Characteristics of Sound Heart Owners as Islamic Spiritual Health Indicators

Abstract

Background: Achieving the highest quality of life means, “Pure Life” is a consequence of spiritual well-being or having a Sound Heart. This study was conducted to “investigate the characteristics of Sound Heart Owners as Islamic Spiritual Health Indicators”. Methods: In this qualitative study, a systematic and targeted review was conducted to answer the question “What are the spiritual health indicators in Islam? What are the characteristics of Sound Heart Owners? Scientific and religious evidence was analyzed by using the content analysis method. Articles published between 1990 and 2018 were extracted from the PubMed, science direct, google scholar, SID, and Cochrane databases. The key words were: perfect human, spiritual wellbeing, and spiritual health indicators. At the same time, the religious evidence (Quran and Hadiths) by “Shia Seminary” research methodology was investigated. The characteristics of Sound Heart Owners was determined. Results: Sound Heart Owners cultivate their “divine nature”. They follow the spiritual life of the prophets with “refining the soul” and spiritual conduct in the levels of faith by spiritual self-care and daily calculation. They have moral virtues: Wisdom, Chastity, Courage, Justice, Generosity and forgiveness, Kindness, dignity, and the intercession. They get rid of fear and anxiety about future events, sadness about their past life. They live in the present time, with patience and thanksgiving of blessings. They achieve to the highest quality of life means “clean life” by faith and doing righteous deeds. Conclusion: Intentions and thoughts reforming, stress management, having a healthy lifestyle and behavior, are the consequences of spiritual health in the owners of Sound heart that improves physical-social-psychological health. Thus in holistic approach, healthcare team must learn and perform spiritual care/ counselling for patients and clients.