Belief in Charity Giving (Sadqa) and its Role in Healing: Results of a Survey Conducted at a Teaching Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

This study highlights the importance of the patients' attachment to charity giving and expectation that it will lead to recovery from illness. Future research in this area should be qualitative rather than quantitative to explore more about beliefs, attitude and behavior of the individuals. It is recommended that health care professionals should consider and also respect patients' and relatives beliefs about sadqa and charity; clashing with their beliefs during provision of medial care should be avoided.

The effect of brief mindfulness‐based intervention on patient satisfaction and loyalty after waiting

“…In this context, the present work associates mindfulness with waiting time. We highlight that customer satisfaction and loyalty are inversely proportional to waiting time (Hui & Tse, 1996;Law et al, 2004;Pruyn & Smidts, 1998), the use of distractions reduces the perception of the waiting time (Bailey & Areni, 2006;Qidwai et al, 2003;van Hagen et al, 2009), and emotions evoked during the consumer experience are significant predictors of satisfaction and willingness to spread positive word of mouth (henceforth WOM) (Anderson, 1998;White, 2010).…”

“…The “psychology of waiting” approach focuses on patient distraction and patients' psychological response to waiting. For example, Qidwai et al (2003) found that listening to music was cited as one of the ways to reduce the perception of waiting time. Bailey and Areni (2006) found that idle consumers who listened to familiar (versus unfamiliar) music judged the waiting time to be shorter.…”

“…Study 3 introduces intervention through audios, since they are often used in waiting time scenarios and are a more manageable tool for companies (Bailey & Areni, 2006; Qidwai et al, 2003). This study juxtaposes mindfulness with music—which has been found as an effective way to reduce waiting time perception (Qidwai et al, 2003)—and with an infotainment (a podcast about health). We chose the podcast because patients engage with health information (infotainment) in waiting rooms (Penry Williams et al, 2019).…”

Sadaqah Financial Management and Accounting Practices in a Community

“…109). In general, sadaqah refers to charity that is intended solely for the pleasure of Allah SWT, The Creator (Qidwai et al, 2010). This act of philanthropy has become an integral part of Muslims.…”

Religious and Health Benefits of Salah/Prayer

“…A study by Qidwai et al (2009) conducted in 2008 represented majority of the respondents (95.8%) believed -prayers can heal, 75.3%) of them believed that prayers could curtail the duration of disease, and 49% believed that illness does not prolong by prayers. It is equally important to realize that 160 (40%) participants believed that prayers could prolong life.…”