This study examined the association between perceived social support, parental psychological capital, and multiple dimensions of mental well-being in mothers of children with autism. Psychological capital was assessed as a mediator in the proposed model. Data were collected from 112 mothers recruited from autism institutes in two cities of Pakistan. Analysis was done using partial least square structural equation modeling. The findings revealed that social support and psychological capital had a significant direct relationship with life satisfaction and perceived stress. Only psychological capital was related to parental satisfaction and negative affect. We found that psychological capital mediated the path between social support and all four dimensions of well-being outcomes. Our study shows that the informal social support enhances the multiple dimension of well-being of mothers of autistic children by enhancing their personality resource of psychological capital.

The choice of diet is important in creating an excellent human capital. Islam has given the best guideline in choosing food so that it can be truly halal, good (thoyyiban), most quality and nutritious. Diet has a great impact on individual’s physical, mental and spiritual health. This is illustrated through cave dwellers (Ashabul Kahfi), a group of young people who have exceptional physical capabilities as well as mental and spiritual strengths that are far ahead of any members of their society. According to some Tafseer scholars, diet pattern of the cave dwellers is explained in surah al-Kahfi. Study on halal diet has been widely practiced by researchers, but study on good, most nutritious and most quality diet from an Islamic perspective are still inadequate. This situation is a disadvantage to the human being. This is because the philosophy of nutritional knowledge taught in the Quran and hadith is scientifically proven to bring benefits and prevent harm to individual physical and spiritual health. This study uses content analysis method where analysis is conducted on books of Tafseer and hadith as well as journal articles that discuss the diet styles of today's society and its impact on spiritual and physical health. The results show that issues on food quality and dietary patterns greatly affect the spiritual and physical strength of an individual. Abstrak Pemilihan pola pemakanan merupakan satu perkara penting bagi melahirkan modal insan yang cemerlang. Islam telah memberi garis panduan terbaik dalam memilih makanan agar ia dapat dipastikan benar-benar halal, baik serta paling berkualiti dan berkhasiat. Pemakanan yang diambil memberi impak yang besar kepada kesihatan fizikal, mental dan spiritual seseorang. Ini terbukti melalui kisah Ashabul Kahfi, iaitu sekumpulan pemuda yang bukan hanya memiliki keupayaan fizikal yang luar biasa, tetapi juga kekuatan mental dan spiritual yang jauh ke hadapan berbanding dengan anggota masyarakat pada zaman mereka. Menurut setengah ahli tafsir, dalam surah al-Kahfi dijelaskan tentang bagaimana corak pemakanan yang diambil oleh penghuni gua (Ashabul Kahfi). Kajian berkaitan pemakanan halal telah banyak dilakukan oleh para pengkaji, tetapi kajian berkaitan pemakanan baik, paling berkhasiat dan berkualiti dari perspektif Islam kurang diberi perhatian. Situasi ini sangat merugikan manusia. Hal ini kerana falsafah ilmu pemakanan yang diajarkan dalam al-Quran dan hadis sememangnya dapat dibuktikan secara saintifik memberi banyak manfaat serta mencegah pelbagai mudarat kepada kesihatan fizikal dan spiritual individu. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah analisis kandungan terhadap kitab-kitab tafsir dan hadis serta artikel jurnal yang membincangkan tentang gaya pemakanan masyarakat hari ini dan kesannya terhadap tahap kesihatan spiritual dan fizikal mereka. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa beberapa isu berkaitan pemakanan seperti kualiti makanan dan pola pemakanan sangat mempengaruhi kekuatan spiritual dan fizikal seseorang individu.

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Nutrition is one of the methods of health care as it gives strength to the physical body. Malay community had a highly concerned about nutriotion as they know the  type and nature of the food such as hot and cold to suit their body condition. Their main purpose in nutrition is to maintain health and diseases treatment. Among the most prominent scholars in the debate on healthy nutriotion is Sheikh Abbas Kuta Karang who is known as a scholar of various disciplines. He wrote his views on nutriotion based on the Qur'an and the Hadith and some of the scholars' views. Among the books he wrote was the Book of Al-Rahmah Fi Al-Tib Wa Al Hikmah in 1853 which contained health care guidelines and treatment of diseases. The book of Al-Rahmah Fi Al-Tib Wa Al Hikmah is one of guideline for malay medicine practitionar until this day. Method of data collection that be used from this study are library studies, bibliographic data analysis from this book, previous studies and journals to determine the effectiveness of current practice. Therefore, this study will describe some of his views on nutrition based on the Book of Al-Rahmah Fi Al-Tib Wa Al Hikmah. Although this book does not have detail explaination on healthy nutrition, its foundations can be studied and proven scientifically.

Worship in Islam is a form of obedience and manifestation of a Muslim's bondage to Allah SWT. However, worship also has certain advantages or benefits to the soul. This article aims to explain how zakat be able to improve the soul well-being. The method used by analyzing the views of Islamic scholars on the advantages of zakat practice. In addition, the Qur'anic verses and Hadiths are used to reinforce the argument. This article found that sincerity and understanding of the purpose of zakat are two significant elements in order to improve the soul. As such, zakat cultivated positive attitudes, such as sincerity, compassion and gratitude. On the contrary, zakat can avoid negative attitudes, such as greedy, arrogant and selfish. Therefore, sincerely and understanding the purpose of zakat can be used as one form of treatment for non-psychotic mental patients. This article is intended to provide guidance and enlightment to psychologists, counselors and counselors to treat patients in the Muslim community.