“Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest” (Qur’an 13:28) means we should completely surrender ourselves to the Creator. Hearts find peace when you revert to your Creator physically and spiritually was the opening remark of one of the keynote speakers Mrs. Shamima Khanum while speaking in an online Webinar via zoom on topic ‘Stress Management in the light of Qur’an and Sunnah’ conducted by Indian Muslim Association-Ladies Wing on 24th August,2023.
She elaborated that there are four doors to our heart i.e., our eyes, ears, tongue, and our intelligence, which we should always keep in our control. We should utilize these channels or sources wisely to benefit ourselves. You should always have faith in your Creator, have patience while facing bad times and never take wrong decisions in anger or in tension. Nowadays suicide is considered as one of the easiest ways to escape from worries and difficulties of life, especially by youngsters. But even after death the person who committed suicide will be punished in the hereafter as well.
She further highlighted that the stress can be defined as a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation and stress management is the process of acquiring and practicing a variety of cognitive and behavioral techniques with the goal of managing and coping with stress.
She concluded her speech with this note that the more you trust your Creator the more you will be close to him. You will get mental peace and rest only when you are connected to your Creator.
Another well-known speaker and a counselor from India Dr. Khan Mubashshrah Firdous (M.A in Psychology NET-Education and PhD in Child psychology) addressing the online on her topic ‘How to manage stress in day-to-day life’ explained that what is stress and how to tackle it and be stress free in one’s life. In our day-to-day life stress affects peace at home, job performance at work, grades in school and even our eating and pairing behavior.
She further said that stress can lead to Hypertension, Coronary artery disease, diabetes, depression, tension, headache, insomnia, impotency (in men), frigidity (in Women), suppression of immune system, development of cancer etc.
She discussed in detail as how to manage our emotions. First, we must Identify ourselves, regulate, motivate, empathize, and work on social skill development which will lead to a happy and prosperous life. She quoted many verses from Qur’an which teaches us how to tackle in difficult situations and the Creator never overburdens us.
She quoted a verse from Holy Quran Surah Al-Baqarah (2:286) which says that. “Our Creator does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned”.
She concluded her speech with this note that how Prayers and supplications improve our mental and spiritual status. We must be always thankful to what we have and what we do not. Always keep faith in our Creator who never lets us down.
The session was ended with Q&A session and vote of thanks by the organizer of the webinar. Nearly 245 participants from India, Pakistan, Kuwait, Oman attended this webinar, they appreciated it and many of them requested that from time to time such more session should be organized. Many positive feedbacks were received. Overall, it was a very successful and fruitful session for the betterment of community. It was a complete family program and the topics were very well addressed by the respected speakers from India.
IMA Kuwait is an Indian socio-religious organization that operates under the patronage of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Kuwait. IMA always focusses to provide platform for enhancement of expatriates living in Kuwait for their spiritual & social aspect through various programs & social gatherings. It looks forward for organizing various beneficial programs in future, considering the occasions and requirements of expatriates in general and specifically the Indian diaspora in Kuwait.
To watch Dr. Khan Mubashshrah Firdous speech, click on the link below.
https://youtu.be/2-WtlqWJM1g