Lecture 1 registration only: Introduction to Islamic Psychology

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Most Muslims have heard the words qalb, nafs, and rūḥ their whole lives without ever being told that these are clinical concepts — the foundation of a complete psychological tradition developed by scholars over thirteen centuries. This opening class reintroduces ʿilm al-nafs and suluk not as a spiritual luxury or a self-help trend, but as a sovereign science of the human soul that predates Western psychology by a millennium. Participants leave with a new vocabulary for their inner life and a fundamentally different understanding of what mental health means from within the tradition.

About Nafs Center - Nafs Center is a new MAPS initiative focused on mental wellness, Islamic spiritual well-being, and Islamic Psychology through education, lectures, and spiritually grounded resources. Nafs Center does not provide therapy or clinical mental health services.

More details: https://nafscenter.mapsredmond.org/lecture-series-on-islamic-psychology/

About the Speaker - Dr. Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre is a neuroscientist and Islamic psychologist with a PhD in systemic neuroscience from Ludwig-Maximilians Universität Munich. Recognizing that Western science lacked an adequate account of the soul, she embraced Islam to integrate classical Islamic psychology (*ʿIlm al-Nafs*) and address modern suffering at its roots. Her path to Islamic scholarship ran parallel to her scientific training, cultivated through travel to Muslim-majority countries and direct study under traditional scholars. She is a prolific researcher and writer, having authored over 12 books and published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers. She currently leads, teaches, and practices at institutions including the Istituto Islamico di Studi Avanzati and Shams — Psicologia Islamica.

Website link: https://drfrancescabocca.com/about/
Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@ipwithfrancesca
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shams.islamic.psychology
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