Spiritual Health and Purification of the Soul

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Say [O’ Muhammad]: Travel in the Land..!!​

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*Say [O’ Muhammad]: Travel in the land…* (Qur’an 6: 11)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]There is one activity worthy of mention here, because it both gives pleasure and removes dark clouds that may hang over you; namely, for you to travel through the lands, observe the open book of creation, and appreciate all of its wonders. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]During your journeys, you can see gardens of splendour and beautiful green meadows. Leave your home and contemplate that which surrounds you. Climb mountains, traverse valleys, ascend trees, and drink sweet, pure spring water. Thereupon, you will find your soul to be free like the bird that sings and swims in the sky in perfect rapture. Leave your home and removes the black blindfold from your eyes, and then travel through the spacious lands of Allah, remembering and glorifying Him.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]To isolate yourself to the confines of your own room, while passing the hours away with lethal idleness, is a certain path to self-destruction. Your room is not the only place in the world, and you are not the sole inhabitant of it. Then why do you surrender yourself to misery and solitude? Call out with your eyes, ears, and heart:[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*March forth, whether you are light [being healthy, young and wealthy] or heavy [being ill, old and poor].* (Qur’an 9: 41)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Come recite the Qur’an beside a mountain brook or among the birds as they sing.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Travelling to different lands is an activity which doctors recommend, especially for those who are feeling downcast, constricted by the narrowness of their own rooms. Therefore go forth and find delight in travelling.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*And they think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying]: ‘Our Lord! You have not created [all] this without purpose, glory to You!* (Qur’an 3: 191)[/FONT]

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

 

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Patience is most Fitting..!!​

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Those who meet hardship with a strong bearing and a patient countenance are in the minority. But we must consider this, though it may seem obvious: if you and I will not be patient, then what else is there for us to do? [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Do you have an alternative solution? Do you know of any provision that is better than patience?[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Those that achieve greatness have to surmount an ocean of difficulties and hardships before finally achieving success. Know that each time you escape a difficulty you will have to face another. Through this constant conflict, you must arm yourself with patience and a strong trust in Allah.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]This is the way of the noble-minded: they face difficulties with firm resolution, and they wrestle hardship to the ground.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Therefore be patient and know that your patience is only through Allah. Have the patience of one who is confident of forthcoming ease, of one who knows that there will be a good ending, and of one who seeks reward from his Lord, hoping, that by facing difficulties, he will find expiation for his sins. Have patience, no matter what the difficulty and no matter how dark the road ahead seems. For truly, with patience comes victory, and with difficulty relief follows close behind.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]After having read biographies of some successful people from the past, I became amazed at the amount of patience they displayed, at their ability to bear heavy burdens only to emerge as stronger human beings. Hardship fell upon their heads like the lashing of freezing rain and yet they were as firm as mountains. And then, after a short time had passed, they were rewarded for their patience with success.[/FONT]

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

 

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Contentment[/FONT]

The man content with little needs not much.

There is no such wealth as contentment

Whoever is contented with the lot that God has appointed him, will not be grieved because of what he lacks.

If you cannot get things as much as you desire then be content with what you have

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Do not Carry the Weight of the Globe on Your Shoulders..!![/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]In a certain class of people there rages an internal war, one that doesn’t take place on the battlefield, but in one’s bedroom, one’s office, one’s own home. It is a war that results in ulcers or an increase in blood pressure. Everything frustrates these people: they become angry at inflation, furious because the rains come late, and exasperated when the value of their currency falls. They are forever perturbed and vexed, no matter what the reason.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*They think that every cry is against them.* (Qur’an 63: 4)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]My advice to you is this: do not carry the weight of the globe on your shoulders. Let the ground carry the burden of those things that happen. Some people have a heart that is like a sponge, absorbing all kinds of fallacies and misconceptions. It is troubled by the most insignificant of matters; it is the kind of heart that is sure to destroy its possessor.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Those who are principled and are upon the true path are not shaken by hardship; instead, hardship helps to strengthen their resolve and faith.[/FONT]

