depression

[Raeesa]

Asalamu-alaikum wa rahmatullah

What do u do when you become extremly depressed?

[phoenix]

Assalamalikum,
When i get depressed (which is a lot often these days) I do the following and tehy always work:
1. Read as much Quran as possible. Although I have always made a point to atleast read a few aayahs everyday but when i am depressed I try to read as much as possible. The point to taht is when you are reading the Quran and it's meaning, you somehow get your answers.
2. Pray Tahajud. I dont know why but everytime i am depressed I get insomniac and so I pray Tahajud as many Rakahs as possble. Evry time I pray Tahajud I feel as if nothing in the world can touch me.
3. Pray for peace of mind and then forget about my problem because I know the almighty will take good care of me.
4. Blog and go blog hopping. cheerful people make you happy. and if some one is sad then cheering them up cheers you up.
5. Read a good book. It is better to use your time in something worthwhile rather than fretting over nonsense.
6. Take interest in others. I know most of us do but take even more interest in others, be helpful. Better to take interest in others rather tahn yourself.
7. if you are feeling bad about yourself or totally 'suicidal' (suicidal meaning 'what am i heading towards'), try writing down all the things good about you.


I can go on and on and on...so i better stop.
Wassalam

[Mossy]

I would recommend the Muslim Youth Helpline in the UK (www.myh.org.uk) for anyone who gets really bad.

I personally eat waffles or other food stuffs - it actually does work for me..

[qalbkhaalis]

Cry.

Just cry and cry and cry. Seclude yourself, force yourself to be truthful to yourself, cry to Allah and complain to Him, because He is the One Who wants to hear your complaints, sorrows, worries and sadness and He's the only One Who can actually do anything about them. Not to sound like a misnthrope, but it's true. He knows better than you do why you're feeling so miserable and He Alone knows the cure and can grant it to you.

Also, go into sujud and cry. And just keep crying. Profess your 'ubudiyyah before Allah jalla jalaaluh, and your inability to do anything of worth or benefit without His Help. Plead to Him to save you from the grave you dug for yourself and to grant you the sweetness of nearness to Him... because He is all you really want. He really is your only desire.

And remember He loves to hear His servant weep to Him. And while you're doing it, savour it. Don't stop. Just keep crying.

[Sadiq]

'what am i heading towards'

Don't stop. Just keep crying.
Don't stop. Just keep crying.
Don't stop. Just keep crying.

Best advice given by the sister.

Waffles, i would say, 'meet up' 'hook up', when i feel depressed, which is sometimes, as we all experience it, i tend to 'link up' with brothers, esp the ones with a sense of humour or who say weird things...!

try that!

[EDIT: I mean, with sisters!, link up with sisters]

[salman]

Sallamu Alaikum

-- Qala RasulAllah: rabbi ij`alni ilayka awwahan:

"Oh Allah, make me one who often cries out to you."

Narrated by Tirmidhi (book of da`awat #102, hasan sahih), Ibn Majah (Dua #2), and Ahmad with a strong chain:

-- Yahya ibn Said al-Qattan - Sufyan al-Thawri - Shuba - Amr bin Murra - Abdullah ibn Harith - Taliq ibn Qays -Ibn Abbas with the following wording:

"The Prophet used to supplicate thus: "O my Lord! help me and do not cause me to face difficulty; grant me victory and do not grant anyone victory over me; devise for me and not against me; guide me and facilitate guidance for me; make me overcome whoever rebels against me; O my Lord! make me abundantly thankful to You (shakkaran laka), abundantly mindful of You (dhakkaran laka), abundantly devoted to You(rahhaban laka), perfectly obedient to You (mitwa`an ilayka), lowly and humble before You (mukhbitan laka), always crying out and turning back to You (awwahan muniban)!...."

The wording of the hadith above uses the word Awwah, which was used to describe Hazrat Ibrahim - may my soul be his - in the verse:

-- Verily, Ibrahim is awwah and halim (9:114, 11:75)

Awwah according to Tafsir Jalalain means Crying out and suffering much, out of fear and dread of his Lord. Halim means Merciful and gentle.

وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ إِلَّا عَنْ مَوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَا إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ لِلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَأَوَّاهٌ حَلِيمٌ

"وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَار إبْرَاهِيم لِأَبِيهِ إلَّا عَنْ مَوْعِدَة وَعَدَهَا إيَّاهُ" بِقَوْلِهِ "سَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَك رَبِّي" رَجَاء أَنْ يُسْلِم "فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ عَدُوّ لِلَّهِ" بِمَوْتِهِ عَلَى الْكُفْر "تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ" وَتَرَكَ الِاسْتِغْفَار لَهُ "إنَّ إبْرَاهِيم لَأَوَّاه" كَثِير التَّضَرُّع وَالدُّعَاء "حَلِيم" صَبُور عَلَى الْأَذَى

(Tafsir Jalalin verse 9:114)

Wallahu A'lam

[UmmIbrahimIsa]

Assalamu alaikum wr wb

I cry...sometimes I feel like why am i so down and sad? What is it that is making me feel this way? Can it be something I ate that made me feel down? Was it something that I didn't eat? Perhaps I need to take my vitamins or perhaps I need some type of medicine to control my depressions or moods from getting out of control or out of hand or perhaps just dealing with it by cooling it down.

I go and read a good book, curl up on the sofa... I write in my journal, blog, write a poem..a story.... cry about it to my friends... talk about it with my family of why im feeling down and wanting help...

Lots of dua'ah and dhikr and prayers... but sometimes I feel that's not enough unless I have support, at least someone or someplace to vent and talk about it of where someone says i understand how you feel sis and hang in there and it'll be ok is what I would like to hear to keep me going through the day... even though sometimes they dont understand yet they're saying that just to make me feel better, but still its them listening to it that counts that matters to me.

eating chocolate or ice cream helps me deal with being sad then again sometimes eating it makes me more sadder... dont know why.. perhaps im just weird....

my kids are my world... they totally cheer me up. My older son Ibrahim will make me a card when he sees me feeling down, sometimes he'll write a story about it and its just funny.. I start to smile at his stories because they are just hilarious, he has a great sense of humor and he will come and give me a hug and a kiss and say i love you mommy no matter what, and it doesnt matter what people say because i know you're a good mommy and that makes me feel better hearing that from him because he's wonderful and he's being honest. I will tell him that so and so person was scared of talking to me because of my bels palsy and having that i get depressed a lot because sometimes it makes me insecure, especially if im going somewhere for the 1st time i'll hear ppl calling me a freak and someone strange cuz i look the way i do and i cant help it its just the way things are and the way Allah is testing me right now on how i deal with it and how others deal with it, and im trying to be patient about it and its just soo hard because here you are accepting it cuz that's just apart of you.. whenever Allah wills you will be cured, yet some ppl are downright mean and will say things thinking you will not hear them or will think you dont understand or that you didnt hear them or will want you to hear them so they can get the message to you that they're not interested in talking to you or wanting to give you a chance cuz of appearances and that hurts...
Sometimes even my own family, my parents or my mom makes me feel that way and they say its the only way to reach out to me by getting me to improve and get better but it hurts.. how i deal with it? I cry... i vent.. i talk about it, like im doing on here...

but like i said the only thing that really gets me through the days are my kids, even my younger one will try to copy his older bro in making me a card and writing me a story too, despite i cant understand it the effort and intention matters to me and i love them for it...

[seven]

stand before your Lord in prayer :)

[Saleel]

:salam:

I recommend the talk by Maulana Sulaiman Mulla - "Depression vs. Contentment". :subh: amazing talk.

Maulana Sulaiman Mulla - Depression vs Contentment Part 1 of 2 (http://www.saleel.com/upload/bayanaat/sulaimanmulla5a.ram)
Maulana Sulaiman Mulla - Depression vs Contentment Part 2 of 2 (http://www.saleel.com/upload/bayanaat/sulaimanmulla5b.ram)

Or you can watch the video of the talk here (http://www.lightuponlight.com/islam/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=1&orderby=dateD). Scroll to about half way down the page, part 1 is called Depression vs. Contenment, and part 2 is the QA session (finishes off the talk, and then goes into QA).

