Reconsidering the Conceptual Scope of Mindfulness: Integrating Islamic Mindfulness into Contemporary Psychological Science

This commentary extends Van Dam et al.'s (2018) critique of the conceptual and methodological limitations of mindfulness research. While their analysis highlights definitional ambiguity and methodological inconsistencies, this commentary argues that this ambiguity is also partly shaped by the selective incorporation of specific contemplative traditions within psychological science. In particular, the limited engagement with non-Western religious frameworks, including Islamic traditions, restricts the conceptual scope of mindfulness. Drawing on existing theoretical and empirical literature, thi