Page 41 - Zeal and Enthusiasm in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

person’s actual character. Calamities, in particular, serve to reveal
the degree of a person’s sincerity.

One of the most noticeable qualities of believers is their stable
character. In times of prosperity and hardship alike, they display
the same sincerity and enthusiasm. Their unique perception of the
concept of "difficulty" accounts for this, for they consider times of
difficulty as opportunities by which they can prove their devotion to
Allah and the strength of their faith. They acknowledge that they are
special situations created by Allah to discriminate between "those

in whose hearts is a disease" and "those who are sincere in faith to
Him." In the face of all they encounter, they show forbearance and
put their trust in Allah in compliance with His words:
"So be patient with gracious patience." 48
In the Qur’an it is also stated as thus:
"Allah does not charge a soul except [within] its capacity. It
will have whatever [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the
consequence of] whatever [evil] it has earned." 49

Believers feel the security and comfort of knowing that Allah
does not impose on them more than they can bear. In the face of an
ordeal they remember that this is an incident they will manage to
overcome, and therefore they meet it with patience. Thus, no mat-
ter how trying an ordeal may be, they earnestly strive while display-
ing a submissive attitude to Allah.

In addition, they know that ordeals befell believers in the past
and that the trials people of the past encountered will come to them
as well. A believer aware of this fact is prepared long before he ac-
tually encounters difficulties; he has determined that he will remain
loyal to his Lord and is thus committed to display patience and
submission and put his trust in Allah under all circumstances.

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