Overview

Note: This is an online session. Session will be conducted on Meet.

Date / Time

Mondays (5 weeks)
8pm – 9.30pm
Commencing on 26 Aug 2024

Venue

Online on Meet (Google)

Meet (Google) can be accessed via laptop or any mobile devices. If you are using a mobile device, you will be required to download the app and access using a Gmail account. You may create a free Gmail account if you do not have an account.

An account is not needed if you’re watching on your laptop or computer.

Instructor

Ustazah Nur Hidayah binte Azman

Synopsis

The ummah is bleeding and suffering. Everyone is enduring some kind of hardship.

“Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while Allah has not yet made evident those of you who fight in His cause and made evident those who are steadfast?” – [Ali ‘Imran:179]

“Do the people think that they will be left to say, “We believe” and they will not be tried? But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allāh will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.” – [Al-‘Ankabut: 2-3]

Our faith teaches us that this too will pass, but as we go through the test (fitnah) we must seek ways to purify ourselves and to nourish our souls. In every moment, the believer sees an opportunity to reap blessings and rewards.

We remain optimistic in Allah, the All-Merciful (al-Rahman) and the Eternal Refuge (al- Samad), who never lets us down and brings us out of darkness into light, time and time again. Allah does not send us trials without also giving us the means to seek relief and to make our success easy.

Trauma is more common than you think. Well over half of your friends, colleagues, and closest family members have experienced harrowing events in their lives. Maybe you have, too. Trauma can dwell in the body for years or even decades, unrecognised but draining your energy, happiness, and your faith. But through all the numbness or pain you may feel, and all the hardships you experience, Allah is still there for you.

Through out the sessions, we will refer to the the book ‘Your Lord Has Not Forsaken You: Addressing the Impact of Trauma on Faith’ as a guide to understand trauma and its far- reaching effects on the body, mind, and soul. With that understanding in place, we can recognise how it leads to cognitive biases and doubts around faith—and then begin to grow beyond these roadblocks and find contentment.

“Your Lord has not abandoned you, nor does He despise you.” [Ad-Dhuha: 3]

Reference

This session is based on the book Najwa Awad and Sarah Sultan titled Your Lord Has Not Forsaken You: Addressing The Impact of Trauma on Faith. Book is available at Wardah Books.

Instructor will also be using her own slides for the sessions. Slides / reading materials will be sent to you before / after the session depending on the instructor’s preference.

Pre-Requisite

Registrants are welcome to join at any point of the season.

Registrants are required to have access to internet on the day of the course. We will be sharing an Google Meet link to all registrants on the day of the course.

Recordings

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