Mental health principles from Sahifeh Sajjadieh perspective

This review paper attempts to answer the question “do Imams’ (PBUH) prayers affect daily life and mental health of individuals who read them faithfully?”. In order to answer this question, Imam Sajjad’s (PBUH) prayers have been selected as sample and thus were analyzed by content. Hence, its various topics have been compared to standards accepted by mental health in terms of cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social aspects. Finally, it was concluded that the philosophy of prayer is not only a request of God and accordingly his response, but it is for that someone who prays can hear his/her sayings; prayer is more than a demand and it is truly an instruction, repetition and induction by which persons can identify themselves, universe and the creator, coping better with life problems and improving their relations with God, universe and society.