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Verse: "And give good tidings to the patient — those who, when afflicted with a calamity, say: 'Indeed to Allah we belong and to Him we sh…

Verse: "For indeed, with hardship will be ease. Indeed, with hardship will be ease." (94:5-6) The great grammatical insight: "Al-'usr…

Verse: "Repel with what is better — and he between you and whom was enmity will become as though he were a devoted friend." (41:34) Ref…

Verse: "In Joseph and his brothers were signs for those who ask." (12:7) "The most beautiful of stories": Allah called it at the sura…

Verse: "So patience is most fitting. And Allah is the one sought for help against what you describe." (12:18) Context: His sons brough…

Verse: "And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you and the patient, and We will test your affairs." (47:…

Verse: "No calamity befalls except by Allah's permission. Whoever believes in Allah — He guides his heart." (64:11) Combining decree an…

Verse: "O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer — indeed Allah is with the patient." (2:153) "Seek help": The verse f…

Verse: "Moses said: Our Lord, You have given Pharaoh and his chiefs adornment and wealth in this worldly life." (10:88) — Moses complains …

Verse: "Live with them honorably — if you dislike them, perhaps you dislike something in which Allah has placed great good." (4:19) — "Hon…

Verse: "By the morning brightness and the night when it stills — your Lord has not forsaken you nor hated you." (93:1-3) — When revelation…

Verse: "And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance" Reflection: The command to patience in Surah Al-Muz…

Verse: "They resented them only because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy" Reflection: The story of the …

Verse: "We have opened for you a clear opening." (48:1) — Revealed after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah — which the companions saw as a humilia…

Verse: "We shall certainly test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives, and fruits — and give good tidings to the patie…

Verse: "O you who believe — seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed Allah is with the patient." (2:153) — "Seek help" — requesting a…

Verse: "So patience is most fitting, and Allah is the one sought for help against what you describe." (12:18) — Said by Yaqub when he saw …

Verse: "When they hear vain talk they turn away from it." (28:55) Occasion (Hasan): A delegation from Abyssinia came to the Prophet ﷺ …

Verse: "O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer — indeed Allah is with the patient." (2:153) Occasion: Revealed after…

Verse: "We sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them a thousand years less fifty." (29:14) 950 years: The longest prophetic …

Verse: "And [mention] Ayyub, when he called to his Lord: 'Adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.'" (21:8…

Quranic context: Al-Kahf, verses 60-82 Context: Musa was told that at the junction of the two seas was a righteous servant with knowle…

Quranic context: Yusuf (AS) had a remarkable dream and told his father Yaqub: he saw eleven stars, the sun, and the moon prostrating to h…

Quranic context: The minister's wife tried to seduce Yusuf and locked the doors. He sought refuge in Allah and fled. His shirt was torn f…

Quranic context: Ayyub (AS) was afflicted with severe trials in his body, wealth, and family for many years. He did not complain to peopl…

Quranic context: Al-Kahf 60-82 Context: Moses was told that at the meeting of the two seas was a man more knowledgeable than him. He t…

Quranic context: Maryam 16-26 / Ali Imran 42-47 / Al-Anbiya 91 / At-Tahrim 12 Election and purification: "O Maryam, Allah has chosen y…

Quranic context: Yaqub (peace be upon him) endured the separation from two of his sons: first Yusuf, whose brothers claimed was devoured b…

Quranic context: Ayyub (peace be upon him) was afflicted with severe hardship in his body, wealth, and family — and his supplication becam…

Verse: "And live with them properly. If you dislike them — perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah places much good in it." (4:19) — "Living…