{"id":4337,"date":"2026-05-31T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T12:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2026-05-31T13:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T12:14:39","slug":"the-myth-of-life-balance-an-islamic-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/31\/the-myth-of-life-balance-an-islamic-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"The Myth of Life Balance: An Islamic Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>TLDR: Is Happiness a Zero-Sum Game<\/strong><\/span><\/em>? <em><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>What are you willing to sacrifice to achieve balance, and what do you desire most?<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-b418a60\" data-block-id=\"b418a60\"><style>.stk-b418a60 {height:64px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">There&#8217;s a woman in your city right now. Let&#8217;s call her Sara. She drives a car that turns heads, lives in a penthouse with a view, and when she walks into a room, people notice. From your window, your ordinary apartment, your Monday-morning commute, her life looks perfect. Like a puzzle where every piece found its home.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">But Sara hasn&#8217;t slept properly in three years. Her children call her twice a month, and the conversations are short and cold. She sees her doctor more often than her friends. And at 3 AM, in the silence that money can&#8217;t fill, she stares at the ceiling and feels it \u2014 that vague, persistent ache that tells her something is still, somehow, missing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">You know this story. You&#8217;ve seen it in real people, read it between the lines of interviews, and watched it unfold on screens. Maybe you&#8217;ve felt some version of it yourself. The feeling that the more you get of one thing, the more another quietly slips away. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-9, #313131);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">That the universe is always, somehow, collecting.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The theory that explains it has no official founder, no single book. But it whispers through everyone\u2019s imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-f74afea\" data-block-id=\"f74afea\"><style>.stk-f74afea {height:64px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-794b371\" id=\"strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-em-the-life-balance-that-haunts-us-em-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-span-strong-strong-strong-span-span-strong-strong\" data-block-id=\"794b371\"><style>.stk-794b371 {margin-bottom:16px !important;}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><em>The Life Balance That Haunts Us<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-3810d61\" data-block-id=\"3810d61\"><style>.stk-3810d61 {border-top-left-radius:5px !important;border-top-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:5px !important;overflow:hidden !important;margin-bottom:100px !important;}.stk-3810d61 .stk-img-wrapper{aspect-ratio:1\/1 !important;width:100% !important;height:500px !important;}.stk-3810d61 .stk-img-wrapper img{filter:hue-rotate(0deg) grayscale(0.15) opacity(1) !important;object-position:52% 37% !important;object-fit:cover !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-3810d61 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-3810d61 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:377px !important;}}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img data-dominant-color=\"918882\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #918882;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-4278 not-transparent\" src=\"http:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wall-painting.avif\" width=\"4272\" height=\"2848\" alt=\"Graffiti of Lady Justice with tilted scales symbolizing balance and justice.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wall-painting.avif 4272w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wall-painting-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wall-painting-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wall-painting-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wall-painting-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wall-painting-2048x1365.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4272px) 100vw, 4272px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The theory of equilibrium says something both simple and unsettling:&nbsp;life is a zero-sum game of blessings. The universe maintains a kind of mathematical balance, a spreadsheet of what you own and possess. Not in your choices or your actions \u2014 in the inventory of your life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The idea is simple: <strong>life works through equilibrium, and the universe runs on some cosmic accounting system in which every blessing comes with a hidden tax.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">That theory doesn&#8217;t claim to be cruel. It claims to be fair.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">&nbsp;It claims that moderation across all areas is the only realistic path to happiness. That perfection in one domain is, almost mathematically, the ruin of another. That the person who seems to &#8220;have it all&#8221; is, beneath the surface, paying a price you just can&#8217;t see yet.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">And when you look around \u2014 genuinely look \u2014 it holds up terrifyingly well.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-a7cc885\" data-block-id=\"a7cc885\"><style>.stk-a7cc885 {height:63px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-0205921\" id=\"strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-2-the-whisperer-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-span-strong-strong-strong-span-span-strong-strong\" data-block-id=\"0205921\"><style>.stk-0205921 {margin-bottom:16px !important;}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><em>The Dilemma Of Sacrifice<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">We all know the celebrity with millions of followers, but nobody to trust. The businessman who owns three companies but barely knows his children. The exhausted medical student is trading sleep, health, and relationships for achievement. The poor old couple with very little money, somehow laugh more genuinely than wealthy people sitting in silence at expensive restaurants.