Depression - Depression is the name given to the distance between you and your Creator.
Khadija (ra :) was the daughter of a very rich family, it is normal to grow up in luxury. When other tribes besieged the Quraish because of the Prophet's preaching of Islam, the children of the Prophet's and Khadija's tribes had to live in extreme hardship for two and a half years, even eating the leaves of the tree due to hunger.
Hazrat Bilal (ra) was an Abyssinian slave, for the crime of accepting Islam he would be left in the desert sun, his body fat would melt, still peace would remain on his face, the radiance of the sun would be defeated by the radiance of his blackness.
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah spent eight years in prison and died in prison. But what did he say, you know?
Said, there is a paradise in the world, I have found that paradise in my heart.
Why did singer Linkin Park commit suicide if listening to music, watching movies, reading motivational books or chatting with people was the only way to get rid of depression? Or why did actor Sushant Singh commit suicide? Why did motivation guru Dale Carnegie commit suicide?
Allah, Islam, faith and depression cannot coexist in one heart. If you have the slightest bit of depression in your mind, it means that there is no God in your heart, but Satan has settled there.
Those who fall into depression or commit suicide, you will see in bold spots, they are agnostics or atheists. If a Muslim admits to depression, it's time to think about your faith.
This time many people will come and say, you will not understand my situation, my family problem, money problem, husband problem ..... Hey brother, stop !!
Tell me the story of a situation? Wife not good? Lot's wife was not good either. Who knows who was the husband of Hazrat Asiya (a)? Pharaoh, Pharaoh was cut into pieces and dipped in hot oil for disobeying God.
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The Prophet Noah (peace be upon him) was able to accept the invitation of eighty people for almost a thousand years.
Did your relatives hurt you? Slandered?
Joseph's brothers threw him into a well and left. The businessman's wife was sentenced to seven years in prison for not committing adultery with Zulekha !!
Will you still tell me the story of any situation?
Let's see what the Quran says-
When Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) reached old age, a group of angels came from Allah and gave him the good news of a wise son. In a voice full of astonishment, Hazrat Ibrahim (peace be upon him) asked: I am getting old, are you still giving me this good news ?! On what basis are you giving this good news? The angels said, "We are telling the truth." I am giving you true good news. Let old age touch you, you will have children at this old age. You will not go to the party of the despairing. The Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) replied to them, "Who can despair of the mercy of his Lord except the misguided?" (See Surah Al-Hijr, verses 53-56)
Those who despair of God's mercy are called misguided !! Will you still tell me stories of depression?
Playing music or movies, books can not relieve you from depression. The only cure for depression is to return to God. When your devil tells you that you are in a lot of trouble, there is no one who is in more trouble than you, then Allah says-
"There is relief with hardship, of course there is relief with hardship." (94): 5-6]
Know that true peace of heart can be attained only through the remembrance of Allah. [13:28]