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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 ...
Jan 9, 2021 · Three different trends have been identified in this area: the Islamic filter approach, the comparison approach, and the Islamic psychology approach. However, despite more than 40 years of work, there is a considerable lack of progress in the development of this paradigm. The present article discussed the emergence and challenges in the ...
- Naved Iqbal, Rasjid Skinner
- 2021
- The Good Life
- Islamic Faith and Well-Being
- Trust in God
- Worship
- Gratitude
- Patience
- Forgiveness
- Awareness of An Afterlife
An Islamic understanding of health and well-being maintains that a good life is primarily achieved through living in accordance with Islamic teachings. Thus, studying PP from a Muslim perspective must entail the study of virtues drawn both from PP and the Islamic religion. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that Muslims consider Islam to be much more t...
Numerous studies have found an association between religiousness and psychological well-being among Muslims (e.g., Abu-Raiya & Agbaria, 2016). For example, data gathered from large, Kuwaiti–Muslim youth samples has revealed evidence that overall religiousness is related to higher happiness (Abdel-Khalek, 2007; N = 5,042) and life satisfaction (Baro...
Prominent Islamic scholars have highlighted tawakkul (reliance on or putting trust in God) as a construct of high spiritual virtue among Muslims (Al-Ghazzali, 1972). The Qur’an frequently encourages Muslims to put their trust in God, as reflected in the verse “Put your trust in Allah: Allah is sufficient as Guardian” (3:33). Trusting God is viewed ...
From an Islamic perspective, worshiping God is a fundamental component of well-being (Joshanloo, 2013). The Qur’an indicates: “And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me” (51:56), which underscores the Islamic belief that the act of worshiping God is the primary reason for the creation of humankind. Similarly, Prophet Muhammad s...
Throughout the Qur’an and hadith, practicing the virtue of gratitude is encouraged. For example, one of many verses reminding Muslims to express gratitude is the Qur’anic verse, “So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me” (2:152). In fact, practicing gratitude is thought to lead to increased favor and blessings, ...
Patience (sabr) is prescribed throughout the Qur’an and hadith, and as such, it is a core Islamic virtue. Patience is seen as both the ability to restrain oneself from what is discouraged (or prohibited) and as an essential ingredient for pursuing goals while practicing self-control and endurance (El-Aswad, 2014). The Qur’an indicates that believer...
Concepts of forgiveness such as afw (pardon), safh (overlooking a wrong), and ghafir (erasing sin) are collectively mentioned 277 times in the Qur’an (McCullough et al., 2001). Because humans are inevitably prone to making mistakes, hurting each other, and engaging in transgressions, forgiveness is an essential virtue within Islam. God encourages M...
Belief in the afterlife is a fundamental component of the Islamic faith as well. The worldly life is viewed as a temporary place of residence prior to entering the eternal life. Life is understood as a place of trials and tests, and a Muslim’s actions during these tests and trials are thought to determine whether they enter heaven or hell on the Da...
An Islam-based psychology argues that human beings are defined by a journey (an elevating and transcendental journey) toward perfection and elevation, and in that pursuit would embrace Marefat (a term beyond knowledge and wisdom and intelligence with two characteristics: tranquility and imperturbability)—and the more they attain Marefat, the more they experience their true heavenly truth ...
psychologists of faith who present the case for a new paradigm for the psy-chology of religion. The paradigm does justice to both scientific and religious worldviews, but most important it presents what is sui generis about the new paradigm, Islamic psychology. Part of the justification for the new paradigm is that modern psychology
The second task of the Muslim psychologist is then to ensure that the science is used in accord with Islamic precept. Thus, behavioural principles can be used to treat a sexual dysfunction between a man and his wife, but not to facilitate adultery. In Badri’s definition, Islamic psychology is essentially sound empirical psychology used morally.
Jan 1, 2020 · 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.
