By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong

Islam teaches that true happiness and peace of mind, is only obtained through living a life conscious of God, and through being satisfied with what God has given us. Additionally, true “freedom” is freedom from being controlled by our base desires and being ruled by man-made ideologies. This stands in stark contrast to the view of many people today, who consider “freedom” to be the ability to satisfy all of their desires without any inhibitions.