The Nature of Heart Diseases and their Treatment in the Quran and Traditions

The word "heart", which in the Quranic worldview represents man’s identity and soul, is subject to some harms and diseases. These various diseases can be categorized in different dimensions including tendency, insight and action. Using the analytical- descriptive method, this paper studies heart diseases in terms of tendency, and recommends appropriate treatments from the perspective of the Quran. Investigating tendency-related heart problems in the Holy Quran leads to the conclusion that the main causes of these problems include separation from God and the neglect of the divine human-making personal and social commands that are reflected in the Holy Quran and the words of the Infallibles.