Saad Tasleem – Msa National The Search For The Sound Of The Soul

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			Islam
		

			does something for us Islam came, and it didn't lead us to solve our problems on our own. Just like
with everything else in life, usually, almost always I should say, the answer can be found in Islam.
And so when we talk about the issue of people's problems and sadness and depression, and stuff like
this, obviously, it doesn't leave us without answers. And our Sharia has built into our,
		

			our belief system, ways to deal with and to cope with sadness, and depression.
		

			And those type of issues and as history as we mentioned, to feel sad, to feel sorrow, to feel grief,
is very normal, to the point where that the prophets salatu salam, themselves went through tests and
trials, and they felt sad at times, and we know in the life of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam, what is known as
		

			the year of sadness, where the Prophet salallahu alaihe salam went through a tough time and went
through sadness. And we know that when the Prophet sallallahu alayhi, salaam, went to Tobruk to call
the people with high hopes and calling the people to Islam, and they tried to disgrace him, and they
tried to humiliate him to where they ran them out to the city, and they throw rocks at him to the
point where blood was dripping down his blood face on the lower it said, this was a sad time in the
life of the Prophet sallallahu, alayhi wasallam. And similarly, other prophets Yaqoob is around, for
example, and his story is, I would say, a really, really powerful story, where Eliza, which tells us
		

			of the sadness that Yahoo Bala Salaam dealt with when he lost his son.
		

			And the thing about the sadness of use of jacobellis around was that, you know, we can go through a
sad period in our time in our life, and have to deal with sadness for a certain period of time. But
we look at the life of Jacobi Salaam, and it was yours that jacoba sam went through a sad and tough
time, to the point where nobody said I'm out of his sadness, a lot. So what it tells them tells us,
we'll be out, but I know
		

			that his eyes turned white from sadness. for who I am, that he almost lost, he lost his eyesight,
out of the sadness that he felt, and his children, they say to him, that you will continue to be sad
until you fall ill gravely ill, or that you will become destroyed. That is the height of the sadness
of yopu balasana. But jacoba ceram response to his children.
		

			He says in a school bus, he wasn't even alone. He says, most certainly I turned to a law, I only
turned to a law in my sadness, and my grief and my suffering.
		

			And I know from Allah that which you do not know.
		

			And the scholars talk about this second part of the ayah and they talk about what Yaqoob Elisa knew,
		

			knew were the realities that a Muslim a movement someone who has submitted to Eliza Jane understands
from amongst these realities, is that likely follow Lawson in navassa, that Allah doesn't burden a
soul with more than they can handle. Meaning if I was testing you, if I was trying you, if I was put
you in a situation, rest assured that Allah knows that you can handle this and you can come through
the situation. jacobellis salaam understood in America, you saw that with hardship, comes ease, and
amazing things you've had a lot 1500 years before Harvey Dent, said the night is darkest. before the
dawn, we have realized there was a revealing the ayat that tell us that with this hardship, we'll
		

			find ease and it is close to that hardship. And one of the sayings of the hour. They say couldn't
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			and NASA that as the as the test in the trial, the hardship, the more severe it gets. The closer
		

			With the help of Eliza gel is that is something that jacoba
		

			jacobellis understood that in our life, we depend on Eliza. And it is through depending on Eliza
gel, and trusting in the Divine Decree of Eliza Jen is where we're gonna find contentment and rest
in our heart. And Muslim also understands that their life is in a constant state of changing,
meaning we cannot guarantee what will come tomorrow. And the scholars often talk about the three
days, they say in general, our life is three days, we have the day that past us that day, which is
our past, our current day and the day that might come. And they say that our Muslim understands that
what is past his past, mean, there's nothing you can do about that. And was in the future, we don't
		

			know. When you cannot change the future. You cannot control the future. But what you can work on is
your day right now the day that arises, Oregon has given you the life that Allah has given you right
now, and the breath that Allah has given you right now. And this is the perspective of a Muslim, as
one of the scholars, he said to one of the kings, he said, between me and you, there's a difference
of one day, because we have both witnessed the last day, and you have enjoyed your time and you have
done whatever you had to do. But you've already forgotten the pleasures of your period previous day,
me and you We both understand that we cannot guarantee tomorrow. But we both have this day. So the
		

			difference between me he said, as a scholar, and you as a king, who Allah has given riches and
dominion and so on, so forth, is this one day.
		

