Preface
In Islamic psychology, Muslim psychologists are trying to understand individuals', organizations, and communities' psychosocial, family and work-related problems, and engaging them to enhance their well-being. Muslim psychologists are drawing their in-depth knowledge of psychological concepts from the holy Quran. There is no doubt that the kind of understanding and developing psychological theories are very different from those traditionally centered concepts.
Psychologists interested in getting acquainted with the Islamic theoretical process involved in the paradigm shift are requested to follow explaining how tawhid can bring together the "theoretic" and the "intellectual component" of Islam. The Quranic doctrine and Islamic principles give us the pragmatic meaning of oneness of existence, which is demonstrably verifiable on the practical plans of life in all stages of life.
In the process of selection of abstracts to be included in the annotated bibliography is based on different databases PubMed, EMBASE, PsycInfo, PubMed, Web of Sciences, Index Copernicus, Research Gate, SCOPUS, Semantic Scholar, SpringerLink, and Google, and journals listed in the Scopus and Web of Science such as The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion; Mental Health, Religion & Culture; Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Journal of Religion & Health, Journal of Muslim Mental Health and a number of refereed and peer-reviewed journals. To reduce the sources in the selection of abstracts, we also searched the Dissertation and Doctoral Thesis abstracts. The selection of the articles spanned around four decades, beginning with the mid 1980s to 2021. It also covered continents of the world from America, Europe, Africa, Australia to Asia. In order to cover extant articles in Islamic Psychology, an interdisciplinary approach was undertaken. Therefore, relevant literature from other disciplines such as sociology, Islamic studies were also included in the bibliography. These are considered as screening process ess of inclusion criteria in the annotated bibliography. After an initial screening of the abstracts, full papers were downloaded and read carefully, and the abstracts, which are related to the different sub-themes of Islamic Psychology, are included. Our review largely supported the Islamic perspective in psychology.
We found 200 empirical studies that fit the criteria. This Annotated Bibliography is organized into six themes/sections. The first section is on "Studies in the Standardization of Psychological Tests." This section included 45 abstracts. The second section is on "Islamic Psychology of Religion and Spirituality," which includes 43 abstracts. The third section is designed to include studies on the theme: "Islamic Psychotherapy and Counseling." Overall, 34 studies are included in this section. The fourth section covers studies mainly on Islamic faith/beliefs, 'prayer' and 'Dhikr. This section includes 40 empirical studies conducted on these aspects. The fifth section is devoted to "Studies in Islamic Ethical Work, Values and Leadership in Organizations". This section consisted of 22 empirical studies. The last section is on "Quranic Therapy-Recitation and Memorization," which includes 16 abstracts. Within the general framework of Islamic psychology, the nature of the empirical work done by Muslim psychologists is likely to be influenced by theoretical orientation and therapeutic and counselling interventions. Muslim psychologists should utilize their knowledge to bring the psychological perspective in teaching, research, training, counselling, consultancy, and public health policy development. Much of the research work should focus on families and organizational development. In the context of practice, some effort needs to be done in collaboration with other mental health professionals.
We would like to acknowledge and thank Dr. M. Manzoor Alam, Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Alam Head, Publication Division, and Mr. Mohd. Ataur Rahman, Administrative Officer, and Samra Firdous, Projects Coordinator, Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi, without their efforts, this annotated bibliography would not have been published.
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Jainism (345)
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