Peace of Mind
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Assalamo Alykumussalam wa Rehmatullahe wa Barakaatuh
Peace of Mind
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL.
"FOR WITHOUT DOUBT IN THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH, DO HEARTS FIND SATISFACTION, AND THE HEART IS CONSOLED AND AT EASE." (Al-Quran-13:28)
An ordinary man of normal intelligence once drew up a list of all the acknowledged good things of life.
His choice was: Health, love, talent, power, riches, and fame. He then proudly showed this to a very wise and learned man. "Excellent," said the wise old man, "but you have omitted the one ingredient without which your list becomes an intolerable burden". He crossed out all the suggestions and wrote down three words: "PEACE OF MIND".
This is the gift that Almighty Allah reserves for his chosen few. Health Love, Talent, Power, Riches and Fame He gives to many, but "Peace of Mind ", He bestows only to the deserving few.
Man is in a constant struggle for the attainment of peace and comfort. But he seeks them through material things and fails.
He starts in one direction and obtains a certain amount of success. But when he evaluates it in the light of his ultimate ideal, he finds that he is far away from it. Neither wealth, nor health, nor even a decent home life can separately guarantee that Peace of Mind and Comfort of the soul which every one of us cherishes so intensely. They can work only as contributory factors,
If the fundamental requirement of the realization of the ideal exists.
You may find this difficult to accept, but after years of personal experience and observation, you will come to understand that Peace of Mind is the true goal of life. You will know then that the sum of all other possessions does not necessarily add up to Peace of Mind. On the other hand, you will see this inner tranquility flourish without the material supports of property or even the support of physical health.
The question is: What is that fundamental requirement? What is that which can cause one to say: "I actually feel satisfied" or "I have achieved true happiness". Some of us in our experience as individuals may have tried to grasp it and solve it.
Some of us may have traveled from country to country and from continent to continent and may have seen the world from end to end. Some of us have sought the reality in the Universities and the Libraries and tried to be in contact with the scientific endeavor in the laboratories, and some of us may have observed the trends of humanity in the market place and the industrial enterprises and passed through the ups and downs of life. The happiness and the satisfaction obtainable from material things are not unknown to most of us. If there is one experience which is certain and clear and vivid, it is that material happiness has always been temporary, fleeting and momentary, ultimately to be concealed behind a storm of worries, and anxieties, "as the dense black clouds cover the fair face of the moon on a pitch-dark night of rain and thunderstorms and permit it to show itself only at long intervals.
The material world will not give you Peace of Mind. It has no concern with it, as a matter of fact, neither the market-place, nor the industrial factories, nor the scientific laboratory, are the places where it can be found. It can only be found in the Remembrance of Allah and pursuit of the TRUE Message of Almighty Allah, as contained in the Holy Quran. It is only in the understanding of the Message of the Holy Quran that we can find True Happiness and Peace of Mind because the Holy Quran is the only book which claims to deal with it. In fact, it is its VITAL CONCERN.
For Almighty Allah reminds us in the Holy Quran: "WE HAVE SENT DOWN THE BOOK-AL-QURAN EXPLAINING ALL THINGS, A GUIDE, A MERCY AND BLESSINGS UNTO BELIEVERS AND A REMEDY FOR ALL ILLS."(Quran-16:89)
So, let us read the Holy Quran daily and study the Message of Almighty Allah. Remember Him. Regard Him as All-Present and All-Knowing in every moment of our life. Mold our morals and our habits in conformity with His Divine Laws.
Remain conscious that Allah alone is our Master and King. Bow down to His Commands and take the Holy Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him), as our model. Follow this course and spread the message to all. Walk on this Path and attain Real Success, Peace of Mind and True Happiness.
For Allah says in the Holy Quran: "THIS DAY I HAVE PERFECTED YOUR RELIGION FOR YOU. HAVE COMPLETED MY FAVOURS ON YOU AND HAVE CHOSEN FOR YOU AL-ISLAM (PEACE) AS YOUR WAY OF LIFE. (Quran-5:4)
Let us pray: "O’ALLAH, YOU ARE THE PEACE AND FROM THEE IS THE PEACE. BLESS ARE THOU, O LORD OF MAJESTY AND HONOUR!
(By Abdullah Osman Editor Al-Islam South Africa)
Compiled, edited and adapted by Khalid Latif.