I bought this book in Mekah. The six fitnesses in Islamic living are spiritual, psychological, mental, social, physical and financial. I was particularly interested in spiritual and psychological (from Islamic point of view) fitnesses as they are not widely covered by the western authors.
The author outlines in details (with relevant quotations from Al-Quran dan hadiths) on how to acquire spiritual fitness :
1. Sincerity
2. Staying away from sins
3. Voluntary worship in addition to obligatory worship
4. Reciting the Quran with meditation
5. Remembrance of Allah (dhikr Allah)
6. Repentance
7. Crying out of fear of Allah
8. Abstinence from worldly life
9. Hunger and frugality in life
10. Being mindful of death and the brevity of life
11. Between hope and fear
He also shares 25 ways to overcome anxiety :
1. Do not obsess over something that has not occurred
2. Keep busy
3. Do not relive past mistakes
4. Be content with predestination
5. Do not concerned with trivialities
6. Choose your ideas carefully
7. Transform the negative into positive
8. Count Allah’s blessings
9. Do not expect gratitude from anyone
10. Reciprocate evil with goodness
11. Be there ten minutes before time
12. Accept your children’s quarrels
13. Do not grumble about maintenance
14. Discard the old when buying new
15. Do not hurry to answer telephone
16. Restrain you anger
17. Stop complaining
18. Tell them you love them!
19. Accept disagreement
20. Take care of your health
21. Discard useless things at home and in the office
22. Do not exaggerate the importance of vacations
23. Treat your family members as if you are meeting them for the last time
24. Laugh
25. Relax
May Allah gives us guidance.
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