EBÛ BEKİR RAcirc;ZÎ ON SPIRITUAL HEALTH: IMPORTANCE OF THE MIND

According to Islamic philosophers, man is the composite of both the body and the spirit, the spirit being the most important aspect. They have given the effort to care for the spiritual health of humans as much as their physical health. Eb & ucirc; Bekir R & acirc;z & icirc; also stated in his work ' et-T & imath;bbu'r-r & ucirc;h & acirc;n & icirc;' that spiritual diseases disrupt spiritual health and should be treated. The objective of this essay is to investigate what mental health is according to R & acirc;z & icirc;, how it can be protected through following certain moral values, and what the role of the mind in the treatment of spiritual diseases that disrupt spiritual health. It also aims to explain what kind of practices are essential for a wise life and to clarify the main principles of a moral righteous life. The essence of R & acirc;z & icirc;'s perspective of ethics the importance of the mind and hedonism is studied; and hedonism which causes spiritual illness is criticized in this essay. This studied indicates that R & acirc;z & icirc; has aimed to point out the hegemony of the mind in spiritual medicine; and that the concept of spiritual health is composed of keeping clear of disgraceful acts and battling with urges. Battling with urges and abstaining from disgraceful acts are the criterion of spiritual health in this philosophy. It is emphasized that by being knowledgeable in the solutions put forward, one can cope with spiritual diseases such as self-conceit, envy, and sadness. It can be said that Raz & icirc; gave medicine that are still valid today for the protection and treatment of spiritual health. [The Extended Abstract is at the end of the article.]