Restoring a tradition that is twelve centuries old — the classical Islamic science of the soul — as a living, clinically operative discipline for the contemporary world.
My work navigates the complex intersections of modern science and ancient wisdom
ʿIlm al-Nafs
The classical Islamic science of the nafs, qalb, ʿaql, and rūḥ — a complete framework for understanding the human soul
Scientific Background
PhD in Systemic Neuroscience & MSc in Neuro-Cognitive Psychology from LMU Munich
Clinical Practice
Islamic Psychology counselling worldwide, from within the classical framework
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For over twelve centuries, Muslim scholars diagnosed the diseases of the heart, prescribed their cures, and trained physicians of the soul. This tradition was not simply lost, rather it was suppressed by colonialism, through the secularisation of knowledge, and by our own collective amnesia. My work is its restoration. — Francesca Bocca-Aldaqre