The positive thinking Lesson

The positive
thinking in the

Muslim’s life

​Activity1
What can you learn from the story??
What does it mean to be positive?

Thinking and reasoning.

Every human uses his mind in one of two
ways positively or negatively.

In what ways does Allah the Almighty differentiate
between the human and other creation.?

And created him in the best shape.
Allah says: We have certainly created man
in the best of stature. SuratAt-Tin verse4

It is to use your mind in an effective way in
order to add the positivity to your personal,
.practical and family life
The positive thinking makes you uses the
abilities and the power of your mind
without negative restrictions of thinking,
feeling or behaviour.

What is Positive thinking ?

Yes. The prophet (pbuh) was always positive in his life
and this is was clear through all his life.

The prophet(pbuh) said :Narrated Ibn `Umar that a man came to the Prophet and said: Oh Messenger of
Allah, which of the people is more beloved to Allah, and which of the deeds is so?
The Messenger of Allah said:
“The most beloved of people to Allah are those who are most beneficial to the people,
and the most beloved deeds to Allah, the Most High, is to bring happiness
to a Muslim, or ease his hardship, or to pay off his debt for him,
or to end his hunger. And it is more beloved to me to walk with a brother of mine (in Islam), to
run a favour for him than to make I`tikaf (seclusion) in this Masjid (in
reference to the Masjid of Al-Madinah) for a month. And he who controls his anger, Allah will cover his shortcomings, and he who overpowers his temper despite being capable of taking it out(against his opponent), Allah will fill his heart with hope on the Day of Judgment, and he who walks with his brother to run a favour for him until it is done Allah will make
his feet stable on the Day when feet will be paralyzed.“ (At-Tabaran

Was the prophet (pbuh) positive in his life?

​Activity 2
List some good deeds mentioned in the Hadith a Muslim can do.

According to Omar bin Al-Khattab (RA), the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked: What is the
best deed? He said: “Bringing joy to the heart of a believer by feeding him if he is hungry, giving him clothes if he is without clothes, or fulfilling his need.”
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ: “A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim. So he should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over? Whoever fulfills the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs. Whoever removes the troubles of his brother, Allah will remove one of his troubles on the Day of Judgment,t and whoever covers up the fault of a Muslim, Allah
will cover up his fault on the Day of Judgment

“Oh you have believed, bow and prostrate and worship Your Lord and do good, that may succeed”

Volunteering is an act of worship.

Volunteering is a work, without seeking any financial
consideration.

Every act of goodness is considered a form of charity.

Prophet ﷺ said “ Every Muslim has to give in charity”

The best man is the one who benefits other people the
most.

Volunteering work is a key pillar for achieving sustainable
development of societies.

Can you come up with any voluntary activities you could participate in?

1. Prayer (salah) and Dua’ (supplication)
2.Reading Quran.
3.Kindness to parents and relatives
4.Meditation (Tafakkur ).
5. Remembering the day of Judgment.

Ways to help having positive attitude .

Meditation literally means to think about a subject deeply.
In Islamic thought it is suggested to think deeply about the
things Allah the Almighty has created.

How to Meditate in Islam

Allah said:
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and

the alternation of the night and the day are signs for
those of understanding.

How to Meditate in Islam:

..

1. In the creation of the heavens and the earth, So when a believer sees
the universe functioning in a perfect manner and he finds that all the
events in this vast universe always proceed towards a meaningful result,
he realizes that man’s life too must have a meaningful end. :

2. We can reflect on Allah’s names which are found at the end of many
verses of the Qur’an. They lead us to a proper understanding of our
relationship with our creator, and also serve as a focus for
demonstrating our own behaviour.

3. We can reflect on Allah’s creation.
Different verses remind us again and again
to use our eyes, ears and hearts to
ponder the entire universe that surrounds
us, to understand the purpose of our
creation and to recognize our creator.

4 We can reflect upon ourselves and our
society.

How to Meditate in Islam

1.Read the Seerah the life of Prophet
Muhammad peace be upon him to learn and follow
his guidance.
2.To benefit from other people’s successful
experience.
3.Get rid of the negative thoughts (like saying i
am a failure, I cannot do it the others are
better than me.
4.Always be optimistic and belief in yourself and
say I am able to do it.

Things that help developing positive thinking

Islam always encourages the positive thinking.
Allah says in surah al sharh(For indeed, with

hardship [will be] ease.)
This Ayah gives us hope to always be optimistic
to expect the ease after the hardship.

:ﻰﻟﺎﻌﺗ لﺎﻗ

" ارﺳﯾ رﺳﻌﻟا ﻊﻣ نﺈﻓ "

With hardship [will be] ease

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
Alam nashrah laka sadrak
Wa wa d'ana 'anka wizrak
Allazee anqada zahrak
Wa raf 'ana laka zikrak
Fa inna ma'al usri yusra
Inna ma'al 'usri yusra
Fa iza faragh ta fansab
Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab

Facts of the lesson.
1. Allah the Almighty created the mind for the
human being to use it for thinking.
2. Islam always encourages positive thinking.
3. Positive thinking is to use your mind effectively.
4. There are ways and steps to help develop
positive thinking.
The value of the lesson: positive thinking.
You develop positive thinking by meditation and by
reading about the life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).