Improving marital adjustment levels of incompatible couples with Islamic counseling

Goal of this research was to determine the level of Islamic counseling effectiveness in marital adjustment. The Method of this research was quasi experimental.In which 28 married couples (56 subjects) were selected from among the couples who volunteered to participate for a pre and post-test design purposefully. They were then matched on the basis of then scores and were assigned randomly to an experimental and a control group. Instrument of this research was Spanier’s 32 items Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS, 1976) which was performed individually under controlled condition in the pre-treatment, post-treatment and follow up stages. The data were analysed with descriptive statistics, repeated measurement design and a chart. Results indicated that Islamic Counseling method increased marital adjustment significantly (P < 0/0001) in the experimental group in comparison with it’s pre-treatment stage (F=116/07) and the control group (F=14/28). Islamic counseling emphasizing on self- knowledge and using a series of Islamic directions is an effective intervening method for removing marital disagreements and improving adjustment among incompatible couples.