Description

A 3-hour seminar designed to orient Islamic scholars, teachers and students of sacred ‘ilm to an Islamically grounded understanding of mental health and psychological suffering.

Scholars are often the first point of contact for community members in distress, yet the relationship between the Islamic tradition’s understanding of the human being and contemporary mental health care is rarely made explicit. This seminar introduces a framework (Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy TIIP) rooted in the classical Islamic conception of the human soul — the qalb, nafs, ʿaql, and rūḥ — and demonstrates how it can be integrated with modern clinical psychology to make sense of common psychological and emotional difficulties. An integrated approach of contemporary psychology and the exemplary work of classical scholars on the subject matter will be presented

Participants will be introduced to the distinction between spiritual struggle and psychological disorder, common presentations of mental illness and how they may appear in a religious idiom, the scope and limits of the scholar’s role in responding to distress, and the principles that should guide referral to mental health professionals. The distinction between spiritual issues and mental health issues will be discussed, along with the appropriate route of referral

Facilitators

Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi

A licensed clinical psychologist and leading scholar in the field of Islamic psychology, Dr. Hooman’s work brings together the classical Islamic scholarly tradition and contemporary clinical psychology.

• Program Director & Assistant Professor of Islamic Psychology, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Executive Director & Founder, Khalil Center, USA
• Co-developer of Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP)
• Formally trained in Islamic Studies under the tutelage of renowned Shuyookh alongside his academic and clinical training

Dr. Fahad Habib Khan

A licensed clinical psychologist, educator and researcher working at the intersection of Islamic psychology and contemporary mental health care.

• Assistant Professor, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
• Deputy & Clinical Director, Khalil Center, USA
• Researcher & educator in Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology
• Hafiz of the Qur’an with formal training in Islamic Studies

Seminar Details

Saturday, 19 September 2026
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Registration Fee: PKR 2,000
Snacks will be served

Payment Details

Bank: Meezan Bank
Account Title: The Learning Circle Trust
Account #: 0129-0115503323

For More Information

Email: info@tlc.org.pk
WhatsApp: +92 322 5885252