Anger and Self-control

Anger Management in Islam

 

Anger is a natural feeling that exists in every person; but Islam has taught that one must control one’s anger and not express it in a brutal manner. Allah has given clear guidance in the Holy Qur’an and the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Mustapha (pbuh) has shown by his own example how a Muslim must live with patience, gentleness and discipline. Anger is a poison that destroys family relations, marital relations and social relations; and whoever allows anger to dominate loses the blessings of Allah. Whoever succeeds in suppressing his anger gains immense reward in the Hereafter.

 

In the Holy Qur’an, Allah says: “The pious are those who spend in prosperity and in difficulty; those who control their anger and forgive people; and Allah loves those who do good.” (Al-Imran 3: 135)

The Virtues of Ramadan Fasting

Why Fasting ? 

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ۝

“O you who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become righteous.” (Al-Baqara 2 :184)

Each year, for a month, more than a billion Muslim believers around the world fast between dawn and dusk. During these fasting hours, they are strictly prohibited from consuming any food, drink, or having intimate relationships between spouses, among other deprivations. Why?

First, what Ramadan fasting is not: it does not have the character of penance, as in other religions.

From the Muslim perspective, it enjoys with God an unparalleled grace with other acts of piety. It is an abstinence which concerns the body and the spirit and/or mind. Indeed, God has given us a brain, a marvellous mind in wonder; our body itself is a perpetual miracle. Our body, our ideas, our decisions are led by our spirit. The better the food of the spirit, the better our faculties and capacities of judgement, of evaluation, the better will be our initiatives. Fasting is thus perceived as total submission to God.