hello and welcome peace and blessings and light be with you my name is irsan and if this is the first time you may be coming across some of my content or this channel essentially I am what I would describe at this point a faith-based life coach my goal is to help make more relevant more applicable the spiritual path to help clarify the spiritual path in the world that we live in and to help support others in discovering rediscovering the spiritual dimension of religion because I believe fundamentally that spirituality is the umbrella that encompasses every aspect of our lives and when our spiritual path is properly understood and properly tread it affects and improves the quality of our lives every area of Our Lives it is spirituality that helps us to achieve and attain to success both in this life and in the next in this video I'd like to talk to you guys about affirmations this is sometimes what is referred to as self-talk or even Auto suggestion and I'm fairly confident that you probably know what affirmations are these are phrases that people use to help restructure their belief systems because whether we like it or not we grow up in the world we're conditioned by the world with all manner of erroneous problematic and limiting beliefs these constitute our belief systems our structure these constitute our Paradigm and oftentimes these then unconsciously affect every aspect of our lives so modern personal development has extensively now advocacy indicated the use of affirmations in order to reprogram the mind because our minds are constantly malleable modern research has now clearly shown that the brain is constantly malleable this is called neuroplasticity and it is our thoughts that actually restructure our neural connections we structure the shape of our brain The Matrix of the mind this then again colors our perception this color is our experiences it determines how we perceive the world and thus the results that we create that we attract that we believe is possible for us so what are some examples of some affirmations a few are for example I am worthy because oftentimes we grow up with a lack of self-worth based on experiences throughout childhood throughout life and sort of help correct that modern personal development will Advocate I am worthy or I am deserving or I am loved I am beautiful I am successful these I am affirmations are actually quite powerful because they help reach to the core of our identity from which our results originate another example may be the universe is supporting me the universe conspires in my favor and so on I think you get the idea again the point of these affirmations is to help restructure our thinking our beliefs to become positive rather than negative to become empowering rather than disempowering now the question is can Believers can those who believe in faith and religion in God can Muslims specifically use affirmations can Muslims can Believers use affirmations and should they do so and the answer is yes in fact we should and we must use affirmations however properly and we'll add that caveat that we should use them in the best way possible we should and we must use affirmations in the appropriate and in the proper manner and so it's important for us to actually realize that affirmations are quranic meaning that they come from the Quran the Quran Advocates the use of affirmations of affirming the truth you will notice for example throughout the Quran in fact the entire Quran is an affirmation of Truth and what do we do we recite the Quran we are constantly reciting and affirming the truth and the truth based on the truth which is based on Allah the Creator so you will notice throughout the Quran Allah Almighty says one of the most obvious examples is Allah the one Allah who Summit the absolute the Eternal the Everlasting Allah Almighty is actually instructing us to affirm to say the truth when we pray five times daily we are reciting the Quran which is an affirmation of Truth we are affirming the truth literally with our tongues and with our hearts because the world is continually misprogramming us the world is continually misprogramming us with fear and thus with unbelief with the lack of faith and so we must continually reprogram ourselves purify our programming cleanse and heal our minds with faith and with truth in Surah Allah says say Allah has prescribed for himself Mercy right remind yourself that Allah is prescribed for himself Mercy in Surah al-isra Allah saying say truth has come and falsehood is bound to perish and so the Quran is replete with the order to say to affirm the truth the Quran itself is an affirmation of Truth so how can we as Muslims how can we as Believers as people of Faith use affirmations effectively in addition to the recitation of the Quran which is the highest form of affirmation it is the highest form of thicker for Muslims affirmations must be based in truth and I'm not saying this because this is what it must be but this is what is most effective remember in Surah Rahman Allah says the merciful thought the Quran created the human being and taught him in her how to speak so the truth is embedded in the heart of every human being and so when we align ourselves with that truth with the Quran with the principles of Truth it is going to be most effective and most conducive in creating the change that we seek rather than just simply make up affirmations without the foundation of truth behind them we will be far more successful by using affirmations that are fundamentally based in truth and I'll explain what I mean Allah says and remind remind rarely reminder is beneficial for the Believers the ancient Greek philosophers had an idea had a belief that all knowledge is essentially remembrance and this is true again we have already programmed with the truth so all affirmations really are they're not wishful thinking and this is sometimes what positive thinking is equated to just hopeful thinking wishful thinking no affirmations real affirmations the proper and effective use the appropriate use of affirmations are essentially the use of reminders simply reminding ourselves what we already know to be true