Positive thinking: an Islamic perspective

The subject of positive thinking is gaining growing popularity while drawing the increasingly piqued interests of academic researchers and health professionals. The most relevant literature to the topic however, appears to overlook major differences in the religious and cultural beliefs of various n...

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Main Authors:	Machouche, Salah, Bensaid, Benaouda, Grine, Fadila
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English English
Published:	IIUM 2012
Subjects:	BP173.2 Sources of Islam
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spelling	iium-289662013-10-29T03:52:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28966/ Positive thinking: an Islamic perspective Machouche, Salah Bensaid, Benaouda Grine, Fadila BP173.2 Sources of Islam The subject of positive thinking is gaining growing popularity while drawing the increasingly piqued interests of academic researchers and health professionals. The most relevant literature to the topic however, appears to overlook major differences in the religious and cultural beliefs of various nations. In an attempt to fill this lacuna in the cultural and religious dimensions of positive thought, the current research seeks to explore the nature of positive thinking in light of Islamic sources. It sheds light on the structure, order, and parameters of positive thinking according to Muslim beliefs and practices while also highlighting the process of sustaining positive thinking according to Islamic teachings. Using a comparative method of analysis, the current inquiry contrasts both positive and negative thinking patterns in an attempt to determine the influence of religious thought and practice in shaping and sustaining healthy thinking patterns. The research reveals the distinct character and system of positive thinking according to Muslims and suggests new areas of potential interest to psychologists and professional therapists, in the field of sustaining positive thinking among Muslims as well as in multi-cultural societies. IIUM 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28966/1/Positive_Thinking_Islamic_Perspective.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28966/4/Shajara_acceptance_letter.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28966/7/Benaouda_Bensaid_Shajarah_Acceptance.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28966/9/Shajarah_table.jpg Machouche, Salah and Bensaid, Benaouda and Grine, Fadila (2012) Positive thinking: an Islamic perspective. Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), 17 (2). 225-256. ISSN 1394-6870 http://www.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/about
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spellingShingle	BP173.2 Sources of Islam Machouche, Salah Bensaid, Benaouda Grine, Fadila Positive thinking: an Islamic perspective
description	The subject of positive thinking is gaining growing popularity while drawing the increasingly piqued interests of academic researchers and health professionals. The most relevant literature to the topic however, appears to overlook major differences in the religious and cultural beliefs of various nations. In an attempt to fill this lacuna in the cultural and religious dimensions of positive thought, the current research seeks to explore the nature of positive thinking in light of Islamic sources. It sheds light on the structure, order, and parameters of positive thinking according to Muslim beliefs and practices while also highlighting the process of sustaining positive thinking according to Islamic teachings. Using a comparative method of analysis, the current inquiry contrasts both positive and negative thinking patterns in an attempt to determine the influence of religious thought and practice in shaping and sustaining healthy thinking patterns. The research reveals the distinct character and system of positive thinking according to Muslims and suggests new areas of potential interest to psychologists and professional therapists, in the field of sustaining positive thinking among Muslims as well as in multi-cultural societies.
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author	Machouche, Salah Bensaid, Benaouda Grine, Fadila
author_facet	Machouche, Salah Bensaid, Benaouda Grine, Fadila
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title	Positive thinking: an Islamic perspective
title_short	Positive thinking: an Islamic perspective
title_full	Positive thinking: an Islamic perspective
title_fullStr	Positive thinking: an Islamic perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Positive thinking: an Islamic perspective
title_sort	positive thinking: an islamic perspective
publisher	IIUM
publishDate	2012
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