:salam:

[Strive4Allah]

This is me not fitting it on anybody else...I never do get seriously depressed...But sometimes kind of but as soon as I remebr that we have to be happy with taqdeer and whatever allah does(raza bil qaza) the KIND OF DEPRESSION automatically goes away...Sometimes though I have to bang my weapon of mass destruction(brick) in the wall or someat coz its mainly anger not really depression..ok those who get dpressed this medicine would really help..kalms...its a really good medicine right never tried it coz alhamdulillah dint never felt the need to....And the best thing is turn to Allah the whole world might turn their back on us but we know Allah is always there.He is the arhamurrahemeen(the most merciful)Gosh dont tell me u lot got depressed coz of this posr...

[Strive4Allah]

:salam:

I recommend the talk by Maulana Sulaiman Mulla - "Depression vs. Contentment". :subh: amazing talk.

Maulana Sulaiman Mulla - Depression vs Contentment Part 1 of 2 (http://www.saleel.com/upload/bayanaat/sulaimanmulla5a.ram)
Maulana Sulaiman Mulla - Depression vs Contentment Part 2 of 2 (http://www.saleel.com/upload/bayanaat/sulaimanmulla5b.ram)

Or you can watch the video of the talk here (http://www.lightuponlight.com/islam/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=1&orderby=dateD). Scroll to about half way down the page, part 1 is called Depression vs. Contenment, and part 2 is the QA session (finishes off the talk, and then goes into QA).

:salam:

jazakallah for this...we'll listen to it afterwards inshallah..

[AbuZayd]

I have never been "clinically depressed" but I think there is the issue of seeking medical advice where one's depression becomes rather more serious.

[phoenix]

Assalamalikum,
I came back to post a couple of Duas but I think I'll post them after somebody gives me a new DEPRESSION dua 'cause even the word 'depression' is depressing.!I got into depression because of it.... and i have gotten from normal to worst in less than 18 hours! :( I think i'll go cry now...:p

[asma]

But medical advice leads directly back to praying and God --

For example, my maternal lineage has a history of severe depression and suicidality for which there seems to be a genetic basis. Sustained depression is an enormous test of the soul, and mercifully I have been protected from it. But my brother and mother have had to seek medical advice, regularly take antidepressants, and have been placed in programs in the style of Alcoholics Anonymous (one is called "Emotions Anonymous") that have taught them to "turn their troubles over to a Higher Power" and to understand that the world is not their fault or their burden. Because they share the idea of being blameworthy for anything that goes wrong, and that is an enormous weight.

When I think of their depression, I remember surah maryam -- the most painful verse in which maryam collapses in pain against a palm tree during contractions and is utterly alone with this burden of illegitimate childbirth, crying "yaa laytani mittu qabla hadha wa kuntu nasiyaa mansiyyaa!" [Ah! would that I had died before this! would that I had been a forgotten thing/could have fallen into oblivion!] One tafsir, forgot which, mentions that "nasiya" sometimes referred to the discarded piece of cotton used to absorb menstrual blood -- that's a pretty depressed frame of mind in other words.

And at that moment, in what is subhaanallah an extraordinary revelation, she is reminded "allaa taHzani! qad ja`ala Rabbuki taHtaki sariyyaa" [Don't grieve! Your Lord has provided a stream beneath you] and even the nakhla she has leant against may be shaken for dates to eat. Thus she gains the consolation and strength to face her community.

Basically that's the counselling tactic my brother and mother have encountered -- reminders to notice the blessings they have received, to remember their desperate reliance on this "Higher Power" who is the source of all strength and sustenance. And more than any medications, this "spiritual reorienting" has accomplished a radical mindset change and inshaAllah a cure for both of them. Appreciation and tawakkul are really everything.

[Saleel]

:salam:

I'd just like to add something slightly different which may help others :insh:

Unfortunately, there seems to be a growing taboo with the concept of anti-depressant medications, particularly within the Asian community. All too often, it's a case of "it's all in the mind, shake it off and pull yourself together". In reality, this is very far from the truth.

Having studied anti-depressants as part of my course, I know they are effective in what they're designed to do. I'd agree there may be a large placebo effect with their use, but empty tablets they most certainly are not. I won't go into how they work, but I will say that they do work.

A balance needs to be undertaken, however. Anti-depressants can relieve the effects of depression, however no drug company has yet been successful in resolving the source of depression. Take anti-depressant tablets for as long as you wish - when you come off them, the source of depression, whatever/whoever/wherever it is, is still there.

