Editing Patience (section)

=== Islam ===
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Patience with steadfast belief in [[Allah]] is called {{transliteration|ar|sabr}} ({{langx|ar|صَبْرٌ ṣabr}}), one of the best{{how|date=July 2023}} virtues in Islam. Through {{transliteration|ar|[[Sabr (Islamic term)|sabr]]}}, a Muslim believes that an individual can grow closer to God and thus attain true peace. Islam stresses that Allah is with those who are patient, more specifically during calamity and suffering. Several verses in Quran urge Muslims to seek Allah's help when faced with fear and loss, with patient prayers and perseverance for Allah. For example:<ref>see also: {{qref|3|195-200|b=y}}, {{qref|41|24-35}}, and {{qref|11|114-115}}</ref>

{{blockquote|We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure— who, when faced with a disaster, say, “Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will ˹all˺ return.”|{{qref|2|155-156|c=y}}}}

Similarly, patience is mentioned in hadith [[Sahih Bukhari]]:

{{blockquote|Narrated Aisha: I asked Allah's [[Prophets and messengers in Islam|rasūl]] about the plague. He said, "That was a means of torture which Allah used to send upon whomsoever He wished, but He made it a source of mercy for the believers, for anyone who is residing in a town in which this disease is present, and remains there and does not leave that town, but '''has patience and hopes for Allah's reward''', and knows that nothing will befall him except what Allah has written for him, then he will get such reward as that of a martyr."|{{Hadith-usc|bukhari|usc=yes|8|77|616}}|}}

In Islamic tradition, [[Job in Islam|Job]] (Arabic: {{lang|ar|أيوب}}, romanized: {{transliteration|ar|Ayyūb}}) demonstrated patience and steadfast belief in Allah. [[Ibn Kathir]] narrates the story in this manner: Job was a very rich person with much land, and many animals and children — all of which were lost and soon he was struck with disease as a test from Allah. He remained steadfast and patient in his prayers to Allah, so Allah eventually relieved him of the disease, gave him double the money he lost, and raised to life twice the number of children who had died before him.<ref>{{cite book |author=Ibn Kathir |title=Stories of the Prophets |url=https://archive.org/details/pdfy-FFZIzpkiBPA9qqDp | isbn=978-977-6005-17-4 |pages=157–160 |access-date=2016-09-24 | chapter=Prophet Job (Ayoub) |date=January 2014 |publisher=دار المنارة، | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/pdfy-FFZIzpkiBPA9qqDp/page/n91/mode/2up }}</ref>