Maintaining Calmness in Our Lives -- Religiosity and Regular Prayers Is Key

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

Religion does come in handy especially when life is tough.

In Surah Ma'arij, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala tells us that man was created restless and impatient -- when they are touched by adversity they become fretful and when good comes, they become ungrateful.

But Allah gives exception to this rule -- people who are not this way are those who are regular in prayers, who share their wealth with the needy and the deprived, who affirm the Day of Judgment, who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord, who guard their chastity, who honor their trusts, who stand by their testimonies, and once again Allah mentions those who maintain their prayers. These are the people that Allah honors and will bless them with Jannah.

In this Surah and other Surah e.g. Surah al Mukminun, Allah began listing the exception with prayer and ended with prayer. This is a reminder for us the importance of regular prayers in our lives.

Indeed mankind is finicky, in good and in bad there are problems with them. But piety gives us a sense of calmness to our lives. Piety with Allah makes our lives easier. The frustrations and complaints will go away when we turn Allah. Generally, the person who has religion, i.e. the one who has Allah are able to cope with issues of this life better.

Religiosity does make a person's problem easier to deal with, and the lack of religion leaves the person a sense frustration, desperation and a type of depression.

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا ﴿١٩﴾ إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا ﴿٢٠﴾ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا ﴿٢١﴾ إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٢٢﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَ‌ٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ ﴿٢٤﴾ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ ﴿٢٥﴾ وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٢٦﴾ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ ﴿٢٧﴾ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ ﴿٢٨﴾ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـٰفِظُونَ ﴿٢٩﴾ إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَ‌ٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ﴿٣٠﴾ فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَ‌ٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ ﴿٣١﴾ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَ‌ٰعُونَ ﴿٣٢﴾ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَـٰدَ‌ٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ ﴿٣٣﴾ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ ﴿٣٤﴾ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ ﴿٣٥﴾ ٣٤

Indeed, mankind was created anxious: (19) When evil touches him, impatient, (20) And when good touches him, withholding [of it], (21) Except the observers of prayer - (22) Those who are constant in their prayer (23) And those within whose wealth is a known right (24) For the petitioner and the deprived - (25) And those who believe in the Day of Recompense (26) And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord - (27) Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe - (28) And those who guard their private parts (29) Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed - (30) But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors - (31) And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive (32) And those who are in their testimonies upright (33) And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer: (34) They will be in gardens, honored. (35)

May Allah grant us righteousness, patience, gratitude and tranquility in our lives. Aameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.

Wassalaam