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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Do not be sad, for sadness will weaken your determination and the quality of your worship. One of the offshoots of depression is that it often causes one to be pessimistic, to find blame in everyone, including -- and we seek refuge in Allah - Allah Himself.

Do not be sad, for sadness, grief, and anxiety are the roots of mental problems, the sources of stress.
Do not be sad, for you have with you the Qur'an, supplication, remembrance, and prayer. You can lighten the load of your anxiety by giving others, doing well, and being productive.

Do not be sad, and do not surrender to sadness by taking the easy path of idleness and inactivity, but pray, glorify your Lord, read, write, work, visit relatives and friends, and reflect.

Invoke me [ask me for anything] I will respond to your [invocation].
(Qur'an 40: 60)

Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret. He likes not the aggressors.
(Qur 'an 7: 55)

So, call you [O' Muhammad and the believers] upon for invoke] Allah making [your] worship pure for Him [Alone] [by worshipping none but Him and by doing religious deeds sincerely for Allah's sake only and not to show off and not to set up rivals with Him in Worship]. (Qur'an 40: 14)

Say [O' Muhammad]: `Invoke Allah or invoke the Most Beneficent Allah], by whatever name you invoke Him [it is the same], for to Him belong the Best Names. (Qur'an 17: 110)