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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

mentally as well as physically. In the Qur'an Allah states
that at the times of our Prophet (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace), 20 patient believers could defeat 200 ene-
mies on the battlefield. This clearly demonstrates how
much strength the believers gain by remaining patient. This
is revealed in the following verse:
If there are twenty of you who are patient, they will
overcome two hundred; and if there are a hundred of
you, they will overcome a thousand of those who do
not believe. (Surat Al-Anfal: 65)

The Torah emphasizes the importance of patience and
declares that such people are superior. The power of the pa-
tient is described as follows:
Better a patient man than a warrior... (Proverbs, 16: 32)
man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook
an offense. (Proverbs, 19: 11)
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret
when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their
wicked schemes.(Psalm, 37: 7)
A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man
calms a quarrel. (Proverbs, 15: 18)
The Gospel teaches this as well:
... be patient, bearing with one another in love. (Ephesians, 4: 2)
... help the weak, be patient with everyone. (1 Thessalonians, 5:
14)
but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. (Matthew, 24:
13)

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