Page 66 - The Importance of Patience in the Qur’an

64 THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENCE IN THE QUR'AN

Those believers regarded as worthy of Paradise will find there
everything that their hearts desire. They will live in eye-catching
mansions, sitting on couches of striking beauty and exquisite quilts
and rugs, and will be together forever with the Prophets and the
righteous believers. This is a definite reality that Allah has promised
to believers in return for their patience. For these reasons, He calls
upon them to compete for His approval and for Paradise while
living in this world: "Race each other to forgiveness from your
Lord and a Garden [i.e., Paradise] as wide as the heavens and
Earth, prepared for the people who guard against evil" (Surah Al
'Imran, 133). In other verses, He brings the good news to the faithful,
as follows:

Such people will be repaid for their steadfastness with the
Highest Paradise, where they will meet with welcome and with
"Peace." (Surat al-Furqan, 75)
Today I have rewarded them for being steadfast. They are the
ones who are victorious. (Surat al-Mu'minun, 111)