Episode 02 · 2026-10-04 · live

Islamic Psychology Crash Course — Slides and Reading.

"Slides, papers and further reading from the Islamic psychology crash course (4 October 2026). The published TIIP model (ʿaql, nafs, iḥsās and rūḥ, with the heart at the centre), al-Ghazālī and the bīmāristān, three fictional cases seen through Islamic and Western clinical lenses, and Q&A. Slides, papers and further reading below."

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Resources mentioned

Slides: Islamic psychology, made simple (PDF, 24 slides) · Mindspan
The deck from the live. Cases A, B and C are fictional composites made for teaching.
References and further reading (one-page PDF) · Mindspan
Every paper and link from the live on one page.
Paper: Toward a framework for Islamic psychology and psychotherapy: An Islamic model of the soul · Rothman & Coyle (2018)
Journal of Religion and Health, 57(5), 1731–1744. Open access.
Paper (PDF): Rothman & Coyle (2018) · PubMed Central
Open-access PDF of the paper above.
Paper: Application of Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP) and its clinical outcome on psychological distress among American Muslims in outpatient therapy · Khan, Keshavarzi, Ahmad, Ashai & Sanders (2024)
Spirituality in Clinical Practice. The outcome study discussed on the live, and the source of the model figure.
Paper (PDF): Khan, Keshavarzi et al. (2024) · APA PsycNet
APA access may be required.
Chapter: Outlining a case illustration of Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP) · Keshavarzi & Khan (2018)
In C. Y. Al-Karam (Ed.), Islamically integrated psychotherapy: Uniting faith and professional practice (pp. 175–207). Templeton Press.
Model figure: fitrah, ʿaql, nafs, iḥsās and rūḥ, with the heart at the centre (slide redraw, PNG) · Credit: Khan, Keshavarzi et al. (2024), Figure 1
A faithful redraw used on the live. Please cite the paper, not the slide.
Illustration: a bīmāristān courtyard beside a modern locked ward (image) · AI-generated artwork
Left: a patient and carer talking in a garden courtyard with a fountain, fruit and a Qur'an. Right: a distressed patient in a gown, a clinician holding out tablets, guards behind glass. A talking point at 21:50, not a photo and not a fair picture of all modern care.
Further reading: Developing a model of Islamic psychology and psychotherapy · Cambridge Muslim College
A plain-language starting point.
Watch first: a psychologist reacts to The Thinking Muslim · Mindspan
The reaction this live follows on from.
Original episode: How Islamic Psychology Heals Your Mind and Soul (The Thinking Muslim) · The Thinking Muslim
With Dr Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre.
Lifeline Australia — 13 11 14
24/7 crisis support. Emergency 000.

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