Table 2 A summary of certain features of the healing concept in studies conducted in Iran
From: A cross-cultural concept analysis of healing in nursing: a hybrid model
Analysis and result | Method | Title | Author ,Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Nurses must use God’s healing power in patient healing. Nurses are in charge of empathizing, sympathizing, giving hope and being kind in their interactions with the patient. In these therapeutic interactions, not only does the patient achieve healing and health, but also the nurse attains the status of a benefactor, and both achieve excellence. | A review article | Nursing in Prophet Mohammad narration and life: Explanation of concept of nursing based on narration of Mohammad Prophet | Akram al-Sadat Sadat Hosseini et al. [11] |
Treatment differs from healing. Treatment refers to receiving medications to remove a material cause, whereas healing is basically a psychological and spiritual process. The Quran is healing as it improves both body and soul diseases and strengthens the immune system for future confrontations. | Editorial | The Quran is an agent for healing and resistance against diseases | Mostafa Ghanei [35] |
The main role of healing gardens is to provide their users with a completely clean and healthy environment and to comfort them. Being inspired by the wisdom of Avicenna, designers of the environment should pay a special attention to the role of healing landscapes in human psychophysical health and health promotion. | A review article | A comparative investigation of healing landscape criteria and wise Abu Sina’s recommendations in the Book of Law | Faezeh Tavakolian and Azadeh Shahcheraghi [36] |
Seeking healing from the Quran should be seriously detailed. Believing in the Quran as a healer turns every verse into healing and a cure for all pains. Psychophysical diseases can be basically treated with medical procedures. Treatment is part of healing. The Quran is a perfect healer rather than a therapist. | A review article | Healing from the perspective of the Quran | Mahmoud Gholamreza Mirzaie [26] |
One turns to their God as the only healer in most of the prayers recommended in Islam during diseases. Prayer is a healing process. Quran verses recommend praying to the unique Creator for healing and cure. | A review article | The pole of prayer in health promotion: a perspective on prophetic tradition and new scientific documentation | Jahangir et al. [37] |
Iranian traditional medicine referred to a physician as a hakim, who combined prayers and cures for treatment. The long history of using prayers for treatment reminds us that prayer is a divine gift with a profound religious dimension. The instructions for prayer and healing in Iranian traditional medicine are based on four principles, i.e. praying by putting a hand on patient head, writing prayers, transferring prayers to water or foods and remotely praying | A review article | Interpretation of verse 82 of Surah Al-Isra concerning prayer and healing. | Jahangir and Maftun [38] |
According to these patients, spiritual healing was affected by supernatural forces; to achieve spiritual healing, in addition to using approaches such as telepathy and energy therapy, they also sought help from God as the Supreme Power through prayer, so that they could reach a higher level of physical and mental health and continue living more energetically. | A hybrid method | Spiritual healing from Iranian cancer patients’ viewpoints: A hybrid concept analysis | Rafii et al [39] |