Management of Anxiety and Depression: An Islamic Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorElzubaeir Beshier Taha
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-13T19:35:19Z
dc.date.available2025-10-13T19:35:19Z
dc.date.issued2025-04
dc.descriptionSpecial Article
dc.description.abstractUnder the title of “Sudd-ul-Hamm” or repelling worries Ibn -al -Quayim (IQM) made his contribution in managing what we now diagnose as anxiety and depression. IQM defined Hamm as worries in the heart about possible future threats and /or distress because of past afflictions Ibn al-Qayyim’s psychotherapeutic theory may be compiled as follows: 1- Human nature is characterized by a will to satisfy needs and desires 2- Human behavior is characterized by successive endeavors to satisfy these desires. Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him is reported to have said that the truest of names are al-Harith and al-Humam. 3- Humans are amenable to suffering distress because of loss and / or worry about possible future afflictions 4- Emotional well-being depends on (daf’ul-ham) which may roughly translate as repelling frustration. 5- Al-hamm corresponds to both anxiety and depression as Ibn al-Qayyim refers repeatedly to worries of past losses and future worries. 7- Having recourse to Allah is emphasized primarily in the internalization of the articles of faith and the conceptualization of the five pillars of Islam including Salat (Prayers) 8- Thus, Salah as an exemplary session of mindfulness carried out at least five times a day is a perfect exercise with all the requirements of distraction-free order where calm and serenity is the norm, lowering the gaze and confining all the senses to the prayer tasks at hand: A typical manifestation of mindfulness. The prophetic Hadith goes “come to salah with tranquility and dignity” 9- But of course, there is more to salat and to components of other acts of worship than sheer mindfulness. Their benefits go way beyond sheer ridding oneself of despair or psychopathology. Acts of worship are ladders of ascension to higher levels of spiritual experience and communion with the Almighty. Acts of worship and observance of religious injunctions have always been associated with the consummation of character. It can be said that IQA’s theory of motivation has bridged the gap between psychology and ethics 6- The best defense is always to have recourse to Allah.
dc.description.sponsorshipNapata College
dc.identifier.issn2948-300X
dc.identifier.issn2948-3018
dc.identifier.issnhttps://doi.org/10.53796/nsj419
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.napata.edu.sd/handle/123456789/383
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNapata College
dc.titleManagement of Anxiety and Depression: An Islamic Perspective
dc.typeArticle
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