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Allah has chosen and approved Islam as the religion for mankind

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and has made religious moral values very easy for people to live by.

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Islam is the faith most ideally suited to human creation.

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Islam removes all burdens that limit, restrict or impose difficulties on human beings.

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In the Quran, our Almighty Lord has told human beings

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how they should live by setting out examples of what wrong behavior is

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and by warning people to avoid such behavior.

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There is no room for worldly fear, doubts and concerns in the life of someone who trusts in Allah alone,

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takes him as his or her friend and lives in the light of his commandments.

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If people have faith compatible with their creation and live according to Allah's commandments,

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they may hope to earn a pleasant life in the hereafter.

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In the life of this world, they will also have chosen the most comfortable and healthiest lifestyle

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in terms of their physical and spiritual selves.

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Research in recent years has revealed that living by religious moral values

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has a very positive influence on human health.

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The results have shown that compared to those who have no faith,

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believers in Allah live longer lives

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and enjoy a higher quality of life than other people.

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One of the most positive effects that faith has on human health

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is the way it protects against stress,

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which is a widespread problem today

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in societies that have moved away from religious moral values.

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It is obvious that people with faith in Allah are more patient in the face of events

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and look at them in a more positive manner

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and are better able to withstand problems and difficulties they encounter in their daily lives.

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Because of the beneficial effects that faith has on health,

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80 out of 125 medical facilities in the United States of America

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hold seminars on religion and health.

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Faith leads to salvation and infinite blessings in the hereafter.

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It also offers beneficial physical and mental health

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and prolongs life in this world.

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Virtues stemming from faith,

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such as submission to the will of Allah,

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prayer,

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tolerance,

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understanding,

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showing moderation,

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and forgiveness

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are all means whereby believers can attain salvation in the hereafter.

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And in this world,

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they are the keys to a peaceful and healthy life.

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Forgiveness,

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the secret of a long life.

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Forgiveness,

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the secret of a long life.

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Forgiveness,

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the secret of a long life.

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People have been seeking the secrets to a long and healthy life for many years.

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The results of recent research reveal the extent to which human psychology and health are interrelated.

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The October 4, 2004 edition of the famous magazine Newsweek covered one significant study.

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The story headline read,

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Forgive and let live.

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Forgive and let live.

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According to the research,

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forgiveness is the first key to a long life.

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It is true that we run the company with reported

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The report in the magazine described how

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1,200 clinical examinations revealed that negative emotions are both psychologically and physically

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damaging. The article listed the harm caused by not forgiving another person, and went on to

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emphasize the importance of the issue. It is quoted as follows. Research suggests that forgiveness

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works in at least two ways. One is by reducing the stress of the state of unforgiveness, a potent

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mixture of bitterness, anger, hostility, hatred, resentment, and fear of being hurt or humiliated

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again. These have specific physiological consequences such as increased blood pressure and hormonal

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changes linked to cardiovascular disease, immune suppression, and possibly impaired neurological

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function and memory.

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American scientists have stated, in a number of other recent studies, that people with

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the capacity for forgiveness are mentally and physically healthier.

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In his book, Forgive for Good, Frederick Luskin, a Stanford University professor of counseling

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and health psychology, refers to forgiveness as a proven recipe for health and happiness.

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The book describes how forgiveness reduces anger, pain, depression, and stress. It also leads

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to such positive mental states as hope, patience, and self-confidence. According to Dr. Luskin, long-term

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anger has negative effects that can be observed in people's physical health.

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As Dr. Luskin says,

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the thing about long-term or unresolved anger is we've seen it resets the internal thermostat.

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When you get used to a low level of anger all the time, you don't recognize what's normal.

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It creates a kind of adrenaline rush that people get used to.

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It burns out the body and makes it difficult to think clearly making the situation worse.

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On the other hand, a survey of 1,500 people revealed that depression, stress, and mental illnesses

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are seen less in religious people.

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All the research has shown that anger is a harmful state of mind that seriously damages human health.

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Forgiveness, on the other hand, is a positive form of behavior and a feature of superior moral

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values that eliminates the negativities caused by anger. It helps people to enjoy physically

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and mentally healthy lives.

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The true aim in forgiving, however, as in everything else, must be to attain the approval of Allah

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and to live according to the moral virtues of which He approves.

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These moral virtues have positive effects.

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The physical and sociological benefits have been scientifically proven.

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This can be noted and is referred to in many verses of the Qur'an.

