Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• maryam saderi ¹
• mahmood Tabatabai ²
• Ali reza Heydarzadegan ³
• Mohammad Javad Enayati Rad ²
• Mohammad Javad Asghari Ibrahim Abad ⁴

¹ PhD student of Ferdowsi University

² Assistant Professor of Education Department of Ferdowsi University

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Zahedan University

⁴ Associate Professor of Psychology Department of Ferdowsi University

Abstract

In the Qur'an, narcissism is a moral vice, accompanied by euphoria, and subject to condemnation or blame and punishment. But in psychology it is a kind of personality disorder. Primary question: What is the difference between narcissism in Quran and psychology. The challenge between the description of narcissism as a personality disorder with unconscious and involuntary aspects in psychology with it as a moral vice in religious texts (which has a definite concomitance with will and consciousness), reveals the importance and necessity of this research because God, who is wise, knows and It intends to train and guide, it does not subject a person with an involuntary disorder to blame and punishment. The current research has investigated the identities and differences of narcissism in these two fields based on the descriptive-analytical method and library approach. The findings indicated a correspondence in the concept and symptoms and a difference in the cause and origin. Inferred from the context of the related verses, the reason for narcissism is the weakness of monotheistic knowledge, which can be considered as a conscious and voluntary act and therefore subject to condemnation and punishment. However, in psychology, the person does not play a role in causing personality disorders, but for which does not cause a disorder in the basic psychological functions of these people and, consequently, the free will and distinction power in them. According to psychology, a narcissist is responsible for his actions, and simply having a narcissistic disorder does not absolve anyone of responsibility.

Keywords

• conflict between science and religion
• narcissistic personality disorder
• moral responsibility
• free will
• distinction power

Main Subjects

• قرآن پژوهی