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LIVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUR'AN

KEEPING IN MIND THAT GOD STANDS BY AND
LOVES THOSE WHO ARE PATIENT
And be steadfast. God is with the steadfast. (Surat al-Anfal, 46)
Many a Prophet has fought, when there were many thousands with
him! They did not give up in the face of what assailed them in the
Way of God, nor did they weaken, nor did they yield. God loves the

steadfast. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 146)
They said, ‘Are you Yusuf?’ He said, ‘I am indeed Yusuf, and this
here is my brother. God has acted graciously to us. As for those who
fear God and are steadfast, God does not allow to go to waste the
wage of any people who do good.’ (Surah Yusuf, 90)

Be patient. But your patience is only by God. Do not be grieved by
them and do not be constricted by the plots they hatch. (Surat an-
Nahl, 127)

EXERCISING GREAT PATIENCE IN THE FACE OF
TROUBLES, HARDSHIPS, ILLNESSES AND
ALL OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES
(Luqman said,) ‘My son, perform prayer and command what is right

and forbid what is wrong and be steadfast in the face of all that
happens to you. That is certainly the most resolute course to follow.’
(Surah Luqman, 17)
Therefore be patient with a patience which is beautiful. (Surat al-
Ma`arij, 5)
Those who, when disaster strikes them, say, ‘We belong to God
and to Him we will return.’ (Surat al-Baqarah, 156)

Whose hearts quake at the mention of God, and who are steadfast
in the face of all that happens to them, those who establish salat
and give of what We have provided for them. (Surat al-Hajj, 35)

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