Video Preview: How does Islam guide us in managing stress?

The short excerpt below is from the “Islamic Management Series” of lectures, and this specific lecture is by Professor Beekun and Dr. Tahar Salaat, and is part of a series of ten lectures in the DVD set.

The Islamic Management Series set can be ordered either from Dr. Beekun’s online store at: [...]

Islamic Management Lecture Series now available on DVD

Professor Rafik Beekun, University of Nevada
This past week, in joint cooperation with the Shura Council of Southern California and Dr. Muzammil Siddiqui,  we  just completed and launched an “Islamic Management Series”  lectures on DVD covering 10 lectures based on the training workshops which I have conducted globally with Islamic for profit and not for profit [...]

Islam and Stress Management (Part 6): Relaxation and Humor

by Rafik Beekun at the Islamic Workplace blog
Sources: http://www.fridaynasiha.com and compiled from “The Lawful and The Prohibited in Islam” – Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, p. 292, Sheikh Jamal Zarabozo’s article on ‘The Manner of Joking in Islam’ from Islam House, and an article from Islamway
At times, Muslims can take themselves too seriously, and present too austere or [...]

Islam and Stress Management (Part 5): A Video To Help You Relax

The Mayo Clinic has long been rated as one of the top health institutions in the USA, if not the world. Anytime you are experiencing stress or just wish to relax, here is an effective video exercise from the Mayo Clinic that you can click on from anywhere in the world that will help you [...]

Islam and Stress Management (Part 4): Islamic Coping Mechanisms

By Dr. Tahar Salaat, MD, Assistant Professor of pathology, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University.  This article is reprinted here with the permission of Dr. Talaat.
Note: numbers in the article below refer to the reference sources listed at the end of this article. This article builds upon the three other articles previously posted under the category [...]

Islam and Stress Management (Part 3): Underlying Processes

 by Rafik Beekun
This article builds upon the two other articles previously posted under the category labelled “Islam and Stress Management” on our blog.
Let us examine different types of stress, how they work and their potential effects on you. In general, there are two types of instinctive stress response: the short-term “Fight-or-Flight Response” and the long-term [...]

Islam and Stress Management (Part 2): Duas when in stress

 Last updated on June 11, 2009
This section will list the duas (supplications) for handling stress or difficult situations. Some of these are also listed in the duas section of this blog–where many more duas as well as a detailed etiquette for how to make duas are included.  Here, however, we have added some extra material [...]

Islam and stress management (Part 1): Description and Importance of Zikr

Note: This series of articles about stress on “The Islamic Workplace” blog describe the type of stress one may experience as a normal part of one’s career. These articles are purely for informational purposes, and do not refer to the severe types of stress experienced in major crises or life-threatening situations. One should seek professional [...]