Lesson series

The Anatomy of Islamic Psychology & Counselling

Uncovering the Secular Soul: A Critical Inquiry into Modern Psychology and the Islamic Alternative
Duration

45 hours

Tools

Online Portal

Learners

95+

Video

45 hours

Duration

15 weeks

Price

£259 £159

Understanding, Challenging, and Replacing Secular Models in Psychology

Lesson series

Course Objectives

In a world where secular paradigms dominate the mental health conversation, this course reclaims the Islamic intellectual and spiritual heritage of understanding the human soul and psyche. 'The Anatomy of Islamic Psychology & Counselling' is a transformative 15-week course designed to demystify psychology and counselling, providing learners with an authentic Islamic framework rooted in Qur’an, Sunnah, and classical scholarship.

You will critically examine modern psychological concepts, decolonise mental health narratives, and explore holistic models that harmonise the spiritual, emotional, cognitive, and physical dimensions of the human experience.

Certificate of Completion included


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Format

Online & On-Demand

Duration:

15 Weeks

Commitment:

3 Hours/Week

Total Learning Time

45 Hours

Starting from Sunday 7 September 2025 
10 AM - 1 PM, London, UK - Live lessons 

Course Objectives

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Demystify psychology and counselling concepts for Muslims using authentic Islamic sources
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Expose the ideological underpinnings of the Western mental health industry.
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Expose the ideological underpinnings of the Western mental health industry.
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Equip learners with tools to decolonise their thinking and detox from secular worldviews.
Equip learners with tools to decolonise their thinking and detox from secular worldviews.

Who Should Attend?

  • Aspiring and current Muslim counsellors, therapists, and psychologists.
  • Islamic studies and psychology students.
  • Imams, chaplains, Da’wah workers, and community leaders.
  • Muslim professionals seeking to understand mental health through a faith-based lens.
  • Individuals curious about reconciling psychology with Islamic spirituality.
  • Callers (Dua’t) to Islam and community leaders
  • Teachers working with Muslims
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Gain seamless access to the course content from anywhere in the world, at any time, and on any device

Course Features

100% Online & Self-Paced

100% Online & Self-Paced

Rich Visual Materials & Diagrams

Rich Visual Materials & Diagrams

Reflective Journals & Case-Based Activities

Opportunity to continue to the PICSP level 2 (of  4)

Updated 15-Week Curriculum Overview

Introduction: Why Islamic Psychology?

Explanation

Explore the crisis in the mental health field, the absence of a God-centric worldview, and the urgent need for an Islamic revival in psychology.
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History, Scope and Definitions of Psychology and Counselling

Explanation

Track the intellectual lineage of psychology — from Islamic scholars to Freud — and clarify Islamic vs. Secular definitions of the soul and psyche
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Track the intellectual lineage of psychology — from Islamic scholars to Freud — and clarify Islamic vs. Secular definitions of the soul and psyche

Dive into the Qur’anic concept of fitrah, our natural disposition, and its role in psychology, behaviour, and healing.
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Mental Illness and Disorder: Secular vs. Islamic Understandings

Compare pathology in modern psychology (e.g., DSM) with Islamic perspectives on suffering, sin, spiritual crisis, and tests (Musiba, Fitan, Mihan).
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Psychological Worldviews: Islamic vs. Secular Paradigms

Explore ontological and epistemological foundations: materialism (capitalism, individualism, secularism, egoism, selfism, scientism) vs. tawheed, the soul vs. the self, and divine purpose vs. existentialism.
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Understanding Abnormality: Secular vs. Islamic Norms

What defines normality? Learn how modern psychology medicalises behaviour and how Islam defines deviation through the lens of fitrah and revelation.

Decolonising the Mind: Detoxing from the Mental Health Industry

Critique the colonial and ideological foundations of Secular psychology. Learn how to spiritually and intellectually detox from secular frameworks.
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Anatomy of the Soul (Part 1): Nafs, Ruh, Qalb, Sadr

Study these core spiritual faculties, their roles in emotional regulation, sin, healing, and divine connection.
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Anatomy of the Soul (Part 2): Aql, Fu’ad, Jasad, Lubb, Fikr

Explore how cognition, intuition, the body, and inner awareness are viewed in the Qur’an and how they relate to personal development.


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Integrated Human Psychology: The Islamic Psychological Mainframe

Synthesise the components of the soul into an integrated Islamic model of the psyche, with visual diagrams and practical applications.