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

 

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Do not be Crushed by What is Insignificant...!![/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Many are those that are distressed by not by pressing matters of great import, but by minor trifles.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Their principal concerns are for their stomachs, cars, houses, and castles. they never once raise their eyes to a life of ideals and virtues; the extent of their knowledge is their cars, clothes, shoes, and food.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Some people are distressed day and night, because of a disagreement with their spouse, son, or relative, or because they have had to forbear criticism, or because of some other trivial event. Such are the calamities of these people. They have no aspiration to higher principles or goals to keep them busy, and they have no noble ambition in their lives to an end for which they can strive day and night. It has been said, ‘When water leaves a container, it is then filled with air’. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Therefore reflect on that which gives you cause for concern or anxiety, and ask yourself this: does it merit your energies and toils? This is an indispensable question, because whatever it is that causes your anxiety, you are, with mind, flesh, and blood, giving it energy and time. And if it does not merit your energy and time, you will have squandered a great deal of your most precious resources. Psychologists say that you should judge everything in proportion to its true value and then put it in its proper place. More truthful than this is the saying of Allah:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*Indeed Allah has set a measure for all things.* (Qur’an 65: 3)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]So give to each situation according to its size, weight, measure, and importance. And stay away from immoderation or from exceeding the proper bounds. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Therefore do not be preoccupied with matters that are insignificant. If you follow this advice, you will find that most of your worries will have left you[/FONT]

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

 

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Why Does Man Need to Find Internal Peace?

The answer to this question is due to mankind having an earthly nature but also a spiritual nature, the gift of the human soul which is from God

The spiritual side wants us to become more noble, more spiritual and more attached to our Creator, whereas the earthly side is more attached to the desires and attractions of this world

That's why there is conflict, as often the material body "wins" but at the expense of the spiritual side

To find inner peace, a believer needs to focus more on God's Guidance for purifying the soul in order that the soul becomes in control of the body.

When that happens, the conflict ends when the soul reaches the stage of being righteous and at peace (see The Qur'an, 89:27)

 

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Be Content with that which Allah has Given You and You will be the Richest of People..!!​

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Wealth, appearance, children, houses, and talents – you must be content with your share in these things:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*So hold that which I have given you and be of the grateful.* (Qur’an 7: 144)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Most Islamic scholars and pious Muslims of the early generations of Islam were poor; needless it is to say, then, that they did not have beautiful houses or nice cars. Yet, despite these disadvantages, they led fruitful lives, and they benefited mankind, not by some miracle, but because they used all that they were given, and spent their time in the correct way. Hence they were blessed in their lives, their time, and their talents.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]On the contrary, there are many people who have been bestowed with wealth, children, and all forms of blessings, yet these blessings have been the very reason for their misery and ruin. They deviated from what their inborn instincts were telling them, namely, that material things are not everything. Look at those that have obtained degrees from world-renowned universities, and yet they are paragons of obscurity. Their talents and abilities remain unused. Meanwhile, others who are limited in the scope of their knowledge have managed to make mountains out of what they have been given, benefiting both themselves and society.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]If you are a seeker of happiness, be satisfied with the looks Allah has favoured you with, with your family situation, with the sound of your voice, with the level of your understanding, and with the amount of your salary. Certain educators go further than this by saying that you should imagine being contented with even less that you actually have now.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]In fact, every Prophet was at one time or another a shepherd. Dawood (David) was a blacksmith, Zakariah (Zechariah) a carpenter, and Idrees (Enoch) a tailor; and yet they were the best of mankind.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Therefore your value is in your abilities, good deeds, manners, and contributions to society. Do not feel grief, then, over that which has passed you by in life in terms of good looks, wealth, or family; and be content with what Allah has allotted for you.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in this world.* (Qur’an 43: 32)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Remind yourself of Paradise, which is as wide as are the Heavens and the Earth.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]If you are hungry in this world, if you are sad, ill or oppressed, remember the eternal bliss of Paradise. If you do this, then your losses are really profits and the hardships you face are really gifts. The most wise of people are those that work for the Hereafter, because it is better and everlasting. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]The happiness of Paradise will be absolute. So why do we not contemplate this fact?[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]If Paradise is our final destination – and we ask Allah for Paradise – then the hardships of this world are less heavy than they may seem, so let the hearts of the afflicted ones find solace.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]O’ you who live in poverty, or are afflicted with calamity, work righteous deeds so that you shall live in Allah’s Paradise. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif](Peace be upon you, because you persevered in patience! Excellent indeed is the final home!)[/FONT] (Qur’an 13: 24)

