Book Launch: Islamic Psychotherapy: The Power of Muraqabah by Nazila Isgandarova

Book Launch: Mindfulness Techniques and Practices in Islamic Psychotherapy: The Power of Muraqabah, by Nazila Isgandarova

March 4, 2026 - Emmanuel College Chapel - 5:15-7:15 - includes Iftar meal
In person & Online

Featured Speakers & Panelists 

Sehrish Haroon, MC, RP, CCC
Registered Psychotherapist
IFS Approved Consultant & Certified Therapist (IFS Institute)
EMDR Approved Consultant & Certified Therapist (EMDRIA)
IFS-Informed EMDR Certified Consultant (Syzygy Institute) 

Imam Hamid Slimi 
Sayeda Khadija Centre

Sadaf Jamal
PhD Student, Emmanuel College
CEO, MoveNImprove (Not-for-Profit Organization) 

Fatima Ahmad
Representative, International Students of Islamic Psychology

The book introduces the Islamic mindfulness practice of muraqabah as a therapeutic tool, bridging classical Islamic spirituality with contemporary psychotherapeutic methods. It is becoming one of the important resources for Muslim spiritual care providers, psychologists, psychotherapists, and scholars of religion and mental health. This is a brief description of the book: "Mindfulness Techniques and Practices in Islamic Psychotherapy is a guide for Muslim spiritual care providers, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and others who use spiritual and religious concepts, values, and rituals as novel interventions to offer culturally appropriate mental health services. Chapters lay out the practice of muraqabah as a strategy for addressing mental and emotional disturbances such as depression, anxiety, personality disorders, attention‑deficit disorders, and more. Using hermeneutical data, Mindfulness Techniques and Practices in Islamic Psychotherapy presents the processes and ethics of the muraqabah technique in Islamic spiritual care and psychotherapy