Therapeutic ethics: managing anger, negative thoughts and depression according to al-Balkhī

This article attempts to highlight the contributions of one of the great Muslim scholars, namely AbË Zayd Ahmed Ibn Sahl al-Balkhī (d. 322 AH), in treating the sickness of the soul as revealed by psychological symptoms such as anger, negative thoughts and depression as well as in managing psychologi...

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Main Author:	Abdullah, Fatimah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Academy of Islamic Studies University of Malaysia 2011
Subjects:	BF Psychology BJ Ethics L Education (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/38850/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38850/1/AFKAR_JOURNAL.pdf

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spelling	iium-388502014-10-21T08:39:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38850/ Therapeutic ethics: managing anger, negative thoughts and depression according to al-Balkhī Abdullah, Fatimah BF Psychology BJ Ethics L Education (General) This article attempts to highlight the contributions of one of the great Muslim scholars, namely AbË Zayd Ahmed Ibn Sahl al-Balkhī (d. 322 AH), in treating the sickness of the soul as revealed by psychological symptoms such as anger, negative thoughts and depression as well as in managing psychological imbalance. Proper control and transformation of the human self or soul is essential for psycho-spiritual health. On the contrary, absence of control of the self and transformation results in psycho-spiritual imbalance. When the soul is healthy, all its faculties will be free from negative psychological symptomic behaviour such as anger, panic, depression and the like. To promote the wellbeing of the soul, we need to manage our emotions. For, spiritual joy and happiness are basic states on which the health of the soul can be gauged. This article concludes that, in order to properly sustain our soul, we should shield it from emotional and spiritual pathological habits and seek to root it in joyfulness conceived of as a spiritual state and not a skin-deep emotion. Academy of Islamic Studies University of Malaysia 2011-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38850/1/AFKAR_JOURNAL.pdf Abdullah, Fatimah (2011) Therapeutic ethics: managing anger, negative thoughts and depression according to al-Balkhī. AFKAR Journal of Aqidah and Islamic Thought (12). pp. 77-100. ISSN 1511-8819
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description	This article attempts to highlight the contributions of one of the great Muslim scholars, namely AbË Zayd Ahmed Ibn Sahl al-Balkhī (d. 322 AH), in treating the sickness of the soul as revealed by psychological symptoms such as anger, negative thoughts and depression as well as in managing psychological imbalance. Proper control and transformation of the human self or soul is essential for psycho-spiritual health. On the contrary, absence of control of the self and transformation results in psycho-spiritual imbalance. When the soul is healthy, all its faculties will be free from negative psychological symptomic behaviour such as anger, panic, depression and the like. To promote the wellbeing of the soul, we need to manage our emotions. For, spiritual joy and happiness are basic states on which the health of the soul can be gauged. This article concludes that, in order to properly sustain our soul, we should shield it from emotional and spiritual pathological habits and seek to root it in joyfulness conceived of as a spiritual state and not a skin-deep emotion.
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title	Therapeutic ethics: managing anger, negative thoughts and depression according to al-Balkhī
title_short	Therapeutic ethics: managing anger, negative thoughts and depression according to al-Balkhī
title_full	Therapeutic ethics: managing anger, negative thoughts and depression according to al-Balkhī
title_fullStr	Therapeutic ethics: managing anger, negative thoughts and depression according to al-Balkhī
title_full_unstemmed	Therapeutic ethics: managing anger, negative thoughts and depression according to al-Balkhī
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publisher	Academy of Islamic Studies University of Malaysia
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Therapeutic ethics: managing anger, negative thoughts and depression according to al-Balkhī

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