Science - Benefits of Breast Milk

Breast milk is an exceptional source of nutrition for infants, offering tailored benefits that support their brain development, immune system, and digestive health. It contains a complex mix of nutrients and bioactive components that adapt to the baby's needs and environment.


  • Unique bioactive components: Breast milk includes not only nutrients like water, fat, and protein but also hormones, cells including stem cells, and microRNAs, which may transmit the mother's environmental and experiential information to the infant, creating a form of personalized nutrition.


  • Dynamic nutritional composition: The main proteins, whey and casein, vary in proportion as the baby grows, and the milk's fat content changes throughout the day and during a feeding, with foremilk being thinner and hindmilk richer and creamier, making breast milk difficult to replicate.


  • Support for gut microbiome and immunity: Breast milk plays a crucial role in developing the infant's gut microbiome by providing maternal antibodies, beneficial bacteria such as Bifidobacteria, and prebiotics like human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), which promote immune function and reduce risks of conditions like asthma, eczema, and gastrointestinal issues.


Qur'an - Benefits of Breast Milk


The Holy Qur'an instructs the humans to breastfeed the babies for two years!


وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُۥ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَـٰلُهُۥ فِى عَامَيْنِ أَنِ ٱشْكُرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَيْكَ إِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.   31:14



....وَٱلْوَٰلِدَٰتُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَـٰدَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ 

Mothers may breastfeed their children two complete years .... 2:233