			Also, a Muslim understands that no matter what will be tested in this life, but it is impossible,
that we go through this life, and we will not be tested meaning it is impossible that someone lives
a life where they face no hardship, they face no tribulations and they face no trials, as Eliza just
says, has he been nurse who is
		

			our home life, that the people think that there will be left alone simply because they said we
believe winning just because you say you're Muslim, or you say you believe it doesn't mean that
you're not going to face trials and hardships in your life, meaning that is a normal part of life.
So my brothers and sisters, Islam has given us tools to deal with with these issues. But one of the
things that I wanted to do today, and
		

			I think this is something which is not really addressed in our communities. And that was the
difference in the sister Zelma had she, she she alluded to this to this point also. And that is the
difference between sadness, the normal sadness, we feel as human beings, and the sadness in which we
require help. When it becomes a problem, that we cannot simply throw slogans add, meaning we cannot
simply There comes a time or they may come a time upon someone, if they're dealing with depression
to the point where it becomes clinical depression, our our slogans of telecon Allah have trusted
Allah or saying to them in America,
		

			that won't do much for them. And the problem, my brothers and sisters would go into the person who
has a real problem, meaning they're in a state of depression, where nothing seems to help them. The
problem with going to this person and giving them general guidelines is that at times, this can lead
to a state of further depression. And the reason is this. The reason is that a person who who's
dealing with depression or sadness is dealing with problems in their life. And they can't seem to
get past that many days and weeks and months go by, and they can't seem to move forward. When
someone comes to them and tells them
		

			the first half of my talk today and says listen, a Muslim believes and understands that you have to
rely upon law, that you have to trust law, that in America serious law that with hardship comes
ease. That's what you have to do. And the person says okay, but then they go back to their life and
they under they start realizing that the Islamic cure for sadness and depression is not helping
them. And so they begin to feel inadequate. They believe they start believing that there's something
wrong with them, and it can lead to further sadness and further depression.
		

			And we have a problem where in our communities now, there is a there is a general attitude of
closing your eyes to the problem. And I personally believe this happens on three fronts or three
levels. Number one is the actual individual in the one who is going through
		

			through problems in their life, because of these general talks that we have on dealing with trials
and hardships and stuff like that, they begin to ignore the problem, they'll shut it off and say,
you know, I'll be okay. As long as I as long as I do the things that might not tell me, I'll be
okay. And like I said before, that can lead to further problems.
		

			Also,
		

			the second level of this is the is the is the close family and friends of this person,
		

			to where the family and friends will tell this person, listen, you'll be okay. Don't worry about it,
all you have to do is rely upon Allah.
		

			And once again, because that doesn't seem to do anything for them, it causes further problems. And
then on the community level, we tend to ignore these issues. Meaning if there's Muslims dealing with
these problems, our general attitude seems to be that if there's people dealing with these problems,
that they do not under, understand Islam properly, that there's something wrong with their Eman that
they have to trust in Allah. That's our general attitude.
		

			And we forget that at a point, this will not benefit the person, this will do nothing for them.
		

			And a lot of times, when it comes to men, for example, this problem becomes more severe. And I know
we tend to speak about problems. And it's rare that people talk about men. But if you look at men in
communities and in our communities in Muslim communities, they you know, if we think a sister is shy
to talk about her problems, and sisters shy to tell someone that she's depressed, realize that
brothers are more shy, mothers are more shy, they feel more ashamed to talk about their problems.
They feel like as a man, you're not supposed to discuss the issues that you're going through. So for
example, if a sister is being abused, she's in an abusive relationship.
		

			It is hard for her and I completely understand that and I completely admit that, yes, for sisters,
it is difficult, it is hard for sisters to come out and say to their community leader or to their
mom or to their, the scholar that they look up to that I'm being abused in my relationship. But know
that when it comes to a brother, and if they're in abusive relationship be a parent or something
like that, it becomes even harder, and they feel a further sense of of shame. And if we look at
Islam, if you look at our city, our city actually tells us that seeking help, and speaking out about
our problems is a part of our religion, as jacobellis salaam said in them,
		

			he said I complained to ally only complained to Allah and the scholars, when, when looking at these
Ayat of jacobellis salam. They tell us that these ayat show us that when a person is going through a
tough time when they're grieving, when they feel sad, when they're depressed, that it is important
for them to talk is important for them to tell someone and and speak about their issues. And if they
keep it bottled up, it can cause further problems. For us, athletically inclined to lighten the
mood, ask the people of Vicar, the people of understanding the people of knowledge, the people of
remembrance, US them if you do not know, this is the guidance of our shittier the prophets of war
		

			lie and send them said in the ones that are done with the law.
		

			It couldn't be done in the photo, the profits of the library and send them said that Eliza Jen has
sent down both the disease and the cure.
		

