Salaam Imam

We’re here to help you grow as an imam with the resources and training you need.

Salaam Imam Ep.0

In this introductory episode, we discuss the ideals, goals, and values of this series and what we hope to achieve in upcoming installments. No matter what it is you specialize in, let it be providing guidance, spiritual care, or counselling, our desire is to provide you with the adequate resources and tools to prosper in this uncertain world. We are here to be a source of encouragement for you – you are not alone. Salam Imam is ready to help you be the best person you can be, both spiritually and professionally.

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Salaam Imam Ep.1

In this episode, we offer words of encouragement, support, and acknowledgement for the imams of our community. We recognize the mental and spiritual pressure that accompanies being a person that is looked up to, both as a role model and as a source of guidance. The importance of a secure support system as well as the consequences of carrying burdens alone is a crucial part of this episode of Salaam Imam. We aim to help you navigate any obstacle with confidence and strength, acting as a source of aid and encouragement as you continue to support your community.

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Salaam Imam Ep.2

In this episode, we examine the unique responsibility that imams possess: saying the right piece of information at the appropriate moment. These snippets of wisdom can be drawn from the Qur’an, and we advise imams on how to select the most relevant ayah when engaged in discussions. Entering into the realm of psychology, Salaam Imam intends to help imams present these verses with empathy and clarity, guaranteeing that guidance remains both authentic and impactful.

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Salaam Imam Ep.3

In this episode, we encourage you, an imam, to look introspectively and recognize what areas you may be lacking in. Whether you struggle with psychological knowledge, personal needs, support, or in any other area, we are prepared to show you how to evolve to be a better, more thoughtful imam. To be able to help others in our community, you must first learn how to support and appreciate your needs with practical strategies; this is what Salaam Imam is here to help you with.

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Salaam Imam Ep.4

In this episode, we encourage you, an imam, to look introspectively and recognize what areas you may be lacking in. Whether you struggle with psychological knowledge, personal needs, support, or in any other area, we are prepared to show you how to evolve to be a better, more thoughtful imam. To be able to help others in our community, you must first learn how to support and appreciate your needs with practical strategies; this is what Salaam Imam is here to help you with.

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Salaam Imam Ep.5

In this episode, we build off of the importance of communication and branch into the structure of client-counsellor dialogue. We prioritize the necessary ability of developing skills and techniques used in these types of conversations that Salaam Imam aspires to help imams build. Seeking knowledge is a mandatory part of life, and we encourage you to do so. You are not on this betterment journey alone, we are here to support and encourage you until the end.

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Salaam Imam Ep.6

In this episode, we strongly emphasize the importance of relationships in psychological settings. We encourage you to learn how to interact with and adapt to the person you are interacting with in order to help them solve their grievances. Salaam Imam wishes to help you navigate the categories, some of which include religion and culture, of adapting to the other party involved so that the relationship develops comfortably.

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Salaam Imam Ep.7

In this episode, we strongly emphasize the importance of relationships in psychological settings. We encourage you to learn how to interact with and adapt to the person you are interacting with in order to help them solve their grievances. Salaam Imam wishes to help you navigate the categories, some of which include religion and culture, of adapting to the other party involved so that the relationship develops comfortably.

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Salaam Imam Ep.8

In this episode, we discuss the three categories of screening a client. Each category is crucial for both psychologists and for you, an imam. We will help you understand and recognize how to apply these categories and techniques in conversations with those seeking guidance from you. Salaam Imam will help you adapt to prioritizing these skills when in conversational situations, whether it be a khutbah or a one-on-one session.

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Salaam Imam Ep.9

In this episode, we stress the importance of having a stable conceptual system in psychology. A framework acts as a guide for psychologists to address a client’s problems, and Salaam Imam will work to show you how to build up a framework throughout this series. The art of knowing what to respond to, as well as what to respond with is something that Salaam Imam will help you learn to do. We are here to break down this overwhelming responsibility into something manageable and feasible so you can thrive in this new world of psychology.

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Salaam Imam Ep.10

In this episode, we put the puzzle pieces together to form a complete framework. All four categories previously discussed are important and crucial to learning to incorporate psychology into the every day work you do, and you can not have one without the other. We hope to put these four foundational concepts together in a helpful and supportive manner so that you can benefit from Salaam Imam as much as possible.

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Salaam Imam Ep.11

In this episode, we introduce the Islamic application to psychology through frameworks and characteristics. Unlike the previous categories discussed, there will now be an Islamic twist to the attributes and structure used by psychologists. We aim to present you these new, yet familiar, concepts throughout Salaam Imam, so that you can apply these ideals in your area of expertise.

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Salaam Imam Ep.12

In this episode, we focus on marriage counselling and how to approach the tension and problems presented to you by the married couple. We discuss themes that are prevalent in marriage counselling in order to help you improve your framework. Salaam Imam wants to help you learn how to foster an environment in which collaboration is a main part of counselling married couples.

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Salaam Imam Ep.13

In this episode, we encourage you to keep the mentality that despite you being currently inexperienced in psychological settings, you can handle and work through the most convoluted cases. By the end of Salaam Imam, you will be able to utilize both your newfound psychological knowledge and your specialized knowledge of Islam in your work. Islamic counselling is a level above regular counselling, and you, an imam, are more than capable of prospering in this world.

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Salaam Imam Ep.14

In this episode, we tackle the world of youth counselling. Fostering a mentorship in which the youth you are working with learn to help others by utilizing what you teach them. All in all, Salaam Imam wants to help you help the youth so that they may do the same for others in the future. By integrating Islam into the mentorship and youth counselling you do, you can help build the Islamic identity of both your own children and their fellow peers.

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Salaam Imam Ep.15

In this episode, we emphasize the fact that Islamic counselling is above fundamental Western counselling, both in the difficulty and perseverance it requires and the impact it provides. Salaam Imam assures you that you will not be following in the footsteps of Western psychology, but instead moving forward in the world of Islamic counselling.

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Salaam Imam Ep.16

In this episode, we clarify the specific guiding concepts of counselling and how we make it relate to Islam. The principles of Islamic counselling are joined together into four concepts: lens, language, leverage, and localization. We discuss the connection and the similarities between psychology and religion so that you can proceed to build them up in your own way. Rest assured, Salaam Imam will make sure that you can connect these Islamic concepts in order to apply them to your profession.

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