Kecerdasan Emosional dalam Perspektif Psikologi Islam

Abstract

One aspect of the human psyche that has an important role is emotion. Emotional intelligence is one of the factors to achieve success in the future. Goleman's concept of emotional intelligence consists of: 1) the skills to recognize or understand one's emotions, 2) the skills to control one's emotions, 3) the skills to motivate oneself, 4) the skills to empathize with others and build relationships. The Qur'an as a guide to life has verses that implicitly examine emotional intelligence related to feelings in humans, including joy, jealousy, love, anger, praise, hate, sadness, and others. Al-Quran has another name Al-furqon which is guidance, showing ways to manage emotions in an Islamic way. This article aims to develop Daniel Goleman's concept of emotional intelligence in the perspective of Islamic psychology contained in the Qur'an and Sunnah. The method used is qualitative with the type of literature review. The results show that Goleman's concept of emotional intelligence is contained in the Qur'an and Sunnah and it is harmonious with the concept in Islamic psychology perspective