QUR’AN VERSES WHEN YOU FEEL LIFE IS TOO HEAVY
1. Surah Az-Zumar (39:53)
ُْูู َูุง ุนِุจَุงุฏَِู ุงَّูุฐَِูู ุฃَุณْุฑَُููุง ุนََٰูู ุฃَُููุณِِูู ْ َูุง ุชََْููุทُูุง ู ِู ุฑَّุญْู َุฉِ ุงَِّููู
“Say: O My servants who have wronged themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah.”
๐น Meaning: No matter how broken, sinful, or exhausted you feel — you are not beyond Allah’s mercy.
He still wants you. Yes — you.
2. Surah Al-Baqarah (2:286)
َูุง َُُِّูููู ูฑَُّููู َْููุณًุง ุฅَِّูุง ُูุณْุนََูุง
“Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear.”
๐น Meaning: You may feel like you’re breaking — but Allah knows your strength, even when you don’t. This test isn’t a punishment. It’s a path to elevation.
3. Surah Ad-Duha (93:3–5)
ู َุง َูุฏَّุนََู ุฑَุจَُّู َูู َุง ََููู • ََْูููุขุฎِุฑَุฉُ ุฎَْูุฑٌ ََّูู ู َِู ุงْูุฃَُููู • ََููุณََْูู ُูุนْุทَِูู ุฑَุจَُّู َูุชَุฑْุถَู
“Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor has He hated you… And your Lord will give you — and you will be pleased.”
๐น Meaning: If life is dark now, remember: even the Prophet ๏ทบ felt low. But Allah promised him — and promises you — that the best is yet to come.
๐ฟ HADITH FOR WHEN YOU FEEL HOPELESS
1. Allah is Closer Than You Know
“Allah is more merciful to His servant than a mother to her child.”
— Sahih al-Bukhari๐น Even if you think no one understands — Allah does. He doesn’t just forgive — He loves.
2. Every Struggle is Rewarded
“No Muslim is afflicted with distress, sadness, harm… even a thorn that pricks him — except that Allah expiates some of his sins because of it.”
— Sahih al-Bukhari๐น Every sleepless night, every tear, every empty moment — is counted. And it’s not wasted. It is purifying you.
๐คฒ DUAS FOR WHEN YOU FEEL LIFE IS TOO MUCH
1. Prophet’s Dua of Weakness
“O Allah, I complain to You of my weakness, my lack of ability, and my insignificance before people…”
— Dua of Ta’if๐น This was the Prophet ๏ทบ crying to Allah after being rejected and hurt. If he could cry, so can you.
2. For When You Just Don’t Want to Be Here
“Ya Allah, I feel lost, numb, and tired of this pain. Please pull me back to You. Don’t let me drown. Show me the reason to keep going — even one small light.”
3. The Shortest Yet Strongest Dua
َูุง ุญَُّู َูุง َُّูููู ُ، ุจِุฑَุญْู َุชَِู ุฃَุณْุชَุบِูุซُ
“O Ever-Living, O Sustainer — I seek Your mercy for relief.”
๐ REMEMBER THIS:
You are not weak for feeling this way. You are brave for surviving.
Allah is not disappointed in you. He’s inviting you back gently.
You matter. You are needed. You are loved — even if you can’t feel it right now.
“And whoever saves a life, it is as if they have saved all of humanity.” – Qur’an 5:32
That includes your life.
๐จ PLEASE REACH OUT IF YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED
Islam honors mental health and encourages seeking both spiritual and professional help.
If you’re in crisis, please:
๐ Call a local mental health helpline or suicide support line
๐ฌ Speak to someone you trust — a friend, family member, or scholar
๐ฉบ Consider a Muslim therapist — healing is not weakness
