Sometime you see people going through the most intense calamities, yet they still manage to be happy while smiling and laughing. And you wonder how can that be?? Allah ﷻ says: وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَضحَكَ وَأَبكى And that He (Allah) makes whoever He wills happy and makes him laugh, and makes whoever He wills sad and makes him cry.

Happiness is in the hands of Allahﷻ alone.

How can you still be searching for it far away from Him!

Allahﷻ says:

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَضحَكَ وَأَبكى 'And It is He (Allah) alone who (made mankind) laugh and cry'. (Surat An-Najm:43).

This ayah softened something deep in my heart. It reminded me that I’m not alone in how I feel that every tear I’ve ever shed, every smile that’s crossed my face, came from the One who knows me better than I know myself.

There was comfort in that. It made my heart feel seen, held, and understood. In a world where emotions can be misunderstood or judged, this verse gave me permission to feel to cry without shame, to laugh without guilt. Because both come from Allah.

Impact on My Memories. After internalizing this verse, I began to look back at my life differently. The painful memories the ones that used to feel like scars , now feel like chapters of growth written by Allah’s wisdom. He all

This surah mentions the pair of contrasting emotions twice – first under the divine will and the second time under human free will. While there are various interpretations of the first verse(43), I recently discovered a medical interpretation when my mother faced a challenge. As a chronic patient with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease, she experienced a condition known as Sjögren's(SHOW-gren’s) syndrome, where the glands responsible for moisture production in the body are affected.

When this condition attacked her tear-producing glands, her eyes became dry, irritated, and sensitive to light. I remember feeling deeply connected to the verse every time I put artificial tears in her

Bismillahirrahmanirraheem, Just came across this Ibn al-Qayyim quote which reminded me of this ayat... 'One of the signs of someone who truly knows Allah is that they don’t grieve over what they lose, nor do they become overly happy with what they gain. This is because they see everything as temporary and fading away, recognizing that in reality, they are just like shadows and illusions.' What a test it is to always remember these principles of not getting too carried away in either state but if one does remember, then: 'Wondrous is the affair of the believer! For there is good for him in every matter,and this is not the case for anyone except the believer. If he is happy, he