Senturk, Faruk KeremIsikan, Selin2025-10-112025-10-1120240126-012X2338-557Xhttps://doi.org/10.14421/ajis.2024.621.65-90https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/21703Many alternative strategies, mainly faith-based, have been used to cope with stress. The main purpose of this research is to understand the stress experienced by managers and the role of the Islamic faith in the process of coping. A qualitative phenomenological design was used, and 19 managers in the D & uuml;zce Organized Industrial Zone in Turkey were reached by snowball sampling method. Face-to-face and online interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interview form. The data were subjected to content analysis and coded using a mixed method, resulting in 282 codes grouped into 30 categories and six themes (perception of stress, sources of stress, consequences of stress, coping, place of Islam in life, Islamic coping). The study shows that the participants perceive stress as a process that can spread to all areas of life. Meanwhile, religious belief influences how an individual perceives stress and its consequences. The perception of stress also determines what type of coping strategies will be preferred. The author further argues that Islamic teachings deal with coping with stress in a more holistic way, covering both psychological and physiological dimensions. In addition, time management discipline triggered by Islamic rituals, such as prayers and other forms of worship, has a positive stress-regulating effect.en10.14421/ajis.2024.621.65-90info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessIslamic faithwork stresscopingreligious copingArticle62165902-s2.0-85208184146WOS:001335393100003Q1N/A