Verily he is joyous, boastful.

Verily he is joyous, boastful.” Surah Hud – Verse 11 إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ اُوْلَئِكَ لَهُم مَغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ 11. “Except those who are patient and constant, and do deeds of righteousness; for them is forgiveness and a great reward.” 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. Surah Hud – Verse 12 فَلَعَلَّكَ تَارِكُ بَعْضَ مَا يُوحَي إِلَيْكَ وَضَآئِقُ بِهِ صَدْرُكَ أَن يَقُولُوا لَوْلآ اُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ كَنْزٌ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ مَلَكٌ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ نَذيرٌ وَاللَّهُ عَلَي كُلّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ 12.

“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.” Once the unbelievers asked the Prophet (S) to turn the mountains of Mecca into gold through a miracle or they wished that an angel come to him, thus confirming him.

Others, on the contrary, owing to their grudge and hatred, wanted him to say something related to Hadrat Ali (as) and whenever he would say something, they would reject all of it. Therefore, the Prophet (S) felt a strain in his heart, and consequently, he delayed conveying the messages.

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