ISLAMIC ARCHIVES“Why Does Allah Hate Me?” Rescripting Negative Self-TalkNajwa Awad and Sarah Sultan

Published: 2019
Published in: Yaqeen Institute
Written by: Najwa Awad and Sarah Sultan
Language: English
Type: Paper
Rights: Read at the source · © Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research; free to read on its website.

“Why Does Allah Hate Me?” Rescripting Negative Self-Talk

Najwa Awad and Sarah Sultan in Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

The thought that Allah, the Owner and Controller of the whole universe, dislikes you feels catastrophic for a Muslim. This paper deconstructs some common beliefs about the link between “bad” things happening to a person and that Allah hates them.

Keywords: negative self-talk, perception of God, self-esteem, despair, mercy

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Sultan, Najwa Awad and Sarah. “Why Does Allah Hate Me?” Rescripting Negative Self-Talk. Yaqeen Institute. 2019. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/yq-why-does-allah-hate-me-rescripting-negative-self-talk/