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General Psychology

The study of the human mind and behavior integrated with Islamic insights on the soul. It seeks to understand mental health, emotional well-being, and personality development.

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General Psychology

The Art of Gratitude: Qur'anic Themes on Shukr

Dr. Tamer Desouky

Parenting

Raising Resilient Muslim Youth: Strategies for Building a Strong Muslim Identity in Children

Najwa Awad

General Psychology

How to Overcome Addiction through Faith: Ibn Al-Qayyim's Rehabilitation Program

Dr. Zohair Abdul-Rahman

Papers

23 items
Faith in Mind: Islam’s Role in Mental Health

General Psychology

Faith in Mind: Islam’s Role in Mental Health

Dr. Osman Umarji
The Divine Gift of Gratitude: The Secret of Happiness in the Modern World

General Psychology

The Divine Gift of Gratitude: The Secret of Happiness in the Modern World

Roohi Tahir
Psychology of Wealth: An Islamic Perspective on Personal Finance

General Psychology

Psychology of Wealth: An Islamic Perspective on Personal Finance

Dr. Osman Umarji
Holistic Healing: Islam’s Legacy of Mental Health

General Psychology

Holistic Healing: Islam’s Legacy of Mental Health

Dr. Rania Awaad,Danah ElsayedandHosam Helal
Coping with Pandemics: Psychological and Spiritual Lessons from Islamic History

General Psychology

Coping with Pandemics: Psychological and Spiritual Lessons from Islamic History

Dr. Rania Awaad,Yusif Salaam Conn,Meve Nursoy-Demir,Hosam Helal,Dr. Sara MakladandDr. Iman Farajallah
Perspectives on Islamic Psychology: al-Raghib al-Isfahani on the Healing of Emotions in the Qur'an

General Psychology

Perspectives on Islamic Psychology: al-Raghib al-Isfahani on the Healing of Emotions in the Qur'an

Dr. Yasien Mohamed
Facing Our Fear: Reflecting on Modern Society's Death Anxiety

General Psychology

Facing Our Fear: Reflecting on Modern Society's Death Anxiety

Dr. Tarek Younis
Coping with Grief: A Spiritual and Psychological Guide

General Psychology

Coping with Grief: A Spiritual and Psychological Guide

Sarah SultanandNajwa Awad
Reframing Ramadan: How to Flourish While the Masjids are Closed

General Psychology

Reframing Ramadan: How to Flourish While the Masjids are Closed

Dr. Omar HusainandDr. Osman Umarji
Return to the Maskan: Rediscovering the Treasure of Home

General Psychology

Return to the Maskan: Rediscovering the Treasure of Home

Dr. Zara Khan
Prophetic Prayers for Relief and Protection

General Psychology

Prophetic Prayers for Relief and Protection

Dr. Tahir Wyatt
In Hardship and in Ease: How to Rely on God

General Psychology

In Hardship and in Ease: How to Rely on God

Roohi Tahir
Productive Seclusion: How to Make the Most of Working From Home

General Psychology

Productive Seclusion: How to Make the Most of Working From Home

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
When Our Worlds Are Shaken: Finding Strength in ‘Beautiful Patience’

General Psychology

When Our Worlds Are Shaken: Finding Strength in ‘Beautiful Patience’

Anonymous Guest Author
Reframing the Suffering Narrative: Can Affliction Direct Us to Our Calling?

General Psychology

Reframing the Suffering Narrative: Can Affliction Direct Us to Our Calling?

Amira Ayad
"Why Does Allah Hate Me?" Rescripting Negative Self-Talk

General Psychology

"Why Does Allah Hate Me?" Rescripting Negative Self-Talk

Najwa AwadandSarah Sultan
Devil in the Details: An Analysis of the Dark Side of the Self

General Psychology

Devil in the Details: An Analysis of the Dark Side of the Self

Dr. Zohair Abdul-RahmanandAnonymous Guest Author
An Islamic Theory of Spiritual Personality: Four Pathways to Allah

General Psychology

An Islamic Theory of Spiritual Personality: Four Pathways to Allah

Dr. Zohair Abdul-RahmanandDr. Nazir Khan
The Power of Motivation

General Psychology

The Power of Motivation

Dr. Zohair Abdul-Rahman
How to be a Mindful Muslim: An Exercise in Islamic Meditation

