Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Islamic tradition of patience

 Islamic tradition of our dearest Imam Jafer Sadiq:

" I instruct you to be patient. God the Almighty appointed Muhammad (a.s) , and ordered him to be patient. God said, 'And have patience with what they say, and leave them. And leave me (to deal) with those in possession of the good things in life.'(Quran: Muzzammil 73:10:11)God, the Almighty, also said, 'Repel evil with what is better: then will he between whom and you was hatred become as it were your friend and intimate! and no one will be granted such goodness except those who exercise patience and self-restraint, none but people of good fortune (quran: Fussilat 41:34-35)
God's Prophet was patient, even though they made great accusations against him of being a magician, being insane and a liar.God, the Almighty, revealed the verse, 'We do indeed know how your heart is distressed at what they say. But celebrate the praise of your Lord, and be of those who prostrate themselves in adoration. (Quran:hijr 15:97-98)
They rejected the Prophet and he grieved. Thus God revealed the verse, "We know that you, [O Muhammad], are saddened by what they say. And indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the verses of God that the wrongdoers reject.Rejected were the prophets before you: With patience and constancy they bore their rejection and their wrongs, until Our aid did reach them." (Quran :Anam 6:33-34)
Again the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) was patient, but they did not stop there. And when he mentioned God's name, they rejected God as well. The Prophet said,'I was patient with them when they rejected me and my family, but I cannot be withstand their rejection of my Lord.'  God revealed the verse,' We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in six periods, nor did any sense of weariness touch us. Bear, then with patience, all that they say.' ( quran 50:38-39)  The prophet was then patient in all situations. And was informed about the prophets being patient. God, the Almighty, said, " And We appointed from among them Leaders, giving guidance under Our command, so long as they persevered with patience and continued to have faith in our signs." (Quran Sajadah 32:34) The prophet then said, " the relationship between patience and faith is similar to that of the head and the body." God admired(loved him) and sent the verse, " The fair promise of your Lord was fulfilled for the children of Israel, because they had patience and constancy, and we leveled to the ground the great works and fine buildings which Pharoh and his people had erected (with such pride)...."

2 comments:

  1. It's a lengthy tradition, but I think it's worth the read to be informed about the essence of patience and faith in Islam.

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  2. Sorry folks, the english translation from the Arabic tradition isn't too great, but we get the basic concept of Islamic teachings

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