Available Training
Maʿruf Commons is a research and education organization that offers training programs and resources to equip practitioners and service-providers with the framework, tools, and skills to weave Islamic principles into their impactful work.
Muslim practitioners and service providers are on the front lines of addressing the critical needs of communities today, filling gaps, and uplifting Muslims across the many facets of their lives.
Now more than ever, the Muslim community needs forward-thinking, deeply compassionate leaders and service providers with the knowledge and training to frame complex issues and apply Islamic teachings and values in grounded, creative, and resonant ways to today’s emerging challenges.
Available Training
Working with Muslim Families: Practical Frameworks in Islamic Law for Clinicians
This 12 hour series equips clinicians with foundational Islamic law literacy and practical frameworks for navigating common family-related issues that arise in clinical settings. Drawing on the principles of Islamic law and contemporary professional practice, the training explores how Islamic teachings address parent–adult child relationships, abuse and harm prevention, marriage roles and expectations, and complex marital situations such as secret marriages and divorce.
Live zoom sessions on May 14, May 21, June 18, and June 25, 2026
What does the training cover?
Through this 4-part live series, clinicians will have the opportunity to:
Deepen their understanding of how Islamic legal and ethical frameworks shape family life and decision-making
Strengthen their clinical ability to navigate sensitive family and marital concerns in Muslim contexts
Build more thoughtful, culturally responsive approaches to case conceptualization and care
Engage complex issues with greater clarity, humility, and practical relevance to therapeutic work
Who is the training for?
Licensed therapists and counsellors
Psychotherapists, social workers, and other mental health professionals
Graduate practicum/interns and clinical trainees
Clinicians seeking more Islamically informed and culturally grounded frameworks for work with Muslim individuals, couples, and families
Functions & Dysfunctions: Principles and Ethics for Applying Family Law and Conflict Resolution
This 10-hour hands-on training provides Muslim practitioners with Islamic legal and ethical competencies. The goal of the program is to equip providers with a framework for greater confidence and competence in helping clients with issues arising in the context of the marriage, the family, and relationships with adult parents. The course is framework and application based, equipping providers with skills to effectively identify the legal-ethical issues in family conflicts, to determine the competing principles and values that apply to the situation, and to ascertain the range of religiously grounded interventions that can be utilized. This is an experiential training that centers discussion, case-studies, and application exercises.
What does the training cover?
Training topics:
• A framework for negotiating law, morality, and social contexts in Muslim marriage
• Plural marriage, secret marriage, infidelity, and divorce
• Gender roles, feminism, and domestic violence (Q. 4:34)
• Sexuality, sexual-health, and same-sex attraction
• Conflicts between parents and adult children
Who is the training for?
The training is about weaving Islamic principles into the work you do to further its impact and resonance – whether you are a mental health provider, chaplain, educator, Imam, community leader, manager of a Muslim organization, or mentor.
It is also a course for established practitioners and community leaders who want to deepen their skills and competencies and utilize a unique set of tools for supporting the communities they serve.
Is Domestic Violence Ever Islamic? Making Sense of Q. 4.34, Islamic Law and Ethics
This 5-hour training equips providers with an Islamic legal-ethical framework for addressing issues related to Quran 4:34 and the problem of violence against women in Muslim families. It prepares Muslim mental health providers with the tools to effectively address situations of gender-based violence, drawing on understanding of Quran and Sunna teachings on spousal discipline and their historical contexts, legal interpretations and institutional safeguards in historic Muslim societies, and practical applications in Muslim communities today. Through a series of case-studies, participants hone the skills of effectively intervening with varied parties to domestic violence (e.g.: spouses, children, parents, community leaders). This is an experiential training that centers discussion, case-studies, and application exercises.
What does the training cover?
Training topics:
• Interpretations and legal applications of Quran 4.34
• The Sunna and the challenge of violence in the Prophetic community
• The institutionalize legal safeguards to protect women in historic Muslim societies
• Practical models and practices for addressing domestic violence in Muslim communities today
• The underlying challenge of legalism in Muslim communities today
Who is the training for?
The training is about weaving Islamic principles into the work you do to further its impact and resonance – whether you are a mental health provider, chaplain, educator, Imam, community leader, manager of a Muslim organization, service-provider for women, or mentor.
It is also a course for established practitioners and community leaders who want to deepen their skills and competencies and utilize a unique set of tools for supporting the communities they serve.
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