Posts

How to Increase Our Patience?

/in /by
time concept, selective focus point, special toned photo f/x

time concept, selective focus point, special toned photo f/x

The reality is whether it is the life of the world or the hereafter, the final result of patience is very sweet and very peaceful. People who fail to show patience get caught in many problems and difficulties in their lives. There are some recommendations that help us increase our patience:

  1. Believing in God; Imam Ali said” base of  patience is believing in God”
  2. Having constant relation with God; وَ اسْتَعينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَ الصَّلاةِ وَ إِنَّها لَكَبيرَةٌ إِلاَّ عَلَى الْخاشِعينَ “and seek help through patience and prayer , and indeed, it is difficult except for  the humbly submissive to Allah
  3. Realizing the fact that all events originate from God’s mercy, even misfortune and unpleasant happenings.
  4. Paying attention to the great reward of patience in the next world; “those who encounter with torment and pain ,but don’t lose their patience they will be highly rewarded in the hereafter”
  5. Paying attention to the fact that everything is limited in this world, both torment and pleasure will come to an end very soon.
  6. Looking at those who deal with greater problems; there are people who are faced with permanent disabilities.

http://www.shiachat.com

The benefits of fasting/Fasting and Patience

/in , , /by

Patience

Ramadan is the month of patience as the person who observes fasting is patient regarding acts of obedience and avoiding acts of disobedience. He abstains from the permissible things he used to enjoy out of obedience to Allah the Almighty and in fulfillment of piety. Meanwhile, he stops himself from doing acts of disobedience and forces himself to do many righteous acts which bring one closer to Allah The Almighty, such as observing the voluntary night prayers, giving in charity, maintaining kinship ties, providing food for the needy and bearing the suffering of hunger and thirst.
The Qur’an has interpreted fasting as patience. There is a tradition in which Imam Sadiq (The Sixth Imam of Muslims) has been quoted to have said the following in the interpretation of the Almighty God’s statement “Seek help from patience and prayer”: What is meant by patience is fasting. When something really hard descends upon man, he should fast since God the Almighty says “seek help from patience” – that is fasting. So fasting strengthens people’s patience and such a person is able to resist withstand problems.