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-7374968\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-7374968 \"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Now, the everyday guy quietly believes this theory and unconsciously acts on it. People begin to think happiness is not about fulfillment anymore, but about <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-9, #313131);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">intentionally and carefully distributing misery<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">. And our hustle culture constantly reinforces this belief.<br>A young man delays marriage because he thinks success requires loneliness.\u00a0<br>A mother sacrifices her health in an effort to become the \u201cperfect parent.\u201d\u00a0<br>Some even refuse to chase money because they fear becoming evil or corrupted.<br><br><strong>The House MD Story<\/strong><br>Life balance looks so attractive and almost spiritual as a theory that it has been used as a theme on the TV show House MD (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1503409\/\">Season 6, Episode 5<\/a>), where a billionaire father believes his son\u2019s incurable illness is some kind of karmic balance for his own success and wealth. After House tells him the disease is terminal, the father basically destroys his fortune on purpose \u2014 signing deals that will bankrupt him \u2014 hoping to \u201crestore equilibrium\u201d and save his son.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-f018068\" data-block-id=\"f018068\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-86bb943\" data-block-id=\"86bb943\"><style>.stk-86bb943 {border-top-left-radius:5px !important;border-top-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:5px !important;overflow:hidden !important;margin-bottom:100px !important;}.stk-86bb943 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;}.stk-86bb943 .stk-img-wrapper img{filter:grayscale(0.6) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-86bb943 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-86bb943 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:377px !important;}}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img data-dominant-color=\"bab6ba\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bab6ba;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-4181 not-transparent\" src=\"http:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/closeup-wood-cubes-with-percentage-symbol-interest-rate-dividend-concept-wooden-block-with-percentage-symbol-up-arrow-return-stocks-mutual-funds-long-term-investment-retirement-1.avif\" width=\"1500\" height=\"931\" alt=\"Hand placing percentage block on a stack representing life balance.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/closeup-wood-cubes-with-percentage-symbol-interest-rate-dividend-concept-wooden-block-with-percentage-symbol-up-arrow-return-stocks-mutual-funds-long-term-investment-retirement-1.avif 1500w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/closeup-wood-cubes-with-percentage-symbol-interest-rate-dividend-concept-wooden-block-with-percentage-symbol-up-arrow-return-stocks-mutual-funds-long-term-investment-retirement-1-300x186.avif 300w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/closeup-wood-cubes-with-percentage-symbol-interest-rate-dividend-concept-wooden-block-with-percentage-symbol-up-arrow-return-stocks-mutual-funds-long-term-investment-retirement-1-1024x636.avif 1024w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/closeup-wood-cubes-with-percentage-symbol-interest-rate-dividend-concept-wooden-block-with-percentage-symbol-up-arrow-return-stocks-mutual-funds-long-term-investment-retirement-1-768x477.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-81f2d3b\" id=\"strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-em-islams-strong-em-perspective-em-strong-youre-solving-the-wrong-problem-em-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-span-strong-strong-strong-span-span-strong-strong\" data-block-id=\"81f2d3b\"><style>.stk-81f2d3b {margin-bottom:16px !important;}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><em>Islam&#8217;s <strong><em>Perspective<\/em><\/strong>: You&#8217;re Solving the Wrong Problem<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Now, what is <a href=\"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/what-makes-islam-the-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Islam<\/a>&#8216;s stance on this, and does this \u201ctheory\u201d fit within our religious doctrine?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The answer is simply: NO!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Not because the balance in life is wrong or impractical, but because Islam rejects the premise itself: in Islam, <strong>fulfillment is never about ownership in the first place<\/strong>, whether it&#8217;s 100% or 30%; it has nothing to do with a peaceful or complete life!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The other premise in the equilibrium theory is that you are in control, whereas Islam&#8217;s premise<a> <\/a>is that your life is a test.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Islam describes life as a test, and more is a test, just as less is.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-fad3aa7 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"fad3aa7\"><style>.stk-fad3aa7 {border-top-left-radius:2px !important;border-top-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:2px !important;overflow:hidden !important;box-shadow:0 5px 5px 0 #123f5209 !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878) !