Chapter II: Patience and Gratefulness
MEDICINE FOR DESPAIR AND MODE OF ACQUIRING >PE. Know, O dear readers that the medicine is required for two »es of patients. Despair is so strong on the first class patients that y give up divine service. Fear is so strong on the second class ients that they strive hard in divine service and thereby they troy themselves and their family members. These two classes of iple take a wrong path out of the middle path and go to the reme. so medicine is necessary for them in order that may walk he middle path. The who entertains false hope and commits sins ieving in the mercy of God and turns away from divine service, dicine of hope for him is destruction like poison which is sweet dm like honey. He who has got cold and cough, honey is good for i but he who has got hot temper, honey is poison for him. The Idle path of everything is good. Hazrat Ali said: A learned man is vho does not prevent the people from the mercy of God and does give them guarantee from the wrath of God.
TWO MODES OF INCREASING HOPE: The first mode is ing admonition and the second mode is the reading of the ran, Hadis and wise sayings. Regarding admonition it is to ik of the gifts which we have described in the chapter of tefulness and to realise the gratefulness of God. He prescribed irything what is necessary for a man from the cradle to the ve. The second mode of increasing hope is to read the Quran 1 Hadis. The Quran says regarding hope: Tell those who sressed much on their soul: Don't be despaired of God's rcy. Surely God can forgive all sins. God is Forgiving , rciful-29:59 Q. God says: The angels glorify their Lord and k forgiveness for those who are in the earth-42:5Q. God says:
ir the fire of Hell which has been prepared for the infidles. God 's: I warn you of the fire of Hell. Nobody except the fortunate enters therein -those who disbelieved and turned :k. God says: God is forgiving to the people inspite of their s. It is reported that the Holy Prophet used to pray constantly his people. He was even told: Are you not satisfied with the lowing verse: Your Lord is forgiving to the people inspits of ir sins-13:6 Q. God says: Soon your Lord will give you such ng as will satisfy you-93: 5Q. In its Tafsir, it has been said that will not be satisfied even if a single man stays in Hell.
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