سیدغدیر هاشمی کاشانی

 In recent decades and after the realization of the Islamic revolution in Iran, various discussions about the world revolution of Imam Mahdi (PBUH) have started in scientific circles and among intellectuals, and many researches have been carried out in this field, and even research centers and publications have been established. It has been published in this field and it has been discussed on issues such as investigating the reasons for the absence of Imam (PBUH), creating the context for the appearance, signs of the appearance, why despair of the appearance and the role of people in hastening the appearance. In this research, the word "emergence" and the traditions related to it have been investigated, and then the effect of "emergence" in providing personal and social health has been discussed.

 This is a library-based study conducted using a descriptive-analytical method. Using dictionaries, examining Quranic verses and hadiths, as well as searching on databases such as Magiran and Noormagz, the present study attempts to find out the different meanings of the word ‘Zohour’ (appearance), its derivatives and practical uses, and examine its meanings in the words of God (i.e., the Quran). The authors reported no conflict of interest.

 The word ‘zohour’ (appearance) and its derivatives are used in several meanings such as revealing and overcoming, and this word has been used in the Qur'an to refer to the victory of Islam and its victory over other religions. The Prophet (PBUH) used this word for the first time on the subject of Mahdism. In addition, verses and narrations point to the fact that one of the purposes of the appearance is religious revival and revival of forgotten traditions. In the interpretation of others, renewal and revitalization is for individuals and society to reach good health and to move away from corruption and destruction, which will provide the ground for personal and social health.

 The purpose of the appearance of Imam Mahdi (PBUH) is to eradicate oppression and corruption and to realize justice at the global level. In this way, the ground will be prepared for the development and perfection of all human beings and personal and social health will be realized.

It is now accepted that morality affects spiritual health, as also confirmed in the Quran and narrations. Most researchers, domestic or international, have acknowledged this and written on this issue, though some do not agree. The purpose of the present study was to explain the effect of morality on spiritual health from the perspective of the Quran and the narrations.

This is a descriptive correlational study carried out using the Quranic verses and narrations from Imams (peace be upon them). In writing the present article, besides using the mentioned sources, the databases were searched and the studies that were in line with the present study were identified and analyzed. The authors reported no conflict of interests.

In the Quran and narrations, a special attention has been paid to morality and morality comes next after belief teachings in terms of importance. From the perspective of Islamic teachings, morality affects mental health in different ways. At the individual level, the strife to practice virtues and avoid moral vices, as against the Western scholars’ view, brings true individual peacefulness. Socially, morality leads to increased security and peacefulness and reduces social harms. Making correct use of divine blessings and helping the vulnerable groups, economic morality not only increases individual physical and spiritual health but prepares the ground for social health in terms of eliminating the social and economic harms caused by poverty.

Appropriate promotion of morality and moral teachings can be used as the best strategy to reduce the mental disorders and minimize the social crimes in order to ensure individual and social spiritual health.

The term ‘hope’ means wishes and expectations (1). Technically, it means believing in the positive outcome of events and conditions or affinity for obtaining the desired result in the future (2). The term ‘Salamah’ (meaning health) comes from Arabic and in its original sense it refers to a person who is immune to snake bite (3) or a strong tree that is immune to snake bite or a hard stone with no break or crack on it (4).