THE INTERACTION PATTERNS BETWEEN THERAPISTS AND PATIENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF THIBBUN NABAWI

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the interaction patterns between therapists and patients in the treatment of thibbun nabawi in the Thibbun Nabawi Centre (TNC) Babussalam through a qualitative approach. Thibbun nabawi is a method of treatment that is sourced from the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad. This type of treatment is popular in Indonesia with the people majority are Muslim. Religion strongly influences its adherents in defining life, death, health, and disease, as well as the healing patterns of disease. The pattern of communication in the treatment of thibbun nabawi in TNC Babussalam has been running circularly following the Sunnah that recommended the treatment method with direct two-way interaction between therapist and patient with positive spiritual suggestions that lead to the healing of the disease. in the process of treatment, the therapist must also pay attention to aspects of the environment and mental condition of the patient because the disease is not always from biological factors.