Don't Be Sad

Don't Be Sad is full of practical advice on how to banish sadness and disappointment from our lives, replacing them with a realistic and ultimately satisfying Islamic outlook. Since its first edition, readers from all over the world have benefited from this popular and heartening book, making it a perennial bestseller in various languages. Rooted in the commandments of Allah the Exalted and the Sunnah of His Prophet, and enhanced by insights and examples from both Muslims and non-Muslims throughout the centuries, this new and revised edition is an absolute must-read for everyone. So take heart and hold firmly onto the rope of Allah.

From the translator, Faisal ibn Muhammad Shafeeq: The author of Don't Be Sad illustrates through the Qur'an and the Sunnah how to find a remedy for every modern spiritual ailment in Allah's Book or in the life of the beloved Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him). This is an inspiring collection of historically-based anecdotes of prophets, scholars, and other people of accomplishment and their victory over life's turmoil and tests. This book attempts to offer strength to people today to aid them in their struggle to maintain emotional and spiritual equilibrium in a demanding world during trying times.

Dr. 'Ä'id al-Qarni is a prolific writer of both poetry and prose in Arabic. His PhD is in Hadith Sciences, and he is well known in the Arabic-speaking Muslim world for his inspiring lectures and speeches, hundreds of which have been recorded on audio and video. He has written more than thirty books to date. Dr. al-Qarni writes on a broad range of Islamic topics, from jurisprudence to self-motivational works. Other than Don't Be Sad, the most well-known and popular of his books that have been translated into English are: You Can Be the Happiest Woman in the World and Muhammad As If You Can See Him.