Qur'anic insights into sleep

Abstract

Sleep has preoccupied and fascinated many civilizations since the dawn of mankind. Here, we critically review the various elements pertaining to sleep in the context of early Islamic religion and culture. The many principles of sleep hygiene, wellbeing and health associated with adequate sleep, and the understanding of sleep as a dynamic state are all apparent from such explorative process of Islamic tradition. © 2012 Ikeda and Hayashi, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd.