Hawzah News Agency - Question: Please teach me the way to success and tell me how I can attain happiness! I am a young man. I would like to see myself in the best position in this life and in the hereafter. What is the way to that? Everyone has an opinion and I do not know which opinion is the best.
Answer:
The path to a successful life begins with you. The starting point is your own self. If you work on changing and improving yourself, Allah will open the doors of success and happiness for you. But if you leave your soul to follow its desires without discipline, you will never reach the dreams you hope for.
Therefore, I would like to guide you to the following:
1. Discover yourself.
You have the potential to be great in this life, and your name can be remembered among the distinguished — if you uncover your own talents and abilities.
2. When you set a goal, understand that you need more than clear thinking. You need a strong spirit and firm determination that push you forward on the path of success. The source of this inner strength is sincere faith that connects you to Allah — through both intellect and action.
To build this source, recite the Qur’an with depth and reflection, and worship Allah in the quiet hours of the night through night prayers.
3. To protect your success from harm, be aware of the dangers that can destroy it. Some of the most harmful plagues are:
a. Bad friends
b. Imagining illnesses and creating fears within yourself
c. Procrastinating — delaying today’s work until tomorrow
d. Persuading yourself to abandon good deeds
e. Failing to seek new knowledge that benefits you
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Source: "For a better future" by Hussain Ansariyan
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