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

 

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Thus We have Made You a Just Nation..!![/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*Thus We have made you a just nation.* (Qur’an 2: 143)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Both your conscience and your Religion demand that you be just, which means that you should neither exaggerate nor understate, nether go into excess nor do too little. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Whoever seeks happiness should be just, regardless of whether he is in an angry, a sad, or a joyful mood. Exaggeration in our dealings with others is unacceptable. The best course is the middle course. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]More often than not, what you fear will happen in the future does not end up taking place. Here is something you should try: when you fear something, imagine that the worst possible outcome takes place, and then train yourself to feel prepared and contented with that outcome. If you do this, you will find that you have saved yourself from apprehensions and superstitions that would otherwise have caused you much grief.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Lend your attention to each matter in proportion to its importance. In any given situation do not exaggerate mountains from molehills; rather, keep in mind your objectivity and fairness. Do not follow false suspicion or the deceitful illusion of the mirage, but be balanced. Listen to the balance of love and hate as explained by the Prophet (Sallallaho alayhe Wasallam):[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“Love the one who is beloved to you in due moderation, for perhaps the day will come when you will abhor him. And hate the one whom you detest in due moderation, for perhaps the day will arrive when you will come to love him.”[/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*Perhaps Allah will make friendship between you and those whom you hold as enemies. And Allah has power [over all things], and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.* (Qur’an 60: 7)[/FONT]

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")​

 

[reina]

Salam I couldn't read all you posted by now very carefully, but read much of it. Thank you for your effort to collect all these beautiful articles , may Allah bless you. It is always useful to read such things and never enough, cause they always wake up so beautiful emotions and remind us what is really important in life. And this is surely one of things that purify everybodies heart! Hope Allah will award you for this!

 

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Thank you Reina

Purifying the heart and soul is the main path towards living a happy life here and in the Hereafter

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Being Sad is not Encouraged in our Religion..!![/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*And grieve not over them, and be not distressed because of what they plot.* (Qur'an 16: 127)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*Be not sad, surely Allah is with us.* (Qur'an 9: 40)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Referring to true believers, Allah informs us that:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*…upon such shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve.* (Qur'an 2: 38)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Sadness enervates the soul’s will to act and paralyses the body into inactivity. Sadness prevents one from action instead of compelling one towards it. The heart benefits nothing through grief. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Contrary to what some believe (those who have an extreme ascetic bent), a believer should not seek out sadness, because sadness is a harmful condition that afflicts the soul. The Muslim must repel sadness and fight it in any way that is permissible in our religion.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]There is no real benefit to sadness; the Prophet peace be upon him sought refuge from it in the following supplication:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“O’ Allah, I seek refuge in you from anxiety and grief.”[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Grief is coupled with anxiety in this hadith. The difference between the two is that if a bad feeling is related to what is going to happen in the future, then one is feeling anxiety. And if the cause of this feeling concerns the past, then one is feeling grief. Both of them weaken the heart, causing inactivity and a decrease in will power.[/FONT]

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

 