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Some of these verses are

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I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

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Make allowances for people. Command what is right and turn away from the ignorance.

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They should rather pardon and overlook. Would you not love Allah to forgive you?

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Allah is ever forgiving, most merciful.

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But if you pardon and exonerate and forgive, Allah is ever forgiving, most merciful.

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Forgiveness is very difficult for people who live far removed from the Qur'anic moral values.

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They immediately become consumed by anger in the face of any mistake.

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Even though they may sometimes say they forgive the other person,

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they cannot free themselves from the hatred and anger in their hearts.

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Their behavior usually reflects that anger.

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Such features of poor moral values naturally cause them

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grievous losses both in this world and in the hereafter.

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Believers' conception of forgiveness is very different to that of people

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who do not live by the Qur'anic moral values.

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When believers see evil in someone, they seek to eliminate that evil by means of that which is good.

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There is no doubt that exhibiting gentleness and patience in the face of evil,

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not becoming caught up in a desire for revenge through forgiving someone who has done wrong,

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and overcoming one's anger are characteristics unique to people who fear Allah.

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The reward for displaying proper moral values is Allah's approval and His mercy.

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Those who forgive and those who respond to evil with goodness at the same time prepare an environment of peace for themselves and for those around them.

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This of course is an incomparably more peaceful and relaxing atmosphere than a satanic one in which people take revenge on each other,

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and in which feelings of hatred and enmity prevail.

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Allah offers people a pleasant and an easy life in return for moral virtue.

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People who are not forgiving find themselves surrounded by enemies.

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People who are not forgiving find themselves surrounded by enemies.

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They harbor feelings of hatred and enmity.

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On the other hand, people who are forgiving will have lives filled with peace, love, compassion, and true friends as our Lord tells us in the Qur'an.

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I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

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A good action and a bad action are not the same.

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Repel the bad with something better.

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And if there is any enmity between you and someone else, he will be like a bosom friend.

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None will obtain it but those who are truly steadfast.

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None will obtain it but those who have great good fortune.

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Prayer speeds up patient treatment.

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The effect of prayer on the healing process has recently become one of the most debated subjects in the scientific world.

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Reports on the subject are published in newspapers and on the internet.

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A great deal of research regarding the healing influence of prayer has been carried out, only recently since the year 2000.

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The US federal government set aside 2.3 million for research into the positive effect of prayer on human health.

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These studies reveal that prayer does have a positive healing effect on patients.

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The October 10, 2004 edition of the New York Times discussed studies investigating the correlation between prayer and healing.

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The result of the scientist's research was most striking.

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Prayer is exceedingly effective in patient healing.

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The November 10, 2003 edition of the famous current affairs magazine Newsweek, published in the United States,

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adopted the healing effect of religious moral values as its cover story with the headline,

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God and Health is Religion Good Medicine, Why Science is Starting to Believe.

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In the report, the magazine described how people who believed in Allah were morally and psychologically stronger,

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and that because of this people were able to fight off sicknesses more rapidly.

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It also reported that science had agreed that believers recovered from sickness more easily and more quickly.

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The results of research carried out in the United States and Great Britain revealed that praying for the patients reduced patients' symptoms,

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and accelerated the healing process.

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Another study, this time of 750 patients undergoing heart surgery performed by Duke University, scientifically proved the healing power of prayer.

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It was determined that the mortality levels among people who prayed were 30% lower a few years after surgery.

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Clergymen read prayers to 466 patients undergoing treatment for heart disease at St. Luke's Hospital,

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and it was observed that patients to whom prayers were read recovered 11% faster, and that there was a reduction in their symptoms.

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The research on this subject is by no means limited to these examples.

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In another study of 393 heart patients at San Francisco Hospital, prayers were regularly read for 150 patients,

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and it emerged that these patients, prayed for by people unknown to them, responded faster to drug therapy.

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All of these examples are proofs of the relationship between prayer and recovery from various diseases.

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Christian clergy also makes statements that prayer cures patients,

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Christian clergy also make statements that prayer cures patience

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and take a close interest in research on the subject.

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One example of this is George Montague, a professor of theology at an American university.

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Montague was a guest on a program investigating the positive benefits to health by living a life of religious moral values.

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Describing one case he had witnessed, Montague made the following striking statements.

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And I've been amazed at some of the effects of that on people.

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Perhaps the most dramatic was a man who had Parkinson's disease, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease,

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and had been shaking like that for about 12 years.

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And he had to resign from his job and he couldn't write his own checks.

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His wife had to write his checks anymore.

