A Comparative Study of ‘Reassurance and Composure’ in the Qur’an with ‘Peace of Mind and Well-being’ in Psychology

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1 Ph.D. in the Qur’an and Psychology, a fellow professor, the Department of Psychology, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Qom, Iran

2 associate professor, the department of the Qur’an and Hadith, Research Institute of Hawzeh and University, Qom, Iran

Abstract

The peace of mind and well-being have been the human being’s lost, and they are one of the most important grounds of perfection of the individual, family and society; returning to Islam and adhering to its revealed teachings are the way to achieve the peace of mind and well-being. The research method was a qualitative content analysis. To achieve the purpose of this study, the words ‘reassurance (iṭminan)’ and ‘composure (sakina)’ were looked up in the dictionaries and the verses containing these two words in the authentic interpretations of the Holy Quran by Shiite and Sunni scholars were studied and analyzed. The findings showed that  (a) the word ‘composure’ was recognized as the best equivalent for peace of mind and the word ‘reassurance’, the most eloquent equivalent for mental well-being; (b). Just as, in psychology, mental well-being is the result of peace of mind and the necessity of the full flourishing of man; In the culture of the Qur’an, the remembrance of God is the prelude to reassurance, and reassurance is beyond composure, and it is the ground for the evolution and manifestation of all divine talents; (c) ‘reassurance’ in the culture of the Qur’an, although a general and sublime word, but it is the closest Qur’anic word to the psychological term ‘mental well-being’.

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Islam and Psychological Research
Volume 4, Issue 9 - Serial Number 9
August 2018
Pages 117-138

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  • Receive Date: 11 April 2018
  • Revise Date: 09 July 2018
  • Accept Date: 07 August 2018

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