Be Happy

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And what can be more fun than worshiping God, reading the Quran, or spending time with submitters while learning from each other, and growing our souls?

[73:2-4] Meditate during the night, except rarely. Half of it, or a little less. Or a little more. And read the Quran from cover to cover.

[96:1-5] Read, in the name of your Lord, who created. He created man from an embryo. Read, and your Lord, Most Exalted. Teaches by means of the pen. He teaches man what he never knew.

[73:8] You shall commemorate the name of your Lord, to come ever closer and closer to Him.

8. It helps to stay in the present moment.

[16:1] GOD’s command has already been issued (and everything has already been written), so do not rush it. Be He glorified; the Most High, far above any idols they set up.

[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.

[7:205] You shall remember your Lord within yourself, publicly, privately, and quietly, day and night; do not be unaware.

9. Time with friends is time well spent. Interactions with casual friends can make people happier, and close friendships—especially with happy people [i.e., submitters]—can have a powerful effect on your own happiness as well.

[5:55] Your real allies are GOD and His messenger, and the believers who observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and they bow down.

[18:28] You shall force yourself to be with those who worship their Lord day and night, seeking Him alone. Do not turn your eyes away from them, seeking the vanities of this world. Nor shall you obey one whose heart we rendered oblivious to our message; one who pursues his own desires, and whose priorities are confused.

[49:10] The believers are members of one family; you shall keep the peace within your family and reverence GOD, that you may attain mercy.

Happiness comes from having God in our lives and doing the things that God has commanded us to do. Happiness is Submission to God.

Vicky

Adapted from: www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/happiness-behaviours-characteristics-science-relationships-kindness-a7843631.html