17/09/2025
Alhamdulillah, it was great to be back at the Mehron Nisa Women’s Centre this week.
We kicked off with an invigorating fitness session. I left with tons of energy!
Then we had our Islamic Counselling session. Our counsellor discussed the difference between Western psychology and Islamic Psychology. Western psychology is built upon there being no God, thus it places the self at the centre of life. This means that a person will defer make to their own mind for their boundaries, and viewpoint of life.
Whereas Islamic psychology places Allah swt at the centre. The nafs revolves itself around what Allah wants for it, and moulds itself by the Allah’s book.
This smoothly led onto the nasiha session, where we covered Surah Yusuf. We looked at the part where Yusuf (as) reveals himself to his brothers, that he is the minister.
At this point, let us imagine a person who has been through multiple tests and trials in their life. Would they not want to cry out about their pain? Yes at this point, we see the true tranquil soul of Yusuf (as), as he forgives his brothers, and says that there is no blame upon them. SubhanAllah, what a forgiving soul! Guided by the Lord of that soul!
We also see the gratitude that Yusuf (as) has, after all the difficulty he’s been through. He says-
قَد مَنَّ اللهُ عَلَينا
“Indeed, Allah has graced me.” (Surah Yusuf, verse 90)
There’s so many lessons to learn from this Surah, but here it suffices us to reflect upon prophet Yusuf’s (as) gratitude in healing from the trials and difficulties he’s been through. His life is not dictated by his ‘trauma’.
May Allah guide us to have gratitude in the good times and hard times.