Optimism and Precaution: Islamic Way of Fighting Every Curse on Humanity
By
Arman Neyazi, New Age Islam
19 May 2021
Allah And His Apostle, Prophet Muhammad Pbuh
Have Always Commanded Human Beings To Take Precaution And Be Optimistic About
The Favourable Outcome
Main
Points:
1. Being optimistic and having trust in Allah
is the essence of Islamic belief.
2. Allah, God or Bhagwan, with whatever name He
is called, has always been on the back of His creation to help them come out of
the direst of the situations.
3. The Hadees, “Tie your camel first, and then
put your trust in Allah”, points towards optimism with precaution.
4. Prophet Muhammad Pbuh and His Optimism was
behind the success of his mission of Dawah.
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Being
optimistic and having trust in Allah is the essence of Islamic belief. Human
beings have many times fallen into the trap of mysterious diseases and natural
calamities. But they have, by the grace of God, come out of it because deep in
their hearts they believed that their creator will help them come out of the
direst of the situations.
We, the
human being call and pray our Creator with many names, like Allah, the Most
Merciful, God or Bhagwan, according to our belief, for relief from tragedies
and get the same reward, the cure. People come out from the jaws of death and
believe God has saved them as they had lost all worldly hopes except the hope
they had in God.
Taking for
example the ongoing curse of the epidemic, Covid-19, people all over the world
should take all possible precautions and ultimately pray to God for the safety
of the human race. Many unscientific myths have been created and many
unhygienic treatments have come forward as a treatment to the disease for
centuries and centuries but ultimately faith in Allah and precautions taken
have come to the rescue.
Optimism
and Precaution: Islamic Way of Fighting Every Curse on Humanity
Allah, the
Most High and His Apostle, Prophet Muhammad Pbuh have always commanded and
asked human being to take precaution and be optimistic about the favourable
outcome, no matter how bad a situation may be.
“Tie your camel first, and then put your trust in Allah”, is one
of the many famous Ahadees that points in the same direction.
‘Hopefulness
And Confidence About The Future Or The Success Of Something’ is how Oxford
Dictionary defines the word ‘Optimism’ and this is what Islam calls for:
“It may be that my Lord will give me
[something] better than your garden.” (Qur’an 18:40)
The above
mentioned Ayat is a pointer of being hopeful about the future or success of
something, as Oxford defines ‘optimism’,
through the supplication believing that Allah is the Most Kind. An
optimistic attitude of a human being turns into ‘a goodness’ for him as he does
not let pessimism enter into his thoughts and actions. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ describes this phenomenon in
the following words:
“How amazing is the affair of the believer!
There is good for him in everything and that is for no one but the believer. If
good times come his way, he expresses gratitude to Allah and that is good for
him, and if hardship comes his way, he endures it patiently and that is better
for him.” (Muslim)
We can not
ignore the stories coming out of this horrific situation, created by Covid-19,
that inform the world that many people have defeated the curse of pandemic and
have come victorious because of their positive thoughts and the supplications
of their family and friends. They were successful in defeating the most
worrisome situation as they never lost hope and kept faith in the Creator of
the world.
Optimistic
and pessimistic thoughts are the doors to success and devastation, as the case
may be because they create impression on human minds that takes them on the
path their minds selects for. We will have to be hopeful of Allah’s mercies in
whatever the situation may be. There are stories of the prophets, Dawud (David)
and Sulayman (Solomon), Ayyub (Job) and Talut (Saul), an Israelite king
mentioned in the Holy Quran that is dedicated to optimism, with the hope of
relief from Allah, the Most Gracious.
A human
being must not lose patience and should be confident of Allah’s mercies knowing
that Allah, the Most Gracious never overburdens a man with the difficulties that
he can not overcome. The Holy Quran says:
“And We charge no soul except [what is within]
its capacity, and with Us is a record which speaks with truth, and they will
not be wronged.”
(Qur’an 23:62)
We must
then not lose hope and be optimistic of our good in all the difficult times and
circumstances of whatever nature it may be.
Prophet
Muhammad Pbuh and His Optimism
Prophet
Muhammad Pbuh was put in such difficult times that a common man can not even
imagine to have patience in and bear it but the Apostle of Allah was in knew
that Allah’s help will come and he will successfully overcome the precarious
situation people have created for him. Fulfilment of prophetic mission was
possible because of the trait of optimism Prophet ﷺ had ingrained in his personality.
He unsuccessfully kept people inviting to Islam for many years but never lost
hope of his mission being successful. This optimism of his came true because of
his faith in Allah, the All-Knowing and his unquestioned sincerity and he
became the most respected and influential leader of all time to come.
Some of the
Ahadees that sermon the greatness of ‘hope’ with belief in Allah, the Most
Merciful are as under:
“Hoping for good is also an act of worship of
Allah” (Tirmidhi and Hakim).
The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: “There is no
infection and there are no bad omens, although I am pleased by a good omen – a
good word.”
(Sahih Al-Albani)
“Supplicate Allah Almighty and be certain that
He will answer your prayer” (Tirmidhi).
Be Positive & Productive till Your Last
Breath
“If the Day of Resurrection were established
upon one of you, while he has in his hand a sapling (small plant), then let him
plant it.” (Ahmad).
Abu
Hurairah (I) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“Allah,
the Mighty and Majestic, said: ‘I am to my slave as he thinks of Me. If he has
good thoughts of Me, then that is good for him, and if He has bad thoughts then
that is bad for him.” Imaam Ahmad reports in the Musnad (9076 – Saheeh)
The human
being is in the midst of a very precarious situation that demands from all of
us to be positive and keep our fellow beings in a positive state of mind as it
is a must for all of us that the medical treatment shows the much better effect
if the patient is in a positive frame of mind and hopes against the hope that
everything will be fine and he will be among his family and friends, sooner
than later. People are to be advised to take all kinds of precautions and hope
for the best. Consider the following Hadees:
“Give glad tidings, and do not scare people
away. Make things easy, and do not make things difficult” (Abu Dawud)
And
Allah knows the best.
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Arman
Neyazi is a columnist with NewAgeIslam.com.
URL: https://www.newageislam.com/islamic-ideology/islamic-optimism-humanity-islamic-precaution/d/124844
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