When Darkness Falls: Understanding and Overcoming Depression through Contemporary Psychology and Islamic Wisdom

Description

A faith-based and clinically grounded guide to understanding and healing from depression.

Combining Islamic wisdom with modern psychology, this book offers clarity, compassion, and practical tools for those struggling with depression. Through Qur’anic guidance, Prophetic teachings, therapeutic strategies, and real-life stories, it helps readers navigate despair, numbness, and spiritual disconnection with hope and resilience.

You’ll discover:

• Clinical insights and Islamic reflections on sadness
• The power of du‘a, dhikr, Qur’an, and routine
• When to seek therapy or medication—and how
• Support for youth, mothers, men, and converts
• Daily habits, affirmations, and stories of recovery

Whether you’re seeking healing yourself or supporting a loved one, this book reminds you: you are not alone, and your pain is not a failure of faith. With Allah’s mercy, the storm will pass—and healing, insha’Allah, will come.