The Insight
The Quran specifies two whole years as the optimal breastfeeding period, a duration now supported by modern research on infant neurological and immunological development. Breast milk in the second year contains elevated levels of immune factors, and neuroimaging studies confirm that the mother-infant nursing bond produces measurable neurological benefits for the child. The WHO and UNICEF both recommend breastfeeding for at least two years, aligning with the Quranic prescription issued fourteen centuries earlier.