Impact of Fasting on Students' Exam Preparation at University Level

Abstract

Fasting is included in the five pillars of Islam and obligatory when a child becomes an adult (have approximately 15 years of age). Examination preparation is the process or acts to prepare oneself for taking part in an examination. The study explored students' beliefs regarding Fasting in Ramadan towards exam preparation at the university level. This study was designed to explore students' beliefs regarding Fasting in Ramadan towards exam preparation at the university level. A quantitative method was used in this study; a survey was adopted to complete the study. Students studying in different programs of BS, M.Phil and PhD of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB) were the population of the study. 125 students (25 from each department) were selected conveniently. The questionnaire was used as a tool to collect data from randomly selected respondents, which was consisted of 12 statements. It was recommended that Students might keep fast in Ramadan even they have an exam as they may be able to learn their fasting in Ramadan has a positive impact as results in the semester during Ramadan is better than the previous result of the respondents.