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Education In The School Of Yusuf

guished from those who are not. Times of hardship are ordained for
this purpose, and through such instances, those who prove their pa-
tience also improve their character, and strengthen their drive for
the cause of preaching the morality of the Qur’an. Again, this is a
further opportunity for others to witness the superior morality of

the believers. In Surah Al ‘Imran, Allah reveals that people are tried
through such circumstances:
If you have received a wound, they have already received a
similar wound. We deal out such days to people turn by turn,
so that Allah will know those who believe and can gather
martyrs from among you—Allah does not love wrongdo-
ers—and so that Allah can purge those who believe and

wipe out the disbelievers. Or did you imagine that you were
going to enter the Garden without Allah knowing those
among you who had struggled and knowing the steadfast?
(Surah Al ‘Imran, 140-142)
Allah reveals in the Qur’an that He loves those who are patient
and that He will reward them. For a believer confined in the School
of Yusuf, there is nothing better than the love of our Lord and the re-
ward He promises:
What is with you runs out but what is with Allah goes on for

ever. Those who were steadfast will be recompensed accord-
ing to the best of what they did. (Surat an-Nahl, 96)

The Spiritual Development That Results From
Hardship

The hardship and suffering endured by believers in this world
are important instances for them, because their lot in the Hereafter

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