Baqarah 153

153- YOU WHO BELIEVE, SEEK HELP IN PATIENCE, PERSEVERANCE AND SALAH, FOR ALLAH IS WITH THOSE WHO ARE PATIENT AND PERSEVERE.

Allah the Highest gave the same advice to the Jews in Ayah 45.  This Advise to the Muslims is a general advice, by which we may have help and support.  Where from? From Allah the Highest, who else. 

Through Salah, Patience and Perseverance, our resolve will be firm; can withstand attacks, cunning, plotting and all sorts or assaults against us.  Allah the Highest said: “IF YOU ARE PATIENT, PESERVERE, AND PIOUS, THEIR CUNNING SHALL NOT HARM YOU IN ANY WAY”.  (S: 3 A: 120)

There are a number of aspects to patience and perseverance: 

1-    Patience and Perseverance in worshiping Allah the Highest.

2-    Patience and perseverance in avoiding and abandoning the forbidden.

3-    Patience and perseverance in the face in calamities, trials and temptations.

4-    Patience and perseverance in the struggle in Allah’s cause.

Allah’s reward is without limit, for Allah the Highest said: “THOSE WHO ARE PATIENT AND PERSEVERE WILL BE GIVEN THEIR REWARD WITHOUT LIMIT”.  (S: 39 A: 10)

A person needs patience and perseverance to succeed in any worthwhile long term goal.  All worthwhile goals take time and effort and are often met with difficulties and may be opposition.  It is therefore, that in our pursuit of such goals, we need to be able to be patient and persevere on track to reach what we want.  I can not think of a goal more worthwhile pursuing and persevering with than achieving eternal happiness.

Salah is a direct contact between Allah the Highest and His slave.  Therefore, it gives the Muslim support and comfort.  Allah’s messenger companions reported that: “Whenever something upset or worried Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him, he would resort to the Salah”.  (N: Mawaqeet; 46 & a: 1; 206,268)

B: Bukhari M: Muslim    Mal: Malek   a: Ahmed   D: Abu Dawood     

 Da: Daremy       Ma: Ibn Magah            N: Nesae          T: Termezi