Foundations of Islamic Psychology

G. Hussein Rassool, Mugheera M. Luqman
Paperback, 260 pages
9781032005461

From Classical Scholars to Contemporary Thinkers

This work examines the history of Islamic psychology from the Islamic Golden age through the early 21st century, giving a thorough look into Islamic psychology’s origins, Islamic philosophy and theology, and key developments in Islamic psychology.

In tracing psychology from its origins in early civilisations, ancient philosophy, and religions to the modern discipline of psychology, this book integrates overarching psychological principles and ideas that have shaped the global history of Islamic psychology. It examines the legacy of psychology from an Islamic perspective, looking at the contributions of early Islamic classical scholars and contemporary psychologists, and to introduce how the history of Islamic philosophy and sciences has contributed to the development of classical and modern Islamic psychology from its founding to the present. With each chapter covering a key thinker or moment, and also covering the globalisation of psychology, the Islāmisation of knowledge, and the decolonisation of psychology, the work critically evaluates the effects of the globalisation of psychology and its lasting impact on indigenous culture.

This book aims to engage and inspire students taking undergraduate and graduate courses on Islamic psychology, to recognise the power of history in the academic studies of Islamic psychology, to connect history to the present and the future, and to think critically. It is also ideal reading for researchers and those undertaking continuing professional development in Islamic psychology, psychotherapy, and counselling.

Contents:

Section I: Foundation & Revival of Islamic Psychology 
1. Foundation of Islāmic Psychology: The "Dodo Bird" Revival
2. The Golden Age of Islām
3. Islāmisation of Knowledge in the Evolution of Islāmic Psychology

Section II: Classical Scholars: Philosophers, Physicians, and Theologians
4. Abu Yusuf Yaqub Ibn Ishaq Al-Kindī
5. Ibn Miskawayh, Ibn Rushd, and Al-Fārābī
6. Abū Bakr Mohamed Ibn Zakariya Al-Rāzī
7. Abu Zayd Ahmed Ibn Sahl Al-Balkhī
8. Abu Ali Al-Husayn Ibn Abdullah Ibn Sīnā
9. Abu Ḥāmid Muḥammad Al-Ghazâlî
10. Ibn Taymīyah al-Ḥarrānī
11. Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawzīyah
12. Ar-Rāghib Al-Aṣbahānī
13. Jamāl al-Dīn Abū al-Faraj ‘Abd al-Raḥmān Ibn Al-Jawzī
14. Ibn Khaldūn Al-Ḥaḍramī
15. Ibn Rajab Al-Ḥanbalī

Section III: 19-21st Century Scholars, Academics, and Clinicians
16. Allāmah Muhammad Iqbāl (Pakistan)
17. Malik Badri on His Contributions to the Revival of Islāmic Psychology (Sudan)
18. Amber Haque (US/India)
19. Abdur Rasjid Skinner (UK)
20. Akhbar Husain (India)
21. Rania Awaad (Egypt/US)
22. Muhammad Tahir Khalily (Pakistan)
23. Suleyman Derin (Turkey)
24. Hamid Rafiei-Honar (Iran)
25. Saleh Bin Ibrahim Al-Sanie (Saudi Arabia)
26. Pavlova Olga Sergeevna (Russia)
27. G. Hussein Rassool (Mauritius/UK)

Section IV: Epilogue
28. Shifting the Paradigm: Decolonising Psychology Knowledge
29. Islāmic Psychology: Promising Past and Challenging Future