Document Type : Original

Authors

• Soheila Pirouzfar ¹
• Sayyidah Janan Musavi ²
• Muhammad Saeid Abdekhodaei ³
• Ali Jalaeiyan ⁴

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Qurʾān and Ḥadīth Studies, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

² PhD in Comparative Exegesis, Al-Mustafa International University, Mashhad, Iran

³ Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

⁴ Assistant Professor, Department of Qurʾān and Ḥadīth Studies, Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Frustration is a mental state that emerges when an individual encounters an obstacle that prevents them from achieving a goal or fulfilling a need, or when there are delays in accomplishing either. Improperly managing frustrations can lead to numerous psychological, ideological, and physical harms in individuals. The Qurʾān outlines principles and strategies for dealing with challenges and frustrating situations. This research aims to uncover the Qurʾānic approach to manage frustrations. The system and pattern of failure control in the Qurʾān are explained to empower individuals in difficult situations by extracting these principles and strategies and clarifying their relationship with the foundations and goals of managing failure. The data collection method used in this research is library-based, and the processing approach is descriptive-analytical. The most important principles of controlling failure and frustration in the Qurʾān are presented in four parts: theology (such as monotheism and some divine attributes), anthropology (such as the two-dimensionality of man, philosophy of frustration, human destiny and free will), cosmology (such as the transition of the world around hardships and resurrection) and theology (such as the expediency of Divine laws). The principles of frustration control in the Qurʾān are divided into three categories: cognitive principles (such as the principle of adjusting one’s desires to the reality of the world, the principle of the significance of calamities, the principle of the predestination of accidents, the principle of belittling hardships), and behavioral and emotional-attitude principles (such as the principle of accepting frustration, the principle of communication with God, including prayer, remembrance or dhikr, and repentance). According to these principles, more detailed methods for controlling frustration have been outlined, such as comparing one’s situation to the greater sufferings of others, under the principle of belittling hardships.

Keywords

• Qurʾān
• Tolerance of frustration
• Frustration Management in Qurʾān
• Frustration Control in Qurʾān
• Resilience