The Position of Monotheistic Ethics in Spiritual Health and Its Impact on Physical Wellbeing According to Alawi Teachings
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 11 No. 3 (2025),
11 November 2025
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Page 117-133
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v11i3.47094
Abstract
Background and Objective: Recent studies have explored the influence of ethics on spiritual health. While these investigations have underscored a correlation between religion and ethics, limited attention has been devoted to the relationship between monotheistic ethics and spiritual wellbeing, and consequently, physical health. Accordingly, the present study seeks to examine the role of monotheistic ethics in spiritual health and its impact on physical health, based on Alawi teachings.
Methods: This research employs a descriptive-analytical approach grounded in Alawi teachings. In addition to utilizing Nahj ul-Balagha and narrations found in religious texts, library sources and scholarly articles relevant to the subject matter were incorporated. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Results: The findings indicate that, from the perspective of Amir al-Mu'minin (AS), monotheistic ethics profoundly influence inner human transformation and spiritual health. Moreover, monotheistic ethics, while significantly contributing to spiritual dimensions of health, play an essential role in numerous aspects of physical wellbeing.
Conclusion: Monotheistic ethics are rooted in human faith and belief. According to Amir al-Mu'minin (AS), such ethics affect both spiritual and physical health, contributing to reduced anxiety and the alleviation of physical disorders. By offering a comprehensive moral framework, monotheistic ethics guide individuals to transcend vices such as envy and resentment, and to cultivate virtues such as patience, piety, trust in God, giving others the benefit of the doubt or thinking well of others, foresight, and contentment. This moral orientation exerts direct and indirect influence on the harmonious functioning of bodily organs and systems, regulating their performance, reinforcing the immune system, preventing various diseases -including gastric ulcers- and promoting cardiovascular health and the reduction of hypertension.
- Alawi teachings
- Monotheistic ethics
- Physical health
- Spiritual health
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