The Concept of Effective Islamic Spiritual Care
The paper discusses the effectiveness of Islamic spiritual and religious care based on an ethnographic study involving 15 Muslim spiritual caregivers. Six themes emerged from the interview. These six themes describe what the spiritual care providers see as effective Muslim spiritual care. 1. The mos...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter, Versita
2011
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The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Sciences
Year: 2011, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-17 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Effectiveness B Imams B Health B Psychology B spiritual care and counseling |
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| Summary: | The paper discusses the effectiveness of Islamic spiritual and religious care based on an ethnographic study involving 15 Muslim spiritual caregivers. Six themes emerged from the interview. These six themes describe what the spiritual care providers see as effective Muslim spiritual care. 1. The most effective Muslim spiritual care is rooted in the Qur’an and the Hadiths. 2. Effective Muslim spiritual care also means creating a caring relationship with the patient. 3. Muslim scholars are one of the important sources of effective Islamic spiritual care. 4. The insights of psychology and the social sciences are a necessary part of effective Islamic spiritual care. 5. There is a need for continuing education. 6. Styles of effective Muslim spiritual care are varied. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-6172 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Sciences
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