The Psychospiritual Necessity for Flood Victims by Al Muhasibi
The severe floods that struck Terengganu in 2022 brought to light these ongoing difficulties, resulting in significant casualties and displacement. Flood victims suffered not only material losses but also endured deep psychological trauma and emotional distress. A prominent issue following such disasters is the struggle of victims to accept their circumstances, often blaming external forces or fate, which can impede their coping mechanisms and strain personal and familial relationships. This study adopts a qualitative approach, involving documentary review and interviews, to investigate the importance of a psychospiritual approach in supporting flood victims. Data analysis will be conducted through content analysis using ATLAS.ti version 25 software. Psychospiritual approach is an important thing that needs to be given attention to flood victims. The necessity are not only from the material aspect, but their emotions and mental health also need to be recovery. The findings showed, psychospiritual approach according to Al Muhasibi is one of the best approaches that can be applied to flood victims. The elements of muhasabah al-nafs, mujahadah al-nafs and riadah are structured approach by Al Muhasibi for flood victims.
Authors
- Syed Hadzrullathfi Syed Omar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-282X)
- Wan Marfazila Wan Mahmud
- Mohd Sani Ismail
- Norhashimah Yahya
- Zuraidah Juliana Mohamad Yusoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-2413)
- Aman Mohd Ihsan Mamat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2656-1063)
- Siti Hajar Mohamad Yusoff
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarbss/v15-i7/26006
- Primary Topic
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin