پژوهش در دین و سلامت (Jun 2019)
Ways of Interacting with the Physically and Mentally Disabled in Religious Teachings
Abstract
For downloading the full-text of this article please click here. Background and Objective: Physically and mentally disabled people are a part of community whose lifestyle has its own particular conditions and the quality of the interaction of people with them is of paramount importance. This issue has long been raised in human societies and religious teachings. Exploring verses and narratives to find out the duties of community members in their interaction with mentally and physically disabled people is one of the foundations of the research that helps enhance their quality of life. Therefore, this research is to find the view of the Holy Quran and narrations on how people should interact with mentally and physically disabled people. Method: In this research, verses and narratives related to mentally and physically disabled people have been investigated through materials and thematic analysis. The authors reported no conflicts of interest. Results: The findings show that people should provide mentally and physically disabled people with financial support, spiritual needs like respectful behavior, and no humiliation. Emotional needs such as affection and generosity; and social needs like interaction and assistance and avoiding resentment are the other types of need. Conclusion: People play an important role in satisfying different needs of mentally and physically disabled people mentioned above. Performing these tasks by community members brings about positive features such as self-confidence, community reunification, empowerment and feeling of satisfaction in mentally and physically disabled people.For downloading the full-text of this article please click here. Please cite this article as: Teymuri A, Mohamadjafari R. Ways of Interacting with the Physically and Mentally Disabled in Religious Teachings. J Res Relig Health. 2019; 5(2): 138- 147. doi: https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v5i2.19186.
