Introduction: Previous studies have found that unwed pregnant teenagers have a variety of psychological issues such as loss of self-confidence, emotional stress, fear, worry, anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. In addition, the society’s negative perception has made these teenagers to be alienated and mocked by the community and also by their own family members. Thus, this research aims to identify the mental health state and also to deeply explore on these teenagers’ emotional and psychological conditions. Methods: This research adopts qualitative phenomeno- logical research design. Four residents of a Protection Centre in Johor Bahru have been selected through purposive sampling method. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and the data has been transcribed and analysed using thematic content analysis method. Results: Results obtained show that the teenagers’ mental health symptoms are at moderate to severe states. They also show signs of emotional disturbance such as depression, seclusion, difficulty in sleeping, lips dry, easy to sweat, uncontrolled emotion, no appetite, headache, anxiety or worry, negative thoughts and not energetic. Apart from these, they also experience unstable emotional and psychological situations such as sadness, anger, fear, shock, stress and guilt due to shaming their families. Conclusion: This study is expected to pro- vide an early explanation on mental health among Muslim unwed pregnant teenagers. Therefore, the appropriate methods to use in addressing their emotional and psychological states need to be explored.