A Review of Undergraduate Nursing Students “Reluctance to Engage with Islamic Literature in Islamiat course”

Abstract

Aim: aim of this comprehensive review to explore the reluctance of Islamic literature among undergraduate nursing students. It is necessary to find out the reasons of reluctance of Islamic books among undergraduate nursing students through published literature to formulate the hypothesis for the future researches through disseminating this literature review.

Background:  Islamic literature is very necessary to implantation of holistic nursing care which included spirituality and religious knowledge.  A scholarly engagement with Islam enables nursing students to internalize the sanctity of human life (hurmat al-hayah) and recognize their moral duty to safeguard it. Such insight cultivates heightened cultural competence, equipping them to render care that honours patients’ beliefs, preserves their dignity, and safeguards their privacy—particularly within Muslim populations. Furthermore, Islamic ethical constructs—such as adl (justice) and shura (mutual consultation)—strengthen clinical judgment in ethically complex scenarios, ensuring decisions are both evidence-based and spiritually attuned (A.F Hopkins et al., 2020).

Methodology: This is a comprehensive review article which included literature review regarding reluctance of Islamic literature among undergraduate nursing students. Data base google scholar, PubMed and scispace were used to find out the literature. Boolean operators “AND” or “OR” were used to find out the literature according to keywords. Total 50 article were read regarding this literature review but 22 articles were finalized for the literature review after filtration of articles. 5 articles were from Pakistan, and others were from south east Asian countries. Conclusion is that students are reluctant to read the Islamic literature due to complex reading material and teachers are using traditional method of teaching and learning to conduct the class. Students like to conduct the case base scenario to build their knowledge and understanding through constructivism.