The Quran lays a lot of emphasis on patience (sabr). According to a Quranic verse: “Truly, those who persevere patiently will be requited without measure.” (39:10) Such a verse has not appeared in…

The Sunday Guardian | January 07, 2024 Say: ‘My servants who believe, fear your Lord. Those who do good works in this life shall receive a good reward. God’s earth is vast. Those that endure with…

The Sunday Guardian | December 03, 2023 Patience, the focus of about 200 verses of the Qur’an, and referred to indirectly in many others, may be termed the core subject of the scriptures. The…

Speaking Tree Blog | December 26, 2023 The stark reality of our existence in this world is that there is no ideal. There is no ideal world, ideal society, government, person, or character. In this…

Complaint culture is a self-destructive culture. Complaints harm none other but one’s own self. A complaint culture is very common in our society. It is this culture that develops over time into a…

Contrary to common belief, Islam does not teach its adherents to react against issues such as that of Salman Rushdie and the cartoon issue. Islam teaches patience in the fullest sense of the word.…

The Sunday Guardian | September 10, 2016 Islam gives great importance to patience. It holds out the promise of immense reward for those who adhere to patience. Thus the Quran (39:10) says: "Truly,…

The Sunday Guardian | January 05, 2025 A western commentator, William Patron, has observed: 'One of the fruits of Islam has been that stubborn durable patience which comes out of the submission to…

Times of India | January 30, 2011 Swami Vivekananda was a man of great wisdom. He was mature enough to meet any challenge that came before him, however serious it might have been. One of his stories…