Inferiority Complex

means, when the reward of saying اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـهِ is placed upon the scale of deeds on the Day of Judgement, the scale will become full.^{^[1]}

May Allah grant us the ability to always thank Him, make dhikr of Him, and always say اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـهِ!

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ عَلَیْہِ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

2. Identify your skills, strengths and talents!

Dear Islamic brothers! A common cause of feeling inferior is aimlessness, and not having a sense of self-identity. People who suffer from an inferiority complex usually have not identified their personal skills, strengths or talents. They have no clear purpose in life. When someone realises what he is capable of, he will make use of his strengths to attain a fixed target. Then he will not compare himself to others. He will instead walk his own path in life and consistently focus on improving his skillset.

Let’s say a person lives in Birmingham, but travels to London for work. When his shift finishes, he gets in his car and drives back to Birmingham. Will this person suffer an inferiority complex when he sees others going to famous places like Oxford or Cambridge for work? No, of course not, because this person has a clear goal. He lives in Birmingham, and that’s where he wants to go. He has his aims and targets clearly set out. He does not feel inferior to anyone because of this.

Similarly, when we recognise our skills, strengths and talents, we will find a purpose in life and walk on our own path. We will also then not suffer from inferiority complexes when we see the lives of other people.

[1] Fayḍ al-Qadīr, vol. 4, p. 384

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