Author(s): Reema Al Qaruty, Lamya Raslan
This study is focusing on highlighting the effective role of Islamic Law in the processes of reinforcing mental health and treating the negative psychological symptoms associated with the crisis of Corona pandemic. Indeed, these symptoms could be more dangerous on people’s health than the physical syndromes that a Corona-affected person might suffer from. In addition, the study confirms the fact that Islamic Law has great effect in spreading the spirits of peace, tranquility and optimism among patients and their families, rejecting, meanwhile, and discouraging pessimism, despair and frustration. The study finally concludes that crises such as the Corona pandemic leads to creating various problems, in which people often have feelings of fear, anxiety, tension, sadness and depression. In such situations and cases, these feelings are considered as being normal. Nevertheless, and as God prescribes and determines, these feelings shall be under guidance and control. On the contrary, consequences could be very disastrous.