			And he has made for every disease a cure. So seek out this treatment, seek out this cure. Meaning
This is what our shitty eye tells us that we have to take that step and I like I said, this happens
on three levels. Number one, I hope that by talking here today, I can encourage the individuals who
are dealing with issues, that there's nothing wrong with speaking to someone if you feel like you're
in a rut if you're in a place that you simply cannot get past. And understand that no matter no
matter how difficult it may be to talk about this problem right now, no matter how hard it may be to
tell someone or to admit that your life isn't fine and dandy. That just because you have a beard, it
		

			doesn't mean you don't get depressed. Just because you wear hijab or you wind up or you're
considered a pious Muslim or a practicing Muslim. That that doesn't all of a sudden shield you from
every single problem that comes across.
		

			It's okay to talk about your problems and realize that you may be saving face right now you may be
protecting your your work.
		

			mutation or whatever you feel that you have to protect by not talking about that problem. But that
saving face will never equal, or will never overcome a life of depression and hardship that you have
to go out you have to seek help. And you know, psychologists often talk about going to a dentist.
And it's interesting that sister mentioned, the the person who went to a dentist, they say that when
it comes to talking about serious problems, when you have to talk about problems that we're ashamed
of, we were dealing with a problem and we need help. They say it's like going to the dentist,
meaning when you think about it,
		

			you don't think about the cure, you don't think about the months or years or whatever time of relief
that going to the dentist will bring, what does the average person think about when they go when
they when they think about going to the dentist, they think about the pain that they're gonna have
in those 20 or 30 or 40 minutes at the dentist's office. And that's our approach to dealing with our
problems. That's our that's our approach on the individual level, is that we fear that that initial
pain, or that embarrassment, or whatever, whatever perceived problems we see, we see with seeking
help. And we we we leave aside a life of contentment and a life of living in peace.
		

			Also, like I mentioned, the second level of that is, is our close family and friends, where our
close family or friends just like we get diluted into thinking that, you know, we're supposed to be
better, or there must be something that is wrong with me, or that Islam has given us guidelines. So
that is the final answer. Similarly, the family members can take that attitude of a close friend and
say, listen, all you have to do is read the Koran, all you have to do is pray and don't get me
wrong. Of course chifa Scheffer lies in the hands of Eliza, and the wiser, we have made procure in
that one session that you make, on that lonely night, may put the cure in that may remove all a
		

			person's depression and sadness, because of that one says that they made with sincerity, that's
true. But when it comes to an individual who's dealing with a problem and illness, a sickness,
clinical depression, for example, that may not be the answer, they may actually need help, they may
actually need to talk to someone. And lastly, like I said, when it comes to, to our community, and
this, you know, I hate to say, but it falls on the shoulders of all of us. And when we, when you
think of communities, we tend to think of the moms and and we tend to think of community leaders,
but in the end of the day is us who make up the community. And it is us who we have to take the
		

			initiative. And we have to bring this to the attention of our leaders and our emails and tell them
that listen, we have to address these issues. If someone's being abused in the in the in the in a
relationship, we have to address this, we can't turn a blind eye to this, if someone is dealing with
serious depression, we have to deal with this. And this is why I had a low when i and this is very
common. When I get an email from someone telling me that they need some general Islamic advice,
because their friend is having a tough time dealing with some type of hardship. Or they tell me
someone lost someone. Or they're going through grief in their life. And they say can you brother,
		

			can you just give us some general give me some general advice that I can convey to my friend. I
never, I never, ever, ever give general advice.
		

			Because like I said that can cause more damage and more harm. Because if I give this general advice,
and this person that looks at this advice, and they see that this does nothing for them, they can
begin to feel like there's something permanently wrong with them and give up hope. And that is not
part of our shittier. Islam doesn't tell us Islam looks down upon giving up hope. Islam pushes us to
lead a very balanced life between love and fear and hope. This is the this is the attitude of a
movement. So
		

			to close, I say we have to take initiative, we have to we have to stand tall, and we have to take
care of our community members and we have to take care of our close family members and we have to
take care of our friends. Because the reality is that yes, the general advice that we give, it's
true, it may work and inshallah it will work for the majority of people because the majority people
are not clinically depressed for example, they're not ill That's true. So it's that's fine. You
know, the general advice of Islam is great and the handgun allies have blessed us with that
knowledge. But there are people in our communities that are suffering and who need help that will
		

			not be helped by that general advice. And we have to take the means to solve these problems and
Allah subhana wa tada knows best practical llama behind the shadow line and stuff like that, sir Mr.
Kumar.
		

			Aloha