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But during our healing service, the hands just for the first time stopped.

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And now does that mean he's healed the Parkinson's?

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That's for the doctor to decide.

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But the symptom of shaking just stopped right during the prayer service while we were praying with him.

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And that was five or six years ago now, and it hasn't come back since.

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In a particular hospital, there was an experiment taken of people, all of whom had exactly the same symptoms in this particular ward or whatever it was.

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And they decided that they were going to pray with people in this particular wing, and they wouldn't pray with the other.

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And the people that they prayed with got healed a lot quicker, recovered much more quickly than the others.

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Prayer, which means calling, beseeching, desiring, asking for help, is, as revealed in the Qur'an, turning and submitting to Allah with a pure heart,

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and asking his help, who is the all-merciful and most merciful, and has an infinite power.

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Times of sickness are when people feel their own helplessness very distinctly, and draw closer to Allah.

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In addition, disease is an excellent test from Allah.

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A warning that one should not cling too closely to this flawed and temporary world,

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and a source of recumbence in the hereafter for being patient and submissive.

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However, there is another important matter that must not be forgotten.

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There is no need for a person to suffer from any disease, difficulty, or trouble in order to pray.

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We must be aware that we should constantly give thanks to our Lord, even when we are healthy, and when everything is going well.

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We must realize that everything must be asked for from Allah, because we have no power to do anything ourselves.

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Some examples of the prayers revealed by Allah in the Qur'an are...

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I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

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And Job, when he called out to his Lord,

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Great harm has afflicted me, and you are the most merciful of the merciful.

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We responded to him, and removed from him the harm which was afflicting him, and restored his family to him.

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And the same again with them, as a mercy direct from us and a reminder to all worshippers.

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And Zechariah, when he called out to his Lord,

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My Lord, do not leave me on my own.

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Though you are the best of inheritors,

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We responded to him and gave him John, restoring for him his wife's fertility.

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They outdid one another in good actions, calling out to us in yearning and in awe, and humbling themselves to us.

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There is yet another very important subject with regard to prayer.

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In addition to oral prayer, prayer in the form of action is also of the greatest importance.

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Active prayer means the act of a person doing everything within his power to achieve a specific end.

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For example, in addition to performing oral prayer, someone who is ill must visit a doctor,

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take medications that will be beneficial to him, receive hospital treatment if appropriate, and close care.

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Allah has made everything that happens in this world dependent upon specific causes.

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Everything on earth and in the universe operates according to laws and rules imposed by Allah.

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It is therefore essential for one to take the necessary precautions in the light of these laws,

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and these causes which are created by Allah.

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It is also important to know that it is Allah that causes these to have the effects that they do,

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and therefore to hope for their effects from Allah with submission, trust and patience.

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The effect of prayer revealed in many verses of the Quran has today been scientifically observed and demonstrated,

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thus revealing yet another miraculous feature of the Quran.

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Allah states in one verse,

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I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

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If my servants ask you about me, I am near.

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I answer the call of the caller when he calls on me.

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They should therefore respond to me and believe in me so that hopefully they will be rightly guided.

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The hearts find peace by calling on Allah.

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Despite their best endeavors, the great majority of people are unable to find true happiness.

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They therefore try all possible means that come to mind in the life of this world.

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They constantly adopt new aims,

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and they believe that they will achieve happiness when they reach those ideals.

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These may sometimes be looking for a close friend,

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or material expectations,

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or spiritual desires.

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Yet even if these wishes and desires become a reality in the manner they hoped for,

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the result is still not what they expected.

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They are still unable to taste true happiness.

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They generally try not to allow this internal dissatisfaction to show on the outside.

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Yet no matter how much they give the impression of being happy,

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they still suffer internally.

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In addition to unhappy lives,

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yet there is another danger that awaits for people who spend their lives in spiritual sufferings such as regret,

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anxiety, and stress.

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Poor health.

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This state of mind not only inflicts psychological damage,

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but also manifests itself to various physical effects.

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The only path by which people can attain peace and happiness is by turning to Allah,

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under all circumstances,

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and realizing that everything takes place by the will of Allah,

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and under His control.

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The major truth has recently been the subject of several scientific studies.

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For example, a team led by David B. Larson of the American National Center for Health Research,

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performed a comparison of believers and non-believers in USA,

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and produced the most astonishing results.

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The research showed that the devout believers had a 60% lower incident of heart disease,

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compared with non-believers or people whose faith was weak.

