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Jan 1, 2016 · In it, he elaborates the dilemma that Muslim psychologists face when they come across psychological theories that contradict their Islamic belief. Dr. Badri critiques two theories: (1) Behaviorism; (2) Psychoanalysis (especially the Freudian variant).
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The "Dilemma of Muslim Psychologists" is not a problem to be solved but a complex reality to be navigated. It demands ongoing dialogue, critical self-reflection, and a commitment to...
Naturally, Muslim psychologists have sought satisfaction in the conceptual tools of their trade and in what has been written in Islamic psychology—notably by Badri (The dilemma of Muslim psychologists, MWH London, London, 1979), who critiqued Western psychology from an Islamic perspective, arguing the need to filter out from Western ...
The psychologist’s dilemma: To subject the self to science—or science to the self? David E. Leary - 1990 - Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology 10 (2):66-72. Mushkilāt al-ʻĀlam al-Islāmī wa-muʻālajatihā fī fikr Mālik bin Nabī.
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Muslim populations in Western countries are growing, and they face biopsychosocial, spiritual, and economic challenges. Although Islam gives utmost attention to mental health stability, Muslims tend to underutilize mental health services.
What about the work of contemporary Muslim psychologists who come up with their own modalities such as Sabr Therapy (e.g. Qasqas, 2016), Jihad Therapy (e.g. Saritoprak, 2016), or The HEART Method (e.g. Lodi, 2018)—are these Islamic psychology?
In his landmark publication The Dilemma of Muslim Psychologists (1979), as well as his later publications (for example, see The Islamization of Psychology: Its Why, Its What, Its How, and Its Who, 2009), he highlighted a number of issues related to this process.
