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Trauma Resilience in Islam Course: A Faith-Based Healing Approach

  • 5 Lessons
  • 5 Hours of Watching
  • Materials Included
  • Recorded Course
$60.00
  • Level
    Beginner
  • Total Enrolled
    15
  • Certificate
    Certificate of completion

Trauma Resilience in Islam Course: A Faith-Based Healing Approach

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Welcome to the Trauma Resilience in Islam Course at Sakeena Institute. This course combines spiritual teachings from the Quran with modern psychological insights, providing a comprehensive approach to Islamic trauma healing and resilience. Participants will learn faith-based techniques for navigating trauma and recovering emotionally while strengthening their resilience.

 

Session Breakdown and Key Concepts

Session 1: Defining Crisis and Finding Meaning in Challenge

  • Understanding trauma and stress, including the differences between Big T and little t trauma, and stress responses.
  • Faith-based integration: Differentiating emotional pain from spiritual purification and understanding hardship as part of the divine plan (Musibah and Fitnah).
  • Exploring the purpose of pain in life and how enduring suffering leads to personal growth and spiritual reward (Kaffarah).
  • Identifying the difference between coping mechanisms and true healing, with an emphasis on self-reflection and Tawbah.

 

Session 2: The Body’s Alarm System and the Window of Tolerance

  • Discussing the nervous system’s response to trauma, including hyperarousal (fight/flight) and hypoarousal (freeze) states.
  • Faith-based integration: The qalb (heart) as the center of emotional processing and perception.
  • Introducing the window of tolerance, a state in which emotional regulation is optimal, and how it aligns with the spiritual goal of achieving nafs al-mutma’innah (the tranquil soul).
  • Techniques for cultivating sakinah (inner peace) through emotional regulation and spiritual practices.

 

Session 3: Processing Loss and Cultivating Active Resilience

  • Validating grief (huzn) and emotional loss, while drawing on Prophetic examples of healthy grief and emotional expression.
  • Defining active patience (sabr) as proactive endurance, emphasizing the importance of steadfastness and discipline in the face of adversity.
  • Tawakkul: Practicing radical trust in the Divine, balancing personal effort with reliance on God’s wisdom and outcomes.

 

Session 4: Processing Practice as Regulation Tools

  • Using rhythmic dhikr (remembrance) to calm the nervous system and regulate emotional responses, with affirmations like “la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah” (There is no power and no strength except with Allah).
  • Focusing on the role of structured prayer (salah) as a grounding mechanism and a tool for emotional regulation.
  • The importance of community (ukhuwwah) in the healing process, emphasizing the value of safe social connection and seeking professional consultation when necessary.

 

Session 5: Integration, Purpose, and Post-Traumatic Growth

  • Addressing spiritual guilt and releasing feelings of shame through tawbah (repentance) as a means of renewal and returning to the Creator.
  • Reclaiming your personal story, recognizing that trauma is a part of history, not a defining factor.
  • Post-traumatic growth (taqwa): Using trauma as a means to strengthen God-consciousness and refine character.

 

Trauma Resilience Strategies in Islam

The Trauma Resilience in Islam Course provides practical, Islamic mental health trauma strategies. This course emphasizes trauma-informed Islamic counseling and resilience training Islam to help individuals heal spiritually and emotionally. With tools based on faith, participants can transform their trauma into a source of strength and spiritual growth.

 

Course Objectives and Faith-Based Integration

By the end of this course, participants will:

  • Understand the impact of trauma on the body, mind, and spirit.
  • Frame suffering within a theological understanding of trials in Islam.
  • Identify personal resilience strategies based on Islamic teachings (sabr, tawakkul).
  • Use faith-based practices such as dhikr and salah for emotional regulation.
  • Cultivate a positive spiritual outlook, based on having a good expectation of Allah (husn al-zann billah).

 

Join Sakeena Institute’s Trauma Resilience in Islam Course

At Sakeena Institute, we are dedicated to providing a faith-based trauma recovery approach. Our Islamic trauma healing methods empower individuals to transform their struggles into opportunities for spiritual and emotional growth. Join our Quran and trauma healing course to gain the tools to foster resilience and enhance your faith and life.

