The 6th conference on Spiritual Health was held on February 21st and 22nd in the Ghadir Conference Hall in holy city of Qom by bureau of spiritual health of Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences. RNA - The 6th conference on Spiritual Health was held on February 21st and 22nd in the Ghadir Conference Hall in holy city of Qom by bureau of spiritual health of Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences.
Hassan Abulqassemi, scientific secretary of the conference clarified the importance of promoting the spiritual health in the society and said, “Spiritual health has a direct effect on the social health.”
“Healthy lifestyle and avoiding whatever Islam prohibited like envy, lying hypocrisy, backbiting, etc.; could have direct effect on the health of a society and making the individuals law abiding citizens.”
Abulqassemi mentioned that the academic society of Iran has welcomed this year’s conference and more than 1000 academic persons from many universities of Iran has contributed to the conference.
Jurisprudential-philosophical viewpoint of Islam toward spiritual health
Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, head of Iran's seminaries presented an article titled “Jurisprudential-philosophical viewpoint of Islam toward spiritual health” for the conference.
“Based on other indicators, spiritual health has inner supernatural (introvert) dimensions and exterior layers. It is a dimension of humankind and also is an interdimensional (combinational) issue. It is comprehensive, and systematic and balanced with other dimensions and has interior and exterior manifestations. Its manifestations are represented in Islamic laws and has levels. It is of adventitious and acquisitive issues”, he said.
Ayatollah Arafi in other part of his article pointed to the spirituality from Quranic and Islamic Hadith viewpoint and added that the Islam has theory about spirituality.
Baqer Larijani clarified:
Differences between Western and Islamic approach toward spiritual health
Dr. Baqer Larijani, educational Minister of Health and Medical Education Ministry of Iran said in the conference that there are different definitions for spiritual health and added, “There are various topics in definitions for spiritual health and these definitions and approaches are fluctuating from deep to shallow concepts.”
“Health has social and individual implications”, he added.
To be continued...
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