Relation Between Cognition and Emotion in Quran and Psychology

The relationship between cognition and emotion is a topic that has drawn psychologists’ attention throughout the history of psychology. While earlier theories emphasized the distinction between these two areas, new theories have presented wide range of evidence affirming the close relationship between them. The purpose of this study is to review the relationship between cognition and emotion in Quran and Psychology. The main question of this study is on the existence of relation between cognition and emotion and it goes. Using the analytical-descriptive, this research investigated the text of Quran and psychological texts. Based on the results achieved from the psychological studies, feelings and emotions such as grief, happiness, anger and anxiety can affect understanding, judgment, reasoning, attention, memory and decision making of individuals. On the other hand, an individual’s evaluation of environmental stimuli can determine the type, intensity and permanence of emotion. Based on the view of the Quran, cognition and emotion have mutual and casual relationship with one another and determine the orientation of behavior. This finding conforms to the new scientific findings on the relationship between cognition and emotion. Implications derived from the results have been discussed in the interpretation of the Quran verses related to the two issues of self-scrutiny and religious upbringing.