“Freud and the Quran: Uniting Perspectives on the ‘Self’ and Personality”
Do you ever feel an intense desire to do something even when you know it’s morally and ethically wrong?
All humans feel like this, but have you ever thought why? Why can’t we control ourselves when we’re doing something wrong or evil?
I am one of those people who feel guilty whenever I sin, even if that’s small. This guilt made me realize that at this point in my life, I want to concentrate on getting to know myself better.
This is the main reason why I did some research on the Islamic concept of “Nafs-e-Ammara” which is mentioned in the Quran and its connection with the personality theory of Freud — Freud is called the Father of Psychology. The concept he has given us about personality is somehow the same as the Islamic concept of “Self”.
I have discussed his concepts of personality in this article, you can check it out and then come back to know more about how it relates to the Quran:
