Positive Thinking and its Functions from Holy Quran’s Perspective

The way of thinking plays an important role in human life and function. Human beings are distinguished from each other according to the kind of attitude they have towards God, the world and themselves and are divided into two groups: optimistic and pessimistic. Optimists do not take the events of the universe for granted. Because they know that every moment of the world has method and rule and without the will of God Almighty, not a leaf falls from a tree, and human beings should hope for God's mercy and forgiveness and plan and act happily. In the present study, the question is what are the psychological functions of positive thinking from the perspective of Holy Quran? psychological functions for positive thinking were concluded by studying the meanings of eleven Verse, which include strengthening theism, increasing physical and mental health, foresight and hope, managing emotions, effective communicating, increasing flexibility, increasing forgiveness, greater success, living happily, nobility and meaning of life and family support.