PATIENCE AND SINCERITY

ARE VIRTUOUS QUALITIES

Almighty Allah has created man in the best of moulds and has
granted us the ability to differentiate right from wrong. All people
have been created with two basic qualities.
One, being Angelic Qualities and the other being animalistic
qualities. Man only reaches great heights of spiritual excellence and
closeness to Almighty Allah when his Angelic qualities overpower
his animalistic qualities.
When a person becomes spiritually successful, he becomes virtuous
and blessed. There are numerous virtuous qualities that we possess,
but two very important qualities are patience and sincerity.
We should learn to be patient at all times and teach others to be
patient. Almighty Allah says in the Glorious Quran Verily Allah is
with those who are patient
In other verse of the Holy Quran, Almighty Allah says, And Allah
loves those who are patient.
Patience and sincerity give great excellence to a person. The best
example of patience and sincerity can be learnt from the life of the
most exalted of Allahs Creation, the Holy Prophet Muhammad
Mustafa
.
After the Prophet
announced his Nabuiwat, the Kufaar-e-Makkah
persecuted the Beloved Rasool
and his blessed companions. They
threw thorns on his path, they threw the intestines of animals over his
neck and threw dirt on him when he walked through the Holy City.

Hazrat Ameer-e-Hamza
, the uncle of the Prophet
was killed

by the Kufaar. He was mercilessly slain and his body parts where
severed and used as a necklace on the neck of his persecutors. After
all this, the Holy Prophet Peace and salutations upon him still
remained patient and sincere in striving for the Deen of Almighty
Allah.
Sahaba-e-Kiraam of the Prophet Peace and salutations upon him
were persecuted by the Kufaar by they never rejected their faith in
Allah. Hazrat Bilal-e-Habshi  was that personality who would be
dragged on the burning sands of Arabia and extremely hot boulders
would be placed on his chest and back.
He too, remained patient and never complained. He was always
grateful to Allah taaala. One must remember that none can receive
spiritual excellence without sincerity. A person can donate thousands
of Rands in charity, but he will never attain any blessings if his
intention is for pleasing the people and showing others that he is a
charitable person.
A person should portray sincerity and do things like Ibaadaat solely
for the pleasure of Allah. No matter what difficulty, illness or
hardship we face, we should be patient.
Sayyida Aisha (radi Allahu anha) narrates that the Prophet Peace and
salutations upon him) "No calamity befalls a Muslim but that Allah
expiates some of his sins because of it, even though it were the prick
he receives from a thorn." (Bukhari)
The Prophet
passed by a woman who was weeping beside a grave.
He told her to fear Allah and be patient. She said to him, "Go away,
for you have not been afflicted with a calamity like mine." And she
did not recognize him. Then she was informed that he was the
Prophet Peace and salutations upon him, so she went to the house of
the Prophet Peace and salutations upon him and there she did not
find any guard. Then she said to him, "I did not recognize you." He

said, "Verily, the patience is at the first stroke of a calamity."

(Bukhari)
It is reported on the authority of HazratAbu Saeed Al-Khudri: Some
Ansari persons asked for (something) from the Prophet Peace and
salutations upon him and he gave them. They again asked him for
(something) and he again gave them.
And then they asked him and he gave them again everything that was
with him (at that time). And then he said "If I had anything. I would
not keep it away from you. (Remember) Whoever abstains from
asking others, Allah will make him contented, and whoever tries to
make himself self-sufficient, Allah will make him self-sufficient.
And whoever remains patient, Allah will make him patient. Nobody
can be given a blessing better and greater than patience." (Bukhari)
We should thus live like true believers and be patient when we are
faced with difficult situations rather than complaining.