Islam's Point of View on Difficult Conditions Such as the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Facing with difficult conditions such as corona pandemic has several complications. One of the ways to overcome this crisis is to seek help from religious beliefs. Therefore, in the present study, by reviewing religious sources, Islamic views and instructions to overcome these conditions were extracted.

The present study is a qualitative content analysis performed by Granheim and Landman method. For this purpose, the Qur'an and the hadiths have been used to extract the views of Islam.

Based on the initial analysis, the results obtained from the analysis of verses and hadiths were divided into two categories: individual and interpersonal. 11 subcategory and 73 codes formed the individual class and 6 subcategory and 30 codes formed the interpersonal category. After analyzing the verses and hadiths, a set of Islamic teachings were emerged, some of them are dedicated to difficult situations and some of which are general advices that help a Muslim in difficult situations and cause him to experience more peace of mind and inner calm.

The teachings of Islam will help Muslims to overcome difficult circumstances such as the Corona epidemic. The Muslim person overcomes these conditions better by using teachings such as prayer, remembering God, patience, submission to the will of God and satisfaction with it, and with advice such as generosity, paying attention to orphans, and caring for patients and people in distress, help other people in the community to better cope with these conditions in solidarity.