Finding Happiness
الناشر: دار السراج للثقلفة والنشر
تاريخ الإصدار: 2018-03
النسخة: 2014
الكاتب
Sheikh Akram Barakat, PhD.
Introduction
In the name of Allah, the MostGracious, the MostMerciful
O Allah, confer your blessing and peace upon the beloved chosen, Muhammad (pbuh&hh) and his virtuous household.
Each year, it has become my habit to choose a subject for discussion inside al Qaem mosque in the southern suburb of Beirut, dividing it into a series of episodes foreach day of the holy month of Ramadan.
This year I find myself driven to choose a subject,whichis tied to an issue that has become a trial for a wide circle of people. Exposure ofthis issue widened increasingly after its beingcurbedin relation to several cases on the basis of shame and fear from the eyes of the society.
This is a subject,which touches on the psychological side as well as on the feeling of grief, sadness and
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depression, which is the case in varying degrees for a large number of people; an issue thatcould also distance them from feeling happy and joyful.
This encouraged me to tackle through this series the religious issue that will lead man on the road to happiness.
As in the case of the previous series from Al Qaem pulpit, I employed in this book the same simplicityof speech since our purpose is not a scientific search. Instead, it is an attempt to teach our beloved population – especially the youth – how to hold fast by the rope of Allah (The Exalted), which will render man ascend in his ambition for perfection towardthe aspired happiness.
Sheikh Akram Barakat
Shawal Month, 1432 AH
Beirut
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