[ 10:57
] O
people,
enlightenment
has come
to you
herein
from
your
Lord,
and
healing
for
anything
that
troubles
your
hearts,
and
guidance,
and
mercy
for the
believers.
Throughout
the
Quran,
we find
great
examples
of how
the Most
Merciful
provided
supportive,
cognitive,
and
behavioral
therapy
for His
messengers
and the
believers.
The Most
Gracious
blessed us
with
reassurances,
support,
advice,
education,
hope,
and
encouragement.
He
validates our
human
feelings
and
emotions.
We see
in the
example
of Moses
the
acknowledgment
of his
fear,
anger,
speech
disorder,
and low
self
confidence.
Abraham
was
kind,
clement,
obedient,
but
doubtful. He
needed
reassurance,
asking
God to
show him
how to
revive
the
dead. Jacob
confided
in Him
with his
sadness
about
Joseph
and his
brother.
God
graciously
responded
to all
of them
and
rewarded
them for
their
patience
and
devotion
to Him
alone.
[27:10]
"Throw
down
your
staff."
When he
saw it
moving
like a
demon,
he
turned
around
and
fled.
"O
Moses,
do not
be
afraid.
My
messengers
shall
not
fear.
[20:94]
He said,
"O
son of
my
mother;
do not
pull me
by my
beard
and my
head.
I was
afraid
that you
might
say,
`You
have
divided
the
Children
of
Israel,
and
disobeyed
my
orders.'
"
[20:27]
"And
untie
a knot
from my
tongue.
[20:28]
"So they
can
understand
my
speech.
[20:29]
"And
appoint
an
assistant
for me
from my
family.
[20:30]
"My
brother
Aaron.
[20:31]
"Strengthen
me with
him.
[20:32]
"Let him
be my
partner
in this
matter.
[11:75]
Indeed,
Abraham
was
clement,
extremely
kind,
and
obedient.
Every
Believer
Needs
Assurance
[2:260]
Abraham
said,
"My
Lord,
show me
how You
revive
the
dead."
He said,
"Do you
not
believe?"
He said,
"Yes,
but I
wish to
reassure
my
heart."
He said,
"Take
four
birds,
study
their
marks,
place a
piece of
each
bird on
top of a
hill,
then
call
them to
you.
They
will
come to
you in a
hurry.
You
should
know
that GOD
is
Almighty,
Most
Wise."
[12:86]
He said,
"I
simply
complain
to GOD
about
my
dilemma
and
grief,
for I
know
from GOD
what you
do not
know.
Not
only
did
God
validate
his
messengers'
feelings,
and
respond
to
them, but
He
also
empathized
with
them,
advising some
of
them
not
to
be
sad, emphasizing
that
the
disbelievers
are
not
rejecting
them,
personally,
but
they
reject
God’s
revelations.
God
is
boosting
His
servants'
confidence
and
self
esteem, reassuring them
that
there
is
nothing
wrong
with
them. It
is
the
disbelievers
who
are
evil
and
it
is
the
message
that
is
rejected.
These are
behavioral
lessons for
us
to
improve
our
communication
skills
and
control
any
irrational
reactions
towards
others.
[6:33]
We
know
that
you
may
be
saddened
by
what
they
say.
You
should
know
that
it
is
not
you
that
they
reject;
it
is
GOD's
revelations
that
the
wicked
disregard.
[36:76]
Therefore,
do
not
be
saddened
by
their
utterances.
We
are
fully
aware
of
everything
they
conceal
and
everything
they
declare.
[10:65]
Do
not
be
saddened
by
their
utterances.
All
power
belongs
to
GOD.
He
is
the
Hearer,
the
Omniscient.
[18:6]
You
may
blame
yourself
on
account
of
their
response
to
this
narration,
and
their
disbelieving
in
it;
you
may
be
saddened.
[18:7]
We
have
adorned
everything
on
earth,
in
order
to
test
them,
and
thus
distinguish
those
among
them
who
work
righteousness.
[3:160]
If
GOD
supports
you,
none
can
defeat
you.
And
if
He
abandons
you,
who
else
can
support
you?
In
GOD
the
believers
shall
trust.
The
Possessor
of
infinite
grace
showered
His
believers
with
abundance
of
treatments
and
skills
to cope
with the
tests
and
hardships
of this
life. He
blessed
them with
a
scripture
full of
healing,
wisdom,
and a
variety
of
lessons
for
those
who wish
to take
heed. He
outlined
for His
servants
how to
deal
with
their
daily
strife
and gave
them
many
prescriptions
such as
imploring,
meditation
with the
Quran,
glorification, the
contact
prayers,
charity,
fasting,
and
practicing
patience.
All the
righteous
works
and
traits
that
develop
our soul
heal our
emotional
and
psychological
stress.
[ 2:45
] You
shall
seek
help
through
steadfastness
and
the
Contact
Prayers
(Salat).
This is
difficult
indeed,
but not
so for
the
reverent,
[20:130]
Therefore,
be
patient
in the
face of
their
utterances,
and
praise
and
glorify
your
Lord
before
sunrise
and
before
sunset.
And
during
the
night
glorify
Him, as
well as
at both
ends of
the day,
that
you may
be
happy.
[ 13:28
] They
are the
ones
whose
hearts
rejoice
in
remembering
GOD.
Absolutely,
by
remembering
GOD, the
hearts
rejoice.
[16:102]
Say,
"The
Holy
Spirit
has
brought
it down
from
your
Lord,
truthfully,
to
assure
those
who
believe,
and
to
provide
a beacon
and
good
news
for the
submitters."
