EXPLORING BIG FIVE TRAITS IN CHRONICLE OF “NABI-E-AKRAM (SAW) BATOOR MAHIR-ENAFSIYAT”

Abstract

The present study was based on the content analysis of the book Nabi-e-Akramصلى الله عليه وسلم batoor Mahir-eNafsiyat by Sayeda Sadia Ghaznavi. The core objective was to study the personality of Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم as a psychologist and to show that all the positive traits of the Big five model were presents in Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم .Book Nabi-e-Akram (SAW) Batoor Mahir-e-Nafsiyat was the research sample to be= content analyzed. Firstly, the contents of the book were analyzed to identify the major categories regarding the five-factor model of personality. Categories were identified from 8 units (Chapters) and then the categories of each unit were ranked in the units of analysis. After a thorough review of the book, 12 categories were identified, out of 30 categories of the five-factor model, including justice, which showed the profile of Holy Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم as a psychologist. The categories included assertiveness, positive emotions, fantasy, ideas, values, straightforwardness, altruism, compliance, modesty, tender mindedness, dutifulness and deliberation. The present study is the initiative to explore the personality of Holy Prophet Muhammad as a psychologist in the book Nabi-e-Akram صلى الله عليه وسلم batoor Mahir-e-Nafsiyat. The study has applied significance especially for Muslims across the world. Limitations of the study and suggestions for further research have also been discussed.