نشریه اسلام و سلامت
سال هشتم شماره 1 (پیاپی 17، بهار و تابستان 1402)

Commentators and researchers have always discussed the various effects of the Qur’an on human behavior and the influence of Shakelah in this regard. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Shakelah on people’s individual and social behavior and to find out how people encounter the verses of the Holy Qur’an.

This research was conducted to evaluate the meaning and interpretations of Shakelah, Fitra, Nature, Intention, Will and Discretion in the Qur’an, and the relationship between the aforementioned concepts and people’s individual and social orientations based on authentic references such as Tafsir Al-Mizan, Tafsir Noor Al-Ahsan and Tafsir Ahsan Al-Hadith, some articles of the Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Treasure of Qom Seminary, Quarterly Journal of Islamic Economics and articles of the Bank of Humanities and Islamic Sciences.

In general, there are behavioral contexts in every human being in the form of a set of abilities. The purpose of the creation system, however, is to lead man by his own free will into the divine sphere. However, the human personality plays an important role on this path.

The choice between right and wrong behavior is within the limits of one's power and discretion and depends on the person’s Shakelah. In the meantime, the Holy Qur’an is a guide and a source of healing for the hearts of the pious and a source of harm for the oppressors.

According to Islamic standards, hijab and chastity are one of the most important religious pillars, which have been mentioned several times in the Holy Qur'an and have also been mentioned many times in the Hadith of the Innocents. The study of historical sources has shown that the issue of hijab is not new and that women have chosen a veil for themselves in the past. The hijab is not chosen for restriction, but for the spiritual-psychological and social security of man. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of hijab and chastity in the spiritual security of men and women.

In the present review study, 24 articles from electronic databases or search engines such as PubMed, Google Scholar, and SID were reviewed.

The results of the current study indicated that wearing the hijab creates a sense of security around them while dealing with refinement and self-cultivation, and on the other hand, paves the way for more presence in the community by increasing social security. Keeping hijab for both men and women develops the personality, makes the individual valuable, and creates spiritual-psychological security, perfectionism, and ultimately the strength of the family.

Considering the effect of hijab on interpersonal relations, it is obligatory for men and women to observe and maintain hijab and chastity to increase the level of spiritual-psychological security, social security, and strengthening of family foundations.

The human propensity for religion is as old as the history of mankind. Thus, spiritual beliefs are of great importance in a person’s life and the Holy Qur'an, the last book sent by God to guide mankind, pays great attention to this issue. Empirical studies confirm the consistency of findings on the relationship between religiosity and depression. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between religiosity and depression in postpartum women.

The population of this descriptive cross-sectional analytical study was women who gave birth in 2021 at Ibn Sina Hospital in Nurabad City, Delfan County. This study used the Religious Attitudes Questionnaire (Serajzadeh, 2013) and Beck Depression Inventory (1961), which included 30 and 21 questions, respectively. For sampling, 341 questionnaires were collected from women in the midwifery department of Ibn Sina Hospital.

The value of the standardized regression coefficient (B) in this model was 0.645, indicating that the correlation between the independent and dependent variables is adequate. The coefficient of determination (R2) or the square of the multiple correlation coefficients was 0.416, representing that 41.6% of the variance of the dependent variable (depression) is explained by the independent variables (religiosity and its components).

The present study has shown that there is a close relationship between religiosity and postpartum depression in women. Therefore, it seems that religiosity can lead to an improvement in the mental health of postpartum women.

According to the verses and narrations, silence is one of the basic techniques to overcome anxiety and achieve peace. The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of the influence of silence in achieving peace.

This study was conducted using the method of gathering information, analyzing and comparing opinions. In this context, the discussions are mainly based on Qur’anic and narrative sources, on the basis of which the role of silence technique in eliminating anxiety factors should be analyzed using content analysis. Moreover, the current study examined the verses and narratives and then discussed the role of such a technique in achieving peace, so that in a final step, the three domains of the technique of silence and its role in learning peace were clarified.

Many anxieties and disorders are the result of multiple communications with the outside world. The technique of silence can control this disconnected communication and create the prerequisites for peace. In addition to its negative role, the silence technique has a positive role and can achieve true peace by leading man to his inner self and connecting him to God through the path of worship. The three domains of the technique of silence are placed before things as sins, useless things, and useful things.

Based on verses and narratives, silence can eliminate anxiety and restlessness by eliminating external factors; it also plays an important role in achieving inner peace.

Considering the growing number of elderly people, the prevalence of emotional and psychological problems among them, and the lack of specialized services for the elderly, attention to spirituality and faith in dealing with these conditions and adherence to religious teachings in relation to the care and support of the elderly can be effective in reducing these problems. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the teachings of Islam and recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the health of the elderly.

In this narrative review study, Persian and English articles were searched without time limit in international databases such as Web of Science, ScienceDirect, PubMed and Google Scholar. English keywords including Islamic Health, Aging Population, Mental Health, and Elderly Health were used individually and combined and the corresponding Persian keywords in Persian information databases such as SID, Irandoc and Magiran. In the end, 23 articles were included in the study.

The teachings of Islam include recommendations on the role of the family in caring for the elderly, the duty of society towards the elderly, the duty of government towards the elderly, the education and empowerment of the elderly, and honoring and respecting the elderly in all aspects of the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of the elderly, which are also included in the WHO's guidelines on the care of the elderly.

What can be derived from the teachings of Islam is the emphasis on the dignity of the elderly in Islam and the attention to the material and spiritual needs of this group. It is suggested that, in accordance with the WHO's guidelines, consideration of the teachings of Islam in the form of the spiritual health dimension in the pillars of primary health care should be a priority in the health and treatment system of Islamic countries.

Iran's medical history has a brilliant history. This brilliance can also be seen in the advancement of medical knowledge in Islamic civilization. The aim of this study was to investigate the life and scientific works of the physicians of Tabaristan in the Islamic period of Iran.

This research was analyzed by a descriptive-analytical method using the keywords of Tabaristan physicians, medical history of Tabaristan, Mazandaran, and Persian medicine. Data collection was done using library sources, historical documents, and databases.

Tabaristan is a part of the geography of Iran, which with the advent of Islam, became the cradle of healers who, by lasting works, caused the dynamism of Islamic medicine. During the era of Islamic Iran, famous physicians such as Ali Ibn Rabban Tabari, Seyed Ismaeil Jorjani, Abul Hassan Tabari, Abu Sahl Masihi, and Ibn Hindu Tabaristani lived and practiced medicine in different parts of Tabaristan. By writing Ferdows al-Hikma fi al-Tibb, Zakhirah Kharazmshahi, Al-Mualijat al-Boqaratiyah, Al-Miat fi al-Tibb, and Meftah al-Tibb va Menhaj al-Tollab, they have made a significant contribution to the prosperity of medical knowledge in Iran and Islamic civilization.

Tabaristan thinkers have been pioneers in authoring and compiling many specialized fields of medical knowledge such as ophthalmology and pediatrics. This is important, on the one hand, a document of the influence of Tabaristan scientists in the flourishing of Iran's medical history, and on the other hand, a document of the identity of this ancient land. It is hoped that this research can introduce the real face of Tabaristan medicine and the role of its physicians in the advancement of Iranian medical knowledge to today's generation.