THE FUNDAMENTAL MEANS OF HAPPINESS REPENTANCE
DR. ABDULCABBAR BORAN
People always commit sins because their souls are filled with vices. Satan constantly preys on these vices. Everyone makes mistakes for which they can repent and seek forgiveness from God.
No matter what sins you have committed or how troubled you may be, do not be afraid. You haven’t lost anything. From the point you are at, there is certainly salvation and happiness. Our Lord Almighty, guarantees this.
"Every human makes mistakes. The most beneficent of those who makes mistakes are those who repent " Noble Hadith, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Dear brothers and sisters, a person is composed of three bodies: Spirit, soul, and physical body
The soul is composed of 19 vices: hatred and grudge, disbelief, lying, oppression, envy, ignorance, stinginess, anger and rage, rebellion, impatience, conceit and arrogance, greed and lust, ungratefulness, gossip, suspicion, addictions and bad habits, disloyalty, hypocrisy, and temptation (mischiefmaking). The soul never wants to fulfill God's commands and always desires to commit the actions He has prohibited from.
Our Spirit is “excellent” from the moment it is programmed. It fulfills all of God's commands and never commits the actions He has prohibited from. It possesses 19 virtues: love, faith, truthfulness, justice, manners, knowledge, generosity, tranquility, obedience, patience, humility, contentment, gratitude, discretion, truth, virtues, loyalty, sincerity, and unification.
At every moment, two opposing requests from these two contrasting bodies (soul and spirit) reach our minds simultaneously
*The Spirit seeks goodness.
*The Soul seeks evil.
This is where the problem begins. There is a war within our inner world.
Everything that causes us distress, makes us feel ashamed in the presence of our Lord, and conflicts with others stems from the vices (sins) of our soul.
Satan's rebellion against God's command is due to the sin of “arrogance”. The expulsion of Adam and his wife Eve from heaven to earth is caused by sin of “greed”. Cain's murder of Abel is due to “jealousy”
If there are vices in your soul, every event will bring you unhappiness. Do you want to be happy? Then know this: a single wish can make you happy. It is the wish to reach God, that is, the wish to deliver and surrender your spirit to God Almighty.
The wish you speak from your heart will ensure that our God Almighty, leads you to the religious guide. The two opposing entities (soul and spirit) within you can live until the day you repent in front of your spiritual guide. With your obedience, the cleansing of the soul begins, and as your soul is cleansed from its vices, God Almighty, will lead you to infinite happiness.
So, can the soul be a means of our happiness? Absolutely.
God Almighty says that He created the soul in the best of forms, meaning with qualities that can transform soul into excellence over time.
Our soul can take on the form of excellence and purity of spirit. Happiness, too, will rule over us if we can transform attributes of our soul into the attributes of the spirit.