Confronting death from Quranic and Psychological viewpoints
Subject Areas :Keywords: Psychology Quran Death Dying Afterlife,
Abstract :
Objectives: death has complicated meaning that can be along with abundant pain and suffering. Comparing psychologists view about the way to face with pain and suffering death view with the Holy Qur’an that based on Muslim thoughts describing the most comprehensive(Maidah, 3) and moderate (Baqarah, 143) life styles and approves the principles of all divine religions(Nisa, 162)- views can be greatly noticeable. Methods: With Library Research Methodology, the death was examined by psychology point of view and with the content analysis, the death concept was extracted from Quran point of view as far as time and ability permitted to do so. Results: Both views emphasized to human trend for eternity and death fear and admit that the kind of emotional reactions in facing death and its acceptance in people is completely related to actions, Behaviors, thoughts, personality structures, and his ability to face last problem and difficulties during his life. But the most important difference of these two views is their belief and disbelief in after death life that causes to differentiate in operational defining of death quality, treatment goals, and the style of facing with death. Conclusion: psychology is trying to reduce pain and suffering of dying patients with different psychologicaltechniques and advice to reduction level of consciousness and palliative care, Althoughit has been succeeded in physical pain reduction, but In reducing psychological suffer always is along with problems, as they had no theory for eternal life. In contrast, The Holy Qur’an not only agrees with the reduction physical pain, but also, It has theory for eternal life. Despite the fact that his pain and suffering reduction comparing to the hugeness of resurrection day (Zumar, 13) is of second importance and The final goal of working with dying patients- advising to will and religion tasks have not been done - is their preparation for doom journey, It is able to decrease psychological suffering reduce better than views contemporary psychology views that has been built according to the principle of the pleasure and secular culture.
