The relevance of Al-Ghazali’s concept of Tazkiyatun Nafs in strategies for maintaining the mental health of Islamic Boarding School students: A literature review

Sa'diyah, Halimatus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3519-4290, Saputri, Intan Nur Faizah, Arwani, Nabil Hasan, Salsabila, Bilqist Adna and Qudsiyyah, Habibatul (2025) The relevance of Al-Ghazali’s concept of Tazkiyatun Nafs in strategies for maintaining the mental health of Islamic Boarding School students: A literature review. Presented at International Conferenec on Psychological Flourising and Humanity: Mental Health of Young People: Challenges and Solutions, 23 September 2025, Fakultas Psikologi.

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Abstract

The increasing mental health issues among Islamic boarding school students require preventive and curative maintenance strategies. This study aims to analyze the relevance of Al-Ghazali's concept of tazkiyatun nafs (purification of the soul) as a strategic framework for maintaining the mental health of Islamic boarding school students.
Through a literature review, this study highlights how Al-Ghazali's emphasis on purification of the heart, control of desires, and strengthening of spiritual awareness can be an integrative solution in building psychological resilience. The results of the study show that Imam Al-Ghazali's concept of tazkiyatun nafs ( ) not only has a strong spiritual foundation but is also in line with contemporary approaches to mental health
maintenance. Thus, this research study can be used as an important reference in formulir strategies for sustainable mental health in Islamic boarding schools.

Item Type:	Conference (Paper)
Keywords:	Tazkiyatun nafs, Al-Ghazali, mental health, students, Islamic boarding schools.
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1301 Education Systems > 130199 Education systems not elsewhere classified 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170103 Educational Psychology 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170111 Psychology of Religion 13 EDUCATION > 1301 Education Systems
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology
Depositing User:	Halimatus Sa`diyah
Date Deposited:	17 Jul 2026 15:51

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