Elderly Reflections on Qalbun Study in the Pursuit of Happiness: A Study at the Elderly Boarding School of Madrasah Ibnu Mas'ud Segamat Malaysia
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Old age is a stage of life filled with various challenges—physical, psychological, and spiritual. Many elderly individuals experience feelings of loneliness, a loss of life's meaning, and death anxiety. In this context, the need for inner peace and true happiness becomes increasingly essential. This study aims to explore how older people at the Elderly Boarding School of Madrasah Ibnu Mas'ud, Segamat, Malaysia, reflect on the study of qalbun (the heart) in their pursuit of a meaningful and fulfilling life. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, five elderly informants who actively attended qalbu sessions for one month were involved. The findings reveal that qalbu studies serve as a transformative reflective process, encouraging emotional healing, spiritual awareness, gratitude, sincerity, and readiness for death. Five central themes emerged: inner peace, the discovery of life's meaning, increased gratitude and sincerity, a redefinition of happiness, and existential readiness for the afterlife. This research affirms that a purified heart (qalbu Salim) forms the foundation of true spiritual happiness in old age. The study recommends the development of an qalbu-centered counseling model as an applicable and relevant approach for supporting elderly individuals in religious institutions.
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