Enlighten aims to:

• Develop a platform for dialogue and integration between Islamic counseling traditions and Western psychological frameworks, emphasizing the role of religious values in shaping therapeutic models and techniques.
• Provide psychologically informed insights that incorporate Islamic principles of mental health, well-being, and personal development, while engaging with global counseling and psychology discourses.
• Bridge the gap between faith-based counseling and scientific psychology, exploring how these paradigms can enhance mental health practices, resilience, trauma recovery, and overall psychological well-being in diverse cultural and religious contexts.
• Contribute to the global discourse on psychological and counseling theories, particularly focusing on the integration of Islamic values and scientific methods in addressing contemporary mental health issues.
• Strengthen the practical impact of counseling and psychology research in clinical settings, education, and community development, especially in Muslim and multicultural contexts.

Scope of the Journal

The journal welcomes high-quality original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and case studies in the following areas:

• Integration of Islamic Counseling and Western Psychology: Exploring how Islamic principles of counseling and psychotherapy intersect with psychological theories, therapeutic techniques, and professional ethics.
• Psychological Foundations of Islamic Counseling: Investigating how Islamic teachings inform key psychological concepts such as mental health, well-being, self-compassion, and resilience.
• Faith-based Therapeutic Models: The role of religious values and spiritual guidance in developing counseling practices that promote psychological healing, emotional balance, and social justice.
• Comparative Studies between Islamic counseling traditions and Western psychological practices, focusing on their similarities, differences, and potential synergies in addressing mental health challenges.
• Religious and Cultural Contexts: Examining how Islamic beliefs and practices influence psychological healing and counseling approaches in different Muslim communities, particularly in Southeast Asia.
• Psychosocial and Spiritual Counseling: Developing integrative models that combine psychological therapies with spiritual guidance, grounded in both Islamic and scientific approaches to mental health.
• Applications of Counseling in educational, clinical, and community settings, with a focus on faith-based and multicultural approaches that address diverse psychological needs.
• Digitalization and Technology in Counseling: Online therapy, digital psychoeducation, and the role of new technologies (VR, AR, AI) in enhancing psychological and spiritual counseling practices within Islamic contexts.
• Philosophical and Historical Perspectives: Tracing the intersection of Islamic thought and Western psychology through the lens of philosophical and intellectual history in counseling and mental health.
• Socio-economic and Policy Impacts: Examining how Islamic counseling practices contribute to social inclusion, mental health policy, and the promotion of social justice.