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Jun 26, 2018 · This chapter covered a brief outline of the major concepts in Islamic psychology and the contributions of some early Muslim scholars on human nature and ways of treating distressful psychological conditions.
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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.
- Nature of The Soul
- Structure of The Soul
- Stages of The Soul
- Development of The Soul
All 18 participants identified the concept of fitrah, defined as human nature or natural disposition, as being central to the conceptualization of an Islamic psychology. The consensus among participants was that fitrah posits that all human beings are born with the same sound nature, which most agreed is pure and which comes from and has a direct l...
Many participants frequently used the word ‘self’ in reference to the Islamic concept of nafs. However, Mustafa (an Islamic psychologist) offered an important distinction that “the term ‘self’ as used in modern psychology is an immaterial complex psychological concept but nafs in Islam refers to a real spiritual being inhabiting our physical body. ...
Whereas participants specified that the ruh is an aspect of the soul that does not change, the other aspects of the soul are always in a state of flux, causing the soul to go through stages of development. Yahya specified that this changing nature of the nafs is why we need to be diligent in keeping the qalb, aql and nafs aligned and on the right p...
The Human Project of Development
In the conception of the structure of the soul and understanding the makeup of the human being and human nature from a psychological point of view, it was almost impossible for most of the participants not to equate this knowledge directly with the process of purification of the soul. Several participants pointed out that the Islamic paradigm of understanding the human being views the purpose of human life as an opportunity to purify the soul and many described it as a project of development:...
Tazkiyat an nafs
Almost all participants used this metaphor of shining a mirror in reference to doing work on the soul to clean the heart and uncover the fitrah. The usefulness of this metaphor seemed to be that it exemplifies the idea that the purity or light that one is attempting to shine is not the person’s own, but that their soul can be a reflection of the divine light if cleaned and if the crust is removed that accumulates from the illusion of separation resulting from life in the dunya. In reference t...
Jihad an nafs
Thus, the main focus for most of the participants in asking them to conceive of an Islamic paradigm of the person in relation to psychology was that it primarily entails struggling against the powerful influence of the nafs in the process of trying to come back into alignment with fitrah. It was reported that this is essentially what is at the heart of the deen (religion) of Islam and what much of the commentary on the Qur’an elaborates. As Yahya pointed out, in reference to the scholars who...
- Abdallah Rothman, Adrian Coyle
- 2018
A uniquely Islamic theoretical framework for an Islamic psychology has yet to be established. To do so requires that we understand how human beings are conceptualized within the cosmology that characterizes the Islamic tradition. This paper presents ...
Nov 2, 2024 · There is a critical need to address the purpose of studying Islamic psychology, which aims to nurture holistic well-being. This field should be grounded in Islamic-based and local wisdom-based knowledge regarding human nature, behavior, and all aspects of humanity.
Aug 2, 2024 · Muslim scholars of the classical times addressed the ontological expositions of the human psyche, virtue ethics, human development, spiritual development, behavioral change, and treating moral vices and psychological ailments, among other themes.
1 Possibility, Foundations, and Characteristics of Islamic Psychology 1. 1.1 Philosophical Foundations of Modern Psychology 2. 1.2 Theoretical and Philosophical Challenges of Modern Psychology 5. 1.3 What Is the Solution to the Aforementioned Challenges? 9. 1.4 Is a Religious or Islamic Psychology Possible? 9. 1.5 Rūḥ 13. 1.6 Fitrah 14.
