Components of Mental Health in Sahifa al-Sajjadieh and Its Relationship with the Views of Psychologists
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 12 No. 2 (1405),
4 July 2026
,
Page 90-103
Abstract
Background and Objective: Most scientific studies on the relationship between religion and mental health have focused on understanding the views of religious leaders or texts. Some of these studies are interdisciplinary and emphasize the perspective of Sahifa al-Sajjadiyah. This article examines the views of Imam Sajjad (AS) regarding the virtuous life (Hayat Tayyebah) and compares it with the views of psychologists on mental health, in order to contribute to a better and deeper understanding of the Islamic perspective on mental health and to deepen the harmony between science and religion.
Methods: The research was conducted with a qualitative approach using content analysis method. First, the views of prominent psychologists on mental health were examined and their desired components were extracted. Then, the statements of Imam Sajjad (AS) about the virtuous life and other topics related to mental health from Sahifa al-Sajjadiyah and other reliable sources were extracted and categorized, and the components desired by the Imam were compared with the components considered by psychologists to determine the relationship between the religious approach and the psychologists' approach and the degree of overlap between their definitions. The authors reported no conflicts of interest.
Results: The results showed that the concepts and guidelines of Sahifa al-Sajjadiyah in the field of mental health, despite a significant overlap with the components considered by psychologists, such as emotional balance, desirable relationships, life satisfaction, self-actualization, purposefulness, meaningfulness of life, and resilience, also have differences with them, the most important of which is the approach of these two groups toward humans. The approach of Sahifa al-Sajjadiyah is God-centered, and the main approach of psychologists is human-centered. The research findings show that Sahifa al-Sajjadiyah can be a rich and valuable basis for extracting and explaining Islamic teachings in the field of mental health.
Conclusion: The teachings of Imam Sajjad (AS) provide a transcendent lifestyle that, in addition to ensuring otherworldly happiness, offers the components of a healthy, God-centered worldly life that, in addition to including and overlapping with most of the components considered by psychologists, also considers the divine dimensions and spiritual transcendence of human beings.
- Sahifeh al-Sajjadieh
- Mental health
- Psychology
- Resilience
- Meaningfulness of life
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