[17:82]
We send
down in
the
Quran
healing
and
mercy
for the
believers.
At the
same
time, it
only
increases
the
wickedness
of the
transgressors.
Only
to
augment
our
sense
of
security,
God promises
us
to
send
invisible
soldiers
to
help us
and
guard
us.
What
could
be
better
psychological
approach than
this
to
eliminate
fear
and
make
us
feel
shielded
and
loved?
Isn't God
the
Master
of
Psychiatry?
[13:11]
Shifts
(of
angels)
take
turns,
staying
with
each
one
of
you
-
they
are
in
front
of
you
and
behind
you.
They
stay
with
you,
and
guard
you
in
accordance
with
GOD's
commands.
Thus,
GOD
does
not
change
the
condition
of
any
people
unless
they
themselves
make
the
decision
to
change.
If
GOD
wills
any
hardship
for
any
people,
no
force
can
stop
it.
For
they
have
none
beside
Him
as
Lord
and
Master.
[9:26] Then GOD sent down contentment upon His messenger and upon the believers. And He sent down invisible soldiers; He thus punished those who disbelieved. This is the requital for the disbelievers.
[9:40] If you fail to support him (the messenger), GOD has already supported him. Thus, when the disbelievers chased him, and he was one of two in the cave, he said to his friend, "Do not worry; GOD is with us." GOD then sent down contentment and security upon him, and supported him with invisible soldiers. He made the word of the disbelievers lowly. GOD's word reigns supreme. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.
[33:9] O you who believe, remember GOD's blessing upon you; when soldiers attacked you, we sent upon them violent wind and invisible soldiers. GOD is Seer of everything you do.
God reassured the believers that He is near, always near, and He promised to answer their prayers. He showed us how to seek His help and support. Besides being a way to worship our Lord and sense His closeness and love, imploring God is very therapeutic practice as it relieves a lot of our anguish and pain, in addition to the positive enthusiasm that develops with it.
[2:186] When My servants ask you about Me, I am always near. I answer their prayers when they pray to Me. The people shall respond to Me and believe in Me, in order to be guided.
Supplication: A Form of Worship*
[40:60] Your Lord says, "Implore Me, and I will respond to you. Surely, those who are too arrogant to worship Me will enter Gehenna, forcibly."
[ 20:46 ] He said, "Do not be afraid, for I will be with you, listening and watching.
God assures the believers that His promises are irrevocable. This enhances their sense of hope and optimism. He promised them His mercy of protection, support, forgiveness, dignity, and provisions. All they need to do is to trust that this mercy is attainable.
[39:53] Proclaim: "O My servants who exceeded the limits, never despair of GOD's mercy. For GOD forgives all sins. He is the Forgiver, Most Merciful."
[ 7:56 ] Do not corrupt the earth after it has been set straight, and worship Him out of reverence, and out of hope. Surely, GOD's mercy is attainable by the righteous.
[61:11] Believe in GOD and His messenger and strive in the cause of GOD with your money and your lives. This is the best deal for you, if you only knew.
[61:12] In return, He forgives your sins, and admits you into gardens with flowing streams, with beautiful mansions in the gardens of Eden. This is the greatest triumph.
[61:13] Additionally, you get something you truly love: support from GOD and guaranteed victory. Give good news to the believers.
[3:126] GOD thus informs you, in order to give you good news, and to assure your hearts. Victory comes only from GOD, the Almighty, Most Wise.
[48:18] GOD is pleased with the believers who pledged allegiance to you under the tree. He knew what was in their hearts and, consequently, He blessed them with contentment, and rewarded them with an immediate victory.
[63:8] ... (They should know that) all dignity belongs to GOD and His messenger, and the believers. However, the hypocrites do not know.
While they strive to please God alone, believers rejoice in a great sense of hope, security contentment, and heart reassurance that God bestows upon them. This is what keeps them progressing on the straight path. They trust that all matters are fully controlled and predetermined by God alone. This calms their hearts with peace and helps them overcome their fears.They always remember that with God there is mercy, forgiveness, light, truth, and no despair, fear, grief or darkness. Thus, they are encouraged to harbor only positive thoughts and feelings and to seek refuge in God from Satan and all of the negative whispers he tries to instill in their hearts.
[ 9:51 ] Say, "Nothing happens to us, except what GOD has decreed for us. He is our Lord and Master. In GOD the believers shall trust..
Profound Fact*
[57:22] Anything that happens on earth, or to you, has already been recorded, even before the creation. This is easy for GOD to do.
[57:23] Thus, you should not grieve over anything you miss, nor be proud of anything He has bestowed upon you. GOD does not love those who are boastful, proud.
[10:62] Absolutely, GOD's allies have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
[3:175] It is the devil's system to instill fear into his subjects. Do not fear them and fear Me instead, if you are believers.
[7:200] When the devil whispers to you any whisper, seek refuge in GOD; He is Hearer, Omniscient.
Who would be a greater therapist than God, Possessor of infinite grace, and what is a better prescriptions than the divine ones available for us day or night and wherever we are?
[41:30] Those who proclaim: "Our Lord is GOD," then lead a righteous life, the angels descend upon them: "You shall have no fear, nor shall you grieve. Rejoice in the good news that Paradise has been reserved for you.
[41:31] "We are your allies in this life, and in the Hereafter. You will have in it anything you wish for; you will have anything you want.
[41:32] "(Such is your) ultimate abode, from a Forgiver, Most Merciful."
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