Islamic Beliefs Islamic Beliefs in Healing of in Healing of Loss and Grief Loss and Grief By Nooria Mehraby MD Kabul, MM (Pathology) Kabul, M.Counsel UWS Counsellor/Project Officer (Middle Eastern Communities The N.S.W. Service for the Treatment And Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (S.T.A.R.T.T.S) Afghan Refugees/Cross Cultural Counselling
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Islamic Beliefs in Islamic Beliefs in Healing of Loss and Healing of Loss and
Muslims consider a person who committed Muslims consider a person who committed suicide, as someone who has turned suicide, as someone who has turned his/her back on Islam; his/her back on Islam;
ShameShame
Guilt Guilt
AngerAnger
DisgraceDisgrace
StigmaStigma
FearFear
A Hadith states that the actions of a A Hadith states that the actions of a person, acting out of a disturbed person, acting out of a disturbed mind cannot be held against the mind cannot be held against the person.person.
““If a person has in the heart the goodness If a person has in the heart the goodness to the weight of one atom, and has said, to the weight of one atom, and has said, there is no God but Me, he/she shall there is no God but Me, he/she shall come out of Hell-fire” Qur’an (21:47)come out of Hell-fire” Qur’an (21:47)
Quotes from Scriptures..Quotes from Scriptures..
Divine DecreeDivine Decree
Muslims believe that Allah Muslims believe that Allah
creates every soul and life, creates every soul and life,
and that life is a gift from God.and that life is a gift from God.
Divine Decree cont…
Muslims believe that there is life after death,
that Allah appoints
a time for each person to pass from this
existence into the next and that death is
unavoidable and will take place when the
time is right.
Trial and TestTrial and Test
“Be sure we shall test you with something of
fear and hunger, some loss in goods, lives and
the fruits of your toil, but give glad tiding to
those who patiently persevere. Who say, when
afflicted with calamity: To Allah we belong, and
to Him is our return”
(Qur’an: 2:155).
Patience Brings Reward
“I have no reward other than paradise for my believing
servant who is patient when I take away one of his beloved
from among his companions of the world”
Qur’an: 63
“what ever trouble, illness, anxiety, grief, pain and sorrow
afflicts a Muslim, even if it is the pricking of a thorn-Allah
removes some of his sins because of it”Hadith
Self InitiativeSelf Initiative
““Surely God does not change Surely God does not change
the condition in which people the condition in which people
are until they change that are until they change that
• ““So the fact is that along with every So the fact is that along with every hardship there is also ease, indeed, with hardship there is also ease, indeed, with every hardship there is also ease” every hardship there is also ease” Qur’an(94:5-6)Qur’an(94:5-6)
• ““It may well be that Allah brings about It may well be that Allah brings about ease after hardship” Qur’an(65:7).ease after hardship” Qur’an(65:7).
• ““You should know that victory comes with You should know that victory comes with patience, and relief comes after distress, patience, and relief comes after distress, and that with every hardship there is also and that with every hardship there is also ease”.ease”.HadithHadith
Devotion to Allah
“He guides to Himself those who turn to Him in
penitence, those who believe and whose heart has
rest in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in
remembrance of Allah, do hearts find rest. (Qur’an
13:27-28).
Mercy and ForgivenessMercy and Forgiveness
““And I have said: seek And I have said: seek
forgiveness from your Lord. forgiveness from your Lord.
He was ever forgiving”He was ever forgiving”
Qur’an 7Qur’an 71:101:10
Professional Professional AssistanceAssistance
““Seek treatment’s slaves of Allah, for Seek treatment’s slaves of Allah, for
Allah did not create a disease except Allah did not create a disease except
He created a cure for it”He created a cure for it”HadithHadith
““Looking after your self is the Looking after your self is the
obligation of each Muslim”.obligation of each Muslim”. Hadith Hadith