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:0px !important;border-left-width:5px !important;margin-bottom:100px !important;}.stk-fad3aa7 .stk-block-blockquote__content{padding-top:32px !important;padding-right:32px !important;padding-bottom:32px !important;padding-left:32px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-fad3aa7 .stk-block-blockquote__content{padding-top:12px !important;padding-right:12px !important;padding-bottom:12px !important;padding-left:12px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-fad3aa7-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-3883fc5\" data-block-id=\"3883fc5\"><style>@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-3883fc5 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child{height:16px !important;width:16px !important;}}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-3883fc5\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-3883-fc-5-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-3883-fc-5-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-c3a90e7\" data-block-id=\"c3a90e7\"><style>.stk-c3a90e7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;line-height:1.5em !important;font-weight:600 !important;font-family:\"Lora\", Sans-serif !important;letter-spacing:0.25px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-c3a90e7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-c3a90e7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:20px !important;letter-spacing:0.3px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\">&#8220;<strong><strong>Every soul will taste death. And We test you \u02f9O humanity\u02fa with good and evil as a trial, then to Us you will \u02f9all\u02fa be returned<\/strong><\/strong>.<strong><strong><strong>\u201d <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br>                                                      <span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #779393);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/21?startingVerse=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Quran <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/42?startingVerse=27\">21:35<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-eb4fe48\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-eb4fe48 \"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>Attachment vs Ownership<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>According to Islamic teachings, it&#8217;s not the\u00a0<em>quantity or quality <\/em>of your assets that harms you \u2014 it&#8217;s the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=4238&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">attachment<\/a><\/em>. <\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">It&#8217;s not having more or less money that corrupts; it&#8217;s loving money above everything else. It&#8217;s not beauty that leads someone astray; it&#8217;s building your entire identity around it. It&#8217;s not success that breaks families apart; it&#8217;s the unexamined belief that success\u00a0uphold<\/span>s<span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"> the family.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br><em>The problem was never what&#8217;s in your hands. It was always what&#8217;s in your heart:<\/em><br>Two people can own the same amount of money: one sleeps peacefully, the other lives in constant fear of losing it.<br>Two people can experience sickness: one remains hopeful and emotionally stable, the other becomes bitter and depressed.<\/span><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-1e7e8ec\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-1e7e8ec \"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong>When Balance Becomes \u00a0a Burden<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>And here&#8217;s the hard truth the equilibrium theory quietly avoids: how can you achieve balance on temporary ever-changing things, and even if granted and you achieved that perfect balance across every domain of life \u2014 precisely the right amount of wealth, health, love, purpose, beauty \u2014 you still wouldn&#8217;t be complete. Because those are \u201cpossessions\u201d, and the destiny of every possession in a human life is ultimately the same: It either leaves you, or you leave it.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>Furthermore, not having what you crave could be a blessing, and having what you want is not always a step closer to perfection. Beauty could make you a sinner, money can ruin your health, and strength can turn you into an arrogant, hated person: <strong>only God knows.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-2ae9f4f is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"2ae9f4f\"><style>.stk-2ae9f4f {border-top-left-radius:2px !important;border-top-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:2px !important;overflow:hidden !important;box-shadow:0 5px 5px 0 #123f5209 !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878) !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:0px !important;border-left-width:5px !important;margin-bottom:100px !important;}.stk-2ae9f4f .stk-block-blockquote__content{padding-top:32px !important;padding-right:32px !important;padding-bottom:32px !important;padding-left:32px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-2ae9f4f .stk-block-blockquote__content{padding-top:12px !important;padding-right:12px !important;padding-bottom:12px !important;padding-left:12px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-2ae9f4f-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-3c2c116\" data-block-id=\"3c2c116\"><style>@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-3c2c116 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child{height:16px !important;width:16px !important;}}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-3c2c116\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-3-c-2-c-116-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-3-c-2-c-116-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-612a836\" data-block-id=\"612a836\"><style>.stk-612a836 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;line-height:1.5em !important;font-weight:600 !important;font-family:\"Lora\", Sans-serif !important;letter-spacing:0.25px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-612a836 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-612a836 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:20px !important;letter-spacing:0.3px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\">&#8220;Had Allah given abundant provisions to \u02f9all\u02fa His servants, they would have certainly transgressed throughout the land. But He sends down whatever He wills in perfect measure. He is truly All-Aware, All-Seeing of His servants.