The Holy Quran 13:22 — Surah Ar-Ra'd

Arabic text

وَٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَنفَقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً وَيَدْرَءُونَ بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عُقْبَى ٱلدَّارِ

Translation

(They are) Those who exercise sabr seeking the pleasure of their Rabb, who establish Salaah, spend secretly and openly from that (wealth) which We have provided and who repel evil with good (they repel the harassment of others with tolerance and counter sin with good acts). These are the ones who shall enjoy the favourable outcome of the Aakhirah (Jannah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, they were patient in afflictions, hardships and the unpleasant things of the world. Alarmed by some hardship, they did not step off the path of obedience nor incline towards disobedience; and they displayed this patience and steadfastness purely to gain the pleasure and good favour of Almighty Allah, not so that the world might call them very…

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