Author Profile: Saba Malik
Biography »
Saba founded this blog in November 2008 to share her lessons from bipolar disorder. She holds a bachelors degree in Secondary Education from McGill University. Currently, she studies psychology at Concordia University.Publications »
Posted in Merry Meadows on 15 March 2012
Stats: and No Comments
Asalaamu alaikum CRAZY? PSYCHO? INSANE? These are some of the labels people with mental illness get. Some Muslims think it’s a matter of the jinns, or the shaytaan is after them. ALONE? ISOLATED? CONFUSED? These are some of the experiences of people with mental health problems. Muslims with a mental illness are living in silence. [...]
Posted in Mind Like Water on 9 March 2012
Stats: and No Comments
Jumuah Mubarak! As you know, Friday is my normal posting day. And I was going to skip this week because I have so many obligations to fulfill. But instead, I decided to manage my time better. And part of that management meant writing my normal post. So what are the my seven tips to a [...]
Posted in Depression Valleys on 2 March 2012
Stats: and 2 Comments
Now that you’ve decided or already have stopped cutting, replace it with different activity that relieves pain. Here are three examples: Salah The best way is to concentrate on your salah more. Praying is a great way to relieve your pain and talk to Allah. Exercise The next best pain is to exercise. When you’re [...]
Posted in Depression Valleys on 24 February 2012
Stats: and No Comments
Sub han Allah, just writing about this subject is making me feel depressed. But I know I must keep my feeble fingers typing. I wish someone had taught me about cutting. And that is why I am talking about it: to make up for the knowledge I didn’t get. You can’t curse the knife. All [...]
Posted in Heart Like Heaven on 21 February 2012
Stats: and 2 Comments
As the riveting rain runs down the sky, it makes no distinction between poor and rich, dark and light, Muslim and non-Muslim. No. For it doesn’t discriminate. It falls equally on every being. And so too is the parable of Allah’s mercy. Allah says in the Quran: الرَّحْمـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Alrrahmani rraheem (1:2) Ar Rahman means [...]
Posted in Heart Like Heaven on 20 February 2012
Stats: and 1 Comment
When you love someone, you might give them beautiful names. You might call someone a sweetheart, my dear or honey. Similarly, because surat ul Fatiha is so beautiful and loved, it is given many different names. It is known as the Opening of the Quran, Shifa and the backbone of salah. Without surat ul Fatiha, there [...]
Posted in Heart Like Heaven on 18 February 2012
Stats: and No Comments
And so goes the ayah in surah Ibrahim (14:7). It’s actually very true. Duh, it’s from the Quran. It must be true! I know today is not Friday, which is my normal posting day. But once in a while, I like to write a gratitude post. In March 2004, almost eight years ago, I first [...]
Posted in Depression Valleys on 17 February 2012
Stats: and No Comments
I’m not talking about cutting pretty pineapples or fabulous fabrics. I wish I was. That would be much easier. But I am talking about cutting oneself, particularly the wrists. I first started cutting or doing self-harm when I was in high school. I had no idea what I was doing. Nor had I seen it from some [...]
Posted in In the News on 10 February 2012
Stats: and No Comments
I should have put this up sooner when it was aired originally but here you are Click here to listen >>> Iman booster The above is a recording of my appearance on the Iman Booster radio show on Inspire FM 105.1 in Luton, UK. Enjoy and share!
Posted in Heart Like Heaven on 3 February 2012
Stats: and 2 Comments
A lot of Muslims I meet who have bipolar don’t want anyone to know. I can understand their concerns. They don’t want the label of a crazy person. They don’t want to be stigmatized. Or maybe they’re afraid that they’ll lose their jobs and their friends. Or maybe there is a whole array of reasons [...]
(4.83 out of 5)
