My Journey

Faith and Emotional Well-Being Belong Together

I believe that faith and emotional well-being belong together.

My work is dedicated to helping individuals and communities cultivate a deeper relationship with Allah while building the emotional resilience needed to navigate life's joys and challenges. Whether through chaplaincy, teaching, mentoring, or community leadership, I hope to create spaces where people feel heard, supported, and inspired to grow in faith, character, and purpose.

My Story

My journey has been anything but conventional.

I was raised in Ain al-Hilweh, a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where I learned firsthand the strength that faith, family, and community can provide in the face of adversity. Those early experiences continue to shape the way I listen, serve, and care for others. They taught me that every person carries a story, and that healing often begins when someone feels seen, heard, and valued.

My academic path began in biomedical engineering and eventually led me to more than twelve years in neuroscience research at Harvard Medical School. Working alongside scientists studying the brain gave me a deep appreciation for scientific inquiry and the remarkable complexity of the human mind. At the same time, it reminded me that biology alone cannot answer life's deepest questions about meaning, suffering, hope, purpose, and faith.

That realization led me to graduate studies in psychology at Harvard University, followed by theological training in Islamic chaplaincy and spiritual care through Bayan Islamic Graduate School and the Claremont School of Theology. Those experiences shaped my conviction that psychology and faith are not competing perspectives, but complementary ways of understanding the human person. Psychology helps us understand how we think, feel, and relate to one another, while faith provides meaning, purpose, and a relationship with Allah. Together, they offer a richer understanding of the whole person.

My Calling

Today, I have the privilege of serving as a Muslim chaplain at Boston College and Brandeis University, accompanying students through seasons of growth, transition, uncertainty, joy, and loss.

I also serve as Director of Programming at ARKanum Youth Boston, where I work alongside young people and families to cultivate leadership, belonging, and meaningful community engagement.

Alongside these roles, I have worked in psychiatric and mental health settings, experiences that have strengthened my belief that emotional well-being and spiritual care are deeply connected.

Whether I am sitting with a student, leading a youth retreat, delivering a Friday khutbah, facilitating a workshop, or supporting someone through a difficult season, my calling remains the same: to walk alongside people with compassion, presence, and hope.

Teaching and Community

Teaching has always been one of the greatest joys of my work.

I regularly deliver Friday khutbahs, lectures, workshops, educational programs, and study circles on topics including spiritual growth, emotional resilience, leadership, family life, youth development, and the intersection of Islamic tradition and psychology.

My hope is to make timeless Islamic wisdom practical, relevant, and accessible to the realities people face today while creating meaningful conversations that inspire both personal growth and community transformation.

What Guides My Work

Faith and Compassion

Every person deserves to be treated with dignity, listened to with sincerity, and cared for with compassion. Before offering answers, I strive to understand the person, their story, and the experiences that have shaped them.

Psychology and Spirituality

I believe psychology and Islamic wisdom illuminate different dimensions of the human experience. Together, they help us understand both the mind and the soul, allowing us to care for people in ways that are intellectually grounded, emotionally healthy, and spiritually meaningful.

Lifelong Learning

Learning has shaped every chapter of my life—from engineering and neuroscience to psychology, chaplaincy, and Islamic studies. Every conversation, every book, every mentor, and every life experience offers another opportunity to grow. I hope to remain a student long after earning any degree or title.

Community and Service

Real transformation happens in relationships. Whether serving students, youth, families, or communities, I hope my work contributes to stronger relationships, healthier communities, and a deeper connection with Allah.

Beyond My Work

Beyond my professional work, I am a husband and father who treasures family, meaningful conversations, lifelong learning, and serving others.

Some of my greatest lessons have come not from classrooms or conferences, but from everyday conversations, relationships, and the people Allah has placed in my life. They continually remind me that knowledge is not only something we study—it is something we strive to live.

An Invitation

This website is an extension of that journey.

Here you will find reflections, lectures, khutbahs, workshops, and resources that have emerged from years of learning, listening, and serving. My hope is that they encourage thoughtful conversations, deepen faith, and support emotional and spiritual well-being.

Whether you are a student, a parent, a community leader, a healthcare professional, or simply someone searching for clarity and hope, I am grateful that our paths have crossed.

I pray that whatever you find here brings you one step closer to Allah and one step closer to becoming the person He created you to be.