Trusting Allah Almighty and submit your will to Him alone and believing He will take care of you no matter what the circumstances is every Muslim’s nature. There are some limitations assigned to a Muslim therefore you need to worry only about what knowledge you have and leave the rest up to Allah to handle. When one worries about what he is, why am I here, why should I die or anything like that and get affected by the troubles life bring in, depression automatically seeps in. As mentioned above, when things don’t go your way and life makes you wonder your existence and all the worries you encounter lead to depression.
Last edited by AabiruSabeel; 07-16-2016 at 07:17 AM.
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(smile) Thank you for this. There is, unfortunately, the idea that somehow, if a person is depressed, that they are not a good Muslim. And this is just not fair. You may be struggling to be the best Muslim you can be... and still get depressed. For various different reasons.
These other threads also deal with depression, for those who might be interested:
Some very valid points have been raised. I find that in the Muslim community mental illnesses are stigmatized in so many ways, one in that they believe things such as 'depression' or, say, 'social phobia', are excuses by people to shirk responsibility or to wash their hands clean of any blame for the problems in their life - they kind of seem to think if they cannot see it then it doesn't exist.
And then there is that belief that to feel depressed is a sign of weak iman, or you are being punished for sins you have committed - certainly not, as Muslims the beauty of faith is that when we are afflicted by trials or hardships, and feel down or miserable, we can turn to Allah SWT for help. Think how some of the most heartfelt duas are made during times of difficulty - if we were meant to be on a perfect high of happiness all the time when would we turn to Him for help and guidance?
It is for this reason many Muslims suffering from depression are hesitant about seeking professional health or even approaching someone about their problems. I've heard that 'you're probably not reading your salah properly, or you are not reading the Qur'an, that's why', and for someone struggling with this, these comments just don't help.
I am studying Psychology, and I sometime get people saying to me it is a 'made-up' subject, or that psychologists are just validating the excuses of people who cannot deal with life properly - inshaAllah with time these thoughts will change.
Anyone can get depression, but I believe a muslim can find a way through it. Depression easily makes you feel suicidal, a pure want to leave this life, but a muslim has a good reason to fight that feeling and move on from it. It should be taken as anything in this life, a test, but take the help you need to pass it. Iman will always fluctuate, remembering it can rise as equally as it falls can pull you through.
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