{"id":833,"date":"2016-02-18T00:31:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T00:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sarkarhealings.wordpress.com\/?p=833"},"modified":"2023-04-29T20:13:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T20:13:02","slug":"depression-and-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/2016\/02\/18\/depression-and-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Depression and Islam Quranic Healings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"depression-and-islam-quranic-healings\"><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><u><strong>Depression and Islam Quranic Healings<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li ><a href=\"#depression-and-islam-quranic-healings\">Depression and Islam Quranic Healings<\/a><ul><li ><a href=\"#depression-and-islam\">Depression and Islam<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#depression-and-islam-1\">Depression and Islam<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#for-various-quranic-taweez-of-surah-click-here\">FOR VARIOUS QURANIC TAWEEZ OF SURAH, CLICK HERE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/658379d0f7a5000e5432805e84191f81.jpg\" alt=\"depression and islam\" title=\"depression and islam\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Hazrat Abu Saeed Al-Khudri and Abu Hurairah (RA) narrate that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whenever a Muslim faces&nbsp;<b>fatigue, illness, worry, grief, hurt <\/b>and<b> sorrow<\/b>, even gets pricked by a thorn, Allah in lieu of his sufferings removes his sins.\u201d (Sahih Bukhari Hadith)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Major depression is 4th most disabling condition in the world, and 2nd most in the developed world. As well as the human cost, the burden on society is incredible. At the rate of increase, it will be the 2nd most disabling condition in the world by 2020, behind heart disease. It is estimated 35 to 40 million Americans living today will suffer from major depression at some time during their lives, with about half of this amount suffering from recurring depression symptoms. A major risk outcome of depression is suicide. Here are some facts correlating depression and suicide:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">About a quarter of suicides in the US are felt to be due to undiagnosed, or misdiagnosed major depression.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Up to 80% of suicide deaths are in sufferers of major depression.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Given that suicide is the 8th largest cause of death in the US, its no wonder that major depression is classed as &#8220;the nation&#8217;s leading mental health problem.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"depression-and-islam\"><strong>Depression and Islam<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Feeling down in the dumps, depressed, having the blues: these are just some of the terms used to describe a feeling of hopelessness and despair that can hit even the most optimistic of us at some point in our lives. While clinical depression requires proper professional treatment, the occasional feeling of sadness due to factors ranging from economic difficulty to harassment and discrimination can be helped through some simple spiritual practices.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Depression is caused by displeasing Almighty Allah. When a person transgresses the Laws of Allah, he\/she is inflicted with various types of harms such as depression. It is for this reason Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said Who ever makes Istighfaar in abundance, Allah will make a way out for him from every difficulty, free him from depression and anxiety and Allah will grant him sustenance from avenues he will not imagine.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong><em>\u201cWhy should Allah punish you if you have thanked (Him) and have believed in Him.&nbsp; And Allah is Ever All Appreciative (of good), All Knowing.\u201d&nbsp; [An-Nisa 147]<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Therefore, the depressed person should repent for the past and turn his\/her attention to Allah. Focus on pleasing Allah by fulfilling all His commands and He will grant you ease, peace and satisfaction of the heart, mind and soul. In the Zikr (obedience) of Allah is complete tranquility and peace. Allah is the controller of all situations. If a person is in any difficulty, Allah is the only being that would assist him in coming out of that difficulty. Therefore, turn to Allah and He will take care of all your problems and misfortunes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Here are a couple that can help:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>1. Look at those below you<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">The Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam, said: \u201cWhenever you see someone better than you in wealth, face or figure, you should look at someone who is inferior to you in these respects\u201d (Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim). If you are reading this article online, consider this: you are one of the lucky set of human beings on the planet who can afford a computer and internet connection or at least have access to one. The United Nations Development Program\u2019s 2007 Human Development Report notes that there are still around 1 billion people living worldwide at the margins of survival on less than $1 a day, with 2.6 billion living on less than $2 a day. Also consider that in the Quran (14:7), God says that if you are thankful to Him for what you have, He blesses you with more.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>2. Serve your fellow human beings<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">The best way to thank Allah is to serve humanity, especially those who have less than you. Serving others is uplifting and rewarding. It helps us gain a better perspective on life\u2019s challenges, making us realize how very often, are problems seem so small compared to the awesome difficulties others face. That\u2019s why when the Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu alaihi wasallam and the Muslims were a small, poor and persecuted community, they used to give to the poor even more. They understood that when you are generous when you have less, you achieve the perspective of a winner. You are focused on the bigger picture.