Draft:Abdallah Rothman

Abdallah Rothman (born November 28, 1975) is an American psychologist, psychotherapist, academic and author, known for his contributions in the field of Islamic Psychology. He is the Head of Islamic Psychology at Cambridge Muslim College, founder of Dar al-Shifaa..., co-founder and Executive Director of the International Association of Islamic Psychology, and Visiting Professor of Psychology at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University and Al-Neelain University Khartoum.

Research and contributions
Abdallah Rothman has contributed to the understanding of how to integrate Islamic concepts into therapeutic practice. His research focus has been to develop a theoretical framework for Islamic psychology, utilizing a grounded theory approach and collaborating with 18 scholars and 18 practitioners. His research led to the creation of an Islamic model of the soul.

Alongside Professor Malik Badri, Rothman was the co-founder and is the Executive Director of the International Association of Islamic Psychology. The organization’s mission is to “advance the development and application of Islamic psychology to enhance the understanding of human psychology and promote health and wellbeing for all people”.

Rothman continues to further develop research in contribution to the academic field of Islamic psychology. He is the former Principal of Cambridge Muslim College, and current Head and founder of its Islamic Psychology Diploma Program.

Books written

 * Rothman, A. (2021). Developing a model of Islamic psychology and psychotherapy: Islamic theology and contemporary understandings of psychology. Routledge.

Books edited

 * Haque, A., & Rothman, A. (Eds.). (2021). Islamic Psychology Around the Globe. International Association of Islamic Psychology Publishing.
 * Haque, A. & Rothman, A. (Eds.). (2023). Clinical Applications of Islamic Psychology. Seattle: International Association of Islamic Psychology.

Articles

 * Haque, A., Khan, F., Keshavarzi, H., & Rothman, A. E. (2016). Integrating Islamic traditions in modern psychology: Research trends in the last ten years. Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 10(1).
 * Rothman, A. (2017). Mental Health and Religious Identity: Inspiring Transformation in Muslim Youth [blog post - Tabah Futures Initiative]
 * Rothman, A., & Coyle, A. (2018). Toward a framework for Islamic psychology and psychotherapy: An Islamic model of the soul. Journal of Religion and Health, 57(5), 1731-1744.
 * Rothman, A. (2018). An Islamic Theoretical Orientation to Psychotherapy. In York, C. (Ed.), Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy: Uniting Faith and Professional Practice (pp. 25-56). West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Press.
 * Rothman, A. (2019). What Islam Offers to Modern Self-Help: An Islamic Paradigm of Psychology [blog post - The Productive Muslim]
 * Khan, F., Keshavarzi, H., & Rothman, A. (2020). The role of the TIIP therapist. In Keshavarzi, H., Khan, F., Ali, B. & Awaad, r. (eds.) Applying Islamic Principles to Clinical Mental Health Care: Introducing Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy, (pp. 38-66). London: Routledge.
 * Rothman, A., & Coyle, A. (2020). Conceptualizing an Islamic psychotherapy: A grounded theory study. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 7(3), 197.
 * Rothman, A. & Haque, A. (2021). Introduction to Islamic Psychology Around the Globe. In Haque, A. & Rothman, A. (Eds.), Islamic Psychology Around the Globe (pp. 1-23). Seattle: International Association of Islamic Psychology.
 * Rothman, A., Ahmed, A., & Awaad, R. (2022). The contributions and impact of Malik Badri: father of modern Islamic Psychology. American Journal of Islam and Society, 39(1-2), 190-213.
 * Rothman, A. (2022). From Padawan to Jedi: The theological premise for the necessity of the master-apprentice relationship in the path of spiritual ascension. In Espinoza, B. (Ed.), Theology and the Star Wars Universe. Fortress Academic.