<strong><strong><strong>\u201d <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br>                                                      <span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #779393);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/21?startingVerse=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Quran <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/42?startingVerse=27\">42:27<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-aeff61a\" id=\"strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-em-the-islamic-eqilibrium-multiplication-not-addition-em-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-span-strong-strong-strong-span-span-strong-strong\" data-block-id=\"aeff61a\"><style>.stk-aeff61a {margin-bottom:16px !important;}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><em>The Islamic Eqilibrium: Multiplication, Not Addition<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-b03844b\" data-block-id=\"b03844b\"><style>.stk-b03844b {border-top-left-radius:5px !important;border-top-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:5px !important;overflow:hidden !important;margin-bottom:100px !important;}.stk-b03844b .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;}.stk-b03844b .stk-img-wrapper img{filter:grayscale(0.6) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-b03844b {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-b03844b .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:377px !important;}}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2793\" src=\"http:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/personal-opinions-prejudice-bias-concept-facts-biases-wooden-desk-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1767\" alt=\"Personal equilibrium Concept of facts and biases on wooden desk.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/personal-opinions-prejudice-bias-concept-facts-biases-wooden-desk-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/personal-opinions-prejudice-bias-concept-facts-biases-wooden-desk-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/personal-opinions-prejudice-bias-concept-facts-biases-wooden-desk-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/personal-opinions-prejudice-bias-concept-facts-biases-wooden-desk-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/personal-opinions-prejudice-bias-concept-facts-biases-wooden-desk-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/personal-opinions-prejudice-bias-concept-facts-biases-wooden-desk-2048x1414.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-2147e68\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-2147e68 \"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Islam proposes something that sounds simple on the surface \u2014 but is actually radical once you sit with it.<br>In Islam, the real equilibrium is in the soul.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>Happiness comes when you put your Creator on one scale and everything in your world on the other. Because if health, wealth, family or beauty are the source of your completion, God Almighty is the source of all that, so just go to the source.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br><em><strong>And here comes the important part:<\/strong><\/em><br>When your heart is directly related to the Giver rather than the gifts, the equation changes; life is no longer a sum equation but a <strong>multiplication<\/strong> one.<br>When interacting with your Creator, you neither add nor subtract your blessings and possessions; instead, you multiply them by strengthening your relationship with Him, His Wisdom, and His Mercy.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>Peace and happiness come from your entire life and possessions multiplied by your relationship to God. And your attachment to the Provider makes losing or gaining money, family, health&#8230; not about more or less anymore, since it all comes from the same source, and that source is Infinite: Allah.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>If the equilibrium equation suggests that receiving one blessing automatically reduces the others, then Allah has shown us that increasing your faith and obedience to Him enhances all aspects of your life, no matter their quantity or quality.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>We have authentic stories of great scholars who found peace and fulfillment in prison or even execution, and kings surrounded by guards and servants who lived in <a href=\"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=4142&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">toxic fear<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-44212f9\" id=\"span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-the-span-strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-em-practical-em-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-span-strong-strong-strong-span-span-strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-balance-span\" data-block-id=\"44212f9\"><style>.stk-44212f9 {margin-bottom:16px !important;}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The<\/span> <strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><em>Practical<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong> <span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Balance<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-38fd845\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-38fd845 \"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Now, all of the above was theoretical, and if you&#8217;ve read my articles, you would know that I am more of a practical guy.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>Here&#8217;s the beautiful twist that purely philosophical discussions miss: in Islam, loving God is not just a feeling. It&#8217;s not a metaphysical orientation you hold in your head. It&#8217;s a\u00a0<em>lifestyle<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 a concrete, daily, embodied way of being in the world.