Inner Peace in Islam 6

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Inner Peace in Islam  6

Understand who Allah is, and how great He is. One who understands the greatness of Allah will find peace knowing that everything else is petty and small. Anyhow following a nice lines of composition in understanding Allah Rabbul Jalalluh.. by Nadia.

Sometimes, our minds get messy and we think too much about everything. With so much going on, we forget our true purpose in this world- to worship Allah. People may treat us badly, disrespect us, or belittle us, but we should see beyond all of this. Life was not meant to be smooth sailing. I now understand why being good is one of the hardest things to do. When saying what we want in a moment of anger is easy to do, we instead choose to do what Allah wants us to do- to be good. In this particular ayah, Allah reminds us that he is All-hearing and All-knowing, and when we're going through tests we must remember that there will come a day when we are free of the dunya, living in bliss in Jannah, In'sha'Allah. But only if we strive for it, you never get anything if you don't work for it.

ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ ٥٩

"Who persevere, and put their trust in their Lord!"

— M. Pickthall

(Surah Al Ankabut: Ayat 59)

Alhamdulillah Allah blessed me with parents who are an excellent example of how to treat people. Children tend to learn what they see from their parents and what I've learned is that I have a long long way to go. The truth is, as long as you do the right thing (the action pleasing to Allah), it will fill you with peace. However, if you do the wrong thing, you'll feel unsettled and stressed. I am on a journey of not worrying about people and what they think. I don't need to please people, I only need to please Allah. And if I please Allah, then everything will be good. As a child, and even now as an adult I've always been a bit quiet and people always thought it was a bad thing, a flaw. And I thought i needed to change that, until i learnt that silence is something good in Islam.

وَٱلَّذِينَ جَـٰهَدُوا۟ فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمَعَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ٦٩

"As for those who strive in Us, We surely guide them to Our paths, and lo! Allah is with the good."

— M. Pickthall

(Surah Al Ankabut : Ayat  69)

Abu Darda, Allah be pleased with him, said “Learn silence just as you learn speech. Silence is a dear wisdom. Be more keen to listen than you are to speak, and do not speak about a matter that is of no concern to you. Laugh not but it be due to amazement, and walk not but with a purpose.”