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The Garden of Guidance.
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Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said:
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"O you who have believed,
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seek help through patience and prayer.
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Indeed, Allah is with the patient."
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“And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not.” (2:154)
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"Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive it."
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"And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger,"
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“And surely We shall try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and crops; but give glad tidings to the steadfast,” (2:155)
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"and give good tidings to the patient,"
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“Who say, when a misfortune striketh them: Lo! we are Allah's and lo! unto Him we are returning.” (2:156)
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"who say, 'Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.'"
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“Such are they on whom are blessings from their Lord, and mercy. Such are the rightly guided.” (2:157)
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"and it is they who are the [rightly] guided."
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And His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"O people,
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whichever person or believer is afflicted with a calamity,
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let them take solace in their calamity through [losing] me over any calamity that befalls them through anyone else.
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For no one of my Ummah will ever suffer an affliction after me
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that is more severe upon them than their bereavement of me."
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Narrated by Ibn Majah.
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And what calamity could be greater or harsher than the death of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?
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For he, peace and blessings be upon him, was a safeguard against divine punishment,
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and his Sunnah is truly a light by which Allah brings people out from darkness into light by His leave.
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Performing prayer on time is among the best of deeds and the most beloved to Allah, Majestic is His Glory,
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yet maintaining it consistently requires inner striving and steadfast perseverance.
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And whoever strives for the sake of Allah, Allah guides them to His paths, prepares their eternal abode, is pleased with them, and makes them well-pleased.
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Just as prayer also heals souls that have been stricken with sorrow.