Mindfulness practices in educational settings strengthen resilience by fostering cognitive flexibility and emotional strength. Evidence from students and educators indicates that mindfulness reduces stress while enhancing emotional regulation, empathy, and adaptive thinking. Integrating mindfulness into the curriculum improves student engagement, psychological well-being, and academic performance. The article emphasizes emotional intelligence as key to developing a responsive and inclusive school culture.
Excessive love of the world (hubb al dunya) causes heart and soul disease. Takhalli—withdrawing from the world by eliminating outward and spiritual immorality—can remove disobedience through repentance, zuhud, and muhasabah. In the concept of the soul, evil behavior arises when humans prioritize the lawwamah and ammarah nafs. The relationship between takhalli and the concept of the soul lies in the connection between the heart and soul: the heart links the spirit and the soul and is described as the deepest recess of the soul.