and what has been revealed to be true affirmations are fundamentally reminders so when we as Muslims and as Believers as people of Faith employ and use affirmations we should do so with this intent that we are simply reminding ourselves of the truth of what we already know to be true what our souls know to be true again these must be based on a foundation of Truth which means they must be based on God so some of the best affirmations are for example Allah is merciful Allah is generous Allah is forgiving Allah is loving Allah is kind Allah is patient Allah is the one who protects Allah is the one who provides Allah is the one who supports Allah is the source of all goodness the source of Health the source of healing the source of light the source of beauty and Allah has created me and so he has dressed me with these qualities because Allah has created me I am worthy because Allah loves me I am worthy and deserving of love this is very different from just abstractly asserting I am worthy why are you worthy what makes you worthy your worth comes from your creator your value comes from your creator aside from that we have no value or worth whatsoever what are we where did we come from and so to properly and effectively use affirmations direct them originate them found them upon our creator Allah other examples are Allah wants to forgive Allah wants to forgive me Allah wants to help me Allah wants to support me Allah wants to guide me Allah loves me Allah wants my health Allah wants my healing Allah Wants My Success can this be other than true if we truly understand Allah as he has revealed himself to be the most merciful the most compassionate how can anything other than this be true every chapter of the Quran with the exception of one begins with in the name of Allah the most merciful the most compassionate Allah is the most loving the most kind the most generous the most forgiving and so on and this is what we need to remind ourselves I believe it was Einstein it said the most important question we can ask ourselves is is this a friendly Universe if that's true where does that answer come from if not from its creator if Allah is the creator of this universe then absolutely yes this universe is designed has been created to support the creation of Allah to support the human being his Deputy his vice chairman and so in order to effectively and properly walk the spiritual path we have to remember who we are by remembering who Allah is this is also why Allah says no Quran they forgot Allah and so he caused them to forget themselves we cannot find ourselves you cannot find yourself except by seeking your Lord because your identity comes from him your origin comes from him he Almighty Almighty and exalted is your Source he is our source it is he that gives us purpose and it is he that gives our lives meaning when we turn away from Allah we lose everything we lose ourselves we lose meaning we lose purpose we lose value yet by turning towards Allah we gain everything and so other affirmations would be for example I am a servant of God I am surrendering to God I am turning towards God I believe in God I believe in his Revelations I believe in his Messengers I believe in the last and final prophet of Allah and this is essentially what we affirm continually throughout the day we don't do this just one time we do this continuously dozens of times a day the believer is affirmingham and more specifically saying I bear witness that Allah is one and that Muhammad's last and final messenger we affirm the truth continuously because again the world is continually conditioning us to forget the truth while the world seeks to fill us with fear we must turn back towards Allah that we may be filled with faith and therein is peace and also why Allah says that in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest peace satisfaction call certainty Tranquility Serenity and so as A Brief Review brothers and sisters affirmations are not actually optional it is an order from Allah the entire Quran is a form of affirmation and so we as Believers must use affirmations but again they must be founded and based on truth not on the self but on God the self is the weakest structure to build upon it's the weakest structure to build our homes Upon This is why the self requires continual support Allah the Creator God Almighty is the foundation that we should seek to build our lives upon this is why we as Muslims continually throughout the day five times daily turn towards the house of Allah the Kaaba in Mecca and pray affirming that the centrality of God in our lives is Paramount that our lives are based and revolve around our creator what can be more noble what can be more beautiful so yes we must use affirmations and we should use them in the best way possible by having them based on the foundation of Truth I have an entire week of content and training devoted just to this topic in the Islamic meditation program in fact week two of the Islamic meditation program is entitled affirming truth week one is relaxation learning to relax the body because when you're in a relaxed State you are most receptive to reprogramming your own self with truth to cleaning and healing the mind and the self and so then with week two we actually begin working with affirmations week three is visualization and so on So for anybody that would like to study this in a bit more detail I highly recommend the Islamic meditation program and I'll have a link to that in the description below other than that beloved brothers and sisters I pray that you've enjoyed and that you benefit from this content if you have not yet done so please subscribe to this channel hit the notifications icon and give this video a like also if you have not yet done so head over to my website borderpoint.com and get access to the free mini course and guided meditation soundtrack to start you on your journey may Allah Almighty May our Lord and Creator bless you support you guide you strengthen you and myself and lead us together inshallah to his divine presence of peace and to his pleasure to success both in this world and the next peace and blessings be with you Allah