Gratitude
Gratitude is the root of health and well-being. Feelings of gratitude fill the body with appreciation and life, release endorphins, and thus ensure a healthy body.
One cannot be unhappy and grateful at the same moment.
So it is essential to practice this and to remember to be grateful; to focus on what is good for you.
What I focus on will also grow, Insha Allah.
Exercises of gratitude can raise the level of happiness by 25%.
There are now even online gratitude training programs.
Dirk Lehr, head of such a program, explains: “Gratitude should be established through routines. Gratitude exercises have been proven to reduce the participants’ tendency to worry and brood”. The training had a positive effect on confidence, stress resistance, and depression. Don't use plagiarised sources.Get your custom essay just from $11/page
Science thus comes to the results that Allah (swta) in His wisdom revealed to us over 1400 years ago, Subhana Allah. The Dhikr (remembrance of Allah (swta) and his gifts) as a central element of religion offers the possibility to practice in gratitude.
“You who have internalized the Iman! Remember Allah’s benefit to you…” (9:9)
“Remember Me, then, that I may remember you, and be grateful to Me (for my gifts), and do not deny Me. (2:152)
“And then your Lord announced: If you are grateful, I will indeed give you more; but if you are ungrateful, My punishment is indeed severe. 14:7)
Among Al-Bukhari and Muslims, Aisha (raa) is reported that the Prophet (s) may Allah hold him in honor and prosper him, stayed standing in prayer all night long until his feet swell up. When he was asked, “Why do you do this when Allah has forgiven all your past and future wrongdoings,” he replied: “Shall I not be a grateful worshipping servant?
“And if you are grateful, He will make it pleasing to you…” (39:7).
„… The men who remember Allah frequently, and the women who remember (Allah frequently): Allah has prepared for them (all) forgiveness and great reward. (33:35)
„… And he who is grateful is only grateful for his soul. And whoever is ungrateful, Allah is indeed self-sufficient, worthy of praise.” (31:12).
“Then said one to whom Allah had granted knowledge of the Book: ‘I will bring it to you in a moment. When Solomon saw that the throne stood before him, he said, “This is by Allah’s grace. He is testing me to see whether I am grateful or ungrateful. He who thanks God thanks Him for Himself. “He who is ungrateful does not harm God, for he is rich and bountiful.” (27:40)