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Cultivating Mental Well-Being in the Muslim Community [Part I]: Debunking...
Authors: Rania Awaad, MD, Ayisat Adegbindin, Sanah Ahmed, Aisha Ayub Introduction Within Muslim communities, mental health remains a topic often shrouded in stigma and misunderstanding, despite its...
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Recognizing Emotional Immaturity [Part 1]: Dealing With The Emotionally...
Dealing with emotionally immature parents is a topic that is often unaddressed in the masjid, and yet is a pervasive problem in the Muslim community. Out-of-touch khateebs tip-toe around the emotional...
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Cultivating Mental Well-Being In The Muslim Community [Part 2]: Back To...
Authors: Taimur Kouser, MA, and Rania Awaad, MD Mental Health Awareness Month (May) is an important time for us to define and bring awareness to mental health challenges and the multiple ways that we...
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The Prophetic Example On The Death of Non Muslims
Some Muslims labour under the mistaken notion that given the enormity of disbelief in Allah’s final Prophet ﷺ and Revelation, one must not speak well of a non-Muslim (kafir) when they pass away in...
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The Theologies Of The Mental Health Industry, Counsellors, And Psychotherapists
Authored by Sheikh A. Hasan & Dr Alizi Alias In the last decade, a surge of literature has been authored on ‘Islamic Psychology and Counselling.’ Despite the growth of the literature on aspects of...
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When Problems Have No Solutions: Making Peace With Endless Trials
Life is hard. It is a testing ground in which we all face multiple trials. Some trials are easier to manage than others. Knowing that a trial has an end, that there is hope for a solution, and that it...
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Bless Your Day With Morning Barakah
In the West, Muslims live a schedule that isn’t ours. The commonly-known “9-to-5” was standardized by Henry Ford and labor unions, while the Prophet ﷺ granted this ummah a special gift: the morning...
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Kindness: A Manifestation Of Faith In Islam
I used to think that being good to my family and friends, helping out my neighbors and teachers, and being cooperative would automatically qualify me as “kind.” Engaging in these behaviors made me...
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From Resenting Islam To Conviction In Faith – A Cautionary Reflection
[Disclaimer: This article represents the author’s own views on Jordan Peterson and not that of MuslimMatters. MM’s views are best represented here.] For six years, not only was I an atheist, but I...
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Could Have, Would Have, Should Have? – Making Peace With Hardships
Blessings from Allah are generally perceived as a tick of approval, whereas trials and hardships are a distasteful aftermath – something that arrives not to impart any gain but to take away something...
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