Session 1: Defining Crisis and Finding Meaning in Challenge (60 Minutes)
Theme: Shifting the narrative from ”why me?” to understanding life’s inevitable challenges as catalysts for inner growth and strength. 0–5 min – Introduction Instructor and participant introductions, course goals, and setting a safe and confidential space. Faith-based concept: respectful engagement and conduct (Adab). 5–15 min – Stress vs. Trauma Psychological definitions of stress and trauma (big T vs. little t), the spectrum of stress responses, and emotional injury. Faith-based concept: differentiating emotional pain from spiritual purification and unavoidable trials. 15–25 min – The Inevitability of Trials Understanding that hardship is an unavoidable part of human existence and a universal experience. Emphasizing the normalizing of struggle. Faith-based concept: Divinely-ordained tests (Musibah and Fitnah). 25–40 min – Finding Purpose in Pain Exploring the potential for immense inner reward (Ajr) and personal growth gained through enduring pain with intentional patience. Faith-based concept: purification of character and sins through suffering (Kaffarah). Time: 40–50 min - Topic: Coping vs. Healing Description and key concepts: Identifying common, short-term coping mechanisms versus the long-term, restorative process of true healing. Faith-based integration: The need for Tawbah (turning back) and self-reflection to move past spiritual confusion. Time: 50–60 min - Topic: Q&A and Homework Description and key concepts: Open Q&A. Journaling prompt: Identify one physical sensation you associate with distress, and one spiritual/faith text (verse, prayer, quote) you find grounding. Faith-based integration: Actionable self-monitoring practice.

  • Session 1: Defining Crisis and Finding Meaning in Challenge (60 Minutes)
  • Lecture 1
    48:49

Session 2: The Body’s Alarm System and the Window of Tolerance (60 Minutes)
Theme: Understanding how trauma impacts the nervous system and learning to navigate the critical zone of emotional regulation. Time: 0–10 minutes Topic: Recap and check-in Description and key concepts: Review of Session 1 concepts and brief check-in on homework. Faith-based integration: (none specified) Time: 10–25 minutes Topic: The nervous system response Description and key concepts: A simplified look at the autonomic nervous system (ANS): sympathetic response (hyperarousal, fight, flight) and parasympathetic response (hypoarousal, freeze). Faith-based integration: The importance of the qalb (heart, center of intellect) as the center of perception and processing. Time: 25–40 minutes Topic: The window of tolerance Description and key concepts: Introducing the concept of the window of tolerance as the optimal zone for functioning and regulating emotions. Discussing hyperarousal and hypoarousal states outside the window. Faith-based integration: Mapping the psychological state onto the spiritual goal: the nafs al-mutma’innah (the tranquil soul) operates primarily within the window. Time: 40–50 minutes Topic: Cultivating sakinah (inner peace) Description and key concepts: Defining sakinah as the spiritual and emotional state achieved by a regulated nervous system and a tranquil self. Faith-based integration: The ultimate reward is to return to the Creator in a state of deep, lasting peace (Quran 89:27–30). Time: 50–60 minutes Topic: Q&A and homework Description and key concepts: Q&A. Homework: For the next week, track three times you felt pushed outside your window of tolerance (too hyper or too hypo) and what spiritual reminder or sensory anchor you used to try to return. Faith-based integration: Practice of self-awareness (muraqabah) and regulation.

