Sadness in the tradition of Islamic thought

People experience good or bad events in life. As a result of these events, people in evitably feels different emotions. Positive emotions such as happiness, peace, excitement and hope are as much a fact of life as sadness, depression, melancholy and mourning. In this study, we discussed the feeling of "sadness". In this context, first of all, the concepts of sadness and neighboring terms such as melancholy, depression and mourning are discussed from a psychological perspective. Then, the approach to sadness in the tradition of Islamic thought, which is the main subject of this study, is discussed. In this context, first the Qur'an and authentic Hadiths were reviewed, then the sadness treatises in the classics work sranging from Kindî to Muhyî-yi Gülşenî and the Sufi tradition are examined. Finally, contribution of this traditional wisdom to the theory and practice of spiritual counseling and guidance has been discussed.