Islam- positive living and happiness.
By- AHMED NOOR
Islam believes in state of happiness acquired by virtue of positive attitude and constructive approach to his fellow beings.
According to Islam life is precious and God gives life to man with unique qualities and great abilities. The man possesses passions of love, fear, anger and so on. . His life and success depend on the proper use of these powers for the fulfillment of his needs and requirements.
Know yourself .
To reach true happiness, we need to know what is the purpose of our life, how to reach success in the world and the hereafter.
As Muslims, we believe that God –Allah- created the universe, and gave it laws so it would run with such amazing precision. God said in the Holy Quran ‘We have indeed created man is the best of moulds’ Believe in yourself means have faith on God, abilities and qualities which entrusted by Him. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said Whoever knows himself knows God.”
Positive attitude
Our attitude depend on our emotions. And emotions flows love, hope, enthusiasm and hate and anger. Islam asked Muslim to use such emotions in a proper way so that they would live in positive way. Islam teaches men how they behave or live in home, in public, in country and rest of the world. One who has positive attitude to others, he receives the same feed back. Islam believes on that treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. .Prophet, Mohammad (PBUH) said ‘Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourself.
The Prophet teaches that no one's faith is complete until they love for others what they love for themselves. A true Muslim reacts positively to all the events in his life. .Armed with his positive attitude, he safeguards himself from the negative and the harmful.
Love and compassion—Love and Compassion flow out a heart to others it means it is bound to respond with positive thoughts. Through compassion one will share happiness with others.
According to Islam None of you is a true believer is Islam until and unless he loves for his fellow man what he loves for his own self. Love begets love. The best way to win somebody’s’ affection is to treat him or her in a loving manner. Love can overcome any obstacle or opposition. The God likes mercy and love because He is the most merciful and compassion. The Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said: ““Allah will not be merciful to those who are not merciful to people.”
If man has compassion and love, he doesn’t suffer any more. Man suffer because he has no compassion. So man encounters the same types of people and the same situation. . It is said happiness does not depend on what happens to us but on how we react to what happens to us. Always choose to be happy and avoid negative thoughts because negatives obstructs progress.
Forgiveness – Forgiveness is the best form of maintaining and human relation. Learn to forgive others. This is dictum of Islam. " And He is the Forgiving, the Loving, " {Holy Qur'an 85:14}.. Among the ninety nine attributes of Allah mentioned in the Holy Quran, forgiveness is the most of of-repeated and chosen attribute of Allah. The attribute Ghafoor ( the most forgiving) appears in the Quran almost of a hundred times. Without forgiveness life is governed by an endless cycle, resentment, hatred and revenges. .
Control anger- Anger can manifest itself in acts of destruction and violence. Anger reaction is a like to a bullet came out of control. Once a man came to the Prophet of Islam, and said O prophet , give me a piece of advice, by which, I may be able to manage all the affairs. The prophet replied don’t be angry. He said a strong person is not the person who throws his adversaries to the ground. A strong person is the one who contains himself when he is angry. Controlling anger means learning forgiveness, reconciliation and peace.
However anger is channelised in a way that enabled them to fight and over come injustice. But one must know how to handle it properly.
So Islam teaches man that he can make himself happy or unhappy out of the same situation. He has this capacity, to create for himself ,his events and situations, ,out of his own thinking and attitude.
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