Psychological analysis of the function of faith in personality structure based on Quranic teachings

Many studies have shown the role of faith and spirituality in mental health, but one study has not analyzed the mechanism of the effect of faith on personality. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the function of faith in personality structure based on Quranic teachings. According to this g...

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Main Authors: mojtaba farhoush, mohammad sadeq shojai, mojtaba hafezi
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Published: Maarej Research Institute of Revelation Sciences 2022-08-01
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Online Access:https://ethics.isramags.ir/article_159499_67c775a61c106b4873c4871238f9ae4e.pdf
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description Many studies have shown the role of faith and spirituality in mental health, but one study has not analyzed the mechanism of the effect of faith on personality. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the function of faith in personality structure based on Quranic teachings. According to this goal, text-based method and qualitative content analysis were used. The textual population of this study was the verses of the Holy Quran. Using purposeful sampling, concepts and statements related to the psychological dimensions of faith were collected from the Holy Quran and the mechanism of their impact on personality was explained. Then the inferences and mechanisms analysis were evaluated and confirmed by 5 experts. Experts specialized in Islamic sciences and psychology. Findings of the study showed that the functions of faith in the cognitive dimension (sense of meaning, personality cohesion, optimism and rationality in decision making) and in the emotional dimension (love of God, peace, hope and trust, cheerfulness, humility and obedience , Altruism and resilience, feeling valuable) and behavioral dimension (self-control, effort and perseverance, improving interpersonal relationships, chastity, reflection and caution in doing things, asceticism, conscientiousness, sense of social responsibility). The findings of this study, compared to previous studies, better explained the psychological mechanism of the functions of faith and provided a suitable basis for constructing the scale of faith and its functions.Keywords: Function of faith, personality, Quran, psychological, cognitive, emotional, behavioral analysis
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spelling doaj-art-2633bde4282e453089c1d3f84dac7f592025-08-20T03:50:39ZfasMaarej Research Institute of Revelation Sciencesاخلاق وحیانی2383-30252022-08-01114316310.22034/ethics.2022.159499159499Psychological analysis of the function of faith in personality structure based on Quranic teachingsmojtaba farhoush0mohammad sadeq shojai1mojtaba hafezi2Mojtaba Farhoush, PhD student of Psychology, Quran and Psychology Department, Al_Mustafa International University, Qom,IranMember of the faculty of Al-Mustafa International Research Institute, and member of the psychology department of the seminary and university research instituteMojtaba hafezi, PhD student of psychology, Department of Psychology, reserch institute of Hawzah and University, qom, IranMany studies have shown the role of faith and spirituality in mental health, but one study has not analyzed the mechanism of the effect of faith on personality. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the function of faith in personality structure based on Quranic teachings. According to this goal, text-based method and qualitative content analysis were used. The textual population of this study was the verses of the Holy Quran. Using purposeful sampling, concepts and statements related to the psychological dimensions of faith were collected from the Holy Quran and the mechanism of their impact on personality was explained. Then the inferences and mechanisms analysis were evaluated and confirmed by 5 experts. Experts specialized in Islamic sciences and psychology. Findings of the study showed that the functions of faith in the cognitive dimension (sense of meaning, personality cohesion, optimism and rationality in decision making) and in the emotional dimension (love of God, peace, hope and trust, cheerfulness, humility and obedience , Altruism and resilience, feeling valuable) and behavioral dimension (self-control, effort and perseverance, improving interpersonal relationships, chastity, reflection and caution in doing things, asceticism, conscientiousness, sense of social responsibility). The findings of this study, compared to previous studies, better explained the psychological mechanism of the functions of faith and provided a suitable basis for constructing the scale of faith and its functions.Keywords: Function of faith, personality, Quran, psychological, cognitive, emotional, behavioral analysishttps://ethics.isramags.ir/article_159499_67c775a61c106b4873c4871238f9ae4e.pdffunction of faithpersonalityquranpsychologicalcognitiveemotionalbehavioral analysis
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Psychological analysis of the function of faith in personality structure based on Quranic teachings
اخلاق وحیانی
function of faith
personality
quran
psychological
cognitive
emotional
behavioral analysis
title Psychological analysis of the function of faith in personality structure based on Quranic teachings
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title_fullStr Psychological analysis of the function of faith in personality structure based on Quranic teachings
title_full_unstemmed Psychological analysis of the function of faith in personality structure based on Quranic teachings
title_short Psychological analysis of the function of faith in personality structure based on Quranic teachings
title_sort psychological analysis of the function of faith in personality structure based on quranic teachings
topic function of faith
personality
quran
psychological
cognitive
emotional
behavioral analysis
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