Session 3: Processing Loss and Cultivating Active Resilience (60 minutes)
Theme: Healing involves acknowledging grief and cultivating active, spiritual strength to move through pain. Time: 0–10 minutes Topic: Recap and review Description and key concepts: Discussion on the window of tolerance and states of arousal. Faith-based integration: (none specified) Time: 10–25 minutes Topic: Grief as a human response Description and key concepts: Validating the pain of emotional loss and grief (huzn). Accepting natural emotional responses without spiritual condemnation. Faith-based integration: Prophetic examples of healthy grief and validation (for example, Prophet Muhammad’s tears, Prophet Yaqub’s sorrow). Time: 25–40 minutes Topic: Active patience (sabr) Description and key concepts: Defining sabr not as passive resignation, but as a proactive, conscious choice to remain steadfast and disciplined in the face of emotional difficulty. Faith-based integration: Three dimensions of sabr: steadfastness in commitment, discipline in abstaining from harm, and perseverance in the face of calamity. Time: 40–50 minutes Topic: Practicing radical trust (tawakkul) Description and key concepts: Moving beyond emotional crisis by cultivating tawakkul (absolute, active reliance on the Divine). Emphasizing the balance between personal effort and spiritual trust. Faith-based integration: Action means doing one’s emotional and physical part (taking means) and then entrusting the outcome to the Creator. Time: 50–60 minutes Topic: Q&A and homework Description and key concepts: Q&A. Homework: Write a deeply personal prayer (du’a) asking for strength in a current difficulty, focusing on the Divine attributes such as the All-Powerful and the Giver of Peace. Faith-based integration: Connecting active sabr with intentional prayer.

Session 4: Processing Practice as Regulation Tools (60 minutes)
Theme: Utilizing core spiritual devotion—prayer, remembrance, and supplication—as neuro spiritual tools for grounding and self-soothing. Time: 0–10 minutes Topic: Recap and check-in Description and key concepts: Review of active sabr and tawakkul. Faith-based integration: (none specified) Time: 10–25 minutes Topic: Rhythmic remembrance (dhikr) for calming Description and key concepts: Analyzing specific forms of rhythmic remembrance (mantra or affirmation) that neurologically aid in slowing the heart rate, grounding, and regulating breathing. Faith-based integration: Focus on affirmations of strength, reliance, and praise (for example, la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah). Time: 25–40 minutes Topic: Structured prayer as a daily anchor Description and key concepts: Focusing on concentration (khushu’) during formal, structured prayer. Using the ritual’s physical movements and fixed schedule as a grounding mechanism and daily commitment. Faith-based integration: The therapeutic power of sujud (prostration) as a complete physical, mental, and spiritual surrender. Time: 40–50 minutes Topic: The healing power of social connection Description and key concepts: Discussing the importance of safe social connection and trusted community (ukhuwwah) in the healing process and when to seek professional consultation (shura). Faith-based integration: Refutation of isolation: emphasizing community support as a Divine command and noting that isolation often hinders healing. Time: 50–60 minutes Topic: Q&A and practice Description and key concepts: Q&A. Guided practice of a 5 minute rhythmic affirmation or remembrance exercise for regulation. Homework: Commit to performing 5 minutes of focused rhythmic remembrance daily. Faith-based integration: Immediate application of skills.

Session 5: Integration, Purpose, and Post Traumatic Growth (60 minutes)
Theme: Moving from surviving to thriving by integrating the experience and strengthening one’s connection to the Divine (taqwa). Time: 0–10 minutes Topic: Recap and check-in Description and key concepts: Review of the practical regulation tools. Faith-based integration: (none specified) Time: 10–25 minutes Topic: Releasing spiritual guilt Description and key concepts: Addressing feelings of shame, failure, or spiritual inadequacy that often accompany trauma. Releasing self blame through turning back to the Creator (tawbah). Faith-based integration: Understanding tawbah as a renewal of connection, signifying the Creator’s vast mercy, not punishment. Time: 25–40 minutes Topic: Reclaiming your story Description and key concepts: The psychological task of integrating the trauma: recognizing that the event is a part of one’s history but not the definition of the person. Faith-based integration: Focus on husn al zann billah (having good expectation of the Creator) in shaping one’s future and narrative. Time: 40–50 minutes Topic: Post traumatic growth (taqwa) Description and key concepts: Defining resilience and growth and how the experience can refine character, increase empathy, and deepen spiritual awareness. Faith-based integration: Goal of utilizing trauma to strengthen taqwa (God consciousness) and ethical character (akhlaq). Time: 50–60 minutes Topic: Final reflections and resources Description and key concepts: Final Q&A, course summary, and suggestions for next steps such as professional therapy, advanced study, and self care routines. Faith-based integration: Making a final collective prayer for continued strength and healing.

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$60.00
  • Level
    Beginner
  • Total Enrolled
    15
  • Certificate
    Certificate of completion
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5 pm (UK) Sunday
1 hour per session
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