TROUBLES IN LIFE – DISCOVER A WAY OUT THROUGH ISLAM The troubles in our lives, the stress every one of us undergoing in today’s environment is no doubt affecting our health and peace of mind. Every one of us have many problems in our lives be it, financial issues or frictions among families, broken families, broken relationships (particularly fights among couples), chronic health issues even after consulting many doctors, and some of us even have mental health issues such anxiety, stress, depression and OCD ( Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ) and so on. A question may arise in our minds, why this is happening? What could be the reasons behind it? There could be some apparent reasons and some obscure causes to it. It could be mismanagement of income and expenditure which may result in financial troubles. The lack of understanding, adjustment, ego, pride etc. might cause a troubled relationship. In case of chronic illness, we may as
INTRODUCTION Sir Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938), was a famous poet and philosopher of the Indian sub-continent. His poetry in Urdu and Persian is considered to be among the greatest of the modern era, and he is commonly known as Allama Iqbal. Two of his poems “Shikwa”, published in 1909, and Jawab-e-Shikwa in 1913 draws attention towards the present state of Muslim community. The poem Shikwa is a complaint from the poet, that God has stopped showering his blessings on Muslims, resulting in their decline. Jawab-e Shikwa is written as the answer from God, in which Allama Iqbal argues convincingly, that God has not broken his promise; instead it is the Muslims, who have turned away from the Path of the Prophet (PBUH). There are 31 stanzas in Shikwa and 36 in Jawab e shikwa. This is a marvellous piece of literature from Allama Iqbal. I felt there is a need to translate it for the benefit of all, and Alhamdulillah I could complete this work and present it before you. This is not a word to wor