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Contents – Psychology from the Islamic Perspective 

1. The personality of the believer 
2. Positive character traits
3. Kindness, compassion and mercy         
4. Truthfulness and honesty         
5. Humility         
6. Patience          
7. Justice 
8. Positive psychology     
9. List of Human Strengths          
10. Negative character traits
11. Arrogance       
12. Showing off (riya’)      
13. Personality of the hypocrites    
14. Chapter Four: Forces Working on the Heart and Soul.   
15. Allah’s influence upon the heart and soul.          
16. Inspiration      
17. Assistance from angels
18. Misguidance from Satan          
19. Desires and weaknesses of the soul.      
20. Desires
21. Doubts
22. Conclusion about forces working on the heart   
23. Chapter Five: Motivation         
24. Spiritual motivation     
25. Physiological drives     
26. Psychological motives 
27. Incentives       
28.             Contents
29. Rewards and punishments        
30. Achievement/competitive drive
31. Materialistic drive       
32. Aggressive drive         
33. Affiliative drive
34. Moderation in fulfilment of drives and motives 
35. Chapter Six: Emotions 
36. Love   
37. Fear    
38. Fear of Allah   
39. Fear of the Day of Judgment and hellfire
40. Hope   
41. Balancing love, fear and hope  
42. Hatred 
43. Anger  
44. Summary regarding emotions   
45. Chapter Seven: Intelligence, Reason and Wisdom.        
46. Reason (‘aql) in Islam  
47. Knowledge     
48. The significance of knowledge 
49. The meaning of knowledge      
50. The concept of wisdom
51. The wisdom of Allah   
52. Wisdom in the Qur’an  
53. The wisdom of the Prophet Muhammad (�)     
54. The wisdom of Luqman
55. People of understanding
56. Psychology from the Islamic Perspective          
57. Chapter Eight: Leaming and Modelling 
58. Classical and operant conditioning        
59. Spiritual modelling      
60. Chapter Nine:  Trials and Tribulations of Life   
61. Purpose of trials and afflictions
62. Benefits of religious coping      
63. Chapter Ten: Consciousness, Sleep and Dreaming         
64. Sleep   
65. Sleep etiquette 
66. Dreaming        
67. Dream interpretation    
68. Chapter Eleven: Human Lifespan Development 
69. The importance of bonding and breastfeeding    
70. The aging process        
71. The death experience   
72. Agonies and stupor of death     
73. Repentance before death          
74. The joy of the believers and sadness of the disbelievers Chapter Twelve: Social Psychology        
75. The role of social support         
76. Family and parenting   
77. The importance of the marital relationship        
78. Motherhood in Islam   
79. Gender roles    
80. Attempts to redefine the family unit.     
81. Characteristics of the Muslim community         
82.             Contents
83. Love and brotherhood  
84. Alliance and dissociation         
85. Three categories of people       
86. Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.       
87. Chapter Thirteen: Satan, Jinn and Humans        
88. Goals of Satan 
89. Whispering of Satan    
90. Magic  
91. Evil eye and envy        
92. Possession by jinn       
93. Signs of jinn possession
94. Methods of Satan        
95. Making evil seem appealing     
96. Going to extremes       
97. Attacking human weaknesses   
98. Taking a gradual approach       
99. Forgetfulness  
100. Protection from Satan and the evil jinn  
101. Chapter Fourteen: Abnormal Psychology and Mental Illness      
102. Defining mental illness
103. Suicide
104. Causes of mental illness
105. Religiosity and mental health   
106. Chapter Fifteen: Counselling and Psychotherapy
107. Mechanisms of action  
108. Religious or theological psychotherapy 
109. Psychology from the Islamic Perspective          
110. Religious psychotherapy with Muslims 
111. Ruqyah
112. Chapter Sixteen:  Attainment of Peace and Serenity       
113. Seeking a means of nearness to Allah   
114. Ritual prayer   
115. Supplication    
116. Reading Qur’an and other forms of remembering Allah  
117. Fasting
118. Obligatory charity (zakat)        
119. Pilgrimage (Hajj)         
120. Repentance     
121. Reliance upon Allah    
122. Contemplation and reflection   
123. Chapter Seventeen: The Benefits of Worship for Humans          
124. Support and help of Allah        
125. Spiritual light   
126. A good life      
127. Chapter Eighteen:  Summary and Conclusion    
128. References      
129. Glossary  of Islamic Terms     
130.  

