Manhaj Tarbiyah Rabi’ah Al-‘Adawiyyah’s Method in Dealing with the Problem of Depression during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Newspapers had lately highlighted the increasing number of mental health problems cases, especially depression. Thus, several studies intended to examine the use of spiritual methods to overcome the problem of depression. However, no study has yet to investigate the use of the Manhaj Tarbiyah approach by Rabiʻah al-ʻAdawiyyah, a Sufi figure, to investigate the depression. This study aims to scientifically examine the Manhaj Tarbiyah Rabiʻah al-ʻAdawiyyah approach applied when dealing with the problem of depression. This qualitative study used the content analysis method to analyze documents, such as newspaper reports, manuscripts, journals, and review articles related to the use of the Raabiʻah al-ʻAdawiyyah teaching method when dealing with depression. The contents were analyzed to identify the elements in the Rabiʻah al-ʻAdawiyyah Manhaj Tarbiyah approach. A literature review found that this approach, which was in the form of poetry, was successful in overcoming depression.