A Comparative Study on Kennedy's and Suhrawardi's Philosophical Approaches to the Prevention and Treatment of Worldly Sorrow

The purpose of this research is to investigate Kennedy's and Suhrawardi's philosophical approaches to the prevention and treatment of mystical and worldly sorrow. The mystical sorrow makes a mystic believe in a higher level and try to achieve it. In psychology, controlling the worldly sorrow is not analyzed basically, but Muslim philosophers have suggested some solutions based on the rational principles rooted in religious teachings. This library and documentary research, organized by a descriptive-analytical method, examined the fundamental prevention and treatment of sorrow with an emphasis on Kennedy's and Suhrawardi's works. According to the findings, there is a logical solution, which is also compatible with religious text, in works of these people. They both believe that the main factor of sorrow is human's mistake in material worldview and his/her involvement in material aspects