[^4] The Qur’an in one occasion praises the truth-seekers...

[^4] The Qur’an in one occasion praises the truth-seekers and believers and mentions that these people's success is due to the fact they were patient: ** ** "أُوْلَئِكَ يُؤْتَوْنَ أَجْرَهُمْ مَرَّتَيْنِ بِمَا صَبَرُوا وَيَدْرَءُونَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ" "These shall be granted their reward twice, because they are steadfast and they repel evil with good and spend out of what we have given them".

[^5] In the Surah al-Furqan, after describing the day and night schedule of the believers and after praising their behavior with God and with the people, God comes to the conclusion that أُوْلَئِكَ يُجْزَوْنَ الْغُرْفَةَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا " "These shall be rewarded with high places [in the paradise] because they were patient, and shall be met therein with greetings and salutations".

[^6] And in the Surah al-Insan [Man], the Qur’an describes many virtues for the Prophet’s Household and concludes that they have got these rewards because of their patience: "َفوَقَاهُمْ اللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَلَقَّاهُمْ نَضْرَةً وَسُرُورًا وَجَزَاهُمْ بِمَا صَبَرُوا جَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا" "Therefore, Allah will guard them from the evil of that day and cause them to meet with ease and happiness; and reward them, because they were patient, with garden and silk".

[^7] And in the Surah al-Ra’d [Thunder], after enumerating eight adjectives for the men of understanding [ Ulu’l albab ], the Qur’an mentions that God let them and their parents and their spouses and their children enter paradise and the angels enter upon them from every gate and send peace upon them telling them they attained this because of their patience: "جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ بَابٍ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ" "The gardens of perpetual abode which they will enter along with those who do good from among their parents and their spouses and their offspring; and the angels will enter in upon them from every gate: Peace be upon you because you were constant, how excellent, is then, the issue of the abode." [^8] Thus, we see that all this prosperity is due to patience.