Shaykh Sulaiman Mulla gave a humerous analogy in his talk. Imagine taking a car to a garage complaining that it makes too much noise. The mechanic looks at the car, inside and out, but cannot find the source of the noise. Finally, he turns back to the owner and says, "I cannot find the source of the noise, but I can fix it... free of charge. Next time you are driving, turn the volume dial on your radio slightly higher, and I gurantee the noise will be gone."

Similarly, anti-depressants temporarely mask the effects of depression, but the source of depression is still there.

And it's also important to realise that RasulAllah saw permitted the use of medication for medical problems, and depression does count. Care, of course, needs to be taken, so that dependence on anti-depressants does not occur.

Even though I wouldn't recommend every Muslim who gets a hint of depression to go to his or her doctor to get anti-depressants prescribed, I wouldn't rule it out, nor would I look down at any patient that comes asking for anti-depressants in the slightest. Afterall, we are weak servants of the All-Mighty, and the only source of true tranquility is the death a mu'min receives. Sometimes, severe clinical depression can get one so low, that his or her cognitive problem-solving abilities are impaired, and the person enters a downwards spiralling vicious cycle. The "patient" cannot see a way out, so gets depressed, loses the ability to rationally think and solve the problem, gets depressed further, sending his abilities in to complete dismay. Sometimes short-term anti-depressant use can help to break free from the vicious cycle and allow one to think of how to solve the problem.

So I would say to those people who do hold negative connotations about anti-depressants to please get rid of this thought. More people than you'd expect take them, or have at least taken them at some point. We're not here to judge, we're here to help and support each other :insh:. Of course our first point of reference should be Allah swt... faothkuroonee athkurkum waoshkuroo lee wala takfuroon, but taking assistance from medication, while having the rememberence in the heart that Allah swt is the source of shiffa, is from the Sunnah of RasulAllah saw.

:salam:

[Strive4Allah]

A balance needs to be undertaken, however. Anti-depressants can relieve the effects of depression, however no drug company has yet been successful in resolving the source of depression. Take anti-depressant tablets for as long as you wish - when you come off them, the source of depression, whatever/whoever/wherever it is, is still there.


Yep thats true but I wonder why it doesnt go away totally.

[Saleel]

Yep thats true but I wonder why it doesnt go away totally.

Because tablets can't fix external events. If you're depressed because a close family member just died, anti-depressants might make you feel better, but they will never be able to bring back the deceased.

[Strive4Allah]

Right get ya...But its like you know how sometimes soemone breaks ther leg or sumat then after treatment it heals up and goes better so how come anti-deps cant jsut take depression away like that.
p.s am not askin for ma self never doo get depressed..just wonderin say if some one is always depressed theyll hafta eat anti-dips all their life?

[asma]

And tablets can't fix internal events either, like a genetic predisposition towards serotonin deficiency. That's more disabling and long-term than one depressing life event.

I didn't mean to disparage antidepressants -- they are _really_ vital in a lot of cases but do need to be coupled with emotional/spiritual counseling efforts. CS Lewis wrote that man is amphibian, half body and half spirit, and neither side can be neglected. That very much applies in this case. My mother says that she needs both faith and medication, neither can be dropped.

[Strive4Allah]

umm..hmm am learning..intresting

[Raeesa]

Hmmm i think with anti-depressents u have got to take a middle way, they shouldnt be referred to for every single thing, however they shouldnt b ignored tottally...

the other thing with anti depressents is that they have really bad side effects?

...hmm Jazakallah Khair for all your tips, honestly means a great deal to me
May Allah reward u all abundantly
ameen...

[Strive4Allah]

Jazakalah from me too..i have been tellin some depressed ppl this n its helped em...

[Zahra]

I suppose anti-depressants have their pros and cons just like other drugs but with asian ppl in general, well i shouldnt really generalise, but from my personal experience of ppl i know on the drugs, their depression is mainly psychological. Theyr'e so occupied in this duniya and so worried about materialisitic things and pleasing everyone that they don't even pray their salah and then complain when they have family problems!

