Page 153 - Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya

In another verse, Allah has revealed that "… the Earth became
narrow for them, for all its great breadth, and their own selves
became constricted for them and they realised that there was no
refuge from Allah except in Him…" (Qur'an, 9:118)
This "dark and narrow" life, or stress, to give it the current name,
is the outcome of non-believers' failure to abide by the moral values
imparted by faith. Today, doctors maintain that a calm and self-assured
composure are essential for protection from the effects of stress. A calm

and peaceful disposition is only possible by living according to the
Qur'an. Indeed, it has been revealed in many verses of the Qur'an that
Allah imparts "serenity" upon the believers. (Qur'an, 2:248, 9:26, 40,
48:4, 18) Our Lord's promise to the faithful has been revealed as fol-
lows:
Anyone who acts rightly, male or female, being a believer, We will give
them a good life and We will recompense them according to the best of
what they did. (Qur'an, 16:97)

As a result of physical or
psychological stress, the
individual's adrenal gland Glucocorticoids (cortisol)
(the gland above each kid- Epinephrine
ney) secretes large Norepinephrine
Corticotropin hormones Cortex
amounts of glucocorticoid
hormones. These hor-
mones increase the energy
level of muscles, and tem-
Locus coeruleus
porarily halt such activities Amygdala
as growth-which are
inessential at that moment. Brain stem
In cases of extreme physi-
cal and chronic psycholog-
ical stress these hor-
mones, which are other-
wise of vital importance,
can give rise to stress
related disorders, such as
high blood pressure, obe-
sity, bone erosion and Adrenal gland
stomach ulcers.

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