorizing the Quran had a positive effect on depression, anxiety, physiologic parameters, quality of life, quality of sleep and intelligence quotient. The current evidence suggests that, listening to, reciting or memorizing the Quran is a useful intervention for reducing stress, depression, anxiety and improving QoL.