[Raeesa]

I suppose anti-depressants have their pros and cons just like other drugs but with asian ppl in general, well i shouldnt really generalise, but from my personal experience of ppl i know on the drugs, their depression is mainly psychological. Theyr'e so occupied in this duniya and so worried about materialisitic things and pleasing everyone that they don't even pray their salah and then complain when they have family problems!

i;m sorry i just found that offensive...
i think i can see where yr coming from, but there are genuine reasons which can lead to asian ppl becoming depressed...
even if yr an asian who isnt worried about this duniya u can stil bcome depressed, for example if u have family that want u to be more cultural than islamic or even family back hme who demand money etc etc etc...
social pressures and living in a place where u have a culture clash can lead to depression as well...

khair, just my 2 pence and i guess diff personal experiances lead to different opinions... so its all good i guess

[Strive4Allah]

I suppose anti-depressants have their pros and cons just like other drugs but with asian ppl in general, well i shouldnt really generalise, but from my personal experience of ppl i know on the drugs, their depression is mainly psychological. Theyr'e so occupied in this duniya and so worried about materialisitic things and pleasing everyone that they don't even pray their salah and then complain when they have family problems!
Dont think that was nice..allahu aalam...but i disagreew ith you...becoz i know queit a few ppl who get depressed coz of thiking about what will happen to them after death..how will they face allah after doing so many sins....yes i do understand what you are trying to say but its not always that there r many who get depressed coz of other reasons too...wallahu aalam...i mean i never do get depressed alhamdulillah besides if I eat those tesco mints/sweets...Depressing mints...that gets to ma head...lmho

[saima786]

does anyone know any duas for curing depression

thank you

[Majlis Raipuri]

does anyone know any duas for curing depression

thank you

السلام علیکم
depression is of many kinds...what kind of depression u have?
about;
ur self,family,health,husband,children,marrige,econom ical problems,inferiorty complex etc.
THE BEST CURE FROM ALL KINDS OF DEPRESSION IS
1.STRONG FAITH IN ALLAH (SUBHANHU)
2.ZIKER OF ALLAH (SUBHANHU)
3.CHANGE OF ENVIRONMENT

wazaif or duas related to this disease are according to the kind.
RASUL AALH'S BEST DUA
یا حی یا قیوم برحمتک استغیث

[hafs]

Asalamualaikum, depends what type you have.
Saffron is excellant a few strands boiled in milk. Clinical studies have proven it too be as good as the popular antidepressants minus the side effects.
Almonds are also effective though no immediate relief is experienced unlike saffron.

Positive thinking , and daylight bulbs help alot aswell. But depends on what type n cause .
Fish oil is also excellant in fulfilling the lack of essential nutrients in the brain .
Antidepressants cause major side effects so it may be helpful to look into naTural cures.

[as-Salik]

asSalaamu Alaikum,

I think Allamah Ashraf Ali at-Thanwi's book Remedies from the Holy Qur'an has something for depression.

Here is a very beneficial talk by Shaykh Dr. Husain Sattar (db). He covers the issue of treating depression:

Fundamentals of Tasawwuf, Part 1
download:
http://sacredlearning.org/audio/general/2009/fundamentals_tasawwuf_part1.mp3
stream:
http://sacredlearning.org/audio/general/2009/fundamentals_tasawwuf_part1.m3u



salaam.

[saima786]

well i feel down all the time and i cant be bothered doing anything. i have also become lazy.

[pluto]

does anyone know any duas for curing depression

thank you

pls read this by maulana ashraf ali thanvi ra.

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5zajTyfeN-BNDM0YjY3YjEtMzljOS00ZTE2LThlM2QtZTE5ZmMxOGEwNzJk&hl=en

[pluto]

does anyone know any duas for curing depression

thank you

pls read this by maulana ashraf ali thanvi ra.

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5zajTyfeN-BNDM0YjY3YjEtMzljOS00ZTE2LThlM2QtZTE5ZmMxOGEwNzJk&hl=en

[Salman_Hanafi]

Isnt reciting the Quran the best cure for depression??..

[muhammadnur]

:salam:

out side of chemical deficiencies which medical treatment would be warranted, doing a lot of salawat has proven to be effective for easing depression. And for people who become "depressed" from thinking over their sins, that's a good them as long as they don't fall into despair. But it should motivate them to make sincere tawba. Also not trying to get better alone. Keep good company and seek out spiritual guidance from those qualified to give it.

[muhammadnur]

:salam:

salawat in generally and here's a link to one in particular that is reported to be good for depression.

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=2528&CATE=17

[muhammadnur]

:salam:

salawat in generally and here's a link to one in particular that is reported to be good for depression.

