Brother tpna,

You had been tolerating, by the leave of Allah, all your affliction either small or greater; Allah gives you of His tolerance and forbearance and He is the Reckoner of the time determined and the period of your patience. You will receive your goodly reward from the Reckoner; and you have been receiving the greatest gift of Allah - more and more of your faith in Allah alone. When Allah blesses you with worldly comforts also sooner or later, become more and more humble bringing down your pride below your feet, and say All glory be to Allah, the God of the worlds. Now tpna, it is time to have an ayat or two to verify and to get satisfied upon the ayats of Allah.

"The sacred period is for the sacred period; and for violations is just retribution. So whoever exceeds on you, then exceed on him in the same way that he has exceeded on you. And fear Allah and know that Allah is with those who fear Him."

"The Sacred period is for the Sacred period." The sacred period in your life is that period of your patience observed for the sake of Allah believing in His Forgiveness and putting the Trust in His never ending reward; and to you Allah promises "I am with you all the time, until last day. tpna, you are growing in your peace of mind and health and your sacred period is extended and furthered. Fear Allah more, that you shall not lose your patience whatever be the inducements (entertainment, pop culture, sports, gossip, mocking, back biting and involve in social gatherings/parties/drinking...etc) and utterances (A very close friend (only friend) of mine called me yesterday, and he said that one thing he does not like about me, is that he feels I am anti-social (my parents say the same thing). from the closer friends and far away people. All we have to do is to seek forgiveness for your far and near from Allah. Patience is the last word of Allah to those who follow the prophets and the messengers. Here it is

"And certainly even the messengers were denied before you, but they were patient over their denial, and they (the people who followed the messengers) were harmed until Our victory came to them. And none can alter the words of Allah. And there has certainly come to you some information about the messengers."

And hence tpna, if you are harassed it has happened to even messengers before you; and certainly this message has come to you about the messengers for your peace and solace. Be reminded of this portion of Allah's admonition "And they will not cease from fighting against you till they have made you turn away from your straight path, if they can."

For the rest of your post the explanation shall follow soon..

Salam
drfazl

"O Allah, keep me in your remembrance, all the while, making me keep You in mine. O Caller, I hear Your call and I responded by Your will, make me a believer and allow me to hold fast during the scared period till the day You and I meet, You are the Forgiving, the Compassionate."

All praises is due to Allah, The Turner of People's Hearts.

@ Bondsmen are those who are inclined to believe in God alone, and who will not associate any one to God and seek not the help or protection from any one other than God. And 'tpna', you were in continuous prayerfulness and contact with your God.

I feel very blessed, by the grace of Allah, my understanding in comparison to my past has reached to new heights. I can not even imagine, if God wills, what I will know in the future to come. He is Allah, Al-Mutahhir, the Cleanser; He who Cleanses from Idolatry and Spiritual Evil.

3922 If God opens one's chest to peacefully surrender, then he will be on a light from his Lord. So woe to those whose hearts are hardened against remembering God. They have gone far astray.

And you were grateful to and surely not ungrateful to your God so as to be a bad example to deviate others from the path of God by observing this ayat 39.8 in your 26 days of endurance, without associating doctors, their advise and their medicines to Allah's Grace.

I felt this would be best, for God's sake, to share this incident that had occur-ed to me to be a living testimony to you all on this forum.

"And when distress afflicts a man he calls upon his God turning to Him persistently; then when He bestows upon him a favour, he forgets that for which he called upon Him before, and sets up associations(doctors) to Allah that he may be a bad example to stray off from His path. Say Enjoy yourself in your ungratefulness a little, surely you are of the inmates of the fire." tpna, surely you are saved from this red warning. So rejoice over what Allah had saved you from.

And again you have practised this ayat 39.49 as a demonstration to other believers

So when harm afflicts a man he calls upon Us; then, when We bestow him a favour from Us, he says I have been given it only by means of (doctors&#039knowledge. Nay, it is a trial, but most of them do not know. Again tpna, you are out of this red area. What a beautiful way and a transformation through which Allah is conducting you!

Through out the 26 days, and still continuing, I was/am holding tight to these verses...

23 Those who acknowledge the unseen
...and
7180 To Allah belong the beautiful names, so call Him by them; and disregard those who blaspheme in His names

While, constantly seeking His attributes, I sought Him "O Allah, the Protector, shield me away from all evil knowledge, shaytans, and evil jinns, and make me firm in believing in You, O Healer, You are my sole Provider, You are Allah, The Lord of the Worlds"

I had to trust Allah, by distinguishing from my senses; hearing, seeing, touching, tasting, and especially feeling, to the unseen force. All the while, seeking forgiveness. Please, do not get me wrong, this was very challenging for me and still is till this day, because at the moment i am in a tug of war battle between desires. But what I know from scripture, seeking Him constantly to keep me guided and firm in me belief is most essential for me to be with the successful ones, God willing.

