Islamic Care and Counseling

el‐Aswad, el‐Sayed

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“…The seen and unseen worlds entail two distinct, but interrelated kinds of knowledge. One is associated with the knowledge of this world or everyday observation and directly related to common sense and mundane activities concerning what is material or measurable; the other, with the knowledge of the spiritual, mystic, and inner esoteric realm ( bāṭin ) or unseen world (el‐Aswad, 2017, 2019b). Although body and soul speak two languages, which are different and inaudible to each other, “the body opens up to the soul a window to the world through the five sensory organs … The inner sense alone is able to hear and comprehend them both, also having the role of translating one into the other” (Couliano, 1987, 5).…”

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The invisible other: Rituals and Egyptian perception of the unknowable

el‐Aswad

2023

Anthropol of Consciousness

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This paper is positioned within broader scholarly debates about ritual‐religious and psychological elements underlying the phenomenon of altered states of mind in Egyptian Muslim contexts. This research examines the intricate relationships between ritual, consciousness, and the unseen/unknowable world reflected in the imagination and practices of urban and rural communities belonging administratively to the city of Tanta in Egypt. This comparative study proposes that the image of the embodied invisible Other, in both benevolent and malevolent forms, impacts the state of consciousness of persons participating in two different rituals, the zikr (remembrance of God) and the zār (the exorcism of spirits). This inquiry concentrates on the transformation of the states of people's consciousness, namely the majzūb (those mystically attracted to God) and the malbūs (those possessed by spirits), through embodied engagement with the invisible Other that is made visible through participation in the ritual performances of the zikr and/or the zār. Rituals performed by Egyptians, particularly those who experience altered states of consciousness, display both a psychic (emotional) experience and an encounter with the invisible Other that may be depicted as divine or otherwise non‐divine. Each case of the zikr ritual and zār cult relates to its participants' perception of reality.

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The invisible other: Rituals and Egyptian perception of the unknowable

el‐Aswad

2023

Anthropol of Consciousness

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The Islamic Guidance in Counselling: An Overview

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S.M.M.

2021

JARJ

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Counselling is a professional process that provides guidance for human beings to face various psychological problems successfully. Islam provides guidance for all aspects of human life and provides various guidelines for dealing with psychological challenges. Hence, the study was conducted to identify the theory and practical Islamic guidelines on counselling. Based on the earlier literature, the information on counselling in the Islamic basic sources, the al- Qur’an and al-Hadith along with research articles, books, web articles were reviewed, and the results were presented in the descriptive method. The main finding of this study is that Islam has provided practical guidelines for overcoming psychological problems successfully. This article would be helpful for understanding the value and the importance of Islamic counselling.

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Islamic Care and Counseling

Cited by 2 publications

References 6 publications

The invisible other: Rituals and Egyptian perception of the unknowable

The invisible other: Rituals and Egyptian perception of the unknowable

The Islamic Guidance in Counselling: An Overview

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