Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Payame Noor University, Qom Alternatively
10.22034/icwj.2026.593655.1054
Abstract
Contemporary psychology has produced an extensive body of research on re-silience and psychological well-being, yet this literature has rarely engaged classical Islamic sources of spiritual formation. This article offers a contempo-rary reading of Khwājah ʿAbd Allāh Anṣārī's Manāzil al-Sāʾirīn (d. 481/1089), a foundational text of practical Sufism structured as an ordered sequence of "stations" (manāzil) marking the wayfarer's inner transformation. Rather than treating the text as a purely devotional document, this study asks what re-sources it offers for understanding resilience, emotion regulation, and mean-ing-making in the face of adversity. Using a conceptual-mapping method that places the classical stations in dialogue with constructs from resilience psy-chology—cognitive reappraisal, distress tolerance, locus of control, and post-traumatic growth—the article argues that Anṣārī's schema constitutes an im-plicit model of psychological hardiness grounded in surrender (tawakkul), pa-tience (ṣabr), and meaning derived from transcendence. Particular attention is given to the station of ṣabr as an anticipation of contemporary resilience theo-ry, and to the advanced stations of love (maḥabbah) and subsistence (baqāʾ) as resources for meaning-making beyond hedonic well-being. The article con-cludes by considering applications and limits of this model for pastoral coun-seling and mental-health practice, cautioning against conflating spiritual sur-render with maladaptive passivity or "spiritual bypass." The study contributes to an emerging conversation between Islamic contemplative traditions and positive psychology.
Ebrahimi, M. (2024). The Necessity of Observing the Client's Best Interest in Agency from the Perspective of Shia Jurisprudence. (e250453). Islam and the Contemporary World, 2(2), e250453 https://doi.org/10.22034/icwj.2026.593655.1054
MLA
Ebrahimi, M. "The Necessity of Observing the Client's Best Interest in Agency from the Perspective of Shia Jurisprudence" .e250453 , Islam and the Contemporary World, 2, 2, 2024, e250453. doi: 10.22034/icwj.2026.593655.1054
HARVARD
Ebrahimi M. (2024). 'The Necessity of Observing the Client's Best Interest in Agency from the Perspective of Shia Jurisprudence', Islam and the Contemporary World, 2(2), e250453. doi: 10.22034/icwj.2026.593655.1054
CHICAGO
M. Ebrahimi, "The Necessity of Observing the Client's Best Interest in Agency from the Perspective of Shia Jurisprudence," Islam and the Contemporary World, 2 2 (2024): e250453, doi: 10.22034/icwj.2026.593655.1054
VANCOUVER
Ebrahimi M. The Necessity of Observing the Client's Best Interest in Agency from the Perspective of Shia Jurisprudence. ICW. 2024;2(2):e250453. doi: 10.22034/icwj.2026.593655.1054