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HARMING THE SOUL TO SATISFY THE BODY WITHOUT MIND IS A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.* Let's find out why.

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yawm Al-Khamis. 4th day of Swafar, 1446AH (Thursday, 8th August 2024).

*HARMING THE SOUL TO SATISFY THE BODY WITHOUT MIND IS A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.* Let's find out why. Bismillaah.


We Human beings need much more to complete our destiny. Believers from all faiths contend that the Soul is more important than the Body. But the soul and the body each have its own needs. How do we satisfy one without harming the other? Different faiths have different answers. Some teach that renunciation of the world and the demands of the body will lead to spiritual fulfilment. That’s why some people devote their lives to seclusion in monasteries and temples. 


Islam the only true way of life to paradise teaches a holistic message that we can and should enjoy physical, intellectual and spiritual growth in a balanced way. Muslims daily recite this well-known prayer, [Sura Al Baqara, 2:201]

“Rabbana aatinaa fid dunya hasanatan, wafil aakhirati hasanatan, wa qinaa athaaban naar.”

“Our Lord, grant us the best of this life, and the best of the life to come, and defend us from the torment of the fire.”


To a Muslim, it’s not an either-or situation. We don’t have to make a choice between the body and the soul. Each one has its place, and we must enjoy life in a holistic way. Everything we have is a gift from ALLAH to be enjoyed as a trust, in due proportion. Unfortunately, those human beings who know how to balance body, mind and soul perfectly are very hard to find. Indeed the very best examples were the Prophets, human beings chosen by ALLAH to be our spiritual guides and role models.


If we look around us we can see how the wrong approach to satisfying body and soul has damaged so many lives. Many of the problems we encounter in human relationships can be traced to this imbalance. From personal values to family and community life, to international affairs, human suffering and human happiness is directly connected to the balance or imbalance between body, mind and soul. How do we address their needs? Whose formula do we apply? Do we rely on our human, subjective solutions, or do we turn to the One who created us all and Who continues to sustain us? We all know the answer as such let's strive to be Muslims by action not by mouth. *_May ALLAH keep guiding and protecting us from all satanic influences_*. Aameen.

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