Search results
has shown clearly how Islam as a worldview and way of life has molded the modal personality of the Muslim Ummah into a number of dominant personality traits or attributes which clearly differentiate them from other nations. The main attribute or trait is the spiritual dimension. Faith in Allah Ta’ala and the
- 424KB
- 16
This chapter will outline and discuss the first two components, namely a.) a proposed definition for Islamic Psychology and the methodology used to come up with that definition and b.) a conceptual framework to ground the discipline and unite scholarship.
At first, the structure of per-sonality has been discussed through an Islamic framework; then, within a trait approach to personality, positive character traits such as kindness, humble-ness, and justice and negative character traits such as arrogance and hypocrisy have been noticed based on Qurʾanic sources.
In Badri’s definition, Islamic psychology is essentially sound empirical psychology used morally. Badri has, in my view, valuably identified to Muslims the danger of swallowing wholesale the Western corpus of psychological science.
After providing a working definition of Islamic psychology, this chapter explores its historical and methodological origins, suggesting that its early success was due to Islamic scriptural motivation and inspiration, as well as to some intertwining socio-political factors.
It conceptualizes the human being with a focus on the heart as the center of the person more so than the mind and is grounded in the teachings of the Qur’an, Prophetic teachings, and the knowledge of the soul from the Islamic tradition.
People also ask
What is Islamic psychology?
What is a good book about Islamic psychology?
What do Islamic teachings say about human life?
Which areas of psychology can be adapted to Muslims?
What is the difference between Islamic psychology and Western psychology?
Why do people have a freedom of interpretation in Islamic psychology?
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.
