THE CONCEPT OF MINDFULNESS IN ISLAM

Abstract

Mindfulness practices have beneficial effects on physical as well as mental health. However, the concept of mindfulness from the Islamic perspective is not widely discussed. This paper explores the concept of mindfulness from the Islamic point of view focussing on the mental health issue and described the promising benefits of the concept of mindfulness practiced integrated with Islamic values especially for mental health. There is limited research on the effects of mindfulness practices integrated with Islamic values for individuals with mental health issues due to the limitation of the relevant studies. This paper recommended for further study to establish the concept of mindfulness according to Islamic values by conducting more qualitative and quantitative studies.