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Attaining Inner Peace in Islam

Said Nursi’s Perspective

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Authors:
  1. Zuleyha Keskin

    1. Charles Sturt University, Melbourne, Australia

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  • Employs Said Nursi’s life and teachings to offer guidance on contemporary mental health issues

  • Is the first book to discuss inner peace from an Islamic theological perspective

  • Provides a unique intersection between Islam and psychology, focusing on spiritual well-being

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Zuleyha Keskin
    Pages 1-8

  3. Inner Peace in Islam: General Discussion

    • Zuleyha Keskin
    Pages 9-28

  4. Inner Peace in the Life of Said Nursi

    • Zuleyha Keskin
    Pages 29-42

  5. Inner Peace: Belief and Knowledge of God

    • Zuleyha Keskin
    Pages 43-68

  6. Inner Peace: Knowing Self

    • Zuleyha Keskin
    Pages 69-99

  7. Inner Peace: Lens of Belief and Worldview

    • Zuleyha Keskin
    Pages 101-134

  8. Conclusion

    • Zuleyha Keskin
    Pages 135-141
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About this book

This book discusses inner peace from an Islamic theological and spiritual perspective, the writings of Said Nursi, a twentieth century Muslim scholar. Inner peace is a topic of great interest in the world at present. While happiness and mental health have been extensively discussed from a psychological and sociological perspective, and while inner peace has been written about from various religious viewpoints, there is very little scholarly work on inner peace from an Islamic theological and spiritual perspective. This book addresses this significant gap. With Islam being the second largest religion in the world, this book provides an important contribution to the literature on a faith tradition which is followed by so many. In addressing the intersection between Islam, spirituality and psychology, this book makes an original contribution to the literature on modern Islamic thinkers like Nursi, and to the broader fields of Islamic studies, and theology, philosophy and well-being studies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Charles Sturt University, Melbourne, Australia

    Zuleyha Keskin

About the author

Zuleyha Keskin is co-founder of the Islamic Sciences and Research Academy (ISRA Academy). She is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation (CISAC), Charles Sturt University (CSU). She completed her Ph.D. in the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University (ACU). She has been Managing Editor of the Australian Journal of Islamic Studies (AJIS) since 2016 and is Vice-President of the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (AAIMS). She co-edited Contesting the Theological Foundations of Islamism and Violent Extremism (Palgrave Macmillan), which was published in 2019.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Attaining Inner Peace in Islam

  • Book Subtitle: Said Nursi’s Perspective

  • Authors: Zuleyha Keskin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4517-4

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4516-7Published: 21 August 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4519-8Published: 22 August 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-4517-4Published: 20 August 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 141

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Islam, Islamic Theology, Spirituality, Employee Health and Wellbeing, Philosophy, general

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