Beyond Soul Mates - The Ruh, The Nafs & Human Relationships

Beyond Soul Mates: The Ruh, The Nafs & Human Relationships
with Mohsin Hashmi | Hosted online | Saturday 25th July | 8-10pm UK time

Some people enter our lives and feel instantly familiar. Others leave a lasting mark, even in silence. What is it about these connections that goes deeper than words, deeper than time?

Soul Mates is a reflective and eye-opening session exploring the Islamic understanding of the soul and how it shapes the way we relate, bond and journey through life with others. Drawing on classical texts and the growing field of Islamic Psychology, Mohsin Hashmi will take us through the soul’s pre-earthly origins and how its nature influences everything from deep friendships to lifelong partnerships.

Four key areas will be explored:

- Understanding the Soul and Self - al-Rūḥ & al-Nafs
- ⁠The Types of Nafs and the Mates they Attract
- ⁠Critiquing the Modern, Western narrative of Soul Mates
- ⁠The concept of multiple Soul Mates

Whether you’re in a season of connection, solitude, healing or seeking, this session is an invitation to reflect on the spiritual fabric of your relationships—and the One who brings souls together.

Open to both men and women | Suitable for age 16+.

Mohsin Hashmi is Director and Co founder of The Lantern Initiative, he helped set up TLI in 2015 and coordinates retreats and events. He completed his Masters in Religion and Education at the University of Warwick with his thesis focussing on Islamic Psychology. He has also undertaken the Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP) Level 1 training with Khalil Center in North America. Mohsin began his Islamic studies at intensive programmes in 2007 with Shaykh Samir an-Nass and Habib Kazim as-Saqqaf in the UK. Since then he has studied the sciences with a number of scholars and continues to do so today. He has been involved in various community initiatives and educational projects over the last decade and also serves as a Khatīb at Central Jamia Mosque in Milton Keynes.

The Zoom link for the event will be emailed to you 24 hours before the event.
*Please note this event will NOT be recorded.
Enquiries: salam@thelanterninitiative.co.uk