Once they are in your favor...

Once they are in your favor, you must not become arrogant, and once they are otherwise, you must keep your patience because, at any rate, you are the focus of the Divine attention, and you are in the course of Allah's trial. The verse says: " And if We make him taste(Our)favors after adversity has afflicted him, he will say, 'The evils have departed from me'. Verily he is joyous, boastful.

" Commentary : Verse 11 (11) إِلاَّ الَّذينَ صَبَرُوا وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ أُولئِكَ لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ وَ أَجْرٌ كَبيرٌ " Except those who are patient and constant, and do deeds of righteousness; for them is forgiveness and a great reward. " Commentary : All cases dealt with in the Qur'an concerning good conduct are mentioned along with faith except in this verse which, says: "Except those who are patient and constant".

In this verse, too, 'the patient' refers to the true believers compared with those who behave with intolerance. ‏Patience is not confined only to cases of frustration and bitter events. On the contrary, in cases of abundant welfare and happiness, one must keep patience, otherwise, it will lead man to unruliness as the Children of Israel were when they were liberated from the yoke of Pharaoh and gained a more comfortable life and independence they went the path of aberration.

They then started worshipping cows and when confronted by the protests of Harun, they went so far in their rudeness that they were about to kill their prophet. The Qur'an in this regard says: "Verily the people judged me weak and had well nigh slain me. "(1) Therefore, being patient in times of joy and sorrow is one of the best examples of good conduct. A true believer is an integrated person who never despairs, neither is he blasphemous, happy- go lucky, nor arrogant.

On the contrary, he is patient and persevering. (1)- Sura 'A'raf, No. 7, verse 150 Commentary : Verse 12 (12) فَلَعَلَّكَ تارِكٌ بَعْضَ ما يُوحى‏ إِلَيْكَ وَ ضائِقٌ بِهِ صَدْرُكَ أَنْ يَقُولُوا لَوْ لا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ كَنْزٌ أَوْ جاءَ مَعَهُ مَلَكٌ إِنَّما أَنْتَ نَذيرٌ وَ اللَّهُ عَلى‏ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَكيلٌ " So perhaps you may(be inclined)to give up a part of what is revealed unto thee, and your breast becomes straitened by it lest they say, 'Why has not a treasure been sent down unto him or an angel not come with him ' Verily you are only a warner, and Allah is custodian over everything.

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