OBSESSIONAL COMPULSIVE DISORDER OBSESSIONAL COMPULSIVE DISORDER (WASWÂS AL-QAHRI -OVERWHELMING WHISPERINGS): CASE REPORT AND PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL INTERVENTIONS
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https://doi.org/10.37231/mjis.2020.4.1.137Abstract
There is a manifestation of some kind of ‘obsessive-compulsive disorder’ commonly expressed in Muslim populations and known as Waswâs al-Qahri (Overwhelming whisperings). Muslims who suffer from Waswâs al-Qahri showed, beyond acceptable behaviours, extreme acts and behaviours in acts of worship and their daily activities. From an Islamic perspective, these unwanted thoughts are whispered into the minds and hearts of people by Jinn. This paper examines the different types Waswâs al-Qahri including obsession related with belief, performing rituals, purification and obsession related to cognitive and affective experiences of losing control of one’s life. A case report is presented with psycho-spiritual interventions.
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