Futuwwah: How to use futuwwah to bring young boys and males into sacred manhood

Futuwwah linguistically derives from fa-ti-ya, meaning to be youthful. It is related to the word fatā meaning a young male, and Fityan being a gathering or group of youth. Fata is understood from the aspect of age to be one in between the period of early teens and manhood. Futuwwah cannot be simply defined operationally speaking, as although it is loosely translated as spiritual, chivalry in the English language is defined as characteristics of a distinguished gentleman or a knight who displays courage, honour, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak.

We explore deeper into the meaning of Islamic masculinity with Seyed Jamaluddin from a Islamic therapeutic view.

Date: Saturday 27th April 2024

Time: 6pm (BST)

Seyed Jamaluddin Miri is the Executive Director and co-Founder of ISIP – International Students of Islamic Psychology and co-Founder of Futuwwa Academy of Sacred Manhood. He’s also a co-Founder of Al Balkhi Institute of Islamic Psychological Studies and Research, Shifaa Institute Scandinavia and Futuwwa and Nasheed Academy and has a role as Commission Editor for books related to Islamic Psychology at Beacon Books (UK) and a guest lecturer in Islamic Pscyhology at IOU – International Open University. He is a licensed counsellor from Sweden, with a Postgraduate diploma in Islamic Psychology from Cambridge Muslim College (UK) and trained in Traditionally Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP) Level 1 & Level 2 at the Khalil Center/Ibn Haldun University (Turkey/US). He is currently undergoing the MSc programme in Clinical Psychology at Lunds University (Sweden). He is also a lecturer and educator in Islamic Psychology, decoloniality, alternative pedagogy, grassroots organising, interculturality, strategic communication. tarbiya, nasheed arts etc.