The book
"Psychology and Society in Islamic Perspective" is the systematic attempt to
explain human psychology in Islamic perspective. It is an established fact that the
history of psychology is as old as Islam traces of which are found in the Quranic
narration of Adam and Eve who disobeyed God after being misled by Iblis (Satan).
Thus flexibility and adaptability in human behavior can never be denied. The Muslim Ummah,
as human groups may not be exception. Although Muslims had a glorious and dignified past,
their present condition is not very optimistic. Because of the sharp worldly changes and
diminishing glories of the Ummah concerted efforts are needed for enhancing their image,
developing their potentials and preparing psychologically to meet the challenges before
them. Keeping in view the contemporary problems a two-day seminar was organized to discuss
Muslims’ Psychology and give concrete shape to Islamic Psychology.
This book is based
on research papers contributed by scholars from India and abroad. The focal theme of the
papers largely concentrated on the description of concept of Islamic Psychology, its
Quranic allegiance and need for Islamization of knowledge; explanations of human behavior
in different social, organizational and environmental context. This maiden attempt will
surely be an important treatise, which will be of immense use for giving shape to Islamic
Psychology by the scholars in the field.
Contents : Preface
Part I :Introduction to Islamic Psychology 1.Introduction (MG Husain ) 2.Islamic
Psychology :A Brief History (AA Vahab ) 3.Islamic psychology (Mohd Amin ) 4.Some New
Dimensions of Psychology( Ataur Rahman Khan) 5.Islamic Psychology :Definition and
Scope(B.B.Siddiqui & MR Malek) 6.Islamisation of Knowledge : A case for Islamic
Psychology(Sharafat Hussain Khan ) 7.Part II Organising Human
Behavior 1.Energizing Behavior at Work : Expectancy Theory Revisited(Mehfooz A
Ansari ) 2.Muslims Consumer Behavior (Shehla Ahmad ) 3.Quality of Working Life (Mohd.
Ghazi Shahnawaz) 4.Human Motivation in Islamic Perspective(Shamim A.Ansari ) Part
III:Society and Behavior in Islamic Perspective 1.Human Motivation in Sufi Tradition
(Ruquiya Zainuddin ) 2.Development of Islamic Identity in the Changing World Scenario(MG
Husain ) 3.Leadership : A Comparative View( Md Rafique Alam) 4.Leadership in Islamic
Perspective (BN Khan ) 5.Ingroup and Outgroup Perceptions of Hindus and Muslims
(N.Hasnain) 6.Hindu-Muslim Prejudices in Contemporary India :Causes and Cure( Hamda Zarin)
7.Communal Riots : A content Analysis of Journalist and Newspaper Reader's View( MH Rahman
Khan) Part IV Environment and Behavior in Islamic Perspective 1.Indian
Muslims:A study of Their Self Perception and Motivation (Shamshad Husain )2.Theory of
Personality Development in Qur'anic Perspective (Mohammad Ghufran ) 3.Environment in
Islaimic Perspective (Waheeda Khan )
The Author:He got his
education at Bihar University Muzaffarpur.He worked in various capacities in different
institutions and universities in India and abroadAmong these organisations national
Council of Educational Research and Training,University of Delhi Aligarh Muslim
University,Tata Institute of Social Sciences Bombay and London School of Economics London
are important .He joined Jamia Millia Islamia as,New Delhi as reader in 1980 and
established the Department of Psychology.He also established a Laboratory a Guidance and
Counselling Centre,.He developed a number of courses too at graduate and Postgraduate
levels.He also supervised more than dozen Ph.D students.he directed many national and
international seminars on current Psychological Problems.He also directed a number of
research projects sponcered by University Grant Commission and various ministries of
Government of India.He authored six books and published 65 research papers in India and
abroad.His major field of interest has been Creativity ,Research Method,Counselling and
Social Psychology.Presently he is actively working on ethinicity Migration and Identity.He
published a few papers in this area recently.He received Academic Staff fellowship awarded
by Commonwealth Commission ,London and University Fellowship ,Merrit Scholarsship s
all awarded by Government of Bihar/India.He worked at LSE for one year and completed a
project Asian Migrants in Britain.Is member of International Association of Cross-Cultural
Psychology,International Council of Psychologist and British Psychological Society and
many professional bodies in India.Chief Editor of Bi-annual Journal Advances in Psychology
and member of editorial board of two journals.Served as expert in several committees in
University Grant Commission and Public Service Commissions.He visited United
Kingdom,Sweden ,Denmark Australia Singapore Hongkong,Thailand,Pakistan,Korea,USSR,and
Malasia.in connection with different academic purpose..Recently he is a senior Professor
in the Faculty of Social Sciences in Jamia Millia Islamia.
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