In Islamic health medicine, burnout is not described using the modern term, but its concept is understood through the lens of excessive fatigue, emotional burden, and spiritual imbalance resulting from continuous stress and neglect of the soul (ruh), body (jasad), and mind ('aql). Classical Islamic scholars like Al-Razi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), and Al-Ghazali acknowledged the interconnectedness of mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Burnout, from an Islamic perspective, is seen as a condition where a person becomes overwhelmed due to imbalance in their lifestyle, neglecting their fitrah (natural disposition), and overstepping the bounds of moderation (wasatiyyah).
