Mindfulness Techniques and Practices in Islamic Psychotherapy

Nazila Isgandarova
Paperback, 176 pages
9781032623498

The Power of Muraqabah

Mindfulness Techniques and Practices in Islamic Psychotherapy is a guide for Muslim spiritual care providers, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and others who use spiritual and religious concepts, values, and rituals as novel interventions to offer culturally appropriate mental health services. Chapters lay out the practice of muraqabah as a strategy for addressing mental and emotional disturbances such as depression, anxiety, personality disorders, attention‑deficit disorders, and more. Using hermeneutical data, Mindfulness Techniques and Practices in Islamic Psychotherapy presents the processes and ethics of the muraqabah technique in Islamic spiritual care and psychotherapy.

Contents
1. Introduction to Mindfulness
2. An Overview of Muraqabah as a Spiritual Practice
3. Muraqabah and the Human Nature
4. The Relevance of Muraqabah in Islamic Psychotherapy
5. The Techniques of Muraqabah in Islamic Psychotherapy
6. Incorporating Dhikr, Music, and Physical Movement in Muraqabah