Comments on: Quran says not to be too happy. Why?

By: mohamedalijinnah

mohamedalijinnah — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:50:16 +0000

Then happiness and bounty and a garden of bliss. in surah
56:89

52:19
Sahih International
[They will be told], “Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do.”
Muhsin Khan
“Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do.”

38:25
Sahih International
So We forgave him that; and indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.
Muhsin Khan
So We forgave him that, and verily, for him is a near access to Us, and a good place of (final) return (Paradise).
Tamil NEW
ஆகவே, நாம் அவருக்கு அ(க் குற்றத்)தை மன்னித்தோம்; அன்றியும், நிச்சயமாக அவருக்கு நம்மிடத்தில் நெருங்கிய (அந்தஸ்)தும், அழகிய இருப்பிடமும் உண்டு.

(அவர்களுக்குக் கூறப்படும்:) “நீங்கள் (நன்மைகளைச்) செய்து கொண்டிருந்ததற்காக, (சுவர்க்கத்தில்) தாராளமாகப் புசியுங்கள், பருகுங்கள்.”

By: Zaufishan

Zaufishan — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:38:25 +0000

Excellent. I like ‘drunkenness of me’. We call that ego. And arrogance. A huge ‘yay me’ feeling. Humility is the key no? And moderation. Balance. May Allah teach us to hate kindly and love carefully.

(Psst, there are 3 typos – caffeine, espresso & *leads*). My bad for highlightin’em. :) AWESOME piece though.

Aha ha @Ken Blanchard question. He is, he is.

By: arif

arif — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:53:02 +0000

Salaams Nadia,

Always a pleasure to see your comment :-). You’ve mentioned that too much happiness would blur our focus. In the sense that, if it was only joy & pleasure we expressed, we’d get carried away and being humans we’d forget our Lord and Creator in the process. Hmmm, sure, I can gel with that.

However, sometimes it’s just the opposite. Sometimes, we’re closest to God when we realise how blessed we are and are simply reeling in the ecstacy of His remembrance.

By: arif

arif — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:38:00 +0000

Hmm. Harry I think you hit the nail on the head there. Certain online dictionaries do define exultant as being ‘jubilant because of triumph’. Which then truly does lead to ‘A lack of perspective’. An understatement, yet, very succintly put.

You may get asked this a lot Harry, but I can’t resist…are you anyway related to Ken Blanchard?

By: Nadia

Nadia — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:27:30 +0000

Haala!
The reason to why Allah tabarkutala doesnot want us to be accessivly happy is quite simple and also obvious. The aim of every muslim is to attain jannah.By being excessivly happy in this world, it would cloud our greater aim. Too much happiness in this world would blur our focus.
Also Allah has ordered us to maintain an equilibrium in evry espect of life.
And yes if we are very happy with anything, we’d miss it terribly.

By: Harry

Harry — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:16:54 +0000

I can only work from the English translation, but I read the passage not as warning you not to be excessively happy – but as to not be exultant. Exultant is jubilant because of a triumph – celebratory – and although the dictionary may not say this – exultant implies a show of success – in other words boastfulness. An exclusive centering on the self – a lack of perspective to put it loosely, perhaps. It’s then clear that the remainder of the passage after the semicolon is not only consistent with but directly follows from the first half of the sentence.

By: arif

arif — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:58:06 +0000

Hi Vish,

You are right. God is saying that we must treat our sorrows and happiness with equanimity. But the question here is why? What’s wrong with being excessively happy?

Arif

By: Vishpk61

Vishpk61 — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:35:21 +0000

Gents,

Permit me to say that perhaps what God says is that we must treat our sorrows and happiness with equanimity.

Vish

By: Raju

Raju — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:14:45 +0000

Hi
Good!!! To see more comments on Arif / Ali blog.
Happiness!! is always like a lighting candle, it shows the glowing flame when we light it, but we will see the dark beneath the glowing candle. This shows there is sorrow behind the every happiest movements U experience it. Should be very very careful when we see any happiest time or movements.

Its 200% right what the God documented through Quran lines.

Raju
Vakilite

By: Venkatesh Subramanian

Venkatesh Subramanian — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:03:25 +0000

I recently bumped into your blog…very useful/interesting content overall.
I think the above remaark on happiness makes perfect sense.
When we are too happy or excited, we tend to get
carried away and make mistakes.
Anything in excess that is not moderated will
usually be harmful.