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A Troubled Mind Seeking Balance

Question:
Thoughts related to matters through which I may gain benefit in this world and the Hereafter continuously arise in my mind.

A struggle for the achievement of my goals always continues within my mind. My way of thinking is different from that of other people. I dislike wealthy people.

I feel afraid while talking to beautiful and intelligent people and experience a very strong sense of inferiority, although my own appearance is also good. In my educational life, I have always achieved success with good marks. In the ninth grade, I was the “second topper,” and in college, I am among approximately the top ten students.

However, I think that I know nothing. I fear that if someone asks me something and I am unable to answer, I will lose my respect, because I care greatly about my honour.

Sometimes I even go to watch films secretly from everyone, because my mother always encouraged people towards good deeds and had also established a gathering for recitation of Naat. But now my heart is more inclined towards wrongdoing. During prayer and in ordinary life, extremely inappropriate thoughts come into my mind all the time.

Because of this mental conflict, I continue walking alone for several hours. I want to do something—a very great task—but I do not know what I actually want to do. I have a great desire for martyrdom.

My heart is very weak. Even a small matter, especially when my eyes happen to meet those of the opposite gender, causes my heart to beat very rapidly. I have a great lack of decision-making ability and always look at the negative side of things.

I wish to set out on a journey around the world on foot. I dislike “love,” whatever form it may take. I prefer solitude. I do not find concentration in prayer. I do not know how to attain happiness or enjoy life. Nothing brings me joy. My heart has become weary of the world.

When I see someone travelling abroad, I become lost in thoughts about my own journey. I remain worried about the future. During my school and college years, I lived a very inactive life.

Disappointed, I turn to you for guidance.

Answer:
Wake up at 2 o’clock at night. After performing ablution, sit facing the Qiblah on the prayer mat. Recite Durood Sharif eleven times, and then recite Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum three hundred times.

After that, recite Durood Sharif eleven times. Perform this practice three times, meaning that in the complete practice, Durood Sharif will be recited sixty-six times and Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum three hundred times.

After completing this practice, close your eyes and visualize that there is a luminous point on your forehead, and rays of light are emerging from this luminous point.

The duration of the Muraqba is ten minutes, and the period of this practice is sixty-six days.

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