At the IPC-MHR Keynote Speaker Session, Prof Jasser Auda from The Maqasid Institute delivered his speech about Psychology in Islamic Perspective. The participants were all excited to learn new insights from Prof. Jasser Auda, and are welcomed to share their insight or ask question in this forum. There were some questions and comments from the participants to Prof. Jasser Auda:
Q1) Zeba Maliha Anannya, Bangladesh --> I am a new student of Sheikh Muhammad Foulds at Hearts SEE international. I heard about you, Prof Jasser Auda from him recently. My Question is: "How can heart-centered Islamic leadership, infused with strategic Maqāṣid thinking, contribute to addressing the challenges faced by Muslim communities worldwide? " - Zeba Maliha, Medical student of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College, Bangladesh.
Q2) MAEDA LANGGUYUAN KADTONG --> Yes, that's true if our heart is sad our mood will be affected or mental health. I always emphasis this to my students to make their heart happy always
Q3) Purwaji --> Question : learning from Palestinian Brothers/Sisters - Kindly recommend the psychological approach to make people not just aware about Imaan - but also to have behavior that align with the belief/ Imaan
Q5) Purwaji --> Question : similar with previous - Seems that at the end it is about improving our Imaan level . So back to basic question - Kindly advise the psychologist role in this case ? what psychological program / intervention to develop this
Q6) Ayu Larasati --> Question : As far as I understand, the more someone have faith to Allah, the more someone have strength in their mental health. But what about someone that do, let's say suicide. Some people say that someone that do suicide, they are have small faith in Allah, so they do that. What do you think about this, prof?
Q7) Caryl Mier --> What are the challenges encountered as a psychologist when it comes to responding to mental health in multiculturalism context?
Q8) Ani Wahyu --> Thank you Prof. Yasser for the enlightment us about the real case of our brother and sister in Palestine that represent the real mental health and resilience.
As the researcher, the case of Palestine is the best teacher for us to re-learn about the mental health and resilience in islamic psychology perspective, rather than secular psychology. We have to be proud to promote it. My question is, how your suggestion could help us to start the research and identified the new of mental health concept and resilience based on the case from Palestine.
Q9) Klent Francis Capio --> Hello Prof. Jasser! I find it surprising that to be resilient, we must assume that a personal deity will give us strength. Won't that be merely a deception on our part? Sure, believing in a higher power does something good but what about those who have neither faith nor belief in any deity? The fact that they have not yet killed themselves in a purely absurd world is also a testament of their strength.
Are they not psychologically resilient when compared to someone who is religious? Say for instance: Camus, Cioran, Sartre etc.
Q10) Isabel Concepcion --> Prof. Jasser, your talk seems to point to faith as a foundation for resilience. Are there other options?
Q11) Fatma Alshuhoomi --> Question: how to sensitively approach the issue with the following belief some Muslims have: “if my mental health is poor, my iman must be weak”. when the same belief does not apply when physical sickness is observed. —Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi
Q12) Harrista Adiati --> Prof, Is faith the same as religion?
Q13) Marc Sandy Catunao --> Assalamu alaykum professor jasser, my question is What Dua is used in times of extreme difficulty?
Q14) Fatma Alshuhoomi --> I find that many concepts in secular psychology are in actuality similar to concepts taught and held near and dear by Muslims with strong faith in Allah. One such example is the concept of Acceptance.
Perhaps I was unclear in my question. I agree with you, Prof. My question was directed at Muslims with a negative view of mental illness who think that poor mental health is equal to having weak iman. One such solution to this i am thinking of is to teach people that even Allah’s messengers- His chosen people- can have moments where their mental health is poor but that doesn’t mean their iman is weak. In this way, we would be using religion to champion the importance of accepting mental health as a validated reality and illness.
The Audience can continue the discussion in this forum. Enjoy the discussion, and see you at the upcoming conference at https://bit.ly/RSF-UpcomingConference
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