Abstract

Background and Objective: Death, as a revitalizing experience, can play a significant role in the path to human spiritual health and the idea of anthropology, but the fear of death, which is sometimes taken to extremes, can make the achievements of this religious experience less effective or ineffective. Therefore, in the present study, an attempt was made to introduce death as a religious experience and a solution to avoid fear and panic towards it, and examine its developmental effects on spiritual health intended by Islam.

Methods: The current research is of library and descriptive-analytical type. First, the definitions whose content seemed necessary as the background of the research were proposed and the main research was conducted in several stages in the way of finding the right answer to the main research question. That is, first, death was introduced as one of the stages of life and it was represented in the form of a religious experience, and in the next stage, the reasons for the fear of death in relation to spiritual health were identified. Finally, the developmental effects and benefits of thinking about this religious experience were investigated. The authors of the article reported no conflict of interest.

Results: Based on the results of the present study, death was recognized as a religious experience. The causes of fear of death are ignorance of the truth of death, sin, wrongdoings, and attachment to the world and its manifestations. The decline of neglect and the reduction of lusts, the consolation of worldly pains, the full productivity of life, the longing for the hereafter, and the attainment of otherworldly values and authorities, reluctance toward the world, the cleansing of sins are among the effects and benefits of thinking about death; the role of each of these factors in spiritual health can be considered in the future studies.

Conclusion: The religious experience of death with its Islamic background in the direction of anthropology and theology is not to be feared, but causes the growth and development of man and guides the modern man toward their origin, and from the point of view of Islam, this is the greatest achievement of death in providing the spiritual health of man. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the causes of fear and avoid them. On the other hand, paying attention to the benefits of research about death guarantees spiritual health.