Author Archive: Sheima

Alhamdulillah, in 2012 I published my first book, “The Basic Values of Islam,” in which I compiled Quranic verses and hadiths that correspond with basic values such as honesty, kindness, etc. In this post I would like to comment on…
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A few years ago I had a negative experience in which my great uncle took my son to get a haircut and found chewing gum in my son’s hair. Rather than telling me about it, he called my mother (and…
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Alhamdulillah, my mother is a psychiatrist and, since I am visiting her now, I have access to a plethora of fascinating books. One of those books is “Emotional Intelligence” by Dr. Daniel Goleman. Dr. Goleman contends that emotional intelligence is…
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I am the mom of two children and an auntie of eight, alhamdulillah. I am visiting my family this summer, and it is wonderful to be together. However, it is also very challenging! One thing that happens a lot is…
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Perhaps the most important goal of counseling is to help people to train themselves to feel helpful feelings rather than unhelpful feelings. I cannot emphasize how important a goal this really is. You see, Cognitive Behavioral Theory is one of…
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“And those who have responded to their Lord and established prayer and whose affair is determined by consultation among themselves, and from what We have provided them, they spend.” (Holy Quran 42:38) “Thus it is due to mercy from God…
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Do you treat yourself the same way you would treat your best friend? Would you ever show your best friend disrespect or unkindness? The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, “None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what…
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As mentioned in a previous post, I am taking a *free* online course with seekersguidance.org. Recently I participated in an online session with our instructor, Imam Afroz Ali. This session was extremely illuminating and he answered all of my questions…
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This is a special post for those who have written comments on my brand new website. I really appreciate you all! This is my first time blogging, and I am SO EXCITED to be receiving your encouraging comments. A huge…
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Last night I participated in a live session of a free online Islamic course with seekersguidance.org. The course is a study of the classic work “Treatise of the Seekers of Guidance” by Imam Al Muhasibi, translated by Imam Zaid Shakir….
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