Stress Alleviation – Benefitting From The Twenty-Fifth Flash of Saʿīd Nursī’s Lem’alar

Authors

  • Che Amnah Bahari

Keywords:

Stress, coping, mechanism, remedies, religious practices

Abstract

Stress refers to the responses of one’s body, be they changes that are neurological or physiological as he adjusts to a new situation. Once there happen some obstacles in life such as a terrible disaster that costs the life of his close relatives or colleagues heading to well-being complexities and financial difficulties, one's body will make some adjustments to fit in the new situation. The effect of the stressor placed upon an individual varies on how the individual views the pressure. If the said individual views the incident in a constructive manner, sees it as a challenge in life and deals with it positively, it disappears in no time. On the contrary, if an individual could not cope well with the challenge, it may create a tremendous emotional disturbance. Hence, the significance of reorienting oneself from the disturbance is to be mindful of stress, stressor and coping mechanism. Our great scholar Saՙīd Nursī has written a great deal in coping with stress, particularly in his Lem’alar (flashes). This paper intends to study Nursī’s Twenty-fifth Flash, his twenty-five sets of remedies and their relevancy in coping with stress. It also assesses his 25 remedies, stories, Qur’ānic citation and his religious practices in life. The relevancy and benefits of Nursī’s worldview to an individual's coping mechanism of stress in daily life are emphasized in this paper. 

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Published

2020-11-30

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Bahari, C. A. (2020). Stress Alleviation – Benefitting From The Twenty-Fifth Flash of Saʿīd Nursī’s Lem’alar. AL-ITQAN: JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC SCIENCES AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES, (2), 31–55. Retrieved from https://journals.iium.edu.my/al-itqan/index.php/al-itqan/article/view/169