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Shahmoradi Feridouni M M, ramyar F. Analysis of the Hope-Inspiring Structure in Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā and Its Potential for Islamic Psychotherapeutic Interventions. JRH 2026; 14 (1)
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URL: http://jrh.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-1260-en.html
Ph.D. Student, Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
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Background and Objectives: Spiritual depression and the experience of perceived abandonment by God constitute one of the most critical psychological-existential crises in the contemporary world. The Qur’an, particularly Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā, with its hopeful, future-oriented, and meaning-generating message, offers a unique capacity for psychological reconstruction and the treatment of depression. This study aimed to analyze the hope-inspiring structure of Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā and to examine its potential in Islamic psychotherapeutic interventions.
Materials and Methods: This study employed a qualitative content analysis approach. The text of Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā was selected as the unit of analysis, and its themes were systematically coded and categorized within the framework of Snyder's Hope Theory and Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy. To enhance precision, methods of sacred text analysis and a hermeneutical-semantic approach were applied, thereby creating a bridge between Qur’anic teachings and theories in the psychology of religion.
Results: Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā presents a four-stage structure in the process of instilling hope: dispelling the sense of abandonment ("Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor has He despised you"), envisioning a brighter future ("And surely the Hereafter will be better for you than the present"), recalling divine support in the past ("Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter..."), and offering socially ethical, hope-generating recommendations ("So do not oppress the orphan..."). These stages align with the components of Hope Psychology (agency and pathways) and Logotherapy (discovering meaning in suffering). Moreover, the rhythmic and phonetic qualities of the verses, symbolic contrasts, and the tripartite order of the surah reinforce its literary–rhetorical dimensions of hope.
Conclusion: Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā provides a comprehensive and systematic model for Islamic psychotherapy that integrates the cognitive, semantic, and behavioral dimensions of hope. This model can inform the design of short-term interventions for spiritual depression and demonstrates practical applicability in both individual counseling and group workshops. Thus, this study bridges Qur’anic exegesis with contemporary psychology, paving the way for the contextualization of Islamic psychotherapeutic practices.
Materials and Methods: This study employed a qualitative content analysis approach. The text of Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā was selected as the unit of analysis, and its themes were systematically coded and categorized within the framework of Snyder's Hope Theory and Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy. To enhance precision, methods of sacred text analysis and a hermeneutical-semantic approach were applied, thereby creating a bridge between Qur’anic teachings and theories in the psychology of religion.
Results: Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā presents a four-stage structure in the process of instilling hope: dispelling the sense of abandonment ("Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor has He despised you"), envisioning a brighter future ("And surely the Hereafter will be better for you than the present"), recalling divine support in the past ("Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter..."), and offering socially ethical, hope-generating recommendations ("So do not oppress the orphan..."). These stages align with the components of Hope Psychology (agency and pathways) and Logotherapy (discovering meaning in suffering). Moreover, the rhythmic and phonetic qualities of the verses, symbolic contrasts, and the tripartite order of the surah reinforce its literary–rhetorical dimensions of hope.
Conclusion: Sūrat al-Ḍuḥā provides a comprehensive and systematic model for Islamic psychotherapy that integrates the cognitive, semantic, and behavioral dimensions of hope. This model can inform the design of short-term interventions for spiritual depression and demonstrates practical applicability in both individual counseling and group workshops. Thus, this study bridges Qur’anic exegesis with contemporary psychology, paving the way for the contextualization of Islamic psychotherapeutic practices.
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Sciences of Quran & Hadith
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