Patience in time of trials and tribulations
Patience in times of trials and tribulations is an important virtue in Islam. The word patience (sabr is from sabara in the Arabic language) means to be patient and to persevere. It is an indication of having self-control. In the Shari’ah, patience implies: restraining the soul from being agitated; restraining the tongue from complaining and restraining the hands from slapping the cheeks, tearing the clothes and doing other similar actions (Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya). There are three kinds of patience in the Islamic context: Patience whilst (fulfilling) the orders of Allah, patience whilst (abandoning and keeping away) from the prohibitions of Allah, and patience with the Decree of Allah with respect …show more content…
But it is important for us to navigate a course between hope and fear. However, it should not get to the point that the fear overwhelms us. That would lead us to hopelessness and despair. Despair is a negative feeling. It makes us abandon our good deeds. When we succumb to despair and lose hope, we stop trying and we simply give up trying. When we give up trying, this is when we start losing our spiritual health We should also not allow fear to overwhelm us but need to be aware emotionally and spiritually that Allah, our Lord, is Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful (Rahman and Raheem).”(Rassool, 2014). Allah’s mercy is always closer than His wrath. He forgives our sins, no matter how numerous those sins may be. All we have to do is turned to Him in sincere repentance. The road to damnation is when our feelings of hope are getting the better of our good judgment and making us feel complacent, then we need to cultivate our fear. When we start feeling that our deeds are so very good, we should remind ourselves that Allah may not accept our deeds from us. We should have fear we would be called to account when we are being neglectful and that He is indeed severe in
Patience in times of trials and tribulations is an important virtue in Islam. The word patience (sabr is from sabara in the Arabic language) means to be patient and to persevere. It is an indication of having self-control. In the Shari’ah, patience implies: restraining the soul from being agitated; restraining the tongue from complaining and restraining the hands from slapping the cheeks, tearing the clothes and doing other similar actions (Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya). There are three kinds of patience in the Islamic context: Patience whilst (fulfilling) the orders of Allah, patience whilst (abandoning and keeping away) from the prohibitions of Allah, and patience with the Decree of Allah with respect …show more content…
But it is important for us to navigate a course between hope and fear. However, it should not get to the point that the fear overwhelms us. That would lead us to hopelessness and despair. Despair is a negative feeling. It makes us abandon our good deeds. When we succumb to despair and lose hope, we stop trying and we simply give up trying. When we give up trying, this is when we start losing our spiritual health We should also not allow fear to overwhelm us but need to be aware emotionally and spiritually that Allah, our Lord, is Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful (Rahman and Raheem).”(Rassool, 2014). Allah’s mercy is always closer than His wrath. He forgives our sins, no matter how numerous those sins may be. All we have to do is turned to Him in sincere repentance. The road to damnation is when our feelings of hope are getting the better of our good judgment and making us feel complacent, then we need to cultivate our fear. When we start feeling that our deeds are so very good, we should remind ourselves that Allah may not accept our deeds from us. We should have fear we would be called to account when we are being neglectful and that He is indeed severe in