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Feb 17, 2004 · Discover the Islamic perspective on mental illness, including conditions like schizophrenia and depression. According to Islam, psychiatric diseases are seen as trials from Allah, offering an opportunity for expiation of sins. While lack of faith can contribute to these issues, mental illnesses are also recognized as physical and psychological ...
Conceptions of the human body in Islam are derived from the Greek system of senses of humor (blood, bile, black bile, and phlegm) and their imbalances. [6] A medicine's function then is to correct these imbalances. These senses of humor themselves are then related to the qualities: of cold, hot, dry, and moist (tied to the elements of air, fire ...
- Mens Rea & Criminal Responsibility
- Insanity
- Involuntary Admission
The concept of mens rea, the guilty intention, is fully accepted in the Islamic law. There is no crime if there is no criminal intention. The significance of the subjective element of a criminal action (and not only of the result of this action) gradually emerged in the Western Europe through the “publication” of the criminal law, which reached its...
There is tripartite classification of insanity in the Islamic law: (a) absolute or continuous, (b) intermittent, and (c) partial. In the case of intermittent insanity, it has to be proven that the mental disorder was active at the time of the criminal act for the defendant to be found not guilty by reason of insanity. Otherwise, if the disorder was...
A pivotal issue addressed in the Islamic law, lying in the interface between law and psychiatry, is the concept of involuntary admission of mental health patients. According to the principle of Al-Hajjer, the state can undertake the financial management of a person’s fortune, if he does not manage it “properly.” By extending the application of this...
- Georgios A. Tzeferakos, Athanasios I. Douzenis
- 2017
Keywords: Islam, Mental health, Forensic psychiatry, Mens rea Background Islam is a monotheistic religion, and its founder is the prophet Muhammad, who was born in 570 A.D. Muhammad was a merchant who meditated in a desolate cave near Mecca, when at the age of forty he started listening to God’s speech (Allah), which was brought to him by Archangel Gabriel.
Carnevali R., Masillo A. (2008). A brief history of psychiatry in the Islamic world. Journal of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine, 6–7, 96–101. [Google Scholar] Cinnirella M., Loewenthal K.M. (1999). Religious and ethnic group influences on beliefs about mental illness: A qualitative interview study.
Psychiatric services in Islam, according to Western standards, are somewhat limited. This issue is being addressed through epidemiological studies, provision of new services and policy development. Although mental health legislation is not universal, forensic psychiatry has a role, in many ways similar to that in the West. Conclusion: Islam is ...
Aug 27, 2023 · One step toward bridging this gap and overcoming the stigma is to revive the legacy of psychiatric and psychological work that has been done for centuries within Islamic societies. The revival of early traditions on psychological healing has led to the development of the field of “Islamic psychology.”. Islamic psychology serves to introduce ...
