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The Nature of Experiencing of Returning… S. Mohammadsadeghipour et al (63
decisions and some of NDErs consequences on NDErs have
eventually returned reluctantly. been conducted in Western
(Greyson and Stevenson, 1980; countries, especially in North
King, 2022; Pederzoli et al, 2021) America; (Sleutjes et al, 2014)
In these researches the While Kellehear (2009) showed
NDErs explained that after that only about 300 NDErs
experiencing leaving the from countries other than the
body, they saw that they West had been studied, none
passed through a tunnel, of these studies have been
visited luminous individuals, conducted in Islamic
saw friends and relatives, countries and on Muslim
reviewed life events, samples.
immersed in an immaterial Furthermore, Luciano et al
time and unusual location. At (2021) showed that NDErs
the end of the journey, the from Islamic countries have a
NDErs were confronted with very low frequency.
a non-returnable boarder line, Given Muslims’ beliefs about
and as a result of not passing death and the afterlife,
that line they were returned to research on NDErs from
their physical bodies. Islamic countries helps
(Ghasemiannejad et al, 2014; researchers to understand the
Holden et al, 2009; Long and differences and similarities of
Perry, 2011; Morse, 1994; NDEs.
Pederzoli et al, 2021) For example, Gerami (2012)
A review of the literature reviewed NDE studies from
shows that most of the studies the Islamic perspective and
on NDE elements and their tried to account for NDEs