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>Obeying Allah means starting your day at dawn, working hard, being faithful and honest, turning away from illegal and forbidden money or relationships, avoiding and keeping distance from any sin, eating healthily, fasting, giving charity, keeping your dignity at any cost, putting your family above any material means, fighting for your rights and for the weak\u2026<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>And that is a\u00a0<em>genuinely balanced life<\/em>: structured, purposeful, Grounded in something beyond the market stocks or the number of followers. A life that simply works.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-739aa48\" data-block-id=\"739aa48\"><style>.stk-739aa48 {border-top-left-radius:5px !important;border-top-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:5px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:5px !important;overflow:hidden !important;margin-bottom:86px !important;}.stk-739aa48 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:500px !important;}.stk-739aa48 .stk-img-wrapper img{filter:grayscale(0.2) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-739aa48 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-739aa48 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:377px !important;}}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-674\" src=\"http:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual5-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" alt=\"A woman stands in profile by a lake with open arms thanking God\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alifscript.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Spiritual5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-3a17a1f\" id=\"strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-span-style-color-var-theme-palette-color-2-4-b-7878-class-stk-highlight-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-final-reflection-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-strong-span-strong-strong-strong-span-span-strong-strong\" data-block-id=\"3a17a1f\"><style>.stk-3a17a1f {margin-bottom:16px !important;}<\/style><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Final Reflection<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-439dde2\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-439dde2 \"><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Equilibrium in Islam comes from making the right decision at the right time in the right place and with the right person. And that\u2019s impossible for us to achieve unless you have the guide or the handbook for it: God\u2019s instructions.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><br>So you can pretend you are in control and spend your life reaching for an impossible, painful balance, or you can pick up the manual, follow the factory instructions<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">and let God manage your balance<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0f0e17;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">as He always does.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-33d914b\" data-block-id=\"33d914b\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-6e0be0d is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"6e0be0d\"><style>.stk-6e0be0d {border-top-left-radius:2px !important;border-top-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:2px !important;overflow:hidden !important;box-shadow:0 5px 5px 0 #123f5209 !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #4b7878) !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:0px !important;border-left-width:5px !important;margin-bottom:62px !important;}.stk-6e0be0d .stk-block-blockquote__content{padding-top:32px !important;padding-right:32px !important;padding-bottom:32px !important;padding-left:32px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-6e0be0d .stk-block-blockquote__content{padding-top:12px !important;padding-right:12px !important;padding-bottom:12px !important;padding-left:12px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-6e0be0d-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-e388983\" data-block-id=\"e388983\"><style>@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-e388983 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child{height:16px !important;width:16px !important;}}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-e388983\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-e-388983-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-e-388983-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-32bcf28\" data-block-id=\"32bcf28\"><style>.stk-32bcf28 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;line-height:1.5em !important;font-weight:600 !important;font-family:\"Lora\", Sans-serif !important;letter-spacing:0.25px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-32bcf28 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:28px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-32bcf28 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:20px !important;letter-spacing:0.3px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\">&#8220;<strong><strong><strong>And whoever is mindful of Allah, He will make a way out for them<\/strong><\/strong>, and provide for them from sources they could never imagine. And whoever puts their trust in Allah, then He \u02f9alone\u02fa is sufficient for them. Certainly Allah achieves His Will. Allah has already set a destiny for everything<strong><strong>.\u201d<br><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>                                                      <span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #779393);\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/20?startingVerse=124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Quran 65:2-3<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TLDR: Is Happiness a Zero-Sum Game? What are you willing to sacrifice to achieve balance, and what do you desire most? There&#8217;s a woman in your city right now. Let&#8217;s call her Sara. 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