Page 70 - The Importance of Patience in the Qur’an

THE PRAYERS OF THE

FAITHFUL FOR PATIENCE

Musa said to his people: "Seek help in
Allah and be steadfast. Earth belongs to
Allah. He bequeaths it to any of His
servants He wills. The successful outcome
is for those who guard against evil." (Surat
al-A'raf, 128)

In one verse, "If My servants ask you about Me, I am near. I
answer the call of the caller when he calls on Me. They should
therefore respond to Me and believe in Me so that hopefully they
will be rightly guided" (Surat al-Baqara, 186), Allah calls upon the
faithful to pray to Him about anything because He loves His
servants and has mercy on them. When His servants fall into
trouble, Allah eases their lot and brings them peace. The Qur'an
speaks of Allah's help to the faithful, as follows:

He calls down blessing on you, as do His angels, to bring you
out of the darkness into the light. He is Most Merciful to
believers. (Surat al-Ahzab, 43)
The faithful, who realize what an important place patience has in
living a moral life and carrying out Allah's instructions, pray to Him
about everything, including patience. They know that patience is a
blessing that can solve all kinds of problems, directs them toward
the true path, and, most importantly, earns them Allah's love and
Paradise.