Coronavirus: Lessons and Reflections

1- This fatal epidemic, which has afflicted people around the world, has proven the weakness and impotence of humankind in the face of this tiny virus that is not visible to the naked eye.  So, who is the powerful Creator who is able to preserve and heal us? 

2- What are the solutions and precautions that Islam offers to prevent disease, epidemics, and anxiety? 

3-  Don’t worry - There is still hope!  Turn to the one true God, the Creator (Allah), with supplication, prayer, and repentance, for Allah answers the distressed person who calls Him. 

4- Did you know that Islam provides many Qur’anic verses and Prophetic supplications in which you find security, protection, and peace with the permission of Allah (the One True God, the Creator)?

5- Listening to the Noble Quran gives you comfort, happiness, reassurance, protection, and healing, God willing. 

6– Have you heard about the guidance brought by the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) regarding prevention of and protection from illness, epidemic, worries, and anxiety? 

7- A true believer calls Allah the Creator, the Guardian, who is able to heal the sick and to protect everyone in the whole world.  Allah sent Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) as a mercy to the world. 

8- One of the lessons learned from this coronavirus epidemic that is rampant in the world is that human beings, with our human minds and limited knowledge, are helpless and incapable of protecting ourselves from evils and illnesses. So who has the ability, strength, and absolute knowledge? 

9- Islam tells us that life is only a temporary stage of trials and tribulations, whereas the afterlife is everlasting.  Have you worked for that eternal life?

10- How can you be patient, happy, satisfied and reassured in the midst of these painful events?