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Transforming Emotions: An Islamic and Psychological Path to Inner Peace.Written by Bakali Masumbuko,Edited by Ishmael Mailos

By Ishmael Mailos -
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  Transforming Emotions: An Islamic and Psychological Path to Inner Peace Struggle : When Emotions Feel Like a Storm There was a time in my life when my emotions felt like strangers living inside me. Before Fajr, in the quiet hour when peace should settle, I often felt a tightening in my chest.One unexpected comment could ignite anger I didn’t understand.One disappointment could sit in my heart for days like a silent ache.And I kept telling myself: “Be stronger.”“Good Muslims don’t feel like this.” “You should be grateful. Why are you feeling this way?”So I tried to suppress the emotions. But suppressed emotions don’t disappear , they grow louder.Maybe you know this too:the weight of carrying feelings you cannot easily explain. Shift : Seeing Emotions As Messages, Not Mistakes My turning point came when I learned a simple truth:   Your emotions are not failures. They are signals from your inner world. Just as heat transforms metal, life’s experiences transform the heart. Allah...
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Finding Peace: A Psychological and Islamic Approach.Written by Bakali Masumbuko,Edited by Ishmael Mailos

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  Finding Peace: A Psychological and Islamic Approach Introduction Let me take you to a moment I know too well. There was a night I lay awake, staring at the ceiling, unable to quiet the storm inside my mind. A work deadline. An unexpected bill. A relative who needed me. Thoughts were sprinting in every direction, and the world felt unbearably heavy :as though every outcome in my life depended entirely on me. We live in a world that constantly tells us: “You are the architect of your own destiny.” It sounds empowering at first… until it isn’t. Because when things fall apart, that same belief whispers: “Your failure? That’s on you too.” And that belief crushes the heart. The Turn Toward Tawakkul: A Shift That Changes Everything My peace didn’t return through more control. It returned through Tawakkul   : trusting Allah after doing my part. Tawakkul isn’t passive. It isn’t giving up. It is the most powerful psychological–spiritual alignment a person can have. The Prophet ﷺ captu...
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Compassionate Teaching: Merging Mindset Psychology and Islamic Principles.

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  Compassionate Teaching: Merging Mindset Psychology and Islamic Principles. One afternoon, a student slid a blank paper across my desk. At first, my instinct was to feel disappointed.   Hadn’t I explained enough? Hadn’t I guided them properly?  But then another thought nudged me: What story lies behind this silence? This moment reminded me that teaching is not only about knowledge , it is heart-work. Our classrooms are not just spaces of instruction, but of compassion, patience, and understanding. In every classroom, moments of frustration arise : a blank test paper, a disruptive laugh, a late assignment. The instinct may be to correct swiftly, even harshly. Yet compassionate teaching invites us to pause and ask: What story lies behind this behavior? A Shift in Perspective The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ showed us that correction can be compassionate. When a Bedouin once urinated in the mosque, people rushed to scold him. But the Prophet ﷺ calmly stopped them and gently explained...
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