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Take a Moment to Reflect..!![/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Let us make these supplications, their purpose being to eliminate hardship, anxiety and grief:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“O’ Allah, Your mercy do I hope for; so do not leave me to myself, not even for the blinking of an eye. And make well for me all of my affairs. There is none worthy of worship except You.”[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“I seek forgiveness from Allah; none is worthy of worship except Him. He is the Ever-Living and the One who sustains and protects all that exists, and I turn to Him in repentance."[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“There is none worthy of worship except You, and how perfect You are; verily, I was among the wrongdoers.”[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“O’ Allah, verily I am Your slave, the son of Your slaves; my forelock is in Your hand, Your order concerning me will be executed and just is Your judgement upon me. I ask You by all of Your names that you have named Yourself with, have revealed in Your book, have taught to one of Your creation, or is in Your knowledge only (from the matters of the unseen) – make the Qur'an the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my sadness, and the purger of my anxiety.”[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]O’ Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief, from inability and laziness, from avarice and cowardice, from being engrossed by debt, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]and from being overpowered by men.”[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us).”[/FONT]

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

 

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Smile..!![/FONT]


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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Laughing moderately can act as a cure or as therapy for depression and sadness. It has a strong influence on keeping the soul light and the heart clear. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Abu Darda’ (may Allah be please with him) said, “I make it a practice to laugh in order to give rest and comfort to my heart. And the noblest of people, Muhammad (Sallallaho alayhe Wasallam), would laugh, sometimes until his molars became visible.”[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Laughing is an efficacious way to achieve comfort and light-heartedness, but keep in mind that, as in other things, you should not be immoderate. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]If I were given a choice between having status in society and plentiful money, and between having a happy, radiant, smiling self, I would choose the latter. For what is great wealth if it begets misery? And what is high position if what comes with it is constant gloominess? And what good is the most beautiful wife if she transforms her house into a living hell? Much better than her – a thousand times at least – is a wife who has not reached such a pinnacle of beauty, but nonetheless has made her house a kind of paradise.[/FONT]

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

 

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Smile..!![/FONT]​

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif](Continued from above)[/FONT]​

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Consider this imagery: In a sense, the rose is smiling and so is the forest. The oceans, rivers, the sky, the stars and birds are all smiling. Similarly, the human being by his very nature is a smiling entity, were it not for those things that counteract this natural disposition, such as greed and selfishness, evils that contribute to his frowning. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]As such he is an anomaly and at odds with the natural harmony of all that surrounds him. Therefore the person whose heart is sullied cannot see things as they truly are. Every person sees the world through himself – through his actions, thoughts, and motives. So if our actions are noble, if our thoughts are pure, and if our motives are honourable, then the spectacles through which we see the world will be clean, and the world will be seen by us as it really is – a beautiful creation. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Life is like an art or a science: it needs to be learned and cultivated. It is much better for a person to plant love in his life than to glorify money, using all his might to help it ease its way into his pocket or into his account. What is life when all its energies are exploited and used for the sole purpose of accumulating wealth, an existence where no energy is directed towards the cultivation of beauty, splendour, and love?[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Most people do not open their eyes to the beauty of life, but open them only to gold or silver. They pass by a lush and luxurious garden, a beautiful bed of roses, a flowing river, or a group of singing birds, yet they are unmoved by such scenes. All that moves them is the coming and going of money into or out of their pockets. Money is but a means to a happy life. They have reversed this fact, have sold their happy existence, and have made money to be an end in itself. Our body has been equipped with eyes to see beauty with, yet we have trained them to look on nothing but money.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Nothing causes the soul or the face to frown more often and with more intensity than despondency. If you want to be a smiling person, wage war with despondency and hopelessness. The door to opportunity is always open to you and to others, and so is the door to success. [/FONT]

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

 

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Have a Soft Heart [/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Remembering the Day of Judgment [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]One of the things that help one get closer to Almighty Allah and hasten to return to Him in repentance is remembering the Day of Judgment. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]One must bear in mind that there is an end to every beginning, that after death there is no chance to reform one’s mistakes, and that one’s abode after this world is either Paradise or Hell.[/FONT]


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Tawakkul, Hope and Striving: Three Pieces of a Whole

Many people confuse tawakkul with resignation and the secession of striving. But by no means does having tawakkul mean one ceases to struggle.

