- Fees: $50
- Speakers: Shaykh Chad Earl, et al.
- Date: April 3 & 4,2026 (Fri & Sat)
- Timing: Fri 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, Sat 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
- Location: Plano Masjid - IACC (in-person and online)
Seminar Description
End-of-Life Care in Islam: What Every Muslim Family Should Know — Join us for a practical, faith-centered workshop designed for Muslim families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals navigating serious illness, hospice decisions, and advance care planning. This seminar brings together Islamic guidance and medical expertise to help families approach end-of-life care with clarity, dignity, and confidence.
Seminar Objectives
By the end of the course, students are expected to:
- Islamic perspectives on life support, brain death, and withdrawing treatment
- Understanding hospice and palliative care—what they are and what they are not
- How to complete advance directives in accordance with Islamic values
- Navigating family disagreements during medical decision-making
- What a “good death” looks like in Islam
Daily Schedule
| Time | Session | Lead |
|---|---|---|
| Friday sessions | ||
| 6:30 – 5:45 pm | Seating & Light Refreshments | — |
| 6:45 – 7:05 pm | Opening & Learning Objectives (Sanctity of life, removal of harm, tawakkul, workshop goals) | Shaykh Chad Earl Moderator: Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 7:05 – 7:25 pm |
Small Group Reflection (Barriers, fears, decision-making challenges) |
Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 7:25 – 7:55 pm |
Small Group Reflection (Barriers, fears, decision-making challenges) |
Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 7:55 – 8:10 pm | Maghrib | — |
| 8:10 – 8:35 pm | Grief, Trauma & Letting Go with Faith Forms of death, emotional suppression, spiritual psychology | Salimatou Diallo |
| 8:35 – 8:50 pm | Spiritual Care in Crisis (ICU realities, family conflict, spiritual distress) |
Chaplain Javeria Ahmed |
| 8:50 – 9:00 pm | Integration & Closing Duʿāʾ | Shaykh Chad Earl Moderator: Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| Saturday sessions | ||
| 9:45 – 10:00 am | Arrival & Light Morning Refreshments | — |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | Opening Reflection & Recap | Shaykh Chad Earl Moderator: Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 10:15 – 10:45 am | Islamic Ethics of Life Support & Medical Decision-Making Maqāṣid, brain death (fiqh), DNR, medical futility | Shaykh Chad Earl |
| 10:45 – 11:20 am | Clinical Realities at End of Life Ventilators, CPR realities, prognosis uncertainty | Dr. Hamayun Nawaz |
| 11:20 – 11:35 am | Break | — |
| 11:35 – 12:15 pm | Advance Directives Workshop Living will, MPOA, DNR, healthcare proxy | Chaplain Javeria Ahmed Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 12:15 – 12:55 pm | Case-Based Panel Discussion | Moderator: Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 12:55 – 1:10 pm | Community Voice & Emotional Integration | Salimatou Diallo |
| 1:10 – 1:25 pm | Resources, Evaluation & Final Q & A | All Speakers |
| 1:25 – 1:30 pm | Closing Duʿāʾ | Shaykh Chad Earl |
- Fees: $50
- Speakers: Shaykh Chad Earl, et al.
- Date: April 3 & 4,2026 (Fri & Sat)
- Timing: Fri 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, Sat 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
- Location: Plano Masjid - IACC (in-person and online)
Join us for a practical, faith-centered workshop designed for Muslim families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals navigating serious illness, hospice decisions, and advance care planning. This seminar brings together Islamic guidance and medical expertise to help families approach end-of-life care with clarity, dignity, and confidence.
By the end of the course, students are expected to:
- Islamic perspectives on life support, brain death, and withdrawing treatment
- Understanding hospice and palliative care—what they are and what they are not
- How to complete advance directives in accordance with Islamic values
- Navigating family disagreements during medical decision-making
- What a “good death” looks like in Islam
| Time | Session | Lead |
|---|---|---|
| Friday sessions | ||
| 6:30 – 5:45 pm | Seating & Light Refreshments | — |
| 6:45 – 7:05 pm | Opening & Learning Objectives (Sanctity of life, removal of harm, tawakkul, workshop goals) | Shaykh Chad Earl Moderator: Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 7:05 – 7:25 pm |
Small Group Reflection (Barriers, fears, decision-making challenges) |
Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 7:25 – 7:55 pm |
Small Group Reflection (Barriers, fears, decision-making challenges) |
Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 7:55 – 8:10 pm | Maghrib | — |
| 8:10 – 8:35 pm | Grief, Trauma & Letting Go with Faith Forms of death, emotional suppression, spiritual psychology | Salimatou Diallo |
| 8:35 – 8:50 pm | Spiritual Care in Crisis (ICU realities, family conflict, spiritual distress) |
Chaplain Javeria Ahmed |
| 8:50 – 9:00 pm | Integration & Closing Duʿāʾ | Shaykh Chad Earl Moderator: Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| Saturday sessions | ||
| 9:45 – 10:00 am | Arrival & Light Morning Refreshments | — |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | Opening Reflection & Recap | Shaykh Chad Earl Moderator: Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 10:15 – 10:45 am | Islamic Ethics of Life Support & Medical Decision-Making Maqāṣid, brain death (fiqh), DNR, medical futility | Shaykh Chad Earl |
| 10:45 – 11:20 am | Clinical Realities at End of Life Ventilators, CPR realities, prognosis uncertainty | Dr. Hamayun Nawaz |
| 11:20 – 11:35 am | Break | — |
| 11:35 – 12:15 pm | Advance Directives Workshop Living will, MPOA, DNR, healthcare proxy | Chaplain Javeria Ahmed Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 12:15 – 12:55 pm | Case-Based Panel Discussion | Moderator: Chaplain Salvy Ahsan |
| 12:55 – 1:10 pm | Community Voice & Emotional Integration | Salimatou Diallo |
| 1:10 – 1:25 pm | Resources, Evaluation & Final Q & A | All Speakers |
| 1:25 – 1:30 pm | Closing Duʿāʾ | Shaykh Chad Earl |
