Managing Depression

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Today we will share an article on ways to manage depression- we all have passed through various stages in our life such as happiness and sorrow. And many of us pass through the ugly phase of our life which is Depression.

Depression is like being stuck in a deep, dark dungeon. The walls are dull and there are no windows. You feel suffocated and disturbed all the time. Your head feels empty and you feel lifeless: like all your abilities and energy have been sucked away by a black hole.

When you are going through depression, the worst part is, no one seems to understand the mental pain you are going through. People label you and call you lazy, moody and selfish.

The article mentioned below by Saba Malik. She writes:

 I’ve been through severe clinical depression and would not wish that mental agony for anyone. But despite the pain, Allah Subhanau wa Ta’ala taught me many precious lessons through my depression. This illness has shaped me into the person I am today and I do not regret having this disorder.

When I was actually having depressive episodes, I wished someone would teach me how to manage this deathly affliction. But that never happened. That’s when I learned the valuable lesson that when you can’t find a shady tree, plant one.

“Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves.”  (Qur’an Chapter 13, Verse 11) 

This article is the tree I’ve planted to help you bring back productivity to your life. So here are 5 proven and practical ways to manage depression that have done wonders for me and many different people for years:

Interaction between Men and Women on the Internet – Some Guidelines

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There are many interactive forums on the Internet, including chat sites and online communities. We need to address the critical question of how Muslim men and women should conduct themselves when they come into contact with one another while participating in these forums.

The following guidelines should be observed by Muslim men and women when interacting with one another on the Internet:

1. Never display photographs under any circumstances.

To start with, photographs are simply not necessary. The written word is more than sufficient. We must also appreciate how photographs can become a great opportunity for Satan to tempt people and make their foul deeds seem fair to them.

Some people might consider such caution misplaced. However, those who understand how people are seduced and tempted and who have experience in dealing with these problems, know that nothing is far-fetched. Moreover, some people who have a sickness in their hearts manage to deceive themselves and others that something which is completely wrong is instead something that is good and that is motivated by the sincerest and noblest intentions.

Some people especially women use the photograph of a model or an actress instead of their own photograph. But this is also not a correct thing to do. Even if you are not using your own photo, you are “exposing” some one else by using his/her photograph and ofcourse, the actress or model’s photo which you use is not properly clothed and that also becomes tempting for other male users.

How the Month of Rajab Can Make You More Productive

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A beautiful aspect of Allah’s power is that He chooses and selects whatever He wills. Allah ‘azza wajal says about Himself: And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses. [Quran, 28:68]. The attribute of choosing shows the perfection of His wisdom, knowledge and power.

Allah subhanahu wa ta’alaa has chosen four months to be sacred. Did you know that we’re in one of those four months right now?

The Prophet salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: O People! Time has gone back to how it was at the time Allah created the Heavens and the Earth. A year has twelve months, four of which are sacred, three consecutive, Dhul-Qi’dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab. [Al-Bukharee]

Free mixing Between the Sexes ..(Part 2)

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Today's e-mail is the continuation on the topic of free mixing of the sexes which we discussed yesterday.
Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala made men to have a natural inclination towards women and gave them power over the females. He made women to be naturally inclined towards men though He made them weak and soft in nature. Hence, when free mixing occurs between women and (non-Mahram) men, its effects result in bad intentions, since the human self is inclined towards evil and (carnal) desires make a person blind and dumb, while Satan commands people to do indecent and evil things.The Islamic Law (Shari’ah) is based on objectives and the means to achieve them. The means for an objective have the same rulings as the objective itself. Women are the object of desire for men, and Islam blocks the doors leading to members of one sex becoming attached to the members of the opposite gender. Yesterday in our e-mail we discussed the evidence from the Qur'an. Today's e-mail will bring to you the evidence from the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam

(continued from our e-mail yesterday..)

b) Proofs from the Sunnah
As for the evidence from the Prophet’s (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam), words and actions:
1.        Imam Ahmed narrated It was narrated that Umm Humayd the wife of Abu Humayd al-Saa’idi came to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam), and said, “O Messenger of Allah, I like to pray with you.” He said, “I know that you like to pray with me, but your prayer in your room is better for you than your prayer in your courtyard and your prayer in your courtyard is better for you than your praying in your house, and your prayer in your house is better for you than your prayer in the mosque of your people, and your prayer in the mosque of your people is better for you than your prayer in my mosque.” So she issued orders that a prayer-place be prepared for her in the furthest and darkest part of her house, and she used to pray there until she met Allah (i.e., died).”

Free mixing Between the Sexes ..(Part 1)

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In today's world it has become very common for men and women to interact and mix with each other. This happens from the school time itself where boys and girls study together. Then they go to college where both boys and girls interact very frequently and then this contines in the offices where both men and women are required to work together as a "team" towards the organisation's goals.

But this free mixing is not a good thing and is one of the root causes of evil. Both mena and women get tempted to know each other, interact with each other, they may start as "just friends" but this provides a base for the shameful evils happeing later on.

We will share with you an article on "free mixing of the sexes"- quoting the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Due to the length and the content, this is divided in two e-mails. In today's e-mail we will discuss the proofs from the Qur'an. In our next e-mail, In sha Allah , tomorrow, we will bring to you evidence from the Sunnah...

Shaykh Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Aal-Al Sheikh [1311-1389 H (1893-1969 AD)], the former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, said:

Free mixing between men and women can be of three types: