"What does Islam say about mental health?"
Islam has always had a holistic understanding of human wellbeing, 1400 years before modern psychology. The Quran describes the nafs (soul/self) in multiple states: nafs al-ammarah (the commanding self that pulls toward ego), nafs al-lawwamah (the self-reproaching conscience), and nafs al-mutma'innah (the soul at peace, 89:27). Islamic mental health is the journey from the first to the third.
The soul/self, the seat of consciousness, emotion, and will in Islamic psychology
The heart, the spiritual organ that receives iman or becomes diseased by sins
Complete trust in Allah, the antidote to anxiety about the future
Active patience, the response to pain that earns unlimited divine reward
Repentance, the cleansing act that removes the spiritual weight of guilt
Gratitude, the habit that rewires perception and multiplies blessings
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