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=2528&CATE=17

[Misty_Water]

http://www.sacredlearning.org/audio/general/2005/overcoming_depression.m3u

There is this talk by Shaykh Husain Abdul Sattar (db) as well.

Depends what sort of depression it is though... clinical depression can be very severe and might need medical treatment. The point is to never let ourselves reach that level. The deen is prophylaxis. Although i know it is much easier said than done, but if our hearts were constantly engaged in the dhikr of Allah (swt) then nothing would faze us. May Allah (swt) give us all tawfeeq.

[Aseatic]

:salam:

I found this fascinating article in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Night_of_the_Soul


Dark night of the soul is a metaphor used to describe a phase in a person's spiritual life, marked by a sense of loneliness and desolation....

Typically for a believer in the dark night of the soul, spiritual disciplines (such as prayer and consistent devotion to God) suddenly seem to lose all their experiential value; traditional prayer extremely difficult and unrewarding for an extended period of time during this "dark night." The individual may feel as though God has suddenly abandoned them or that his or her prayer life has collapsed....

...Rather than resulting in devastation, however, the dark night is perceived by mystics and others to be a blessing in disguise, whereby the individual is stripped (in the dark night of the senses) of the spiritual ecstasy associated with acts of virtue. Although the individual may for a time seem to outwardly decline in their practices of virtue, they in reality become more virtuous, as they are being virtuous less for the spiritual rewards (ecstasies in the cases of the first night) obtained and more out of a true love for God. It is this purgatory, a purgation of the soul, that brings purity and union with God.

....Islamic sources for this account of the dark night of the soul have been suggested by Miguel Asín Palacios[8] and developed by others,[9] who suggests that Ibn Abbad al-Rundi, and more generally the Shadhili tariqa (Shadhili school), were influential on St. John, and draws detailed connections between their teachings.

Other scholars, such as José Nieto, argue that this mystical doctrine is quite general, and that while similarities exist between the works of St. John and Ibn Abbad and other Shadhilis, these reflect independent development, not influence.



I wonder what the Shadhilis call the "Dark Night of the Soul"? I think Imam Ghazzali went through a period like that as well, and the Surah Duha seems to suggest Rasulullah (saw) himself went through a difficult period.

[junaid]

Assalamalikum,
When i get depressed (which is a lot often these days) I do the following and tehy always work:
1. Read as much Quran as possible. Although I have always made a point to atleast read a few aayahs everyday but when i am depressed I try to read as much as possible. The point to taht is when you are reading the Quran and it's meaning, you somehow get your answers.
2. Pray Tahajud. I dont know why but everytime i am depressed I get insomniac and so I pray Tahajud as many Rakahs as possble. Evry time I pray Tahajud I feel as if nothing in the world can touch me.
3. Pray for peace of mind and then forget about my problem because I know the almighty will take good care of me.
4. Blog and go blog hopping. cheerful people make you happy. and if some one is sad then cheering them up cheers you up.
5. Read a good book. It is better to use your time in something worthwhile rather than fretting over nonsense.
6. Take interest in others. I know most of us do but take even more interest in others, be helpful. Better to take interest in others rather tahn yourself.
7. if you are feeling bad about yourself or totally 'suicidal' (suicidal meaning 'what am i heading towards'), try writing down all the things good about you.


I can go on and on and on...so i better stop.
Wassalam


Nice One ! Still Alive !!!!!

[Abu_Tamim]

Salaam-e-masnoon.

All that you lovely brothers and sisters have said is good for the cure of depression. But how does the

seeker prevent it?

I pray every night, "Aye Allah, meri halat-e-sabr ko meri halat-e-shukr se mila de."

Trans: "O Allah, make my state of patience equal to my state of thanks."

That is, let the state of my heart not sway. Let me look into my heart when I am suffering and down

and depressed and troubled and see the light of eemaan shining away as brightly as I see it when I

am not suffering and am happy and untroubled. Hope that helps.

Blessings and Peace upon my Lord and Master Muhammad, his family & companions.

Wasalaam.

[Mishkaat]

Turn to Allah & stat firm on it...not just 4 few days

[Mishkaat]

heres another 1 watch this vid i always watch it.....i love little kids they make you feel happy alhumdulillah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayl2z2FYMNMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayl2z2FYMNM