format_quote Originally Posted by
Hulk
That sounds so specific sis I'm not sure if there's a book like that but I did get for my sister "
Reclaim Your Heart" by Yasmin Mogahed that perhaps you can check out.
:jz: brother,
That looks like a very thoughtful gift for your sister, mashaAllah.
I have browsed through some of its quotes on-line, and it seems to be aimed towards muslims specifically as well.
I think what I am actually looking for is a short booklet that will give a person hope and direction in life, without the person feeling like this is just an attempt to promote my way of life upon them....
A few weeks ago, I met a woman who had survived an over-dose attempt.
Her story was so sad - that, in fact, she alone is the reason for me looking into such a book
(even though I have encountered others in the past, her many, many medical problems that included surviving 2 cancers, epilepsy, diabetes (to name just a few) - and her complete hopelessness at life and loss of purpose really moved me).
If I try to place myself in her shoes right now, I am sure I will feel exactly the same......where it not for Islam and its teachings.
But these people dont even have this - a comprehensible reason behind the pain and suffering in this life, and real hope of attaining something so much better in the next life : (
I was also listening to a talk-show yesterday, about suicide (by some strange co-incidence, alhamdulillah).
The counselor mentioned something that I had not considered before.....
We sometimes look at those who attempt to take their lives, as acting in a 'cowardly' manner (in the sense that they are looking for an 'easy' way out of their problems in life).
However, as she explained, it actually takes great COURAGE to make the decision, and then act upon ending ones life.
(Can you imagine how much courage it must take to jump off a building, or to hang oneself, or to over-dose, etc?)
And so, the person who has reached this point in his/ her life, has experienced such hopelessness/ emptiness/ sadness in their lives - that they can see no other alternative (other than ending their life).
Yet, Islam has all the answers!
The problem is - how does one get it across to them in the correct manner (and, if Allah wills, to save them from the terrible fate that they may find themselves in, in the aakhirah : ( )......
:wa: