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A VIRTUE CALLED PATIENCE

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm al-ithnayn, 18th day of Sha’abaan 1446AH, Monday. 17th Feb. 2025).

*_A VIRTUE CALLED PATIENCE_*. BismilLah.


Can our impatience about things we can not change, change anything? To be patient and let things run their course as they should is one of the secrets of happiness and contentment.


Patience is one of the most important qualities demanded of those who claim to love ALLAH Azzawajal, as the degree of patience determines those who are sincere in their claim and those who are not. The degree of patience needed to endure hardship and difficulties in order to please the Beloved proves the sincerity of one’s love. Many claim to love ALLAH Azzawajal, but when ALLAH tests them with hardship, they forget the true essence of love. No one can adhere to the love of ALLAH Azzawajal except those who are patient and persevering. If it were not for the test of hardship and sincerity, there would be no proof of the sincerity of a person’s love for ALLAH Azzawajal. 


The one whose love of ALLAH is greater has a greater degree of patience. Therefore, ALLAH Azzawajal has attributed the quality of patience to HIS close friends (awliya) and most beloved. HE Azzawajal says about HIS beloved slave Ayyub (AS): “... Truly, ALLAH found him full of patience and constancy. How excellent in ALLAH'S service! Ever did he turn to ALLAH!” (Quran 38: 44). ALLAH Azzawajal instructed the most beloved to HIM of everything HE created to have patience in accepting HIS decree and told him that patience comes only by the help of ALLAH HE praised those who have patience and promised them the best of rewards: the rewards of others are defined and limited, but the reward of as-sabirun is without measure. Patience is vital at all levels of Islam, eemaan, and ihsaan, as well as being a major element in eemaan (faith) and tawakkul (putting one’s trust in ALLAH). Patience for the sake of ALLAH, by the help of ALLAH Azzawajal, and in accepting the decree of ALLAH Azzawajal. So, let's strive to please ALLAH Azzawajal by learning to say Alhamdulillah regardless of any situation we find ourselves. Always remember that ALLAH Azzawajal says nothing can harm us or benefit us without HIS permission.

*_May ALLAH Azzawajal increase us in Patience_*. Aameen.

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