Why did Allah give us anger?  What roles should anger play in our lives?  What, if at all, is the healthy and appropriate way to express anger?

Find out the answer to these questions and more in the next session of “Understanding Emotion”.  Led by Imam Abdul-Malik Merchant, this event is comprised of a lecture, Q&A and concludes with question-based group discussion.  We will examine and discuss the role of anger through an Islamic lens, illuminating the benefits and harms of the emotion while highlighting the necessity of emotional awareness to deal with the anger within ourselves and within others.

Special attention will be placed on current events and difficulties in our own lives such as the crisis in Palestine that have resulted in much anger in the Muslim Community.  Open to attendees 14+.

About Imam Abdul-Malik Merchant:

Imam Abdul-Malik Merchant completed his undergraduate program in Islamic Studies — specializing in Islamic culture from Umm al-Qura University in Makkah, Saudi Arabia — and his Master of Theological Studies at Boston University’s School of Theology, concentrating on practical theology. Imam Merchant currently serves as the Lead Chaplain in the ADAMS Center’s office of the Imams.