Konsep Fitrah Dalam Psikologi Islam Dan Relevansinya Bagi Kesehatan Mental

Abstract

Fitrah in Islamic psychology is understood as an innate disposition that directs inner life, morality, and the human relationship with God. This article treats fitrah as the main frame for reading mental health as inner order rather than the mere absence of symptoms. The study uses a conceptual-analytical approach based on secondary sources, especially academic books and journal articles on Islamic psychology, human structure, spirituality, counseling, and mental health. The synthesis yields four findings. First, Islamic psychology emerged as a corrective to the reductionism of secular psychology, which separates the spiritual dimension from the understanding of the human being (Badri, 2018; Skinner, 2019). Second, fitrah functions as an ontological basis that connects the physical, spiritual, and psycho-emotional dimensions into one personality structure (Mujib, 2023; Rothman & Coyle, 2018). Third, mental health from a fitrah perspective appears when qalb, reason, and desire move in line with tawhid, making worship, remembrance, prayer, and self-purification mechanisms of inner regulation. Fourth, fitrah can be operationalized in Islamic counseling, early childhood education, and community-based mental health services (Angraini & Asmita, 2022; Purnama et al., 2020; Rambe, 2025). The article argues that fitrah is not only a normative concept but also a practical foundation for more integrated, spiritually grounded, and context-sensitive psychological services in Indonesia.