Cultura

A Qur’anic Epistemology of Anxiety: Reconstructing Islamic Psychology Through Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya’s Exegetical Framework

VOLUME 23, 2026

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Moh. Miftakhul Huda, Arwani Amin, Muhammad Amin Saleh, Saepudin, Muhamad Iqbal
Muhammad Taufiqurrahman, Mukhammad iskhak nawawi, Zaky Zimmatillah Zulfikar, Muhamad Imdadur Rachman, Moh. Fadllurrahman

Abstract

This article reconstructs Islamic psychology through Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah's interpretive framework to understand anxiety from a Qur'anic epistemological perspective. Employing a hermeneutical methodology that integrates classical tafsir with contemporary psychological discourse, this study examines how Qur'anic knowledge systems conceptualize anxiety (al-qalaqal-khawfīq al-adr) as both a natural human condition and a spiritual-psychological phenomenon requiring holistic intervention. Through systematic analysis of Ibn Qayyim's exegetical works, particularly Madārij al-Sālikīn and al-ibb al-Nabawī, this research demonstrates that Qur'anic epistemology offers a distinctive framework for understanding anxiety that transcends dualistic mind-body paradigms. The findings reveal that Ibn Qayyim's interpretive approach integrates theological, psychological, and therapeutic dimensions, positioning dhikrtawakkul, and abr as epistemologically grounded interventions. This reconstruction contributes to the development of an authentic Islamic psychology that maintains fidelity to revealed knowledge while engaging contemporary mental health challenges. The article argues for a paradigm shift from mere adaptation of Western psychological models to the construction of indigenous Islamic psychological frameworks rooted in Qur'anic epistemology.

Keywords : Qur'anic epistemology, anxiety disorders, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, Islamic psychology, tafsir methodology, spiritual psychotherapy, Islamic mental health..
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty