Therapeutic Spirituality
for Muslim Women
Spiritual health and mental health are interconnected.
We live in a time of emotional turbulence. We hope, yet fall into despair. We find clarity, yet get lost in confusion. We seek the Divine, yet feel lost in the world. Our emotional life and spirituality are interconnected.
InnerSage seeks to combine spiritual and personal development with therapeutic concepts and psychology. Our courses incorporate current research and practices in counseling in the light of Islamic teachings from the Quran, Hadith, and scholarly works.
Upcoming Course
Sound Heart
A Therapeutic and Spiritual Understanding of Emotions
Towards Finding a Meaningful Life
This course combines emotional awareness with purification of the heart, applying both therapeutic and spiritual concepts in learning how our emotions play a role in the spiritual state of our heart
About the Instructor
Sobia Ahmed received her BA with honors in sociology from the University of Chicago and holds a master’s in education from the University of Illinois. Currently, she is completing a master’s in clinical mental health counseling at The College of New Jersey.
Sobia received her Islamic studies degree (‘Alimiyyah) from Wifaaqul Madaaris in Lahore, Pakistan. While living there, she founded Zaynab Academy as a means for women of all ages to study classical Islamic learning in an accessible manner.
For over fifteen years, Sobia has taught courses on the Quran, Hadith, Sirah, Purification of the Heart, and the Divine Names. She has also conducted workshops on relationships and parenting, and delivered motivational talks on hope and resiliency for Muslim women. She has been teaching weekly online Quran commentary classes at Zaynab Institute (an affiliate of Zaynab Academy) for over ten years.