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Hybrid Sufism for enhancing quality of life: Ethnographic perspective in Indonesia

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
Sufism has two main dimensions: vertical (God’s pleasure) and horizontal (harmony with nature, society and local wisdom). In reality, many Sufis are considered less concerned about the balancing between vertical and horizontal dimensions.
Suwito Suwito, Ida Novianti, Suparjo Suparjo, Corry A. Widaputri, Muhammad 'Azmi Nuha   +4 more
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God Knows Best

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Arabic phrase Allāhu a‘lam—“God knows best”—is used frequently in everyday Muslim speech and to conclude seemingly assertive statements or fatwas. At its heart lies the recognition that God is the All‐Knowing, whereas humans know next to nothing. Reflecting on this recognition, this essay discusses Sufi refusals of the ethnographic project
Amira Mittermaier
wiley   +1 more source

The Neuroscience of Religious and Spiritual Practices: A Systematic Review of Neurotheological Evidence

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Systematic synthesis of 105 neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies demonstrates that religious and spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer, chanting, worship, and mystical experiences, produce practice‐specific neuroplastic changes in brain networks governing attention, self‐referential processing, emotion regulation, connectivity ...
Waqar Husain, Achraf Ammar, Urwa‐Tul Wusqa, Maha Farooq, Zehra Tariq, Seithikurippu R. Pandi‐Perumal, Ahmed S. BaHammam, Khaled Trabelsi, Mark D. Griffiths, Amir Pakpour, Haitham Jahrami   +10 more
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The Dhikr and Healthy aging in Indonesia: A Literature Review

Archives of Current Research International, 2023
Introduction: The increasing elderly population poses a unique challenge to countries, particularly in the field of healthcare. This study aims to identify evidence of the connection between dhikr and health among the elderly in Indonesia. Study Design: A literature review of research articles utilizing quantitative approaches, including observational
Sufyan Anwar, null Marniati, Enda Silvia Putri, null Khairunnas, Itza Mulyani, Jun Musnadi Is, Maiza Duana   +6 more
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IMPLEMENTATION OF DHIKR THERAPY FOR MENTAL DISORDERS WITH SENSORY PERCEPTION DISTURBANCE NURSING PROBLEMS AT CANDIPURO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Journal of Vocational Nursing
Introduction: Mental disorders are a serious health issue that can significantly affect a person's quality of life. One common symptom experienced by patients with mental disorders is auditory hallucination.
Primasari Mahardhika Rahmawati, Zainal Abidin, Devi Puji Astutik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sufi practice in Khartoum and the role of the Shaykh [PDF]

Ethnorêma, 2019
Rosanders and Westerlund refers to Sufism (Tasawwuf) as “African Islam”, contextualizing the large diffusion of Sufi practice all around sub-Saharan Africa and underlining an important point: despite referring to the same generic structure, different ...
Alfonso Salerno
doaj   +1 more source

Spiritual Beliefs and Divine Motivation Among Disaster‐Volunteering Nurses: A Qualitative Study

Nursing Open, Volume 13, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore how spirituality and divine motivation inspire nurses to volunteer and shape their actions in challenging situations. Design A qualitative study using a conventional content analysis was conducted. Methods In‐depth interviews were conducted between September 2024 and March 2025 with 19 nurses selected through purposive sampling ...
Zahra Talebi, Abbas Ebadi, Gholamreza Mahmoodi‐Shan, Naser Behnampour   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Handling Stress in Hospitalized Patients: Integration of Islamic Counseling and Dhikr

Al-Musyrif
Inpatients can experience stress due to various factors, including the disease they suffer from and the unfamiliar hospital environment. The stress experienced by patients can affect their physical and mental health and have an impact on the recovery ...
Cintami Farmawati, Annisa Mutohharoh, Saleha Idris   +2 more
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Cultural and Methodological Adaptations in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy Across Diverse Cultural Contexts: A Narrative Review

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 26, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an established intervention for trauma and stress‐related disorders. As its use expands across diverse sociocultural contexts, questions arise regarding how its structured protocol can be adapted without compromising therapeutic integrity.
Anwar Khan, Amalia bt Madihie
wiley   +1 more source

IN THE FOLDS OF TIME: RASHĪD AL‐DĪN ON THEORIES OF HISTORICITY

History and Theory, Volume 58, Issue 4, Page 20-42, December 2019., 2019
ABSTRACT By focusing on Rashīd al‐Dīn's (d. 718/1318) historiographical oeuvre and here in particular his “History of the World,” this article challenges the usual approach to his Jāmiʿ al‐tawārīkh (Compendium of Chronicles) and argues that his was a deeply pluralistic enterprise in a world with many centers, tremendous demographic change, high social ...
JUDITH PFEIFFER
wiley   +1 more source