3159 ...place thy trust in God for, verily, God loves those who place their trust in Him.

All Praises and Worship is due to Allah.

Peace.

The story of Job, resonated with me with assurance that Allah, The Healer, The Curer is the one who eliminates all illnesses, afflictions, stresses, dis-eases, etc, without any assistance (association). Job relied solely on The One Who Makes His Signs Clear.

2183 And Job when he called his Lord "I have been afflicted with harm, and you are the Compassionate!"
2184 So We answered him, and We removed what was afflicting him, and We brought him back his family and others with them as a mercy from Us and a reminder to those who serve.

Job is one of the examples of what true reliance on Allah really takes, trust and patience.

3844...We found him steadfast. What a good servant! He was obedient.

The stories of the prophets throughout the Quran, you notice, none of them sought help from no one but Allah.

Peace.

My success story is, by the Grace of Allah, I went through bad caffeine withdrawals. Throughout the past 4 years of my life, gradually, I was drinking 5 hour energies, 7 hour redlines, and 4-6 shot espressos, daily. 28 days ago I decided to stop completely. The day after, my body reacted with numerous symptoms numbness on my right arm, tremors, shortness of breath, tight chest, insomnia, and high blood pressure (peek reading of 166/16). This lasted for a good week, interchangeably, while slowly dwindling as time progressed. Throughout that time, I consistently was prayerful, "Oh Allah, my Healer, take away this dis-ease, O Provider, give me patience and eliminate my hastiness by submitting to Your Will, O Curer, not on my time, but Yours". I made a oath to Allah that I would give up energy drinks and coffee for good. But the night of, when my symptoms were at its peak, my parents forced me to go to E.R. and I did, but I made an oath I would not take any medications, and that the advice from doctors would go out the window. The doctor advised me to take a cup of coffee and to exercise to counter-act the symptoms, after I had already made my oath, what a test from Allah! I did not comply, I stood strong and believed in Allah alone. It has been 26 days, and everything has been improving gracefully by Allah, all Praises is due to Him. I have minor shortness of breath still, nasal congestion, and mild depression. I am staying strong though, constantly holding on to the contact prayer. Even though, I did this to myself Dr Fazl, this has been a beautiful lesson and experience because it has brought me so dear and near towards Allah then I have ever experienced in my life.

A situation that I am also going through right now at the moment, is that I feel very isolated from people around me. I feel the lack of connection when it comes to communication towards others. My desire to speak or even form a bond with people has decreased. I am more to myself then ever. A very close friend (only friend) of mine called me yesterday, and he said that one thing he does not like about me, is that he feels I am anti-social (my parents say the same thing). I started to believe him to the point where I was feeling as if something is wrong with me. Not to mention, he believes in God but does not follow the path and strive in wanting to please God like myself. So we both have different mindsets and lifestyles in life. He feels I am extreme in my ways. I also noticed people around at work, even my close friend, and others discuss on topics of entertainment, pop culture, sports, gossip, mocking, back biting and involve in social gatherings/parties/drinking...etc. I do not involve myself in these type of things anymore. Right now I am having a mental battle within myself by reflecting, "is something wrong with me?" It hurts to be honest. I feel like an outcast, not to mention, people say that I am eccentric, different, and people say the way I am living is not healthy because I do not socialize or engage with these specific lifestyles and relationships. Yes, even though with all honesty I feel very lonely then ever before. I am still seeking Allah, and I am wondering if what I am experiencing is actually my prayer being responded to, a blessing. I have been for the past weeks seeking, "O Allah, the Perfecter, the Guide, take away my worldly desires and guide me to the road of perfection towards righteousness, guide me to the path of the "foremost" group in the hereafter, You are Allah, the Lord of the Worlds". If this is the case, it is a blessing that is hard to bare due to abandonment from the world, by feeling all alone, which I did not expect it to feel like this. I been reflecting on Allah's attributes, The Controller of All Things, would this mean He is controlling what I am experiencing and is creating this barrier between me and others for purification, and by not subscribing what others do, is this correct? I say this, because this is what I feel. But, then another side of me is saying that I am odd, and that i am truly anti-social and this is not healthy. What are your thoughts on this Dr Fazl? If you could also give me some verses to ponder over I would appreciate it. Thank you. God Bless, peace.