This article was first posted in MuslimViews. Danish discusses beatings and sexual abuse in Islamic Schools. Confronting Spiritual Abuse at our Islamic Institutions DANISH QASIM SPIRITUAL abuse is any type of abuse (emotional, physical, sexual, financial) that occurs within a religious setting. It is particularly damaging because, in addition to the effects commonly …
By Danish Qasim and Danya Shakfeh “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” Habits are hard to break and the Muslim community has a bad habit regarding allegations of spiritual abuse. Different theories are thrown out, people speculate …
Ustadha Ammarah was born and raised in Los Angeles CA. At a young age she travelled to England to pursue an Alimiyyah degree in Islamic Sciences. Over the next 6 years she studied Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Aqeedah, Usul (foundations of jurisprudence), Arabic Grammar and gained guidance from many esteemed scholars of England. During this time …
“Take yourselves to account before you are taken to account, and weigh your actions before they are weighed for you.” – Umar Al-Khattab رضي الله عنه Death Does Not Absolve Abuse Throughout the Quran, Allah tells us that we will be held accountable on the Day of Judgment. Getting away with a crime in this …
Zakat and Spiritual Abuse: Challenging Manipulative Fundraising in Muslim Communities https://muslimlink.ca/stories/zakat-ramadan-spiritual-abuse-challenging-manipulative-fundraising-in-muslim-communities
It is common to see general slogans of ‘if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem’ in many social justice circles. This is an incredibly arrogant and self-righteous standard. This manifests in the #metoo culture with the hashtag #allmen. That is, that all men are responsible or otherwise complicit …
During the course of my work, I have been made aware and given direct knowledge of numerous incidents involving someone of religious standing discovered to have serial illicit relationships. Here I am not writing about sexual assault or secret marriages. The focus of the article will be on serial haram illicit …
There is a lot of confusion surrounding the practices of Sufi tariqas (orders) as well as the role of the shaykh in said tariqas. Where did tariqa originate from and what exactly is the role of the shaykh within a tariqa? How does a shaykh help his mureed (disciple) and are there limits to how …
https://muslimlink.ca/in-focus/in-shaykh-s-clothing-supporting-muslim-survivors-of-spiritual-abuse Here is an interview with In Shaykh’s Clothing founder Danish Qasim on spiritual abuse with Muslim Link in Canada
What do we mean by “spiritual abuse?” Does it have a universal definition? What are actions that people often call forms of spiritual abuse, but are in fact, not? Danish Qasim wrote a primer in our introduction section: Defining Spiritual Abuse – How and We Use the Term.