How to be less miserable, according to the Quran

I have mentioned before that Islam is perfect. God did not leave us alone to seek in the dark. God has given clear guidance for living in this world.

Among the recognised trending issues of the modern world is depression, categorised under mental illness.

Here I want to share some guide on how not to be depressed, from the Quran.

1.. When you have faith in God, and His message, which includes the fact that our life is a trial, and that with every hardship comes ease, and to have tawakkal (put your trust) in God - all these are tools for going through the challenges in this life. 

2.  Always be God conscious.  When you are, you remember the reason He put us on earth, his message to us about overcoming hardships and His promise of an eternal life after the tests in this life.  'And whoever turns away from My remembrance, then indeed he will have a depressed life, and we will raise them blind on the Day of Judgment (Ta Ha : 124)

I don't want to say too much, cause seriously, the message is that simple.   

Easier said than done you say.  True.  The problem is, we always FORGET.  And why we always forget is we do not remind ourselves.   How to remind ourselves? - by continously reading the Quran and it's meaning, end to end, over and over again.  There is always something new to discover, some new lessons and realisations, some new appreciation.  It's the best of reminders. 

I promise you, with your iman, and your prayers, and your constant reading of the Reminder i.e. the Quran, you will be more peaceful and very much less depressed.   InsyaaAllaah.

And in the remembrance of Allaah, do hearts find peace.