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>3. Read Surah Ad Duha<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">According to one report, after Our Beloved Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam&nbsp;had begun receiving revelation from Allah, at one point a long period of time passed with no such communication from Allah. As a result, the Makkans ridiculed the ur Beloved Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam and he became severely depressed. That\u2019s when this chapter was revealed (Quran 93: 1-11). The chapter is a beautiful reminder to us to see life in the greater scheme of things, to be grateful for what we have and to never give up striving for what is right. This chapter of the Quran can be considered a direct recipe from Allah for depression.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Depression and Islam&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>4. Turn to Allah in all situations<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Remember that nothing can harm you without the consent of Allah. While you must take care of yourself, rely on Allah and know that Allah is always with you and only Allah can give you strength in difficult times. Also remember that He will help you can come out of a trying situation as a better person if you deal with it positively.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>5. Remember Allah\u2019s Names<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Allah has many beautiful Names which describe Allah&#8217;s attributes and powers. These are reminders of His Love, Mercy, Forgiveness, Justice, Strength and much, more. Supplicating to Allah using these Names reminds us that Allah has these attributes more than any other being and that we can and must rely on Him during good and bad times.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>6. Say <em>&#8220;Hasbun Allahu wa Ni\u2019 mal Wakeel&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">This has been translated as \u201cAllah suffices me and He is the best guardian.\u201d It is an excellent way of reminding us that whatever worries we have or problems we face, Allah has the answer and cure to all of them and is the only One who can really do what is best for us.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>7. &nbsp;Make sure when you leave home,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">you read this Dua \u2018In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no might nor power except with Allah. <em><strong>&#8220;Bismillah e tawakkaltu al Allahe la haula wa la quwwata illa BiAllah &#8220;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>8. Take your spiritual break from the world,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Five times a day Taking a break away from school, work or other life activities to spend a few minutes to remember Allah helps you reconnect with the Creator of the Universe, fortify your soul and strengthen your resolve to live a better life that is in tune with your faith and principles.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>9. End your day on a good note<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Shakespeare once wrote a play entitled \u201cAll\u2019s well that ends well.\u201d That\u2019s good advice for dealing with depression too. End a day that may have been riddled with challenges and frustrations by making Wudu before going to bed, thinking of Allah and our Beloved Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam&nbsp;and counting every blessings you have<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>10. Stop Shaytan in his tracks<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Shaytan is the source of many of our negative emotions. It\u2019s his job to make us feel pessimistic and to despair of any good in life. When you feel these feelings coming on, stop him dead in his tracks: say &nbsp;<em><strong>&#8220;Aoutho billahi minash Shaytan ir Rajeem (I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed satan).&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"depression-and-islam-1\"><strong>Depression and Islam<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">The life is too short to spend time in arguments and quarrel, which are waste of time, energy and resources.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">The life is too short to spend time in criticizing others, thinking badly about others \u2013 trying to edit other\u2019s book of deeds while we will need to clean up our own book of deeds. We must not die with jealousy, malice, greed, pride, arrogance, <em>Riya<\/em> and other spiritual diseases in our heart!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Three-directions to invest:<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Today<\/strong> is the day for action \u2013 engage in worship,<em> Da\u2019wah<\/em>, learning and serving others.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Turn your time into gold and earn mountains of rewards in a few minutes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>The past<\/strong> \u2013 clean it up by making <em>Taubah!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>The future<\/strong> \u2013 invest by having good intentions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><b>Increase time for Du\u2019a<\/b>, especially if you could wake up during the last part of night.&nbsp; Ask Allah to ease difficulty, clean the heart to focus on good deeds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<p><strong>Those who want Taweez, Naqash for any problem in life, please send contact by email- sarkarhealing@gmail.com or <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/918762445866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">WHATSAPP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-various-quranic-taweez-of-surah-click-here\"><a class=\"wpel-icon-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/product-category\/coded-dua\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">FOR VARIOUS QURANIC TAWEEZ OF SURAH, CLICK HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depression and Islam Quranic Healings Hazrat Abu Saeed Al-Khudri and Abu Hurairah (RA) narrate that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whenever a Muslim faces&nbsp;fatigue, illness, worry, grief, hurt and sorrow, even gets pricked by a thorn, Allah in lieu of his sufferings removes his sins.\u201d (Sahih Bukhari [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,21],"tags":[595,2967,3091,3105,3106,3108,3113,3114,3121,4722,4809,4885,5078,5079,6081,6149,7397,7478,7486,7863,9550,12110,12132,15963,16682],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarkarhealings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}