Quran and Medicine

Quran and Medicine

Comparative Assessment of Treatment Methods of Death Anxiety in Quran and Psychology

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD. Student, Department of Koran and Hadith, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Koran and Hadith, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran
3 Assisstant Professor, Department of Koran and Hadith, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran.
4 Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Medical Science Kashan University, Kashan, Iran
5 Professor, Department of psychiatry, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this research was finding therapeutically methods of Quran in Death Anxiety and compare it with psychological methods .
Materials and Methods: This was a Analytical-Descriptive Study and The Method for gathering the data was the Library Searching and Multidisciplinary Comparative Study. Reliable Quranic  Sources and Interpretive books of Quran and Holy Quran were used. These data compared with Psychological data.
Findings: Findings of Quran Verses showed that in some verses was confirmed the existence of Death Anxiety. Of Course. Implicitly point to outcomes of this anxiety. In some verses was talked about the etiology of this disorder. In other verses directly declared the treatment and somewhere has given right thought and insight about it. This research is beautiful example of this verse” And we send down of the Quran that which is healing and mercy for the believers”(Esra /82).
Conclusion: Therapeutically Methods for Death Anxiety in Holy Quran included confirmation of being this disorder in human, mentioning the etiology, giving right insight and right cognition of Death, Advice to repent, gradual confrontation with Death throughout the Quran, using the encouragement and punishment in correcting the behavior, hops for God mercy  and forgiveness and intercession. At Last arrangement of suras and verses in Quran help to make the suitable content for cure and confrontation therapy. In Psychology there are many therapeutic methods for Death Anxiety, like Cognitive therapy, Behavior therapy, Confrontation therapy, Hope therapy, Anxiety Management therapy.
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