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Sustenance of the Soul
Note: This is an online-only session. Session will be conducted on Meet. Register to receive link in your email.
Overview
Date/Time
Fridays (8 weeks)
8am – 9.30pm
commencing 24 May – 2 Aug 2024*
*3 weeks break from 14 Jun – 28 Jun
Venue
Online on Meet
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Instructor
Ustaz Muhammad Faizuddin bin Fauzan
Synopsis
Al-Balkhi explains symptoms and treatments giving advice on preventive measures and how to return the body and soul to their natural healthy state. In doing so, he displays a keen understanding of the human condition and the medical nature of the human emotional state. Living in a time when Muslims tend to segregate mental health to isolated segments, such as pointing fingers solely to the Jin or limiting treatments to only clinical trials, it is important that we come back to our traditions for an exposition.
References
This session is based on the book “Sustenance of the Soul: The Cognitive Behaviour Therapy of a Ninth Century Physician, Abu Zayd Al Balkhi” by Malik Badri. PDF access of the book is available here: https://iiit.org/wp-content/uploads/AbuZaydal-Balkhi-complete.pdf.
The instructor will be using his own presentation slides as reference for the sessions.
Schedule & Topics Covered
| Week | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24.5.24 | An Introduction to The Author & His Work |
| 2 | 31.5.24 | Exposing the Great Need for Promoting The Sustenance of Souls Sustenance of Psychological Health |
| 3 | 7.6.24 | Ways of Regaining Psychological Health When One Loses It |
| – | 14.6.24 – 28.6.24 | Instructor on Break |
| 4 | 5.7.24 | Enumerating the Psychological Symptoms (Disorders) & Specifying Their Distinguishing Attributes |
| 5 | 12.7.24 | How to Counteract Anger & Get Rid of It |
| 6 | 19.7.24 | Tranquilizing Fear |
| – | 26.7.24 | Cancelled |
| 7 | 2.8.24 | Methods of Dealing With Sadness & Depression |
| 8 | 9.8.24 | Mental Manoeuvres that Fend Off The Recurring Whispers of The Heart & The Obsessive Inner Speech of The Soul |
Fees
Sessions are fees-as-you-wish.
Payments of any amount may with the following methods:
1) Bank transfer to DBS digital/current bank account no. 003-954778-1
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Registration
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