Absolutely, God's allies will have nothing
to fear,
nor will they grieve.
They are those who believe and lead a righteous life.
For them happiness in this life, and in the Hereafter.
Such is God's inviolable law.
This is the true triumph
[10:62-64]
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Perfect Happiness: Now and Forever
One of the most elusive objectives of every human being is "Happiness."
The Quran reveals the secret of attaining perfect happiness in this life
and forever. We learn from the Quran that happiness is an exclusive quality
of the soul. Thus, a body that attains all the material successes it longs
for - money, power, fame, etc. - often belongs to an unhappy person. Happiness
depends totally on the degree of growth and development attained by the soul,
the real person. The Quran provides a detailed map towards perfect happiness
for both body and soul, both in this world and in the eternal Hereafter.
In the numerous verses throughout this proven Testament, God personally
guarantees the believers' happiness, now and forever (10:62-64)
ROAD TO HAPPINESS
Seek to Please God
As believers in God alone, our priority in this life should be to fulfill
God's expectation of us. We should live a life that will please God. What
pleases God is not our utterances, but our actual intentions or actions to
carry out His commandments. When pleasing God becomes the most important
aspect of one's life, God will make every thing wonderful for him or her:
God promises those among you who believe
and lead righteous life, that He will make them sovereigns on earth, as He
did for those before them, and will establish for them the religion He has
chosen for them, and will substitute peace and security for them in place of
fear. All this because they worship Me alone, without setting up any idols
besides Me. Those who disbelieve after this are the truly wicked"
(24:55).
If you want to become a "king" or a "queen" on earth, then, you have to examine
yourself sincerely at every opportunity. Anytime you have a problem in any
aspect of your life -money, health, relationships, any problem-you must search
for the lesson. As soon as you understand the lesson, everything will be
all right. The problem will simply go away, and, more importantly, God will
make it up to you. All bad effects of the past will be wiped out.
If you are sincere, God will perfect your relationship with Him, by putting
you through tests, based on your weaknesses (3:14,8:28). For example, if
you hold anything to be more important than God, He might take it away from
you, in order to test you. Therefore, one must ask himself, "What is the
most important thing in my life?" If your job is the most important thing,
it may be taken away. If your children are the most important aspect of your
life, they may be taken away.
God: Number one priority
The number one priority in everyone's life should be to please God. No one
or nothing else should take priority before God. What is the number one priority
in your life? Is it pleasing God, or your boss? Is it doing your five daily
prayers to please God, or pleasing your friends who may not understand why
you bow and prostrate? Is it going to the Friday prayer or taking care of
your business? Is it to be with the believers in Quranic study or fulfilling
your own desires by seeking recreation on Friday nights? What is it? You
have to examine yourself carefully, and you must correct the situation
immediately. If you put pleasing your friends ahead of pleasing God, God
will embarrass you in front of those friends. However, if you put pleasing
God ahead of pleasing your friends, God will shower you with dignity and
respect in front of those friends. He will make them, force them, to respect
you, and even love you. God controls the minds and hearts of all the people.
God is the one who makes them love you, or hate you, or respect you.
Do you act differently with the believers than you normally act? Do you speak
up and give your opinion to other believers because you honestly want to
share your thoughts and understanding with them, or do you simply want them
to be impressed by your knowledge? If the reason you speak out is to be respected
by the believers, God will take away that respect. Whereas, if you speak
out from an honest and sincere desire to express Quran and learn with those
around you, God will shower you with admiration from the believers.
Once you make pleasing God the most important thing in your life, you will
possess the most valuable thing one can ask for - God's support. But, if
you make anything more important than pleasing God, you will be tested over
and over. If you do not realize that fact after all the tests, you will lose
both in this world and in the Hereafter.
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