The Ways of Treating Jealousy in the Eyes of Islam and Psychology

Jealousy is one of the common and serious problems in life and in social relations. Due to the importance of the problem of jealousy, religion has taken special care of it. There is no vice which has so much negative individual, social and spiritual consequences as jealousy. The harmful effects of jealousy to which in Islamic traditions and education have referred, show the necessity of taking actions for treating this illness. Due to the importance of this issue, this paper which uses a descriptive-analytical approach seeks to investigate the ways of treating jealousy in the light of Islam and psychology. Taking into account the causes, roots and grounds of jealousy, the most important findings of the research indicate that the proper procedure for treating jealousy involves strengthening faith, having a positive knowledge of one's features and abilities and correcting one’s attitudes by using practicable and efficient means.