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Mental health research on trauma has long been dominated by Western, secular frameworks that marginalize indigenous spiritual concepts. These frameworks, while valuable, often fail to account for the cultural and religious worldviews that shape how individuals and communities experience, interpret, and respond to trauma. For Palestinian Muslims living under prolonged occupation, displacement, and recurring violence, the uncritical application of Western-derived models may risk what Summerfield terms “psychologizing the distress of populations whose suffering has political roots”. I argue that (a core Islamic construct denoting patient endurance, steadfastness, and moral fortitude in the face of adversity) provides an invaluable lens for understanding resilience among this population. is not merely a coping strategy; it is a spiritually grounded worldview that informs how suffering is understood, endured, and transcended. This Perspective addresses a significant need. The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza has resulted in tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths and widespread destruction since October 2023, with a recent Lancet statistical analysis estimating that actual mortality is substantially higher, and the escalating violence in the West Bank demand frameworks rooted in Palestinian experience, not imposed from outside. Palestinian Muslims have practiced across generations as a means of sustaining dignity, hope, and community cohesion despite unremitting adversity. Yet this indigenous resource remains largely invisible in mainstream mental health literature, which privileges biomedical and cognitive-behavioral models. By centering as a framework for resilience, I advocate for epistemic justice, the recognition and validation of non-Western ways of knowing and being. This Perspective directly engages with the collection on Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health, which recognizes that “religion and spirituality (R/S) are important to the daily lives of many people around the world” and that the relationship between R/S and mental health is complex, encompassing both protective and damaging dimensions. I acknowledge this complexity throughout my analysis. While can serve as a profound source of resilience, meaning-making, and communal support, it can also be misused to discourage help-seeking, silence legitimate distress, or conflate spiritual endurance with passive acceptance of injustice.