Mental Health & Ramadan: Finding Healing Through the Qur’an | Dr. Rania Awaad

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This Ramadan, explore Quranic themes emphasizing stories of resilience, faith, and the divine wisdom of trials. This presentation focuses on protecting and managing our mental health during Ramadan.
In this talk, Ustadha Dr. Rania Awaad recalls a story of Prophet Musa and offers some teachings from Al-Ghazali that we can practice during this blessed month.
This talk was sponsored by Maristan & MCC East Bay.
Shaykah Dr. Rania Awaad M.D. is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where she is the Director of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health & Islamic Psychology Lab as well as Stanford University's Affiliate Chaplain and Affiliate Professor of Islamic Studies. In the community, she serves as the President and Co-Founder of Maristan, a holistic mental health nonprofit serving Muslim communities, and the Director of The Rahmah Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Muslim women and girls. Before studying medicine, she pursued classical Islamic studies in Damascus, Syria, and holds certifications (ijaza) in the Qur’an, Islamic Law, and other branches of the Islamic Sciences. Follow her @Dr.RaniaAwaaid Learn more.
Good mental health allows us to grow, deal with stress, and have happy relationships. MCC East Bay is here to provide information and resources for you to support your mental health.
MCC partners with regional and national organizations like Maristan to provide mental health and counseling services to the community that the MCC is honored to serve.
This talk was delivered at the Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on February 1, 2025.
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