Page 22 - The Importance of Patience in the Qur’an

20 THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENCE IN THE QUR'AN

Their patience is lasting

"But, in your Lord's sight, right actions that are lasting bring a
better reward and are a better basis for hope." (Surat al-Kahf, 46)
People who practice the non-Qur'anic version of patience cannot
experience patience as a continual and stable element of morality.
One day they may show patience, but the next day they may show
impatience.
But the faithful, who experience patience as an instruction of

Allah and a requirement of their religion, never deviate from it.
They strive to live their entire lives in a manner that pleases Allah
and earns His approval as a result of their steadfast morality.
Clearly, the behavior most pleasing to Allah is that of patience and
steadfastness in all circumstances, because He tells us in the Qur'an
that "right actions that are lasting" are more blessed.
In another verse, Allah gives the faithful the following
instruction:
"Restrain yourself patiently with those who call on their Lord
morning and evening, desiring His face." (Surat al-Kahf, 28)

Thus by conforming to this verse, the faithful display unceasing
patience to earn Allah's approval.

They are patient for Allah's approval

Those who do not live by the Qur'anic morality hope that they

will be rewarded for their temporary display of patience. When this
does not happen, in their own words "their patience runs out,"
because they are patient only for worldly benefits. They forget about
earning Allah's approval and that they will be held accountable for