Islamic Psychology

  • واعلم أن الأُمة لو اجتمعت على أَن ينفعـوك بشيء، لم ينفعوك إلا بشيء قد كتبه الله لك، وإن اجتمعوا على أن يضروك بشيء، لم يضروك إلا بشيء قد كتبه الله عليك، رفعت الأقلام وجفت الصحف رواه الترمذي “Know that if the entire creation were to gather together to do something to benefit you– you would never

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  • It is a wonderful experience to transform from being an object into becoming a human being. It is a wonderful feeling to reach a point where you have little to lose, and to walk free of the invisible and indescribable net that once held you down with such tyrannical force. Recently, as I concluded a

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  • Be the Bedouin

    حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ الْحَنَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، – وَهُوَ عَمُّ إِسْحَاقَ – قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذْ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَامَ يَبُولُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَهْ

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  • Attachment Theory says a baby’s first bond wires her for love or fear– full stop. But Revelation says even the most broken wiring can be rewired with faith, purpose, and a Bond that never breaks. What if your deepest wound was actually your invitation to the strongest connection of all? When Theory Stops at the

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  • Life can feel very confusing and out of control, sometimes leaving you scared and uncertain. But the truth is, nothing is out of control. These moments are meant to ground you–this is their purpose. They remind you of what truly matters and draw you closer to Ar Rahman. As simple as that. When life becomes

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  • Wounds to Worth

    The game-changer comes when the abused realise that healing—shifaa’—can never come from the same source that broke them and made them question their worth. Whether in blood ties, marriage, friendship, or any other relationship. Had this been any other dynamic, we’d call it absurd: to seek solace from the very place that causes the most

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  • This article is about the purposeful misdiagnosis and unnecessary medication of healthy members in a family institution by its head figures for various motives like for control, convenience, or personal gain. This sinister move is often carried out strategically over a long period of time. What makes it extremely difficult for the victim to snap

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  • Finding Your Voice

    If you are used to a “keep quiet and sit down” approach, you may find it quite difficult to speak up later in life when you need to. You will continue questioning yourself if the words you have are ever ‘good enough’ to need to say them out aloud. If the culture you grew up

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  • Real Peace and Real Joy

    A few decades in this dunya has been long enough to show that the picture to the outside world? It means nothing. Absolutely nothing. In reality. For the individual, in essence. Because we are Muslims, we are not sadists. We neither seek out nor praise hardship and melancholy. We value beauty, both internal and external.

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