Tag Archive for: psychiatry

Dealing With Depression: Tradition

The Islamic faith is not unfamiliar with tests and tribulations.…
Science of the Soul

Ghazali’s Science of the Soul – Shaykh Dr Asim Yusuf

What Imam Ghazali focuses on is the development of internal character traits. God talks about the soul that will eventually return to Him and He describes that soul as being the tranquil soul. The soul that is at peace with itself, as opposed to a struggling soul, which God describes as self-accusing.
On Praise and Celebration

Abu Zayd Balkhi on Depression – Shaykh Dr Asim Yusuf

This is the second part of a talk by Shaykh Dr Asim Yusuf on…
Human Condition and the Sira

The Human Condition and the Sira – Shaykh Dr Asim Yusuf

I am going to be talking about the issue of depression and anxiety in classical Islam. My focus is on some of the ways in which depression and anxiety were tackled in the classical Muslim civilization.