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yourselves you will find it with Allah as some- of Our remembrance and who follows his own
thing better and as a greater reward. And seek whims and desires and whose life has trans-
forgiveness from Allah. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, gressed all bounds. (18:28)
Most Merciful. (73:20) (He said to Musa,) ‘How indeed could you bear
We guided him on the Way, whether he is thank- with patience something you have not encom-
ful or unthankful. (76:3) passed in your knowledge?’ (18:68)
This truly is a Reminder, so whoever wills should Musa said, ‘You will find me patient, if Allah
take the Way towards his Lord. (76:29) wills, and I will not disobey you in any matter.’
Then He eases the way for him. (80:20) (18:69)
If they had only been patient until you came out
PATIENCE to them, it would have been better for them. But
Therefore be patient with a patience which is Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (49:5)
beautiful. (70:5) So be patient in the face of what they say and
Therefore wait patiently for the judgement of glorify your Lord with praise before the rising of
your Lord. Do not obey any evildoer or thankless the sun and before it sets. (50:39)
man among them. (76:24) (The Day they are shoved roughly into the Fire of
If any of you do not have the means to marry free Hell, they will be told,) ‘Roast in it! And bear it
women who are believers, you may marry slave- patiently or do not bear it patiently. It makes no
girls who are believers. Allah knows best about difference either way. You are simply being re-
your faith; you are all the same in that respect. paid for what you did.’ (52:16)
Marry them with their owners’ permission and
give them their dowries correctly and courte- PATTERN (SUNNAH)
ously as married women, not in fornication or Say to those who disbelieve that if they stop, they
taking them as lovers. When they are married, if will be forgiven what is past; but if they return to
they commit fornication they should receive half it, they have the pattern of previous peoples in
the punishment of free women. This is for those the past. (8:38)
of you who are afraid of committing fornication. That was the pattern with those We sent before
But being patient is better for you. Allah is Ever- you as Our Messengers. You will not find any
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (4:25) changing of Our pattern. (17:77)
They will all parade before Allah and the weak When guidance came to the people nothing pre-
will say to those who were arrogant, ‘We fol- vented them from believing and asking for for-
lowed you, so can you help us at all against the giveness from their Lord but the fact that the
punishment of Allah?’ They will say, ‘If Allah had pattern of previous peoples did not happen to
guided us, we would have guided you. It makes them or that the punishment did not appear be-
no difference whether we cannot stand it or bear fore their eyes. (18:55)
it patiently. We have no way of escape.’ (14:21) There is no restriction on the Prophet regarding
If you want to retaliate, retaliate to the same de- anything Allah allots to him. This was Allah’s pat-
gree as the injury done to you. But if you are pa- tern with those who passed away before–and
tient, it is better to be patient. (16:126) Allah’s command is a pre-ordained decree.
Be patient. But your patience is only by Allah. (33:38)
Do not be grieved by them and do not be con- This is Allah’s pattern with those who passed
stricted by the plots they hatch. (16:127) away before. You will not find any alteration in
Restrain yourself patiently with those who call on Allah’s pattern. (33:62)
their Lord morning and evening, desiring His They swore by Allah with their most earnest
face. Do not turn your eyes from them, desiring oaths that if a warner came to them they would
the attractions of this world. And do not obey be better guided than any other community. But
someone whose heart We have made neglectful then when a warner did come to them, it only in-
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