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One of the beauties of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (25) | Patience with the ignorant
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Among the beauties of the Prophetic biography.
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Patience in the face of the ignorant.
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When your patience exceeds the sun in its breadth and the air in its diffusion,
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And pours down upon people in cool streams,
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And you forgive with a forgiveness that spans the horizons and raises its banners,
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And you endure with an endurance adorned with roses and branches,
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Then you are truly following in the footsteps of the prophets in religion, action, and uprightness.
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For this is how our noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was.
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Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
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I was walking with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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while he was wearing a Najrani cloak with a thick border.
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A Bedouin caught up with him,
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and pulled him violently,
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so much so that I looked at the side of the Prophet’s shoulder, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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and saw that the border of the cloak had left a mark on it due to the intensity of his pull.
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Then he said,
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"Order for me some of the wealth of Allah that you have."
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He turned to him and smiled,
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then ordered that a gift be given to him.
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Ignorance combined with a demand,
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and harshness combined with insolence.
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Yet, despite that,
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he met him with a vast heart,
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merciful character,
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rare patience,
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and astonishing generosity.
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Why?
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Because he was a caller to the truth,
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while we are not true callers.
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He was an educator, while we fail to educate properly.
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He was a leader,
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while we are mere pretenders to leadership.
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He was wise,
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while we are overcome by zeal,
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and humbled by emotion.
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What is the way forward?
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The way forward
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is to translate Islam into practical books
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and applied lectures.
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For we have grown weary of talk,
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and people have grown tired of words poured out
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without notable deeds
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or tangible Prophetic characteristics.
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Let religion be something we can feel,
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something tasted in character, interaction, and upbringing.
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Let us show mercy to the poor,
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be patient with the ignorant,
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and endure the common folk and the rabble.
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These are the true servants of the Most Merciful.
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Allah the Almighty says:
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“The (faithful) slaves of the Beneficent are they who walk upon the earth modestly, and when the foolish ones address them answer: Peace;” (25:63)
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“The (faithful) slaves of the Beneficent are they who walk upon the earth modestly, and when the foolish ones address them answer: Peace;” (25:63)
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And Allah is the Granter of success and the Guide to the straight path.
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Among the beauties of the Prophetic biography.