In this vein...
In this vein, it is narrated on the authority of Abu Sa‘id Khudri that following the Revelation of the blessed Verse in question, someone asked: "O Allah’s Messenger (S)!
How long shall be that Day?" He replied: "By the One in Whose Hands lie Muhammad’s life, that Day shall be convenient for the disbelievers, more convenient than one obligatory ritual prayer established in this world." [^7] Surah al-Ma’arij – Verses 5-7 فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًا وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيبًا 5. So be patient with a good patience. 6. They behold that Day from afar. 7. And We see it near.
Addressed to the Noble Prophet (S), the blessed Verse 5 asks him to be patient with a good patience against their denial and harassment. The Arabic phrase sabran jamilan literally denotes becoming patience which calls for according attention to the same. Such patience entails steadfastness and constant forbearance unadulterated by despair, desolation, restlessness, and remonstrance. The…
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