General Psychology

How to be a Mindful Muslim: An Exercise in Islamic Meditation

Anonymous Guest Author
The Lost Art of Contemplation

General Psychology

The Lost Art of Contemplation

Dr. Zohair Abdul-Rahman
Clinicians, Imams, and the Whisperings of Satan

General Psychology

Clinicians, Imams, and the Whisperings of Satan

Najwa Awad
Finding Hope in Faith: An Optimistic Outlook During Hardship

General Psychology

Finding Hope in Faith: An Optimistic Outlook During Hardship

Roohi Tahir
Islamic Spirituality and Mental Well-Being

General Psychology

Islamic Spirituality and Mental Well-Being

Dr. Zohair Abdul-Rahman

Videos

79 videos
Malcolm X's Legacy We Forgot About | Imam Tom Weekly

Islamic Ethics

Malcolm X's Legacy We Forgot About | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
How Music Impacts Your Brain | Imam Tom Weekly

Islamic Ethics

How Music Impacts Your Brain | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
Debunking the 'Islamic Dilemma' | Imam Tom Weekly

Islamic Ethics

Debunking the 'Islamic Dilemma' | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
The Ummah or the Nation? | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

The Ummah or the Nation? | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
When Did Ramadan Become a Festival | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

When Did Ramadan Become a Festival | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
How Islamic History Was Frozen and Forgotten | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

How Islamic History Was Frozen and Forgotten | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
The Secret Cost of Individualism | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

The Secret Cost of Individualism | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
The Dark Truth About Secularism | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

The Dark Truth About Secularism | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
Muslims Are a People of Principle | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

Muslims Are a People of Principle | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
Trump Wants to Take Over Gaza | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

Trump Wants to Take Over Gaza | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
Why Don't Muslims Just Leave? | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

Why Don't Muslims Just Leave? | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
How to Reinvent Yourself This Ramadan | Dr. Omar Suleiman

General Psychology

How to Reinvent Yourself This Ramadan | Dr. Omar Suleiman

Dr. Omar Suleiman
Will Celebrity Muslims Save Us? | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

Will Celebrity Muslims Save Us? | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
Doomscrolling is Rewiring Your Brain | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

Doomscrolling is Rewiring Your Brain | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
The Islamic Cure for Overconsumption | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

The Islamic Cure for Overconsumption | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
What Does Trump's Second Term Mean for Muslims? | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

What Does Trump's Second Term Mean for Muslims? | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
Are Wildfires a Punishment from Allah? | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

Are Wildfires a Punishment from Allah? | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
Tested Like the Prophets | UK Tour Wembley Stadium Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Prophets

Tested Like the Prophets | UK Tour Wembley Stadium Lecture by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Dr. Omar Suleiman
Why Reps Matter More than Time | Imam Tom Weekly

General Psychology

Why Reps Matter More than Time | Imam Tom Weekly

Tom Facchine
Overcoming Addictions | Iman Cave

General Psychology

Overcoming Addictions | Iman Cave

Sh. Abdullah OduroandDr. Omar Husain
Confidence through Combat Sports | Iman Cave

Health

Confidence through Combat Sports | Iman Cave

Sh. Abdullah Oduro
How To Practice Daily Self Accountability | Khutbah

General Psychology

How To Practice Daily Self Accountability | Khutbah

Dr. Omar Suleiman
How to Make The Most of your Salah | Khutbah

General Psychology

How to Make The Most of your Salah | Khutbah

Dr. Omar Suleiman
What Are Your Real Intentions? | Khutbah

General Psychology

What Are Your Real Intentions? | Khutbah

Dr. Omar Suleiman
What The Mental Health Industry Gets Wrong

Islamic Ethics

What The Mental Health Industry Gets Wrong

Dr. Zohair Abdul-RahmanandTom Facchine
Islam's Cure for Depression | Khutbah

General Psychology

Islam's Cure for Depression | Khutbah

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy
OCD and Satan's Whispers, with Sr. Najwa Awad | DoubleTake S4 E5

