An analysis of some mental states in the process of implementing religious rulings from the perspective of the Quran and psychology

Obsession, habit, and fear are among the psychological states that are not far from the possibility of occurring in the behavior of some people who are obligated to follow religious laws. In the present study, an analytical and partly comparative method has been used to examine the causes, effects, and consequences of those states based on the verses of the Quran and psychological findings. The results of the discussion show that the Quran has indirectly explained the issue by clarifying the facilitation and ease in practicing religious laws and negating any hardship, difficulty, and burden beyond one's ability. Later, Muslim commentators and jurists tried to explain and expand only that aspect of divine facilitation by establishing the principles of rational practice. However, it is possible to infer from the content and implications of the Quran factors such as ignorance (lack of sufficient knowledge), negligence, weakness of will, following suspicion and incomplete perceptions, and feeling guilty in the formation of the aforementioned states. In contrast, some psychologists specifically analyzed and dissected the behavior of people suffering from obsessions, fears, anxiety, and habits in terms of the influence of environmental and genetic factors and the hormonal and neural structure of the brain, which overall provided a more different explanation. However, given that humans are affected by various factors and conditions in both internal and external areas, it is possible to find commonalities between the Quranic implications and psychological findings.

An analysis of some mental states in the process of implementing religious rulings from the perspective of the Quran and psychology Keywords:

Obsession , habit , fear , Holy Quran