The Deciding Heart

Every day you make hundreds of decisions — and most of them are made by a mind you barely understand.

The Deciding Heart brings together, for the first time, two powerful traditions: the modern psychology of how we choose, and the Islamic wisdom of why we choose. Dr. S. Ahmad — educationist, psychologist, Islamic scholar, and mentor — takes you inside the hidden biases that hijack your judgment, the Qur'anic map of the heart, the intellect, and the self, and a practical eight-step framework for making decisions you can live with.

In this book you will discover:

• The two systems of thinking that drive every choice you make

• Six cognitive biases silently shaping your daily decisions

• What the Qur'an and Sunnah teach about intention, consultation, patience, and trust

• How istikhara, shura, and self-accounting work hand in hand with modern decision science

• Four real-life case studies — career, marriage, business, and moral dilemma — worked through the framework

Whether you are standing at a crossroads in your career, your relationships, or your faith, The Deciding Heart will change not only what you decide, but how you decide.