The true happiness that every one of us aspires for can't be found anywhere but in Islam because of its sensibility and simplicity, it is the sole religion on the face of earth that hadn't been changed or altered, it is the sole religion that you can read its Holy Book in the same language it was revealed in, no word or a letter was changed, it is the religion that God willed it for humanity till the Day of Judgment, so it must be the way to happiness.   

Happiness can't be attained through atheism or following a distorted religion, what lays credence to this is that the rate of suicides in countries where atheism is prevalent is higher than any place where Islam is practiced. Please click here to see it yourself

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Islam prescribes certain ways to help man to reach the full happiness he aspires for, it is through the Islamic teachings that man can defeat the sadness and miseries in his heart, this short article explains how man can get happiness through the religion of Islam.

The Belief in Allaah and Psychological Security

when a person believes in Allaah, this belief gives him a strong feelingof security, which is a basic psychological need. This belief in Allaah gives the believer a strong support in critical momentsand gives him continuous hope against all sourcesof despair. This belief gives strength to the sickand hope to the hopeless. Who among us who prayed for God to give him something and He didn't do.

The Belief in Allaah and Ethical Responsibility

A person who believes in Allaah tends to be more ethically responsible than a person who does not believe. This belief makes a person feel that he is being observed by Allaah everywhereand on all occasions. This feeling makes a person try to be as uncorruptedand as far from sin as possible.

The Belief in Life after Deathand the Feeling of Continuity

A Muslim believes in life after death. This belief gives the person a feelingof continuity. To a Muslim, death is not the endof life; rather it is a transition from the first life to the second one. A Muslim is not horrified by death because he knows that death is a change into another life.

The Dayof Judgment and God's Justice

A Muslim believes in the Dayof Judgment, a day when every person is rewarded or punished for his deeds in this life. This belief gives the person a feelingof satisfaction with the justiceof Allaah. Allaah is fair; everybody is responsible for his actions. This responsibility makes everybody watch himselfand his own deeds.

A Connection with God

A Muslim prays five times a day. This prayer is a connection between the believerand Allaah. Without this continual daily prayer, the man-God connection becomes weak. The stronger the man-God connection is, the more obedient to Allaah man becomes.

Self-Control

A Muslim should fast for one month every year. This fasting trains the man's willand frees him from being enslaved by his own habits. Fasting also makes man more sympathetic with others suffering poverty or deprivation.

A Sense of Belonging

A Muslim is urged to perform prayers with other men in groups. The Friday noon prayer must be a collective prayer. Pilgrimage is a collective practice. These practices help man to grow sociallyand to feel that he belongs. The feelingof belonging is oneof the basic psychological needsof man.

Away from Tension

Islam regulates the relationsof the two sexesand discourages any unnecessary interminglingof the two sexes. This helps both sexes to be away from any sourceof sexual temptation or tension.

Away from Sin

Islam instructs both menand women to cover certain partsof the body. The woman should cover all her body except the handsand face. The purpose is to protect both the manand the woman from sinand tension. It has been proved medically, that neurological tension ends up causing many diseases in the heartand the digestive system.

No Alcoholic Drinks

Islam prevents the drinkingof alcoholic drinks in order to protect the human body from their damaging effect. Such drinks also damage the functionsof the mindand the nervous system.

Preventing Crimes

Islam legislates killingof the murderer, because this is the most effective way to protect society from more murders by the same murderer or new murderers. Islam legislates severe punishments for robbersand thieves because this is the best way to stop such crimes.

Protecting Family

Islam prohibits adulteryand legislates a severe punishment for adulterersand adulteresses, in order to protect marriage as a sacred institution, to protect the family as the best social cell for human lifeand to protect children from homelessness. Islam punishes a false accuserof adultery, because no liar has the right to spoil others' lives.

No Interest in Economy

Islam prohibits interest because individuals in the same society should be partners. In the interest-banking system, the depositor requires a certain interest on his deposited money, whether the bank profits or loses. The interest system is a big blow to social solidarity. In Islam, interest is not allowed. The alternative in Islam is partnership, where all partners share the profit or loss in proportion to their invested shares. This systemof Islamic sharing is fairerand often more profitable to a greater numberof partners.

Ready Solutions

Islam gives man solutions to his major problems. These solutions simplify the wayand give him helpand the guidance that he needs. Without these solutions, man is unable to reach a decision on many issues. If we look around, we find that many countries have several political parties that adopt contradictory policiesand give contradictory answers to the questionsof economics, politicsand law.

This shows us that man is not capableof solving his basic problems on his own. If we examine Western civilization, we find that people there disagree on everything: the existenceof Allaah, the roleof religion, divorce, marriage, racial discrimination, crimeand punishment.

Constant Ethical Values

Islam gives man a stable systemof ethical values. Islam makes it clear to believers that certain acts are goodand certain acts are bad, that certain acts are allowedand certain other acts are prohibited. Islam gives man a clear reference to refer to in all aspectsof life. With this reference, man's chances to make mistakes are minimized.

The Just Ruler

Islam orders the ruler to base his rule on justiceand consultation. Islam orders subjects to obey the ruler as long as he obeys Allaah. Islam gives the ruler fair rightsand fair dutiesand gives subjects fair rightsand fair duties as well.

Basic Needs

In Islam, the ruler must secure the basic needs to everybody under his rule regardlessof religion or race. The individual is entitled to the rightsof housing, eating, clothing, learningand medical care.

Equality of All

Sociallyand ethically, Islam emphasizes the equalityof all persons before lawand the equalityof all humans in origin since all humans belong to the same father, Aadam (Adam) . Islam emphasizes fraternityand mercy as two major qualitiesof good believers.

Every single verse in the Quranand every single traditionof the Prophet Muhammad, aims at the happinessof the individual. Let us pray that Allaah guide us all to His right way. Let us submit to Allaah. Let us believe in all His Prophetsand all His Apostles, may Allaah exalt their mention. Let us believe in all Revealed Booksand the final Revealed Book, The Holy Quran.

Based on a transcript of a lecture by Dr. Gary Miller