Blog: Spiritual Harm & Abuse
What is Spiritual Abuse and Spiritual Harm? By Dr. Ingrid Mattson Spiritual abuse is the misuse of religious knowledge, authority or status to mistreat another person or group of people. Spiritual abuse can be direct, or can be an aspect of, or accompaniment to, another form of abuse. The greatest form of spiritual abuse is […]
Blog: Story of Yusuf
A Reflection on the Story of Yusuf (as) How did Yusuf (as) demonstrate a hurma practice with the women and men at the well? Yusuf was betrayed three times, in varying degrees of severity, by those who should have protected or helped him. First, Yusuf was seized and dumped in a well, to die, or […]
Hurma in the Story of Musa
The practice of hurma can be seen in the stories we have in the Qur’an. In verses 23 and 24 from surah Al-Qasas, the 28th chapter of the Qur’an, we learn about Prophet Musa’s (as) encounter at the well during his escape from Madyan. 23. And when he came to the well of Madyan, he […]
Blog: Children in the Masjid
Hurma Myth: Children are always safe in the masjid or with their Qur’an teacher. The facts are: Muslim teachers, including those who are hafidh, have memorised the Qur’an, are human and susceptible to wrongdoing. Someone can have good knowledge of Islam, but still have psychological or spiritual dysfunction which makes them unfit and unsafe to […]
