Exploring the Intersection of Islāmic Spirituality and Psychotherapy

G.Hussein Rassool is a Professor at the Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation (CISAC), Charles Sturt University, Australia; Professor of Islamic PsychologyIslamic, and the Director of Studies for the Department of Islamic Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling, Al Balagh Academy. In addition, he is the Chair of Al-Balkhi Research Institute (UK). Prof. Rassool was previously Consultant at the Centre for Islamic Psychology, Riphah International University, Pakistan, and Director of the Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology/Centre for Islamic Psychology, Riphah International University. His previous experience was as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Addictive Behaviour & Psychological Medicine, St George's Hospital Medical School (University of London), England where he developed many unique academic programmes. He was the first Head of Department of Islamic Psychology at the International Open University (Islamic Online University) and later became the Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, at the same university. He also held the position of Professor of Mental Health and Addiction, University of São Paulo, Brazil. He is one of the leading academics in the areas of Islamic Psychology and psychotherapy, and involved in the development of the first Bachelor of Science, Islamic Psychology course at Islamic Online University. He also developed a university accredited certificate course in Islamic Psychology which was launched in Pakistan in October 2019 as well as the Advanced Diploma in Islamic Psychology and Psychotherapy which was launched in June 2022. His research interests include psychosocial and spiritual problems in relation to mental health, psychosocial and spiritual interventions, indigenous psychology, Islamic counselling and psychotherapy, Islamic ethics in psychology. He is an author /editor of ten books and has published over 130 papers and reviews in peer-reviewed journals. He also works as a part-time Islamic psychotherapist He has been the recipient of Florence Nightingale Research Foundation (UK). He is a Fellow of the International Association of Islamic Psychology (FIAIP) and the Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH). He works as a part-time Islamic psychotherapist.

Chapter 1: Navigating the Intersection: Islamic Spirituality and Psychotherapy.- Chapter 2: Monotheism as the Foundation of Islamic Psychotherapy.- Chapter 3: Shifting The Paradigm: Decolonising Psychology Knowledge.- Chapter 4: The Anatomy of Islamic Psychotherapy.- Chapter 5: Fitrah: The Spiritual Nature of Human Behaviour.- Chapter 6: The Psychology of the Soul (Part 1): The Nafs and the Rûh.- Chapter 7: The Psychology of the Soul (Part II): The Qalb and the 'Aql.- Chapter 8: Psychological Approaches: Congruence or Dissonance with Islamic Spirituality-Part I.- Chapter 9: Post -Modern Therapies: Congruence or Dissonance with Islamic Spirituality.- Chapter 10: Islamic Foundation on Emotional Health and Healing.- Chapter 11_The Healing Power of Compassion (Rahmah)Forgiveness (Istighfar), Gratitude (Shukr), Hope (Amal), and Patience (Sabr).- Chapter 12: Synthesis and Consolidation of Spirituality and Islamic Psychotherapy.