Book Description

“Psychology from the Islamic Perspective” delves into the intricacies of human behavior, emotions, and mental processes through the lens of Islamic teachings. This comprehensive book provides a profound exploration of various psychological dimensions, weaving together Islamic principles with the study of the human psyche.

Contents Overview:

1. The Personality of the Believer:

• Explores positive character traits such as kindness, compassion, mercy, truthfulness, honesty, humility, patience, and justice.
• Introduces the concept of positive psychology and lists human strengths.
• Identifies negative character traits like arrogance, showing off, and examines the personality of hypocrites.

1. Forces Working on the Heart and Soul:

• Examines Allah’s influence on the heart and soul, inspiration, assistance from angels, and the role of Satan.
• Explores desires and weaknesses of the soul, including doubts, and provides a conclusion about these forces.

1. Motivation:

• Delves into spiritual motivation, physiological drives, and psychological motives.
• Explores various incentives, rewards, punishments, and different drives such as achievement, materialistic, aggressive, and affiliative.
• Discusses moderation in fulfilling drives and motives.

1. Emotions:

• Explores love, fear, fear of Allah, fear of the Day of Judgment and hellfire, hope, hatred, and anger.
• Discusses balancing love, fear, and hope and provides a summary regarding emotions.

1. Intelligence, Reason, and Wisdom:

• Examines reason (‘aql) in Islam, the significance and meaning of knowledge, and the concept of wisdom.
• Explores the wisdom of Allah, wisdom in the Qur’an, and the wisdom of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Luqman.
• Discusses people of understanding.

1. Learning and Modeling:

• Explores classical and operant conditioning, as well as spiritual modeling.

1. Trials and Tribulations of Life:

• Discusses the purpose and benefits of trials and afflictions.
• Examines the importance of religious coping.

1. Consciousness, Sleep, and Dreaming:

• Explores sleep, sleep etiquette, dreaming, and dream interpretation.

1. Human Lifespan Development:

• Examines the importance of bonding and breastfeeding.
• Discusses the aging process, the death experience, repentance before death, and the joy and sadness associated with believers and disbelievers.

1. Social Psychology:

• Explores the role of social support, family and parenting, the importance of the marital relationship, motherhood in Islam, gender roles, and attempts to redefine the family unit.
• Discusses characteristics of the Muslim community, including love, brotherhood, alliance, dissociation, three categories of people, and enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.

1. Satan, Jinn, and Humans:
   • Examines the goals of Satan, whispering of Satan, magic, evil eye and envy, possession by jinn, signs of jinn possession, and methods of Satan.
   • Discusses making evil seem appealing, going to extremes, attacking human weaknesses, taking a gradual approach, forgetfulness, and protection from Satan and evil jinn.
2. Abnormal Psychology and Mental Illness:
   • Defines mental illness and explores causes, suicide, and the relationship between religiosity and mental health.
3. Counseling and Psychotherapy:
   • Explores mechanisms of action and discusses religious or theological psychotherapy.
   • Introduces religious psychotherapy with Muslims and the concept of Ruqyah.
4. Attainment of Peace and Serenity:
   • Explores various methods for seeking nearness to Allah, including ritual prayer, supplication, reading Qur’an, fasting, obligatory charity (zakat), pilgrimage (Hajj), repentance, reliance upon Allah, and contemplation and reflection.
5. The Benefits of Worship for Humans:
   • Discusses the support and help of Allah, spiritual light, and how worship contributes to a good life.
6. Summary and Conclusion:
   • Summarizes the key concepts discussed throughout the book.
7. References:
   • Provides a list of references for further exploration.
8. Glossary of Islamic Terms:
   • Offers a glossary to enhance the understanding of Islamic terminology used in the book.

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