028: Caring for Our Mental Health | Islamic Concepts and Perspectives

Mental health is THE issue that plagues our society in this day and age, and for a long time, there is such a big stigma in our society surrounding mental health that people who do suffer from it, unfortunately often suffer in silence. 

One question we’d like to invite all of us to reflect on is: How much do we really know about mental health?

In this episode on the theme “caring for our mental health", we discuss how does Islam views and address mental well being. 

What are the attitudes and outlook of the Muslim when faced with calamities and are there solutions within our religion to help us navigate the ups and downs of life and build resilience through difficult times? 

DISCLAIMER: As always, we are not experts on this subject, we may make mistakes and if we do, please do get in touch with us or send your comments down below. We would love to hear from you if you have any feedback for us to improve. 

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:50 Reza’s personal experience

00:11:10 Faisal’s personal experiences

00:20:14 Our hopes after you listening to this episode

00:22:10 Allah created our mind and emotions

00:26:40 Relationship between Islamic theory and practical

00:29:00 The problem with psychology theory

01:00:04 Blessings of Calamity: How Qadar instils us with Optimism!

01:04:30 Remembrance of Akhirah puts our short life in perspective

01:11:06 For believers, the test itself is a reward from Allah!

01:14:18 Why does an All-Loving God inflict suffering in this world?

01:21:24 The Importance of understanding the wisdom of trials and tribulations

01:25:14 We are accountable for our choices, not for HIS Will on us

01:28:46 Confronting the anxiety of covid and fear of death