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Suicide levels were 100% lower among believers,

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and that they were less likely to suffer from blood pressure problems.

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Another piece of research published by the widely revered medical journal,

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International Psychiatry and Medicine,

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reported that people who described themselves as atheists,

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suffered more from disease and also had shorter lifespans.

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According to the findings of the research,

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atheists were twice as likely to suffer from gastric or intestinal diseases,

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as opposed to believers.

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It also shows that atheists had a 66% higher level of death from respiratory diseases.

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Medical experts described such results as a psychological effect.

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The meaning of this is that faith raises the spirits,

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and this, in turn, contributes to good health.

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Comprehensive research into the correlation between religious belief and physical health,

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carried out by Dr. Herbert Benson of the Harvard University Medical Faculty,

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produced striking results in this area.

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Although not a believer himself,

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Benson concluded that faith in Allah and religious observances

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has beneficial effects on human health than that observed in anything else.

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Benson states that he has concluded that no belief provides as much mental peace as belief in Allah.

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Dr. Benson investigated why there was such a correlation between faith and human mental and physical health,

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and he reached the conclusion that human mind and body, as he put it, are wired to belief in Allah.

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This truth, which the medical world has begun recognizing, is imparted in the Qur'an as,

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I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

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Those who believe and whose hearts find peace in the remembrance of Allah.

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Only in the remembrance of Allah can the heart find peace.

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The reason why people who have faith in Allah, who pray to and trust in Him,

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are mentally and physically healthier than other people,

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is that they are behaving in a manner compatible with their creation.

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Philosophies and systems that contravene human creation

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always bring with them suffering, distress, anxiety and depression.

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A peaceful and calm state of mind is only possible through fully living by Qur'anic moral values.

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For this, one must never forget that all events and all phenomena take place by the will of Allah,

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and under His control.

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This is a very important truth.

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Someone who knows and fully understands this will realize that no matter what may befall him,

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no matter how tragic it may appear,

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it is still auspicious for him and he will still welcome it.

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It is out of the question for people who possess this knowledge

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and fully comprehend it to be unhappy,

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to be emotional, to weep,

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to imagine that they have suffered an injustice,

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to take offense, to sulk,

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to protest in the face of events,

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or to be enraged, or to fall into despair.

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Instead, the state of mind of a believer is such that he accepts every moment of his life.

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He is able to perceive the beauties created at every moment

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and give thanks to Allah for the comfort bestowed by living a life that is under the control of him.

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Whether or not he perceives the wisdom behind it,

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he accepts everything that comes from Allah.

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Such a person never allows anything in this world to cause him to despair,

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to make him uneasy,

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or to feel disquiet or fear.

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In one verse, Allah describes the solution to despair, fear, and disquiet in these terms in the Quran.

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I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

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The angels descend on those who say,

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Our Lord is Allah.

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And then go straight.

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Do not fear and do not grieve,

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but rejoice in the garden you have been promised.

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Human beings therefore have a responsibility to adhere to this path revealed by Allah.

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Allah will bestow happiness, which is the greatest joy,

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and he will bestow infinite mercy on those who exhibit such virtue,

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both in this world and in the hereafter.

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He will remove everything that might cause anxiety,

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disquiet of suffering from their hearts,

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and he will replace these feelings with the feeling of peace and security imparted in true faith.

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Quranic moral values bring with them peace and ease.

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People who live by the faith sent for mankind by Allah achieve, by His will, the most auspicious results in all that they do, and live pleasant and happy lives.

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For example, someone who was formerly exasperated by the slightest incident and oppressed by his own worldly desires,

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learns the beauty of patience and understands its value in the sight of Allah.

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When he comes to live by religious moral values,

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as a result, he experiences the great joy and peace of fortitude, submission, and trust in the face of even the most difficult and troublesome appearing events.

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Thinking of the reward he will receive when he displays fortitude in the face of such difficulties,

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increases that joy many times over.

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In conclusion, faith in Allah, destiny determined by Allah,

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and knowing the existence of paradise and hell is a great secret that bestows the greatest joy, peace, comfort, and ease.

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I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

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It is he who sent down serenity into the hearts of the believers, thereby increasing their fate with more faith.

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The legions of the heavens and the earth belong to Allah.

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Allah is all-knowing, all-wise,

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so that He may admit the men and women of the believers into gardens with rivers flowing under them,

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remaining in them timelessly, forever, and erase their bad actions from them,

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and in Allah's sight that is a mighty victory.

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Amen.

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Ap LIFE

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