Causes of Psychological Problems: Dual Perspectives

Explore biopsychosocial causes alongside spiritual and metaphysical contributors such as sins, trauma, jinn, waswasa, and societal corruption.
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Epistemology & Classification: Islamic vs. Secular Psychology

Deconstruct DSM/ICD systems. Examine how Islamic scholars classified diseases of the heart, cognitive distortions, and behavioural pathologies.
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Islamic Psychotherapy (Part 1): Foundational Principles

Learn about Islamic healing values: tawbah (repentance), sabr (patience), dhikr (remembrance), shukr (gratitude), and muraqabah (mindfulness).
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Islamic Psychotherapy (Part 2): Techniques, Case Work, and Application

Understanding theory, model, approaches and techniques and ways (and what) to integrate into Islamic Psychology and Counselling. 
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Understanding theory, model, approaches and techniques and ways (and what) to integrate into Islamic Psychology and Counselling. 

Evaluate the role of integration vs. replacement in therapy, share final projects, and reflect on how to take this knowledge forward in practice.
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Patrick Jones - Course author

Shaykh Abdullah Hasan

Course Teacher
Sh. A. Hasan holds an Imam Diploma, BA, and Ijaza Aliyah in Islamic Studies from a European seminary. He also has a diploma in Arabic from Zarqa Private University and studied fiqh wa usuluhu at the same university, receiving private training from renowned Scholars in Jordan and the Middle East.With a background in counselling and psychology, he has provided therapy for individuals, couples, and families for over a decade. He holds certificates and diplomas in person-centred psychotherapy, marriage and youth counselling, and SFBT psychotherapy. Sh. A. Hasan is currently pursuing a doctorate in applied psychology after completing a Master’s degree in the same field, and also Masters Programme in Medical Psychology.

His expertise also extends to Zakat and Islamic philanthropic studies. Having served as an Imam in various UK Muslim communities, Sh. A. Hasan is deeply committed to community and people development. He brings over 10 years of experience in management, leadership, and training within the third sector. Currently, he serves as a teacher of Islamic psychology and counselling, a Consultant Counselling Psychologist at Gift Foundation.

Additionally, he provides Chaplaincy counselling from multiple mosques in London, UK. Sh. A. Hasan is the founder of significant initiatives such as Imams Against Domestic Abuse (IADA), the British Imams, Scholars Contributions and Achievements (BISCA Awards), and the British Institutes, Mosques, and Associations (BIMA Awards). He is a member of The Association of Islamic Mental-Health Specialists (AIMS) and actively contributes to numerous other community organisations and projects.

Dr. Alizi Alias

Guest Contributor

Dr. Alizi Alias, former Assistant Professor at IIUM's Department of Psychology, holds double degrees in Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Psychology from IIUM, a Master’s in Applied Psychology from the University of Surrey, and a PhD from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He has published widely on integrating Islamic and secular psychology, contributed to developing Islamic Psychology curricula, and co-authored chapters in Psychology from an Islamic Perspective (2009). He currently serves as Head of Islamic Psychology at Spring Foundation.

Dr. Nazir Khan

Guest Contributor

Dr. Nazir Khan, MD FRCPC, is President of Yaqeen Canada and Director of Research Strategy at Yaqeen Institute. A Neuroradiologist and Assistant Professor at McMaster University, he also holds traditional Islamic training, having memorized the Qur’an and earned ijāzah in Qur’an, Ḥadith, and ʿaqīdah. He has served as an Imam, taught Qur’anic studies, and advises the Manitoba Islamic Association Fiqh Committee. Dr. Khan completed his medical training at the University of Manitoba and the University of Calgary. His dual expertise in medicine and Islamic theology informs his work on faith, reason, and science.

Dr. Ayiesha Malik

Guest Contributor

I am a GP and am currently working in the NHS and private sector. Medicine is very good at recognising and treating acute infections with antibiotics, but when it comes to chronic problems – the options that modern medicine offers often do no help address the underlying problem and the pharmaceuticals can often exacerbate the problem. Many medications used add to the burden of chronic disease.
Please note that in order to start a class, we need a minimum of 15-20 students. If, on a given day, we don’t have the required numbers, we request that you move to a day where we do. We will let you know, Insha’Allah.We hope to work together and facilitate this process to inspire a new generation of Islamic counsellors.
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