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International Journal of
Population Studies Therapeutic resilience during COVID-19

Next, a 41-year-old woman with three children, whose Another male participant managing a garment shop at
husband was hospitalized from COVID-19, shared her the local market stated:
story: Any sickness, not simply COVID-19, can be cured
I asked God to provide my husband with a speedy with help. Yet, in the absence of medicine, it is
recovery so that he could resume living a healthy improbable that these methods of healing would be
life. I was worried due to his deteriorating health effective on their own. According to the teachings
(he had problems breathing and speaking) and of Islam, God only helps those who attempt to
ongoing cough. The doctor disregarded it and put avoid harmful circumstances. It would be silly to
off sending him for a comprehensive examination pray for divine intervention while lying in bed and
until the 5th day of his sickness. He was admitted to not taking your medication. Nothing is outside
the hospital and was unconscious for 2 days. Sadka the purview of God’s kingdom, so there is still the
helped bring him back to life by organizing all of possibility that He will act. However, medication is
this chaos. The sitting arrangement for prayers was still recommended.
useful and bestowed God’s favor. This researcher also asked the following question: do
To protect themselves and their loved ones from you believe that the virus was a test from God? Interestingly,
COVID-19, the participants stated that they repeated there were a wide range of responses. First, a 26-year-old
verses from the Qur’an. They also contended that religious man working as a server in a restaurant stated:
instruction empowers people to overcome challenges in life. People have an opportunity to apologize for their
The following are more examples. First, one male participant mistakes to God. It serves as a warning to end
working as a cab driver for a private company stated: misbehavior and criminality. God has given us
If God has already decided that someone will die an ultimatum that we must leave our sins behind
of COVID-19, then there is no way to prevent it. and turn from them if we want to avoid the worst
Nobody can prevent or postpone death. At the possible outcomes.
same time, Islamic religious teachings show that the A 29-year-old man working as a manager in a cafeteria
Prophet forbade his followers from traveling to any stated:
area where an epidemic was present. Consequently, If you look at the world, then you will find that
self-care is essential. nudity in the media is on the rise, that the sincerity
Another male participant working as a shopkeeper at of love is being questioned, and that we are putting
the local market stated: our relationships above our morals, disdaining
orphans, and having extramarital affairs. We are
With COVID-19, I began praying and worshiping also abandoning our relationships for financial
frequently to stay healthy. According to my religious gain. All of these actions go against human nature.
beliefs, there are various passages that are said If we do not care and continue, then God will,
to bring protection against terrible times and without a doubt, remind us of the actual meaning
wrongdoings. It gave me strength and relieved my of being a human.
tension to know that we are under God’s protection.
A 22-year-old woman working as polio eradicator in
When asked about the potential curative effects of the local council stated:
praising God as a remedy for COVID-19, the prevailing
viewpoint among the participants indicated skepticism It is definitely a trial because, if you look at the
toward such a notion. Initially, it was considered that judicial system, then it mainly serves the higher,
medication alone was the exclusive remedy. However, it was wealthier classes. Poor people cannot access the
later believed that the assistance and blessings of a higher legal system and have no other options than to
power could instill the necessary fortitude to confront this pray.
health crisis. In this regard, a 20-year-old man working as a However, several participants expressed skepticism over
laborer for a housing construction company stated: the notion that sins are responsible for the propagation
While religious conviction alone cannot make them of viruses and the subsequent loss of innocent lives.
well, it unquestionably gives them the courage that According to a renowned religious scholar:
they need to battle the illness. I learned that this virus Religious instruction constitutes a distinct form
chokes the throat and willfully kills people. May God of knowledge, while the state of being unwell is
spare everyone from contracting this disease. characterized by its uniqueness. In this case, the act

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