148. Are there verses in the Holy Books which encourage people to be joyful and happy here in this life on earth?
the Bible Yes
No the Quran
the Bible's Perspective
Deuteronomy 12:12You shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, and your sons, your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
Deuteronomy 12:18but you shall eat them before the LORD your God in the place which the LORD your God shall choose: you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates. You shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all that you put your hand to.
Matthew 5:12Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Romans 14:17for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”
the Quran's Perspective
Az-Zukhruf (Gold Ornaments) 43:70Enter the Garden, ye and your wives, to be made glad.
Al-Insan (The Human) 76:11Therefor Allah hath warded off from them the evil of that day, and hath made them find brightness and joy;
Notes
The only verses in the Qur’an which speak about having joy refer to life in the hereafter.
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