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]The story of Hajar (the wife of Prophet Abraham) serves as one of the most beautiful examples of this lesson taught to us by our beloved Prophet (pbuh): When a man came to Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) and asked him if he should have trust in Allah or tie his camel and then have trust in Allah, the Prophet (pbuh) replied that he should tie his camel securely and then put his trust in Allah. [/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Tawwakul is not an act of the limbs—it is an act of the heart. And so while the limbs are striving hard, the heart is completely reliant on Allah. This means whatever the outcome of the limbs’ striving may be, the heart will be completely satisfied, knowing that it is the flawless decision of Allah. [/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]But in order to reach this level, one must hold on to hope, strive with the limbs, and let go with the heart. [/FONT]



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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]The Blessing of Knowledge..!![/FONT]​

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*And Allah taught you that which you knew not. And Ever-Great is the Grace of Allah unto you [O’ Muhammad].* (Qur'an 4: 113)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Ignorance kills one’s conscience and soul.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*I admonish you, lest you be one of the ignorant.* (Qur'an 11: 46)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Knowledge is a light that leads to wisdom. It is life for one’s soul and fuel for one’s character.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Happiness and high-spiritedness come with enlightenment, because through knowledge, one may fulfil his goals and discover what was previously hidden from him. The soul, by its very nature, longs for the acquisition of new knowledge to stimulate it and the mind.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Ignorance is boredom and grief, because the ignorant person leads a life that never offers anything new or mind provoking. Yesterday is like today, which in turn is like tomorrow.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]If you desire happiness, then seek out knowledge and enlightenment, and you will find that anxiety, depression, and grief will leave you.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*And say: ‘My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.’* (Qur'an 20: 114)[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created [all that exists].* (Qur'an 96: 1)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“If Allah wishes good for someone, He gives him an understanding of the Religion.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Therefore if someone is ignorant, let him not be proud of either his wealth or his status in society: his life is lacking in meaning and his achievements are woefully incomplete.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*Shall he then who knows that what has been revealed unto you [O’ Muhammad] from your Lord is the truth, be like him who is blind?* (Qur'an 13: 19)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]How noble is enlightenment! And through it, how happy is the soul![/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*Is he who is on a clear proof from his Lord, like those for whom their evil deeds that they do are beautified for them, while they follow their own lusts [evil desires]?* (Qur'an 47: 14)[/FONT]

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

 

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Controlling One’s Emotions..!![/FONT]​

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Emotions flare up for two reasons: either for joy or for inner pain. In a hadith, the Prophet (peace be upon him) [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“Verily, I have been prohibited from emitting two foolish and wicked sounds, one that is emitted when something favourable happens, and the other that is expressed when calamity strikes.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*In order that you may not be sad over matters that you fail to get, nor rejoice because of that which has been given to you.* (Qur'an 57: 23)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]For this reason, the Prophet (peace be upon him)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“Verily, true patience is that which is displayed during the initial shock.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Therefore, when one contains his emotions upon both the joyful and the calamitous occasion, he is likely to achieve peace and tranquillity, happiness and comfort, and the taste of triumph over his own self. Allah described man as being exultant and boastful, irritable, discontented when evil touches him, and niggardly when good touches him. The exceptions, Allah informed us, are those who remain constant in prayer. For they are on a middle path in times of both joy and sorrow. They are thankful during times of ease and are patient during times of hardship.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Unbridled emotions can greatly wear a person out, causing pain and loss of sleep. When such a person becomes angry, he flares up, threatens others, loses all self-control, and surpasses the boundaries of justice and balance. Meanwhile, if he becomes happy, he is in a state of rapture and wildness. In his intoxication of joy, he forgets himself and surpasses the bounds of modesty. When he renounces and relinquishes the company of others, he disparages them, forgetting their virtues while stamping out their good qualities. On the other hand, if he loves others, then he spares no pains in according them all forms of veneration and honour, portraying them as being the pinnacles of perfection.[/FONT]

