The Quran clearly tells us that feeling anxious ,feeling warid and stressful is a part of being human .
There's nothing wrong with that societal problems can and will cause us stress.
Allah says to the prophet Muhammad ﷺ
وَ لَقَدۡ نَعۡلَمُ اَنَّکَ یَضِیۡقُ صَدۡرُکَ بِمَا یَقُوۡلُوۡنَ(15:97)
"We know that your heart is in pain" because of what they say think about that. your heart is in pain because of what people are saying about you.
Allah is speaking to the Rasoolﷺ , and he is saying,
" it is possible that your anxiety, your anguish will cause you to die"
And says in the early mecca phase.
"Ya Rasool Allah ﷺ we know you are going down this road,
Ya Rasool Allahﷺ you are getting too anxious. too worried,
Don't go down this road you might die in anguish".
But of course our Prophet ﷺ why was he so anguished? Why was he grief?
Because the people didn't believe it. not because of money , not that I am saying there is nothing wrong with that but our prophet ﷺ is obviously not gonna become depressed because of money
Why was he depressed? Why was he ? I should not even say the word depressed, I should say"He was feeling anguish, that is the better phrasing"
He was feeling extreme anguish.
Why was he feeling anguish
Because his people did not believe,that anguish that anxiety. Allah says" you might end up drawing because of that anxiety" فَلَعَلَّکَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفۡسَکَ عَلٰۤی اٰثَارِہِمۡ اِنۡ لَّمۡ یُؤۡمِنُوۡا بِہٰذَا الۡحَدِیۡثِ اَسَفًا ﴿۶﴾
Also we learned from the Quran.
That the mother of Moosa Allah (S.W.T) says to her. (28:13) فَرَدَدۡنٰہُ اِلٰۤی اُمِّہٖ کَیۡ تَقَرَّ عَیۡنُہَا وَ لَا تَحۡزَنَ. We returned Muses to his mother so that she could find comfort and stop worrying, stop worrying!
It is normal nothing wrong with worrying, being anxious, having grief.
So much so Allah says about the prophet Yaqoob (A.S).
That what does Yaqoob happened when his son Yusuf (A.S) want away.
That Allah(S.W.T) says (ابۡیَضَّتۡ عَیۡنٰہُ مِنَ الۡحُزۡنِ (12:84)
"His eyes became blind because he was worried and cried"
That crying the grief was so much his eyes became blind.
Allah did not criticize heme for getting sad. Allah did not castigata him for beeling the grief.
His son and his beloved Son Yusuf went missing.As we know the story.
And his love for Yusuf exceeded all bounds.
And the grief that he felt was so much.
That anguish that he felt was so much.
That 12 years later 15 years later his own children said.
"When will you stop blabbering about Yusuf? Stop it enough.
And he he himself his eyes became blind.
And Allah never once criticized him, why?
Because that anguish grief it was still witchin checks.
He didn't go beyond to an unhealthy level.
As we will talk about inshallah later on.
As well Mariyam (A.S) when she fled when she was pregnant as you know.
And Allah told to leave your community she was alone she was with child.
Nobody to help her she didn't know how to deliver a body.
All anlo what is going to happen to her?
Allah(S.W.T) says that فَنَادٰىہَا مِنۡ تَحۡتِہَاۤ اَلَّا تَحۡزَنِیۡ…..(91:24)
"There was a voice that came out. don't worry, don't worry! The comfort is from Allah, Allah is telling Allah did not says" oh Mariam you are such a pious lady ,you are the best lady of mankind"how could you worry? No! Allah comforted her اَلَّا تَحۡزَنِیۡ……" don't worry ,we will take care of you"we will make sure everything is fine.
Look, here is a river ! Look, these are the dates! Look everything is taken care of in other words is counselling those that have grief
And he is not making that feel guilty for that grief.
So we learn from all of these brothers and sisters that feeling anxious, stressful, worried having what we call? Somewhat normal or natural depression this is a part of life nothing wrong with that you don't have to feel spiritually bad.
If you are extra anguish or extra worried, the point is that we have to keep it within a healthy bound.
And not take it to that level ,that is unhealthy.
Writer:Mansur Alam Md Hanif
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