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Don't Be Sad - By Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni (A Few Excerpts from the Book about Happiness)

This website contains a few excerpts from the popular book "Don't be Sad" (original in Arabic) that discusses Happiness from an Islamic perspective.

There may be some grammatical errors in translation. You can download the actual E-book for free from islamhouse.com

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• The past is gone forever

• Today is all that you have

• Leave the future alone until it comes

• How to deal with bitter criticism

• Do not expect gratitude from anyone

• Doing good to others gives comfort to the heart

• Repel boredom with work

• Convert a lemon into a sweet drink

• Find consolation by remembering the afflicted

• Patience is most fitting

• Do not carry the weight of the globe on your shoulders

• Do not be crushed by what is insignificant

• Be content with that which Allah has given you and you will be the richest of people

• Thus we have made you a just nation

• Do not be sad - Everything will occur according to afire-ordainment

• Do not be sad - Always remember Allah

• Grieve not when others blame and disparage you

• Cast off anxiety

• Cast off anxiety - Pause to reflect

• Appreciate that, compared to others, your trial is light

• Controlling one's emotions

• Do not be sad - Do good to others

• Do not mimic the personality of others

• Being sad is not encouraged in our religion

• Grieve not Over being poor

• Do not be sad -Repel anxiety

• Grieve not over criticism from the jealous and the weak-minded

• Jealousy is not something new

• Do not be sad -- Never lose hope of Allah's mercy

• Rebel boredom from your life

• Do not feel sad over fears for what may happen

• Do not be sad: Seek forgiveness from Allah often, for your Lord is Of-Forgivin

• Smile

• Smile - Pause to reflect

• Stop to reflect

• Take a moment to reflect

• The art of happiness

• The art of happiness - Pause to reflect

• The blessing of knowledge

• The blessing of pain

• The bliss of the Prophet's Companions

• Do not be sad - Wait patiently for a happy outcome

• Wait patiently for a happy outcome - Pause to reflect

• Do not be sad from the want of ample provision

• Allah, who is full of Majesty and Honor...'

• As long as you have faith in Allah, don't be sad

• As long as you have life's basic necessities don’t be sad

• At depression and anger do

• Hold a good opinion of your Lord

• Blessings in disguise

• Contemplate these Prophetic sayings

• Contemplate these verses

• Contentment repels sadness

• Depression: A cause of ulcers

• Depression weakens the body and the soul

• Isolation and its positive effects

• Do not let calamity shake you

• Do not lose

• Faith is the greatest remedy!

• Steps to take if you are fearful of a jealous person

• Gentleness averts confrontations

• Do not feel deprived as long as you have a loaf of bread, a glass of water and clothes on your back

• Good manners

• Despair not -- Handicaps do not prevent success

• In the last moments of life

• Isolation and its positive effects

• Don't be sad -- Life is shorter than you think

• Most rumors are baseless

• Much that in appearance is harmful is in fact a blessing

• Pause to reflect

• Pause to reflect

• Pause to reflect

• Pause to think about hardships

• Ponder these points

• Pause to think about hardships

• Ponder these points

• Don't be sad: Remember that you believe in Allah

• Sleepless nights

• Some other effects of depression

• Strive to help others

• The days rotate in bringing good and bad

• Do not be sad - The fundamentals of happiness

• The fundamentals of happiness Verses upon which to reflect

• Do not grieve - There is another life to come

• If you embrace Islam, there is no reason for you to be sad

• Things that bring about happiness

• This is how the world is

• This life does not deserve our grief

• Do not grieve - This world is not worth your grief

• Travel throughout Allah's uride earth

• Do not despair when you face a difficult situation

• Why grieve when you have the six ingredients?

• Embrace constructive criticism

• Yesterday will never return

• You are created unique

• Your best companion is a book

• If you lose a limb, you still have others to compensate for it

• Beneficial knowledge and fruitless knowledge

• Beware of ardent love

• Read more, but with understanding and contemplation

• Happiness is a Divine gift that does not distinguish between the rich and the poor

• An iron will

• Faith in Allah is the way to salvation

• Fear not! Surely, you will have the upper hand

• A few words about the foolish

• The inborn disposition upon which we were created

• In order to find peace, turn to your Lord

• Khosrau and the old lady

• Knowledge

• A handicap in one area can be compensated for by excellence in another

• Pause to reflect

• Pause to reflect

• Performing noble deeds is the way to happiness

• Perform the late-night voluntary prayers

• I place my complete trust in Him

• Plan your affairs and take proper precautions

• Seek out sustenance but don't be covetous

• Seek refuge with Allah

• Some cures for ardent, unbridled love

• Some of the positive effects of experiencing hardship

• Stay away from the following four…

• Take account of yourself

• The rights of brotherhood

• The shari`ah is made easy for you

• The wrongdoing of the transgressor

• They agree on three points

• Three mistakes those are common in our everyday lives

• Tranquility and peace

• Travel to different lands

• True love

• Two great words of solace

• Two secrets regarding sinning (even if you know them, don't sin)

