Ravanshenasi & Din

Disasters are unpredictable, sudden, large-scale and catastrophic events that societies need to prepare to deal with. The current study was conducted with the aim of investigating the resilience process of religious victims of earthquake in Sarepol-e Zahab. The research approach is "qualitative" and the research method is "grounded". For this purpose, 27 of Sarepol-e Zahab earthquake victims were studied by "theoretical sampling" and using in-depth interviews. After being collected, recorded and coded, the data were classified into main categories and were analyzed using Strauss and Corbin, open, axial and selective coding. Based on the obtained results, belief in God and the Day of Judgment was considered a core category. The causal conditions included: trust in God, belief in divine decree, and the execution of justice. Unity and solidarity were chosen as background conditions and performing religious activities was selected as mediating conditions. The strategies of the earthquake victims in dealing with the earthquake and its consequences included altruism and modeling. In the end, accepting and looking at life as a means and not as a goal was introduced as the result of this model. This study provides a clear picture of the processes, responses and recovery after disasters. The findings of this research can help to create effective and quick responses in disaster survivors.