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- Muslim scholars have used various terms to describe the concept of Islamic psychology and psychotherapy, including Tib al-nufus, c Ilaj al-nafs, al-Tib al-ruhaniy, Tahdhib al-nufus, Tathir al-nufus, Tazkiyyat al-nafs, Tasfiyat al-nufus, Mudawat al-nufus, etc. Islamic psychology or ʿilm al-nafs or the science of the Nafs (soul or self) is the philosophical study of the soul from an Islamic perspective.
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.
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.
To famil-iarize readers with basic concepts of psychology from an Islamic perspective, parts 3 and 4 have dealt with personality, mental disorders, and psychotherapy. In part 3, both structural and trait approaches to personality have been taken into consideration from an Islamic perspective.
There is a view that psychology should be regarded as a natural science (in the Western definition) concerned with objectively verifiable human behaviour—and, as such, is compatible with Islam and open to use by Muslims. This is essentially part of Badri’s position (Badri 1979).
Jan 9, 2021 · Islamic psychology is one of the religion-based perspectives which acknowledges it. This perspective has also attracted the attention of Western psychologists. Three different trends have been identified in this area: the Islamic filter approach, the comparison approach, and the Islamic psychology approach.
- Naved Iqbal, Rasjid Skinner
- 2021
Jan 1, 2020 · As part of contemporary revival movements in Islam, the term “Islamic psychology” is being utilized to refer to the study of the self within traditional Islamic cosmology. This has been referred to in many circles as the “Islamization of knowledge” (Badri 2000).
Mar 23, 2023 · Islamic Psychology: The Basics is a jargon-free and accessible introduction that explores psychology from an Islāmic perspective, and provides a foundation level overview of the fundamental principles and practices of Islāmic psychology.
