There are many Islamic traditions and Qur'anic verses that...

There are many Islamic traditions and Qur'anic verses that indicate the importance of due silence, thought, night, and tears. There are many spiritual positions and tranquilities that are attained only through the understanding of the above factors. The prophet of Islam introduces "silence" as the first worship (cited in Mohammadi Rey Shahri, 1993, vol. 5, p. 433).

Imam Ali introduces talking for a long time as a calamity and states that a long speech really makes listeners tired (as cited in Barumand, 2001). According to Imam Ali, "thinking" grows and is increased in the light of such silence, and silence is the garden and cultivation place of man's thinking. The Qur'an says regarding the silence sprung from cognition, "When they hear what has been sent down to the messenger, thou seest their eyes overflow with tears because of truth they recognize.

They say our Lord, we believe; so do Thou write us down among the witnesses" (The Sura of Maedah 5: 83). Night is one of the best opportunities for silence, thinking, and spiritual tears. The Qur'an says in this regard, "As for the night, keep vigil a part of it, as a work of supererogation for thee; it may be that thy Lord will raise thee up to a laudable station" (The Sura of Esra' 17:79).

Thus, the prophet of Islam is commanded from God to "keep vigil the night, except a little, a half of it, or diminish a little, or add a little, and chant the Koran very distinctly. Behold, we shall cast upon thee a weighty word. Surely the first part of the night is heavier in tread, more upright in speech" (The Sura of Mozzammel 73:2-6). 1-3.

Pain and endurance It is of the most basic and fundamental religious beliefs that the world flows on the basis of divine wisdom, and there is not even one phenomenon or event that has no reason. Thus, it is important for us to know wisdom and expediencies of events. A good life is not a life that is full of pleasures and without pain; rather, a good life is a meaningful life. Therefore, meaningful pain cannot make the aware persons annoyed.

The prophet of Islam said, "No prophet was annoyed like me" and he still endured and saw the good results of his endurance and patience. These are some of the reasons why the Qur'an says, "Certainly We have created man to be in distress" (Balad 90:4), and "Who created death and life, that He might try you which of you is fairest in works, and he is the All-mighty, the All-forgiving" (Molk, 67 :2).