Islam and disaster management in contemporary times: a psycho-socio-spiritual response

Fahm, AbdulGafar Olawale

doi:10.1080/15426432.2019.1632246

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“…Ghafory-Ashtiany ( 2009) points out that without constant struggle, hard work and belief, one cannot hope to achieve perfection and get goodwill from God. The same thing was also pointed out by Fahm (2019) as trusting in God only without preparation is regarded as fatalism.…”

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“…However, humans can still try and pray to avoid disasters that result in death (Ghafory-Ashtiany 2009). However, in the context of a disaster, trust in God without preparedness is considered fatalism (Fahm 2019). Before a disaster occurs, the community must improve preparedness, such as preparing emergency plans, attending workshoprelated disaster preparedness, practicing drill disaster preparedness and preparing emergency kits.…”

Section: Islamic Perspectives In Disaster Risk Reductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Islamic perspectives in disaster: An alternative to changing fatalistic attitudes

Aksa¹

2020

Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

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Misunderstandings towards the teachings of Islam increases the fatalistic attitude towards disaster. Fatalistic attitude causes them to ignore measures to reduce the disaster risk. A new approach is needed to change the fatalistic attitude that afflicts most Muslim countries. This article aims to provide an overview of the view of Islam on disasters and the Islamic perspectives on disaster risk reduction. The findings from this literature review reveal that Islamic discourses view disaster as a test from God. There is not a single verse in the Qur’an and the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad who order humans to be fatalistic in their understanding of disasters. On the contrary, Islamic teachings actually give significant attention to the people to use knowledge in disaster risk reduction. This article offers three Islamic principles that can be used in disaster risk reduction, namely Al-Ilmu (knowledge), Ikhtiar (effort) and Tawakkul (trust in God). The concept is expected to fill the limitations of the literature that examines the positive impact of Islamic teachings on disaster risk reduction.

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Islamic perspectives in disaster: An alternative to changing fatalistic attitudes

Aksa¹

2020

Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

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“…If the victims of disasters feel that they are abandoned and punished by God, long-term psychological consequences and suicide attempts will increase after the disasters (Stratta et al, 2012 ). A study on Muslims and their psycho-social-spiritual responses during disasters indicated that trust in God and appreciating Him for blessings improved resilience and accelerated the recovery of victims (Fahm, 2019 ).…”

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Factors Challenging the Spiritual Rehabilitation of Iranian Men Affected by Natural Disasters: A Qualitative Study

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Spiritual health is one important dimension of human health. Natural disasters, however, can adversely affect human spiritual health. One of the undeniable requirements of disaster management is the spiritual rehabilitation of victims to help them recover to their pre-disaster health conditions. This study aimed to explore the factors challenging the spiritual rehabilitation of Iranian men suffering from natural disasters based on the experiences of key informants. The participants were 19 spiritual health experts in post-disaster spiritual rehabilitation. Participants were selected using a purposive sampling method until data saturation was reached. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Granheim and Lundman (2004) content analysis method. The factors challenging men’s spiritual rehabilitation were classified into 6 main categories and 16 subcategories. The extracted categories included (i) correcting victims’ perspectives, (ii) describing God’s characteristics, (iii) seeking help from God, (iv) strengthening spiritual beliefs, (v) psychological factors, and (vi) tranquility factors. Our findings identified the important factors challenging the spiritual rehabilitation of the men victimized by natural disasters, which needed to be considered by responsible organizations and health sectors. Particularly, the organizations in charge of disaster management should take necessary measures and plans during the post-disaster phase to restore people’s spiritual health. Spiritual health, currently a neglected dimension of health, should be considered people’s in parallel with physical, psychological, and social health dimensions. Our results can be helpful in developing action plans for delivering a comprehensive spiritual rehabilitation service, which would help to lead to the full rehabilitation of victims after natural disasters.

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“…The question arises, how the framework works on the halal tourism? Muslims have been taught Islamic teachings since childhood including when preparing for facing the disasters and crises (Fahm, 2019). The findings of Sun et al (2018) show that religious attributes can maintain the emotional stability of disaster victims.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, according to Wang and Ritchie (2010), individual psychological factors can influence the crisis planning behavior. In this paper, we provide a strategy in evaluating the crisis management, namely, Islamic trauma healing, while Fahm (2019) calls it “psycho-socio-spiritual.” In addition to psychological factors that shape social resilience, the role of ustadz as leaders can help encourage the disaster victims (Joakim and White, 2015). al-istikhlaf is Islamic teaching that shapes a Muslim to become a leader (Ramli et al , 2014a).…”

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Crisis and disaster management for halal tourism: a systematic review

Sofyan

Abror

Putra

et al. 2021

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Purpose This paper aims to provide a primary contribution to the halal tourism industry by presenting a crisis and disaster management framework based on Islamic teachings. Design/methodology/approach To develop the framework, a systematic review was conducted using the grounded theory step as an analytical framework through tracing papers from 2000 to 2020. The first step was to carry out an open coding by collecting extracted concepts and categories. Furthermore, axial coding was carried out to connect among the categories. Selective coding was conducted to all identified categories, and they were then integrated to develop a framework. The results obtained are three selected coding, eight axial coding and 55 open coding. Findings The result indicates that Islam teaches much principles, behavioral responses and psychological responses to crises and disasters. However, it is not neatly arranged in a modern crisis and disaster management concept. In addition, the advantage for halal tourism is that Muslims make Islamic teachings the foundation of social and community resilience in the face of disasters. Research limitations/implications The research findings also provide the knowledge to the tourism planners and academicians in overcoming the crises and disasters. Originality/value This paper provides a crisis and disaster management framework with additional decision-making concepts using a maqasid matrix.

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Islam and disaster management in contemporary times: a psycho-socio-spiritual response

Cited by 10 publications

References 34 publications

Islamic perspectives in disaster: An alternative to changing fatalistic attitudes

Islamic perspectives in disaster: An alternative to changing fatalistic attitudes

Factors Challenging the Spiritual Rehabilitation of Iranian Men Affected by Natural Disasters: A Qualitative Study

Crisis and disaster management for halal tourism: a systematic review

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