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

 

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Repel Boredom from Your Life..!![/FONT]​

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]One who lives in a life of repetition and routine will almost inevitable become a victim of boredom, especially since man by his very nature tires from a lack of change. For this reason Allah, the Exalted, the Almighty, gave us variety in time and places, in food and drink – diversity in the many forms of creation: night and day, valley and mountain, white and black, hot and cold, shade and sun, sweet and sour.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Allah mentioned this diversity in His book:[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*There comes forth from their bellies, a drink of varying colour.* (Qur'an 16: 69)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*… and date-palms, growing out tow or three from a single stem root, or otherwise [one stem root for every palm]…* (Qur'an 13: 4)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*And crops of different shape and taste [its fruit and its seeds] and olives, and pomegranates, similar [in kind] and different [in taste].* (Qur'an 6: 14)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*…and among the mountains are streaks white and red, of varying colours…* (Qur'an 35: 27)[/FONT]

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Al-Ma’moon would alternate between reading, standing, sitting or lying, and he said,[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“The soul is ever so prone to boredom.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*Those who remember Allah [always, and in prayers] standing, sitting and lying down on their sides…* (Qur'an 3: 191)[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]You should contemplate the many forms of worship that are legislated in Islam. There are deeds of the heart, of the tongue, of the limbs, and of wealth, by spending it for a good cause. The prayer, alms giving, fasting, pilgrimages to Makkah, fighting in the way of Allah – these are only some examples of worship. The prayer involves standing, bowing, prostrating, and sitting. If you desire relaxation, vitality, and continued productivity, then bring diversity into your work, your reading, and your daily life. In terms of reading, for example, read a broad range of topics: the Qur'an, it’s explanation, the biography of the Prophet (peace be upon him)[/FONT]

 

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Cast Off Anxiety..!![/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Do not be sad, for your Lord says:[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*Have We not opened your breast for you [O’ Muhammad]?* (Qur'an 94: 1)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]The message of this verse embraces all those who carry the truth, who see the light, and who tread the path of guidance.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*Is he whose breast Allah has opened to Islam, so that he is in light from His Lord [as he who is non-Muslim]? so, woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allah!* (Qur'an 39: 22)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Therefore there is a truth that causes the heart to be opened and a falsehood that causes it to harden.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*And whosoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam.* (Qur'an 6: 125)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]So the acceptance of and adherence to this Religion is a goal that cannot be achieved except by the one who is blessed.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]*’Be not sad [or afraid], surely Allah is with us.’* (Qur'an 9: 40)[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]All those that have faith in Allah’s care, guardianship, and mercy speak the words that are related in this verse.[/FONT]

 

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[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Cast off Anxiety..!! (contd.)[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Don’t be sad: live today as if it were the last day of your life. With this frame of mind and outlook towards life, you have no reason to allow sadness or anger to steal the little time you have. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Being preoccupied with the past and dragging past woes into the present – these are the signs of an unstable and unsound mind. A Chinese proverb reads: (Do not cross the bridge untill you reach it)[/FONT]


[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]In other words, be anxious over events only when they come to pass. One of our pious predecessors said,[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]“O’ son of Adam, verily, you have only three days: Yesterday, and it has forsaken you; tomorrow, and it has yet to arrive; and today, so fear Allah and obey Him in it.”[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]How can one truly live who carries with him the concerns of the past, the present, and the future? How can one find peace, while constantly recollecting that which has already occurred? [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]One plays a past event back in his mind, feels its pain, and yet benefits nothing from the process.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif](Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")[/FONT]