Al-Baqarah 2:157
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Mercy
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَلَوَٰتࣱ مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ وَرَحۡمَةࣱۖ وَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدُونَ ١٥٧
Such are they on whom are blessings from their Lord, and mercy. Such are the rightly guided.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The patient receive their Lord’s forgiveness and mercy. They are the ones rightly guided.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, patience is divine help that covers a person’s unavoidable shortcomings in gratitude and brings reward in their place.
Reflect
Is it possible to see patience as a gift rather than a burden?
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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