{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Faith &amp; Belief Forum","provider_url":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org","author_name":"Raahim","author_url":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/author\/raahim\/","title":"From Imam to Therapist: My Journey into Counselling and Therapy - The Faith &amp; Belief Forum","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"abWyrwVLHq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/from-imam-to-therapist-my-journey-into-counselling-and-therapy\/\">From Imam to Therapist: My Journey into Counselling and Therapy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/from-imam-to-therapist-my-journey-into-counselling-and-therapy\/embed\/#?secret=abWyrwVLHq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;From Imam to Therapist: My Journey into Counselling and Therapy&#8221; &#8212; The Faith &amp; Belief Forum\" data-secret=\"abWyrwVLHq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/faithbeliefforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sh-Hassan-Article-Header-1.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"Shaykh Hassan Rabbani MPACB is a Muslim scholar, chaplain and counsellor based in Glasgow, Scotland. He founded and runs Healers Muslims Counselling. Shaykh Hassan often writes about his travels and, in this guest article, shares about his journey of integrating his traditional Islamic studies with the social and psychological needs of the Muslim community in"}