امیرحسین بانکی پورفرد

Each conceptual model in nursing seeks to explain the fundamental concepts of the discipline based on the culture and values of societies in order to be used more effectively, as a scientific and practical framework. The aim of this study was to design a conceptual model of care during infancy from Islam perspective.

The conceptual model used in this study was designed based on the model synthesis process developed by Walker and Avant (2011) in three steps in 2017: Concept development and specifying focal concept, statement synthesis and identifying connections between concepts, systematic organization of connections and building an integrated representation. Qur’an and its interpretation books and Shiite Hadith books were of the resources.

As a result of developing the concept of “care during infancy in terms of Islam”, six concepts were synthesized. “Infant as a person with dignity and potential for excellence” was as the focal concept. Other concepts included “basic principles of nurturing”, “parents as the representatives of God in nurturing infants”, “mother as the symbol of creativity and divinity of God”, “healthy and competent child”, and “God as the merciful nurturer”. After defining connections between the concepts, the structure of conceptual model was presented.

Infant care is nurturing a human being who has dignity, rights and potential for excellence from the time of conception. From Islam perspective, God is the eternal nurturer who nurtures the infant with kindness and dignity, and mother is the manifestation of the creativity and divinity of God. The infant is entrusted to the parents by God, and parents are the agents of God who lay the groundwork for nurturing the infant. In order to have a healthy and competent child, observing the principles of nurturing is important. “Care during infancy from Islam perspective” model is a conceptual model that can be used for the development of applied theories, clinical practice, research, and education of nursing students and the community.

Quran is a book which its revelations and truths are limitless. It considers itself, “TIBYANAN LI-KULLI SHAY-IN”; a clear explanation of everything. But the question is, how can a limited book explain everything? This study puts forward a new perspective based on Holism Theory in interpreting TIBYANAN LI-KULLI SHAY-IN, using a descriptive-analytical approach and electronic resources. Holism Theory generally refers to the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Therefore, a thorough understanding of individual elements in this universe is only possible after one has understood the whole universe. This holistic understanding is what enables one to see the true role of individual elements of the universe. Science is responsible to give us understanding regarding individual elements and the Quran gives us the holistic picture which tells us what is the true role of these individual elements concerning one another. Therefore, the Quran is the ultimate source of explanation for everything.

The present study aims to investigate and extract the methods to nurture the adaptability component of the bar-on emotional intelligence model. The data was collected via the library method using content analysis. The three sub components of adaptability, namely flexibility, problem solving and reality test, were investigated in Imam Alichr('39')s tradition. Flexibility in Imam Alichr('39')s tradition does not include beliefs and principles meaning that gentleness and tolerance when confronting sins and oppression and violation of otherschr('39') rights and violation of Islamic principles are considered to be despicable and are known as adulation and in such cases severe action is to be exercised. The methods for nurturing this component in Imam Alichr('39')s tradition are acquiring gentleness, tolerance and knowledge, awareness, and accepting the differences between individuals. The methods for nurturing the sub component of problem solving in Imam Alichr('39')s tradition include thinking about the problem, reliance in God, and consulting those who are eligible. The sub component of reality test is about recognizing realities. However, Imam Alichr('39')s tradition has put forward the ways for reaching truth and reality. These ways include: the necessity for constant effort for the purpose of finding the truth, the necessity for endurance against problems and hardships on the way to the truth, learning the lesson from past events and dooms day punishments and piety, the necessity to avoid daydreaming and having a clear argument and proof of God, the necessity to follow Godchr('39')s saints and the prophetchr('39')s inmates and not following onechr('39')s passions and ignorance, the necessity for abstinence of worldly pleasures and veils of illusion and self-deception and self-negligence.