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December 10, 2004

can you be happy without religion?


John Lennon: The world he imagined —one without religion— did not bring a happy end, neither to him nor to his followers.

people who do not live by the religion cannot be happy, in the true sense of the word, for in order to be happy, first of all one's conscience needs to be at ease. in other words, nothing should cause them distress or confusion, or make them feel remorse. ease of conscience can be attained only by living by the religion. your conscience, which is under Allah's control, always commands you to believe in Allah, to fulfill the religion's requirements, and to adhere to the Qur'an's values. for that reason, irreligious person, one who has struggled against this command of his or her conscience throughout his or her life, cannot be truly happy. Allah reveals that people can attain ease of heart and true peace only by having faith in Him:

Those who believe and whose hearts find peace in the remembrance of Allah. Only in the remembrance of Allah can the heart find peace. [QS ar-Ra'd 28]

posted by pastimati at 7:04 PM