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<p>Amid rising global interest in culturally contextualized mental health paradigms, the psychological relevance of Islamic spirituality has received increasing academic attention. This review synthesizes interdisciplinary scholarship that explores how Islamic theological constructs such as <i>tawakkul</i> (trust in God), <i>sabr</i> (patience), <i>salat</i> (ritual prayer), <i>duʿāʾ</i> (supplication), <i>dhikr</i> (remembrance of God), <i>rajā</i> (hope), <i>afw</i> (forgiveness), and the role of family in religious coping function as psychologically adaptive coping mechanisms. Drawing from narrative and thematic literature across psychology, theology, and cultural psychiatry, the review highlights how these constructs regulate distress, shape meaning-making, and support emotional endurance among Muslims facing anxiety, depression, grief, and existential uncertainty. The findings make a strong case for the integration of faith-informed models into therapeutic practice, especially within Muslim-majority contexts or diaspora communities, and for clinicians to remain sensitive to faith as an embodied and identity-based coping system. The review also discusses methodological gaps and proposes culturally grounded directions for future research.</p>

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Integrating Islamic Theology and Psychology: A Systematic Narrative Review of Religious Coping

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    2026年2月5日

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  • Dowlath Nisha Shaik

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Amid rising global interest in culturally contextualized mental health paradigms, the psychological relevance of Islamic spirituality has received increasing academic attention. This review synthesizes interdisciplinary scholarship that explores how Islamic theological constructs such as tawakkul (trust in God), sabr (patience), salat (ritual prayer), duʿāʾ (supplication), dhikr (remembrance of God), rajā (hope), afw (forgiveness), and the role of family in religious coping function as psychologically adaptive coping mechanisms. Drawing from narrative and thematic literature across psychology, theology, and cultural psychiatry, the review highlights how these constructs regulate distress, shape meaning-making, and support emotional endurance among Muslims facing anxiety, depression, grief, and existential uncertainty. The findings make a strong case for the integration of faith-informed models into therapeutic practice, especially within Muslim-majority contexts or diaspora communities, and for clinicians to remain sensitive to faith as an embodied and identity-based coping system. The review also discusses methodological gaps and proposes culturally grounded directions for future research.