• Whatever is written for you will unerringly come to you

• Winning people over

• Work hard for the fruitful end

• Your life is replete with priceless moments

• Your reward is Paradise

• A few words on patience

• A good life

• A just decree

• A Lord who wrongs not

• A word on reading

• Being pleased with Allah

• Being remembered after death is a second life

• Blessings in disguise

• Bliss versus the Fire

• Dissatisfaction is the door to doubt

• Do not challenge your Lord

• Do not give pleasure to your enemy by displaying grief

• Don't grieve if you are poor, for your true value is not determined by your bank balance

• Enemies of the Divine way

• Everlastingness and Paradise are there, and not here!

• Everyone is searching for happiness, but…

• Fleeting glory

• Don't grieve, for change must take place

• For the malcontented there is wrath

• Have we not opened your breast for you [O' Muhammad]?

• How they used to live

• Invoke Allah with the following

• Listen attentively to the words of Allah

• Optimism versus skepticism

• O' son of Adam, do not despair

• Pause to reflect

• Performing virtuous deeds is the crown on the head of a happy life

• Prepare for bad times by being thankful when all is well

• Resentment yields no return

• Safety is in contentment

• Don't be sad, and study Allah's signs in the creation

• The benefits one reaps by being contented

• The fruits of contentment

• The importance of a positive attitude

• The importance of having a good friend

• The key to happiness

• The reality of this life

• The supplication of the wronged

• To Him do the good words ascend

• What the wise say about patience

• Write your own history

• Allah protects those who believe

• Another word on contentment

• Be free from worry and fear

• Being blessed with honor is also a test

• Contemplate the universe

• Contentment is thankfulness

• Deeds of charity

• Determination can overcome insurmountable barriers

• Dissatisfaction is a trap of the devil

• Do not be disorderly in your affairs

• Hiding from evil is a temporary solution

• If one has inner beauty, he will discern beauty in the universe

• Knowledge is the key to serenity and ease

• Life is toil

• One is judged by one's dominant characteristics

• It is not enough to be merely intelligent: One needs true guidance as well

• One's inborn character

• One step at a time

• Optimism

• Overlooking the faults of one's brothers

• Pause to reflect

• Pause to reflect

• Pause to reflect

• Pause to reflect

• Reading in order to learn wisdom

• Recreation and relaxation

• Relief after hardship

• Remember that you are dealing with the Most Merciful

• Resolve to do something and then do it

• Satisfaction is richness and safety

• Signposts on the seeker's highway

• Take advantage of health and free time

• Take your precautions

• The enduring treasures

• The fruit of discontentment is disbelief

• The life of this world

• The noblest human being

• The wrong way to go about things…

• Three plaques

• Treading the middle path saves one from destruction

• Verify the facts yourself

• You are above jealousy

• A call from the Nakhlah valley

• Allah allows miracles to occur for His righteous slaves

• Allah Alone is AZl-Powerful

• Allah is All-Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs

• Allah is Most Kind to His slaves

• Guidance: A natural consequence of belief

• An early recompense

• Anxiety does not help

• A smile every morning

• Avoid being artificial

• Avoiding extremes

• Befair

• Be gentle with womenfolk

• Be pleased with Allah

• Be prepared for the worst-case scenario

• Be resolute in making a decision

• Conclusion

• Contentment even after being ruined

• Deal with others as you would have them deal with you

• Death

• #REF!

• Do not be chaotic in your life

• Do not melt into someone else's personality

• Don't belittle another person's efforts

• Everything in the universe glorifies Allah

• Extinguish the fire of enmity before it spreads

• An obsession for revenge is poison that flows through a diseased soul

• Gentleness helps you achieve your goals

• If you really cannot do something, leave it

• The Mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts you

• Pause to reflect

• Pause to reflect

• Pause to reflect

• Pause to reflect

• Peace of mind is in having the basic necessities of life

• Perfect comfort and rest are in Paradise

• Precious moments

• And He will provide him from [sources] he never could imagine

• The bliss of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)

• The first generation of Muslims

• The middle course

• The tax on being an eloquent speaker

• The wretchedness of the disbelievers

• Unexpected relief

• Waiting for relief from Allah

• When you ask, ask Allah

• Who are the righteous ones?

• You are doing well if you are healthy and have enough food

• Your value is determined by your faith and character

Don't Be Sad

By Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni - Book Excerpts

This website contains a few books excerpts from the very popular book by Sheikh Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni.

You can select the various topics of the book on the left side.

This book contains numerous tips to help you ward off depression, have a positive outlook of life, provides new perspectives on happiness and many more topics for a person to lead a physically and mentally healthy life.

Tips presented in this book are from an Islamic perspective and will provide the reader insights into the religion of Islam about providing guidance on living a happy life.