Psychological Effects of "Prayer" on Mental Health and Human Body

The true prayer is a mystical state in which the presence of a person is fascinated by God. With true prayer and blessing, fear, anxiety and all sorts of problems are solved for us, and we feel that we have become one with God, and he has accepted us and we are in her presence. Islam is a comprehensive and realist school and has focused on all aspects of the human needs, including the world and the afterlife, physical and spiritual, intellectual, emotional, personal, and social aspects of man. Some scholars believe that pilgrimage has an undeniable effect on the health of the soul and the pilgrim’s body. The mechanism of this effect can be explained as follows: Since pilgrimage is a combination of tendency and cognition and its main origin is in the heart of man, in this way the enthusiasm and will of the human being are directed to influence the behavior of man. In this study we try to reveal and analyze the effects of prayer on man.

Keywords: prayer, mental health, fear, spirit, body.