General Psychology

OCD and Satan's Whispers, with Sr. Najwa Awad | DoubleTake S4 E5

Najwa AwadandMohamad Zaoud
Yeeting Bad Habits: Techniques for Your Brain and Soul | Dr. Jibran Khokhar

General Psychology

Yeeting Bad Habits: Techniques for Your Brain and Soul | Dr. Jibran Khokhar

Dr. Jibran Khokhar
Healing from Divorce and Loss | Webinar

General Psychology

Healing from Divorce and Loss | Webinar

Yaqeen Institute
Are Religiosity and Mental Health Connected? | DoubleTake S3 E13

General Psychology

Are Religiosity and Mental Health Connected? | DoubleTake S3 E13

Dr. Osman UmarjiandMohamad Zaoud
How Do You Handle Rejection And Ridicule? | Attaching to Allah - Episode 2

General Psychology

How Do You Handle Rejection And Ridicule? | Attaching to Allah - Episode 2

Dr. Omar SuleimanandSarah Sultan
Better Mental Health Helps Us Connect Better with Allah | Webinar

General Psychology

Better Mental Health Helps Us Connect Better with Allah | Webinar

Yaqeen Institute
Removing Grudges in Sha’aban

General Psychology

Removing Grudges in Sha’aban

Yaqeen Institute
Ep. 16: Overcoming Procrastination | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 16: Overcoming Procrastination | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep. 15: How to Sleep Better | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 15: How to Sleep Better | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep. 14: Know the Value of Time | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 14: Know the Value of Time | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep. 13: Take Care of Your Body | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 13: Take Care of Your Body | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep 12: Overcoming Setbacks | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep 12: Overcoming Setbacks | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep 11: Nothing Is Going as Planned | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep 11: Nothing Is Going as Planned | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep 10: Take Advantage of Barakah | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep 10: Take Advantage of Barakah | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep 9: Getting in The Zone | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep 9: Getting in The Zone | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep. 8: Plan Ahead with Block-scheduling | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 8: Plan Ahead with Block-scheduling | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep. 7: Training Your Brain to Focus | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 7: Training Your Brain to Focus | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep. 6: How to Start Your Day Right | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 6: How to Start Your Day Right | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep. 5: Forming a Sustainable Habit | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 5: Forming a Sustainable Habit | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep. 4: True Productivity | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 4: True Productivity | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep. 3: Live Life with No Regrets | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 3: Live Life with No Regrets | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep. 2: What Motivates You? | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 2: What Motivates You? | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Trailer | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Trailer | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Ep. 1: Know Your Purpose | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

General Psychology

Ep. 1: Know Your Purpose | Habits To Win Here and Hereafter

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
S2E3 - What does it mean to trust God? | DoubleTake

General Psychology

S2E3 - What does it mean to trust God? | DoubleTake

Roohi Tahir
S1E7 - Is "Counter-Radicalization" Hurting Muslims? | DoubleTake

General Psychology

S1E7 - Is "Counter-Radicalization" Hurting Muslims? | DoubleTake

Dr. Tarek Younis
S1E6 - Has COVID Impacted My Faith? | DoubleTake

General Psychology

S1E6 - Has COVID Impacted My Faith? | DoubleTake

Dr. Rania Awaad
Islamic Psychology in the 21st Century | Holistic Healing

General Psychology

Islamic Psychology in the 21st Century | Holistic Healing

Dr. Rania Awaad
How Classical Muslim Scholars Treated the Mind, Body, and Soul | Holistic Healing Series

General Psychology

How Classical Muslim Scholars Treated the Mind, Body, and Soul | Holistic Healing Series

Dr. Rania Awaad
How Muslim Scholars Understood Mental Illness a Thousand Years Ago | Holistic Healing Series

General Psychology

How Muslim Scholars Understood Mental Illness a Thousand Years Ago | Holistic Healing Series

Dr. Rania Awaad
How Muslims Developed the First Psychiatric Hospitals in the World | Holistic Healing Series

General Psychology

How Muslims Developed the First Psychiatric Hospitals in the World | Holistic Healing Series

Dr. Rania Awaad
Therapy a Millennia Before Modern Psychology | Holistic Healing Series

