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Muslim scholars from Islam’s rich intellectual history wrote about therapeutic rapport, psychiatric aftercare, and cognitive strategies for the treatment of depression centuries before their European counterparts. Many of these scholars drew inspiration and motivation for their contributions to psychology from Islamic sources in addition to empirical and rational sources. After providing a ...
Apr 18, 2008 · Aristotle's philosophy of mind in Islamic philosophy is a combination of what we would today call psychology and physiology, and is not limited to investigations of our rational faculty. However important, the “mind” or intellect, with its practical and theoretical aspects, is only part of the falâsifa's “science of the soul.”.
The legacies of ten Muslim scholars from 622 to 1492 CE (a time period in Islamic history when there was great emphasis on scientific production) are described, with particular attention paid to their impressive scholarly contributions to psychology and to their methodological foundations.
Defining terms or discussing methods used to come up with new ones are essential components of basic scholarship. A review of a number of publications that have the term “Islamic Psychology” in the title reveals two basic trends: scholars either talk about IP without defining it, as if the reader is supposed to know what the author means by the term or as if it some clearly defined and ...
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. The legacies of ten Muslim scholars from 622 to 1492 CE (a time period ...
- Rania Awaad, Danah Elsayed, Sara Ali, Aneeqa Abid
- 2020
Jun 26, 2018 · Introduction. As the name implies, Islamic psychology is based primarily on Islamic theology and worldview. Therefore, this chapter discusses Islamic perspectives of psychology based on the Qur’an and Hadith traditions of Prophet Muhammad. The early Muslim scholars also wrote extensively about human nature and some of their works are also ...
Oct 11, 2018 · Islamic psychology can be used to understand the worldview of practicing Muslims as well as the ways in which human behavior has been viewed through a religious and spiritual lens over centuries. Islamic psychology is a classic example of the influence of religious ideas in understanding, explaining, and predicting human behavior.
