Patience and Perseverance

As Muslims, we shouldn’t let our emotions get the better of us. It’s tough for us young Muslims to look at the tragedies that befall us in our everyday lives and not feel hopeless and despair. But as being good believers, we should be patient and
strong and put our faith in Allah (SWT) and not let ourselves become downhearted and helpless. We should keep doing what Allah (SWT) has ordered us to do; put our trust in him, perform good deed, be truthful, and beat these trials with patience and perseverance.

Usually when a tragedy or a downfall overtakes us, we often forget that Allah (SWT) is testing us. We become upset and complain about our problems and say “why me”? Allah has informed us that every single soul will be tested at one point or another, so we too will be tried and tested at some moment in our lives. There are so many verses in which Allah (SWT) has revealed to us that remind us Muslims to be patient and put our faith in our Lord during those hard circumstances.

"Seek Allah's help with patient perseverance and prayer. It is indeed hard except for those who are humble." (2:45)

"Be sure We shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods, lives, and the fruits of your toil. But give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere. Those who say, when afflicted with calamity, 'To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return.' They are those on whom descend blessings from their Lord, and mercy. They are the ones who receive guidance." (2:155-157)

We should always remember that we as young Muslims are living a better life than those suffering around us with calamities. There are people who have no food or shelter and yet they put their trust in Allah (SWT) and do not complain. We should always be humble because our Lord knows what is best for us and we should put our faith in him to do what is right.

“When you’re going through something hard and you start wondering where Allah is, just remember, the Teacher is always quiet during a test.” -Nouman Ali Khan