Mindfulness in Ṣalāh Workshop-Cultivating Khushūʿ

This is a recorded course

This course was originally delivered live and has now been fully recorded. When you enrol you receive lifetime access to all session recordings, presentations and course materials in your student dashboard, so you can study at your own pace, from anywhere, at any time.

There is no assignment or exam. Once you have watched all the sessions and gone through the course materials, you will receive your Certificate of Completion from Sakeena Institute.

About the course

Do you find your mind wandering during ṣalāh? Do you finish your prayer and feel as though you were barely present? You are not alone. In a world of constant noise and distraction, achieving khushūʿ, true mindful presence in prayer, has become one of the greatest spiritual challenges of our time.

This eight-session course brings together Islamic scholarship and modern mindfulness psychology to help you transform your ṣalāh from a routine act into a deeply conscious, heart-centred experience. Drawing on Qur'anic guidance, Prophetic examples and evidence-based attention training, each session builds on the last to give you a complete, practical framework for cultivating khushūʿ.

What you will learn

• The Islamic and psychological foundations of mindfulness in ṣalāh
• How attention works and why distractions occur
• Practical preparation techniques for body, mind and environment
• How to enter and move through each part of ṣalāh with full presence
• Strategies to manage and recover from distractions mid-prayer
• How to build sustainable habits for long-term khushūʿ development

Who is this course for?

• Muslims seeking deeper presence and connection in their daily prayers
• Individuals struggling with distraction, overthinking or spiritual disconnection
• Students of Islamic psychology and mindfulness
• Anyone wanting a structured, evidence-based approach to improving their ṣalāh

No prior knowledge of mindfulness or psychology is required.

Course details

• Format: Recorded course with lifetime access
• Sessions: 8 recorded sessions
• Session length: 1 hour per session
• Materials: Session recordings, presentations, practice exercises and tracking forms in your dashboard
• Certification: Certificate of Completion issued on completing all sessions and materials
• Provider: Sakeena Institute

How the course works

1. Enrol and receive immediate access to your student dashboard.
2. Watch the eight recorded sessions in order, at your own pace.
3. Work through the presentations, practice exercises and tracking forms provided with each session.
4. Once all sessions and materials are completed, receive your Certificate of Completion.

Course sessions

Session 1: Foundations of Mindfulness and Khushūʿ

• Course introduction
• Mindfulness: Islamic and psychological perspective
• Benefits of mindfulness in ṣalāh
• Khushūʿ in the Qur'an and Sunnah
• Prophetic and Ṣaḥābah examples

Session 2: Understanding Attention

• Attention theory
• Nature of distractions
• Attention protocol for ṣalāh
• Foundational attention exercises

Session 3: Preparing for Mindful Ṣalāh

• Pre-ṣalāh preparation
• Environmental readiness
• Physical and physiological readiness
• Mindfulness in wuḍūʾ

Session 4: Entering Ṣalāh Mindfully

• Niyyah (intention)
• Takbīrat al-Iḥrām
• Mindfulness in qiyām

Session 5: Mindfulness in Recitation

• Mindfulness in qirāʾah
• Reflective listening
• Tadabbur and presence

Session 6: Mindfulness in Prayer Postures

• Mindfulness in rukūʿ
• Mindfulness in sujūd
• Mindfulness in qaʿdah and tashahhud
• Mindfulness in duʿāʾ

Session 7: Managing Distractions

• Environmental distractions
• Physical and physiological distractions
• Psychological distractions
• Social distractions
• Attention recovery strategies

Session 8: Consolidation and Growth

• Integrating the complete mindfulness model
• Progress evaluation
• Habit formation
• Relapse prevention
• Personal development plan

Practical component

Each session includes practical exercises you can apply immediately in your daily prayers:

• Attention exercises
• Mindful wuḍūʾ exercises
• Guided ṣalāh practices
• Reflection exercises
• Practice tasks between sessions

Self-monitoring tools

The following tools are included in your dashboard so you can track your own progress throughout the course:

• Pre-course self-assessment
• Weekly mindfulness tracker
• Ṣalāh monitoring form
• Progress evaluation form
• Personal development plan template

Certificate of Completion

On completing all eight sessions and the course materials, you will receive a Certificate of Completion issued by Sakeena Institute. No assignment or examination is required.

Enrol today

Enrol now to receive lifetime access to the complete recorded course, all presentations and all practice materials in your dashboard. Begin whenever you are ready and progress at your own pace.