After starting grad school to become a therapist, I learned that much of what we do as therapists is help people understand and navigate through their...
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...
[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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
