12. Depression Management in Islam

▶️ Problem: Business & personal losses

▶️ Solution: Perseverance

📍 The concept of our “world view” plays an important role in understanding the things happening around us. Some says this world is a place of enjoyment, whoever is stronger will survive over the rest; some says we are in this place due to our ancestors sins, same says about karma and its effects in various rebirths etc.

Islam says we are sent in this world for test, to justify our eternal future in terms of Heaven and Hell; hence we are tested with various trials like loss of life, business, wealth, hunger, poverty etc. Hence when such calamities happens we should not be desperate and depressed.

📍 What’s expected from us is:

✅ To stay firm on straight path in such crises.

✅ Never indulge in wrong shortcuts which leads to immorality & failures

✅ Keep perseverance & steadfastness

✅ Learn from the failures & mistakes

✅ Upgrade ourselves with latest and just trends

✅ Keep remembering Allah and seeks his forgiveness.

✅ Offer Salath ul hajah, Prayers for asking needs from Allah

Allah says such people will be blessed with success in both the world;  Quran says:

•         وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ ﴿١٥٥﴾ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّـهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ ﴿١٥٦﴾

•         اور ہم ضرور تمہیں خوف و خطر، فاقہ کشی، جان و مال کے نقصانات اور آمدنیوں کے گھاٹے میں مبتلا کر کے تمہاری آزمائش کریں گے (155) اِن حالات میں جو لوگ صبر کریں اور جب کوئی مصیبت پڑے، تو کہیں کہ: "ہم اللہ ہی کے ہیں اور اللہ ہی کی طرف ہمیں پلٹ کر جانا ہے" (156)

•       We will surely put you to trial by involving you in fear and hunger and by causing loss of property, life and earnings. And give good tidings to those who remain steadfast in these trials: (155) when a misfortune comes to them, they say, "We are Allah's and we shall certainly return to Him,‘’ (2:156)