Master Your Emotions: Psychological Lessons from the Prophets

Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Aziz Mahmut Hüdayi Mahallesi, Sümbülzade Sokak, No:1, Üsküdar

Price: 300 Turkish Lira will be collected at the door

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Life is full of emotional challenges—fear, loss, betrayal, and hardship are all part of our journey. The Holy Quran gives us stories of prophets who faced these same struggles and managed their emotions with guidance from Allah. These prophets, just like us, experienced intense emotions, but they showed us how to handle them in ways that help us grow and heal.

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In this workshop, Ustadha Dunia Shuaib, PhD Candidate, and Dr. Suleyman Derin will guide us through the emotional intelligence we can learn from the prophets. Why should we look to them? Because Allah SWT sent them as guides for us. They weren’t immune to emotions; rather, they were human beings who faced real emotional struggles. Allah SWT documents parts of their lives for us as a lesson to learn and take inspiration from. Prophets like Ibrahim, Yusuf, Yaqub, Isa, Musa, Suleiman, and especially Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon them all), offer us lessons in how to stay emotionally grounded even during tough times.

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Do you sometimes feel like your emotions are too much to handle? It can be tempting to push them away or let them take control. But emotions are not just annoyances—they’re signals that something needs attention. For example, anger might mean that your boundaries have been crossed, while sadness can show that something in your life needs healing.

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In this workshop, we’ll explore how to understand and manage these emotions, a process called emotional regulation. Instead of reacting quickly out of anger, sadness, or frustration, emotional intelligence helps us take a step back, reflect, and then respond in a balanced way. The prophets are our teachers in this. By following their examples, we can learn how to handle our emotions without letting them control us.

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Join Ustadha Dunia Shuaib, PhD Candidate, and Dr. Suleyman Derin for this insightful workshop, where you’ll discover practical tools for managing your emotions, find balance between your thoughts and feelings, and gain wisdom from the prophets’ emotional journeys, Insha’Allah.

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