THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaumul Jumuat, 17th day of Jumaadal Aakhir 1440, (Friday, 22nd February, 2019). WHAT IS YOUR SOURCE OF HAPPINESS IN LIFE?. BismilLaahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Every people have their own method of seeking comfort, relaxation and escape. Some use music, some use exercises like Yoga, and others drugs and alcohol. As for we Muslims, we attain the benefits of all of the above and more, from salaat ( daily Prayers). We resort to the source of all solutions and the source of all peace and relief - Our Beloved, Our Creator. Our soul can never be content without offering our salaat properly and on time. Every one of us was created with particular needs; like the need to feel loved, the need to be alone for a while, the need to know that someone special awaits you at home after a long hard day at work, the need to spend time with your children and kiss them to sleep, the need to hear nice words, etc. When these needs go unsatisfied, an imbalance occurs within us that can affect the quality of our entire day. We might become irritable and cranky and not know why. A need within us has not been met that day. Yet we have been created with a need far greater and more critical for our complete well-being than any other…It is the need to worship the Creator Allah. To satisfy this need, people through the ages have worshiped created things such as those who worshiped idols, water, animals, snakes, the sun, the stars and money - exhausting great efforts and wealth to do so, some even worship created beings such as those who worship Jesus Christ son of Mary. Indeed, this need to worship must be satisfied, but none of the above can satisfy it like worshiping the One True God! And Prayer fulfills that satisfaction. It was common that when the time for prayer came, the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam would turn to Bilal [whose duty was to call out the call to prayer] and say, “Relieve us with it, O Bilal.” In other words, make the call, Bilal, for what will lighten our heavy burdens and will soothe and comfort us. For when the Prophet was troubled with a difficult matter or much worry, he would turn to prayer. When the Prophet was facing his toughest time in Makkah, feeling the deepest sadness, how did ALLAH console him and lift his spirits? He raised the Prophet to HIM during the most momentous event of all time – al-Israa wal-Mi’raaj! [the night journey through Jerusalem and then to the Heaven] till he reached the closest a man can ever reach in nearness to his Lord! It was on this occasion where ALLAH obligated the prayer to be performed five times a day. That's the most important act of worship that can grant us peaceful lifestyle on earth and the Hereafter in shaa ALLAH. May ALLAH aid us in our little efforts to please HIM and ourselves through these 5 times daily prayers. Aameen.