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Mechanism for Coping With Moments of Grief in Islam

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A. A. Akanni

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DOI:10.17265/2159-5526/2016.10.005

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Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This paper offers pragmatic religious approach to handling moments of grief. It examines the mechanism for coping with distress in Islam. Though inferences were drawn from the Muslim Scripture (i.e. the Glorious Qur’an) and the experiences of the prophets of God, the paper posits that every human being in today’s world experiences moments of grief that are similar to those experienced by those prophets and as such, strategies adopted by them could still be found useful in the contemporary times. The paper has six parts. The introduction forms part one and this is followed by an examination of the causes of distress. In part three, the different signs and manifestations of distress in individuals are discussed while part four looks at the conventional or scientific ways of coping with moments of grief. The section that follows critically discusses the Islamic paradigm for coping with moments of grief. Thereafter the conclusions were drawn and some recommendations were offered.

KEYWORDS

Grieving, distress, stress management, coping strategies, Islam

Cite this paper

Sociology Study, October 2016, Vol. 6, No. 10, 663-675

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