ISSN: 2226-6348
Open access
This article provides an overview of related literature covering the wide range of issues pertaining to the problems and coping strategies in general from the Islamic worldview. There are many integrative methods and means provided in the Islamic authentic sources of the Holy Qur’an, Sunnah and the Islamic heritage as well as the modern methods. The novel aspect of this article is that apart from drawing theoretical conclusion from the existing work of coping mechanism, it is to integrate the Islamic principle pertaining to helping others in a way to address obvious inadequacies in the existing services offered to the Muslims. Therefore, it is appropriate to unearth the influence of Islamic belief and practices on man’s relationship with Allah and his relationship with mankind, on his ways of coping with the challenges and problems in his daily lives. From a review of literature, faith or belief influences the way individuals view and relate to God; and how religion in general is used to cope with difficult life circumstances. Besides that, the collaborative religious coping strategies balance an individual’s own efforts for managing stress with seeking help and support from others. Therefore, coping strategies of Muslims are approached from integrated and holistic perspective based on the understanding that man is created not from mere physical entity but also spiritual, psychological and intellectual entities. In conclusion, the Islamic coping mechanism should be planned in a way that all these dimensions of man can be better served.
Abu-Raiya, H. P. (2010). Examining Coping Methods With Stressful Interpersonal Events Experienced by Muslims Living in the United States Following the 9/11 Attacks. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 1-14.
Acikgenc, A. (2002). An Evaluation of Violence from Islam's Perspective. Turkish Journal of International Relations, Vol. 1 (4), 16-29.
Acikgene, A. (1996). Islamic science: Towards a definition. Kuala Lumpur: ISTAC.
Ahmad, Z. (1991). Islam, Poverty and Income Distribution. A Discussion of the Distinctive Islamic Approach to Eradication of Poverty and Achievement of an Equitable Distribution of Income and Wealth. The Islamic Foundation.
Ahmad M. Raba. (2001). Major Personalities in The Qur’an. Kuala Lumpur: A.S. Noordeen.
Al-Badawi, M. (2002). Man and the universe: An Islamic Perspective. Jordan: Wakeel Books.
Al-Ghazali. (2007). The Alchemy of Hapiness. (C. Field, Trans.) Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust.
Ghazzali, A. (1979). The Alchemy of Happiness. Lahore: SH. Muhammad Ashraf.
Al-Ghazali. (2007). Wonder of the heart. (W. J. Skellie, Trans.) Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust.
Al-Ghazzali. (2006). Intipati Ihya Ulumuddin: Pengajaran bagi Orang Mukmin [Revival of Islamic Science abridged: Lesson for the Mukmin]. (P. Penterjemah, Trans.) Kuala Lumpur: Darul Fajr.
Corsini, K. D. (2009). Examining the Relationship between Religious Coping Strategies, Attchment Beliefs and Emotion Regulation in a Mixed Sample of College Students Attending an Evangelical University in Central Virginia. Ann Arbor: ProQuest LLC.
Haque, A. (1998). Psychology and Religion: Their relationship and integration from an Islamic perspective. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 97-116.
Hartati, N. (2003). Islam dan Psikologi. Jakarta: Rajawali Pers.
Husain, A. (2006). Islamic psychology: Emergence of a New Field. New Delhi, India: Global Vision Publishing House.
Kamali, M. H. (2000). Islamic Law in Malaysia Issues and Development. Ilmiah Publishers.
Kasule, O. H. (1999). Moderation, Balance, and Just Equilibrium in Preventive Medicine. Seminar Kebangsaan "Ke Arah Meningkatkan Kefahaman Perubatan Pencegahan Dalam Islam" (p. 1-14). Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM).
Khalili, S., Murken, S., Reich, K. H., Shah, A. A., & Vahabzadeh, A. (2002). Religion and Mental Health in Cultural Perspective: Observations and Reflections after the First International Congress on Religion and Mental Health, Tehran, 16-19 April 2001. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 12(4), 217-237.
Langgulung, H. (1983). Toeri-teori Kesihatan Mental: Perbandingan Psikologi Moden dan Pendekatan Pakar-Pakar Pendidikan Islam. Malaysia: Pustaka Huda.
Langgulung, H. (1989). Research in Psychology Toward an Ummatic Paradigm: Toward Islamization of Disciplines.
Maher, H., Uzma, J., Gasser, H., & Nayyer, A. (2006). In pursuit of justice: The jurisprudence of Human Rights in Islam. Muslim Public Affairs Council. Los Angeles, California.
Malek, B. (1979). The Dilemma of Muslim Psychologist. London: MWH London Publishers.
Malek, B. (2000). Contemplation: An Islamic Psychospiritual Study. (A.-W. Lu'lu'a, Trans.) Kuala Lumpur: Madeena Books.
Malik, B. (1998). Abu-Zayd Al-Balkhi: A Genius Whose Psychiatric Contributions Needed More Than Ten Centuries To Be Appreciated. Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 6 (2), 48-54.
Miskawayh, I., & Ibn Muhammad, A. (1968). The Refinement of Character. Beirut: The American University of Beirut.
Yusof, M. H. (2006). Islamization of Human Science. Research Centre. IIUM.
Hashim, M. K. (2000). Islamic law in Malaysia Issues and Development. Ilmiah Publishers.
Muhamed, Y. (1998). Human nature in Islam . Kuala Lumpur: A. S. Noordeen.
Muhamed, Y. (2006). The Path to Virtue: The Ethical philosophy of al-Raghib al- Isfahani. Kuala Lumpur: ISTAC.
Zafir, M. M., & Fazilah, M. H. (2006). Stres di tempat kerja dan kesannya terhadap keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerjaan. Malaysian Journal of Community Health, 12, 38-46.
Naseef, F. U. (1999). Women in Islam; A discourse in Rights and Obligations. Cairo, Egypt: International Islamic Committee for Women and Child.
Nasr, S. H. (1996). Introduction. in S. H. Nasr, & O. Leaman (Ed.), History of Islamic Philosophy (pp. 11-18). London: Routledge.
Nasr, S. H. (1997). Man and nature: The Spiritual Crisis in Modern Man. Chicago: ABC International Group, Inc.
Nooraini, O. (2008). The Development and Validation of the Ummatic Personality Inventory. Unpublished PhD Thesis, Institute of Education International Islamic University Malaysia.
Shakirah, N. M. A. (2008). Al-Ghazali and His Theory of The Soul: A Comparative Study. Pulau Pinang: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Deuraseh, N. M. A. (2005). Mental Health in Islamic Medical Tradition. The International Medical Journal, Vol. 4 (2), 76-79.
Pargament, K. (2007). Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy. New York: Guilford Press.
Pargament, K. (1997). The Psychology of Religion and Coping: Theory, Research, Practice. New York: Guilford Press.
Rusnah, M., & Ab Mumin, A. G. (2006). Religiousity and Moral Judgement: An Empirical Investigation among Malay Muslims in Malaysia. Jurnal Syariah, 14(2), 87-101. Sunan Abu Dawud, Kitab al –Talaq, Vol.2.p6
Kasule, U. A. (2009). Contemporary Muslims and Human Rights Discourse: A Critical Assessment. Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press.
In-Text Citation: (Embong et al., 2017)
To Cite this Article: Embong, R., Salleh, S., Yusof, W. M. W., Noruddin, N., Ismail, M. Z. Bin, Noor, M. N. M., & Abdullah, N. A. (2017). Islamic Belief and Practices: An Integrative Coping Approach to Life Problems. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 6(3), 180–193.
Copyright: © 2017 The Author(s)
Published by Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (www.hrmars.com)
This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode