Overview
- Expounds on the neuro-scientific and health benefits of worship
- Provides a humanistic psychological perspective of Islamic spiritual practices
- Appeals to researches followed by students and the layperson
Part of the book series: Studies in Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality (SNCS, volume 7)
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About this book
This is a rare piece of empirical research, which reveals the workings of a spiritual order, its leadership, as well as their approaches, methods and tools. It demonstrates how the seekers, who were partly drug addicts and HIV patients, and the general segment of this Order, have been able to positively transform themselves. A multidisciplinary approach enlightens the analysis and discussion by bringing together spirituality, psychology, neuroscience as well as organisational development, to produce a rich tapestry of first hand insights. This book provides an integrated approach to understanding the landscape of a spiritual order primarily using a mixed method and a holistic approach with a particular focus on Islam. Qualitative examples include interpretivistic phenomenological approaches and neuro-linguistic programming. The book highlights the positive impact of worship by providing practical guidance and suggestions on how to spiritually improve oneself. This dualistic approach generated a working model for spiritual leadership and self-development. The unsuspecting but important link of spirituality to the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) is highlighted and discussed, which needs to be factored into the global development narrative. The text is primarily for researchers, yet has a secondary use for students and general readership given the comprehensive review establishing a conceptual framework for worship and morality.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Safiullah,a Sri Lankan national, has worked for the United Nations, International NGOs and an International Multilateral Bank (Islamic Development Bank). He completed his last assignment as the Director of Programmes, King Abdul Aziz International Centre for Inter-Religious and Inter-Cultural Dialogue, Austria. Currently he is working as an international development consultant. He did his schooling at Royal College, Colombo and has completed two PhDs from the UK and Malaysia as well as got a Master’s degree from the University of Queensland, Australia and Post-Graduate Diploma from the University of London. He has written a book and several international journal articles on spirituality. He has worked in 25 countries covering Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Gulf/Middle-East. He is an adherent of and a mentor for meditative and contemplative practices having done Buddhist meditation, Yoga and is now a proponent of Islamic Meditation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Wellbeing and the Worshipper
Book Subtitle: Insights Into an Islamic Spiritual Order
Authors: Mohamed Safiullah Munsoor
Series Title: Studies in Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66131-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66130-4Published: 05 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66133-5Published: 05 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-66131-1Published: 04 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2211-8918
Series E-ISSN: 2211-8926
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 362
Number of Illustrations: 60 b/w illustrations
Topics: Spirituality, Islam, Sociology of Religion