Dr. Hamid Rafiei-Honar

Professor Dr Hamid Rafiei-Honar works as an Assistant Professor at the Islāmic Sciences and Culture Academy (ISCA) Pardisan, Qom, Iran. He was previously a faculty member at the Qur’an and Ḥadith Research Institute conducting interdisciplinary research projects in Islām and psychology. He was previously the Vice President of the Islāmic Psychology Association (IPA), Head of Islāmic Psychology Education Committee, and Deputy Chairman of the Board. Hamid Rafiei-Honar had been awarded the top rank of the book of the year of Qom seminary, National Festival of Top Psychology Treatises with a Religious Approach and top Researcher at the Festival of Top Researchers of Qur’an and Ḥadīth Research Institute, Qom, Iran. He has supervised over 40 treatises on the development of Islāmic scales and psycho-education interventions, especially in the field of self-control and self-regulation, and examining doctoral dissertations in the field of psychology. His interest in Islamic psychology and psychotherapy started when he was studying Islamic sciences in relation to Surah Al-Alaq (Qur’an 96:6–7) in the context of psychological issues.