Page 149 - Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya

"But if anyone turns away from My reminder, his life will be a dark
and narrow one..." (Qur'an, 20:124)
When Allah desires to guide someone, He expands his breast to Islam.
When He desires to misguide someone, He makes his breast narrow
and constricted as if he were climbing up into the sky. That is how
Allah defiles those who have no faith. (Qur'an, 6:125)
The failure of irreligious people in submitting themselves to Allah
causes them to be in a constant state of ill-ease, anxiety and stress. As a

consequence, they are afflicted by various psychological illnesses
which reveal themselves in their physical selves. Their bodies wear
down more quickly, and they age rapidly and degenerate.
However, since believers are psychologically healthy, they do not
fall prey to stress, or despondence, and their bodies are ever fit and
healthy. The positive effects of their submitting to Allah, their trust in
Him and fortitude, looking for the good in all things, and accepting
what happens with the hope of His promise, are reflected in their phys-
ical selves. This, of course, applies only to those who live by the moral
values of the Qur'an, and who truly comprehend the religion. Of

course, they may fall ill and eventually grow old, but this natural
process does not involve the psychological breakdown it does in others.
Stress and depression, regarded as the diseases of our time, not
only cause psychological harm, but also manifests themselves in vari-
ous physical defects. The common stress and depression-related prob-
lems are some forms of mental illness, drug addiction, insomnia, skin,
stomach and blood pressure disorders, colds, migraines, a number of
bone diseases, kidney imbalances, respiratory difficulties, allergies,

heart attacks, and brain swelling. Of course, stress and depression are

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