Depression

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Rebecca Masterton, Dr Rebecca Masterton graduated with a BA in Japanese Language and Literature; an MA in Comparative East Asian and African Literature and a PhD in Islamic literature of West Africa. She has been... Answered 4 años ago

There is someone called Mr. Bilal Muhammad on facebook who may be able to help you. He writes the following: 

Abu Zayd al-Balkhi (d. 934) was a scientist who made a distinction between spiritual depression and biological depression. He based his theories on the Quran and Sunna.

While the medical science of his time focused on physical illnesses, al-Balkhi wrote about spiritual, psychological, and mental disorders. He argued for the interplay between physical and mental health -- that bodily illnesses can lead to cognitive problems, and that spiritual illnesses can lead to physical ones.

al-Balkhi wrote about neurosis (chronic distress but without delusions or hallucinations), endogenous depression (originating from within the body), reactive depression (originating from outside the body), and so much that we credit modern psychologists with.

Islam is a religion of faith and actions. While our traditional cultures overemphasize "pray-it-away" solutions to mental health, modern secularism overemphasizes biochemistry. We don't just pray for poverty to go away, we give to charity and we stress personal responsibility and hard work. By the same token, we can't just throw money at the problem of poverty and expect it to disappear -- it may even get worse.

Clinics and hospitals in 2019 are realizing the importance of having chaplains, who are part-in-parcel of the healing process. While medication may lower symptoms and even save lives, there are no "magic pills" -- one's worldview, perspective, and lifestyle will bring equal or greater results.

As a Muslim who has struggled with clinical depression, I personally found much of pop psychology and social media "self-care" posts to be narcissistic, anti-social, hedonistic; and perhaps worst of all, they don't work, and could make the problems worse. Some hip shaykhs even erroneously use this playbook. There aren't many Islamic works on the topic, but as we can see from the example of al-Balkhi, Islam developed a foundation to this science over a millennia ago.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 4 años ago

1. Quran itself is a cure from every illness (Cure and Mercy for the believers)(Al-Israa: 82).

Reciting Quran is a very useful way to healing especially when you try to understand what you recite and keep your heart with its meanings like a person who is listening to Allah (SWT).

Reciting Quran with clear voice when ever you can with out disturbing others, might be more helpful as your heart and ears and eyes and mind join the great taste of listening to the Word f Allah.

You can recite any Chapter or Verse from Quran but there is great benefits mentioned from reciting Ayatul Kursi (Sura Al-Baqara: 255), Sura Al-Hamd, Sura Al-Tawhed, Sura Al-Qadr, Sura Yaseen, Sura Tabaarak, Sura Al- Inshiraah and other Suras.

You can recite the Sura or Verse that your heart feels more effected by it in your specific situation.

2. Remembering Allah ذكر الله is very useful in getting peace of mind as Allah says (Surely, by remembering Allah, hearts get peace and comfort) ألا بذكر الله تطمئن القلوب ((13:28).

Repeating glorifying Allah, Subhaanallah, Thenking Allah, Alhamdulillah, seeking forgiveness, Astaghfirullah and other forms of remembering Allah is very useful.

3. The best recitation iS salutations on the Prophet and his Holy Progeny (ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMAD WA AALI MUHAMMAD). We have authentic Hadeeths that reciting Salawaat  grants the heart peace and tranquility and elevates our spirituality and makes us get the blessings from Allah and the supplications of the angles.

Wassalam