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Ṣabr (Patient Endurance)

Steadfast patience in adversity, obedience, and restraint from sin—a foundational Qurʾānic virtue.

Steadfast patience in adversity, obedience, and restraint from sin—a foundational Qurʾānic virtue.

Key passages(12)

Hikma Khalida · Ibn Miskawayh

Very high

Nukat Wa Cuyun · al-Mawardi

High

Adab Suluk · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

High

Ihya Culum Din · al-Ghazali

High

Usul Min Kafi · Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

High

Adab · al-Bayhaqi

High

Ikhtisas · al-Mufid

High

Tahdhib Asma · al-Nawawi

High

Wasaya · al-Harith al-Muhasibi

High

Jawab Sahih · Ibn Taymiyya

Moderate

Dalail Nubuwwa · al-Bayhaqi

Moderate

Tanzih Quran · al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

Moderate