5 Ideas of Coping with Illness
Many of us can relate to the sufferings of being ill. Here are some ideas to handle emotional and physical sufferings of illness – Be self-aware. Be attentive to your negative thoughts and feelings. Repeat yourself that Allah loves only those who are patient during their struggle. “…..And Allah loves the patient ones.” (Al-Imran 3:146) Remember that the Prophets of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon all of them) suffered the greatest of all human beings! 2. Remember during the illness you will come near to Allah ‘Allah Subhanahu-wa-Ta'ala’ The Prophet SAWS said – “Whenever a Muslim is afflicted by harm from sickness or other matters, Allah Subhanahu-wa-Ta'ala will drop his sins because of that, like a tree drops its leaves.” “Expect good because Allah makes a believer’s sickness an expiation (for his sins) and a period of rest. However, when a disbeliever falls sick, he is like a camel whose owner ties it then...