General Psychology

Therapy a Millennia Before Modern Psychology | Holistic Healing Series

Dr. Rania Awaad
Prophet Muhammad's Approach to Mental Health | Holistic Healing Series

General Psychology

Prophet Muhammad's Approach to Mental Health | Holistic Healing Series

Dr. Rania Awaad
Overcoming Emotional Doubt

General Psychology

Overcoming Emotional Doubt

Sh. Ibrahim Hindy
5 Ways to Cope with COVID-19

General Psychology

5 Ways to Cope with COVID-19

Sarah SultanandNajwa Awad
20 Ways to Cope with Stress

General Psychology

20 Ways to Cope with Stress

Sarah SultanandNajwa Awad
Quarantined: The Challenges and Opportunities of Isolation

General Psychology

Quarantined: The Challenges and Opportunities of Isolation

Yaqeen Institute
Maintaining Peace at Home in Stressful Times | Virtual Khutbah

General Psychology

Maintaining Peace at Home in Stressful Times | Virtual Khutbah

Dr. Omar Suleiman
Consuming Too Much Bad News and the Danger of Despair | Virtual Khutbah

General Psychology

Consuming Too Much Bad News and the Danger of Despair | Virtual Khutbah

Dr. Omar Suleiman
Are You Advising or Condemning? | Animation

General Psychology

Are You Advising or Condemning? | Animation

Yaqeen Institute
The Most Important Battle

General Psychology

The Most Important Battle

Yaqeen Institute
Love for the Sake of Allah | Animation

General Psychology

Love for the Sake of Allah | Animation

Anonymous Guest Contributor
Psychology of Doubt | Firm Roots

General Psychology

Psychology of Doubt | Firm Roots

Dr. Zohair Abdul-Rahman
Spiritual Personality - Zohair Abdul-Rahman | 2018 Yaqeen/MAS Academic Conference

General Psychology

Spiritual Personality - Zohair Abdul-Rahman | 2018 Yaqeen/MAS Academic Conference

Dr. Zohair Abdul-Rahman
Power to Change | Animation

General Psychology

Power to Change | Animation

Najwa AwadandSarah Sultan
Our Way of Speaking: A Sunnah of Allah | Animation

General Psychology

Our Way of Speaking: A Sunnah of Allah | Animation

Dr. Nazir Khan
Everyone has a Different Path to Allah | Animation

General Psychology

Everyone has a Different Path to Allah | Animation

Dr. Nazir Khan
How to be a Mindful Muslim | Animation

General Psychology

How to be a Mindful Muslim | Animation

Anonymous Guest Contributor
There are Multiple Paths to Islam

General Psychology

There are Multiple Paths to Islam

Dr. Nazir Khan
Are the whispers of Satan a type of OCD? | Animation

General Psychology

Are the whispers of Satan a type of OCD? | Animation

Najwa Awad
When the Angels Whisper | Animation

General Psychology

When the Angels Whisper | Animation

Dr. Zohair Abdul-Rahman
Atheism: Doubting Your Doubts - Asadullah Ali | Yaqeen in NY

General Psychology

Atheism: Doubting Your Doubts - Asadullah Ali | Yaqeen in NY

Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi
Dealing with Isolation: Learning from Islam’s Original Converts - Omar Suleiman | Lecture

General Psychology

Dealing with Isolation: Learning from Islam’s Original Converts - Omar Suleiman | Lecture

Dr. Omar Suleiman

Infographics

7 items
Souls Assorted: Understanding Your Spiritual Personality | Infographic

General Psychology

Souls Assorted: Understanding Your Spiritual Personality | Infographic

A Voyage Through Tawakkul

General Psychology

A Voyage Through Tawakkul

From Fear to Freedom

General Psychology

From Fear to Freedom

Coping with COVID-19

General Psychology

Coping with COVID-19

Contemplation through Cognition

General Psychology

Contemplation through Cognition

How to be a Mindful Muslim | Infographic

General Psychology

How to be a Mindful Muslim | Infographic

Clinicians, Imams, and the Whisperings of Satan | Infographic

General Psychology

Clinicians, Imams, and the Whisperings of Satan | Infographic