Page 58 - The Importance of Patience in the Qur’an

56 THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENCE IN THE QUR'AN

However, the believers who always remain patient, as Allah
counsels them, acquire great blessings, one of which is intelligence.
As a result, they do not suffer from sudden fear, nervousness, or
emotional excess. This enables them to evaluate all events in a calm

and self-possessed manner and thereby arrive at the most intelligent
conclusions and the most beneficial decisions.
Even more important, this patience allows the faithful to follow
all of the Qur'an's teachings in the best possible way. Since believers
always behave patiently, they have the opportunity to act only after
evaluating events in light of the Qur'an's teaching. Those who
follow the Qur'an are directed toward the true path of Allah and
toward the finest behavior. For these reasons, following the Qur'an
in the best possible way enables believers to gain the superior
intelligence that derives from its wisdom.

Patience ensures subtle thought and the ability to see
details

Another important characteristic of patience is that it enables the
believers to see details that people cannot see right away, and thus
helps them to use their intelligence. Impatient people want to solve

everything right away and are not very interested in details.
Consequently, they miss details that may be quite important and so
make wrong decisions. In the same way, they cannot see the
situation in which others around them find themselves, are
incapable of noticing their needs, and so exhibit thoughtless
behavior characterized by a lack of humaneness.
The faithful, always remaining patient, do not succumb to
unnecessary haste while solving a problem. Understanding that
haste is a primary factor of people's inability to use their intelligence