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Jan 9, 2021 · The present article discussed the emergence and challenges in the development of this new perspective. Moreover, we suggest that the research paradigms of Western social and behavioral sciences are useful for developing Islamic psychology.
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Mar 31, 2021 · Islamic Psychology or ilm an-nafs (science of the soul) is an important introductory textbook drawing on the latest evidence in the sub-disciplines of psychology to provide a balanced and comprehensive view of human nature, behaviour and experience.
- G. Hussein Rassool
- 2021
Despite its great relevance and im-portance to us all, psychology has many other areas. For example, social psychology is about understanding human behavior in groups and includes topics like prejudice, altruism, social conformity, obedience, aggression, and groupthink.
The model elaborates aspects of a mechanism for the development of the soul that constitutes a potential foundation for an Islamic theory of human psychology and has particular relevance for Islamic approaches to psychotherapy.
In addition to the similarities between the two models as described above, the supporters of an integration of CBT and Islamic principles argue that the scientific nature of CBT aligns well with the importance that Islam places on science and a scientific exploration (Hodge & Nadir, 2008).
Mental health concerns often discussed within this context range from Islamophobia, war and forced migration, substance abuse, domestic violence, radicalization, and coping and help seeking behaviors—a wholly different animal than Islamic psychology.
Jan 9, 2021 · The development of Islamic psychology as an accepted paradigm would allow Muslim psychologists to include wisdom derived from Islamic sources in their research and theorizing and, ultimately, would also provide novel insights and methodologies for the study of religion and human behavior in general.
