Thursday, June 14, 2012

SOLACE TO A DEPRESSED HEART




Sometimes, when we get depressed, nothing seems to comfort us at all. I’ve had times where depression really hits me hard, but Alhamdulillah, I’ve grown over it ever since I heard that a true Muslim can never be depressed. How can Muslim ever be depressed when he has got Allah right by His side, ever ready to hear all his cries and answer his Duas? How can a Muslims be depressed when he knows that this world is transient and that our true abode is in Jannah where the pleasures we are promised are beyond our imagination. Jannah is such a beautiful place that has pleasures no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard and no mind can ever grasp and comprehend. Each time we are suffering from a bout of depression, just think of Allah and His Jannah, and trust me, it really helps to make you feel a lot better.

When you are depressed, just remember that there is another person somewhere in the world who is suffering a hundred times more than you. This is exactly why our Prophet Muhammad (Sal) has asked us to look at people who are not so well off as we are so that we may be thankful to Allah and not look at people who are better off than us because that is when our heart incline to being ungrateful to the numerous blessings Allah has bestowed upon us. This is exactly what Shaitan wants us to feel like, so don’t ever fall into his trap. When any thought like this ever crosses your mind, say A’oozhubillahi min as-shaitaani rajeem (I seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan-the rejected one).

I found this amazing piece on the web titled ‘To you whose eyes are loaded with tears’. I’m sure anyone depressed would find so much of solace after reading this. It made me feel so much better Alhamdulillah!


Oh  you whose mind has wandered in grief, Oh you whose eyes are loaded with tears; relax and know that your Creator aids, and that His mercy will bring you peace. And know that your reward is secure with He Who doesn’t disappoint the one who seeks to please Him. Be at peace, for after poverty comes joyous meeting, and after sleeplessness comes sound rest. O you who are oppressed in the lands, who suffer from hunger, pain, sickness and poverty, rejoice in the knowledge that you will soon be satisfied with food and that you will be happy and in good health. 

Let us make these supplications, their purpose being to eliminate hardship, anxiety and grief:
 
"There is none worthy of worship except Allah, the Ever Forbearing, the Most Great. There is none worthy of worship except Allah, the Lord of the Tremendous Throne. There is none worthy of worship One Who sustains and protects all that exists, there is none worthy of worship except You, and by Your Mercy do we seek Your aid." 
"So be patient, with a good patience..." (Qur'an 70:5)
          ''After every difficulty comes ease'' (Al-Quran)


I also love these words by Umar (ral). It’s just so inspiring MashaAllah!
“No amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of worrying can change the future. Go easy on yourself for the outcome of all affairs is determined by Allah’s Decree. If something is meant to go elsewhere, it will never come your way, but if it is yours by destiny, from it you cannot flee.”
 Also remember that if Allah has willed something for you, it will reach you even if it be between a mountain and if it wasn’t meant for you, it wouldn’t reach you even if it be in between your lips.

Hopefully, those who are reading this feel better now In Sha Allah! :)

5 comments:

  1. Even if you are a Muslim, you can still get Major Depression. Major Depression is a mental illness and is more than just "feeling depressed." It requires medication and therapy in most cases. It doesn't mean you aren't a good person and it doesn't have anything to do with Satan. Mental illness is an illness just like diabetes or high blood pressure, but instead of being in your pancreas or heart, it is in your brain.

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    1. Thankyou very much for your views Amy OzarksUSA.

      Well, we Muslims turn to Allah for whatever illness we suffer from- be it depression or anything else. And Alhamdulillah, when we talk to Him, read the Quran and make Dua, we feel so much at ease. As it's said in the Quran (2: 186):

      "And if My servants ask you about Me - behold, I am near; I respond to the call of him who calls, whenever he calls unto Me: let them, then, respond unto Me, and believe in Me, so that they might follow the right way."

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  2. Asalam waliykum,

    Depression is a mental illness that has a root cause. It does not just spring our of nowhere. Just like diabetes, heart disease there is a cause. It is not something we are born with.

    We are tested throughout our life, and the level of tolerance to the tests vary from person to person. One sister explained it very well to me. There can be one wife who can tolerate an abusive husband and have strength for 5 years. Yet there is another woman who after the first punch, will break down and fall into depression. It varies from person to person. But there is a cause to depression.

    Sometimes we need to use "prevention" as it is better then cure. When something happens to us that is traumatic, divorce, loss of loved one, loss of job, worldly possession etc etc we all experience sadness to some degree. Now this is the crucial point how we deal with this. Do we allow this to consume our soul and mind and heart. OR do we grieve, express sadness and get ourselves in check.

    I believe that your level of iman effects how hard you are hit with sadness/depression and also your character plays a part in this too. I studied psychology for 2 years... no expert but its well known depression has its root cause it does not just happen.

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  3. It's telling the " we whatever religion" ; I don't hear " we Buddhist/ Hindu etc. It's this mentality of we're special, need special treatment, ie jiyah taxes, free everything that makes us backward. But hey, we look to the after -world and hence are happy to hasten it by blowing up #Taliban Hamas isis. The most devoted to Jannah

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  4. It's telling the " we whatever religion" ; I don't hear " we Buddhist/ Hindu etc. It's this mentality of we're special, need special treatment, ie jiyah taxes, free everything that makes us backward. But hey, we look to the after -world and hence are happy to hasten it by blowing up #Taliban Hamas isis. The most devoted to Jannah

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