A Treatise on Patience and Gratitude

This book consists of 15 Chapters. It is a study on Virtues and Benefits of Patience and Gratutude researched from the Islamic sources and compiled with supplications to Allah SWT]: O Allah Pour out on us patience and constancy, and make us die as those who have surrendered themselves unto You O Allah, make us from those who have patience upon hardships and those who are thankful upon Your blessings. Ameen Chapter 1 consists of Introduction. Chapter 2 consists of The Definition and Concept of Patience (Sabr) Chapter 3 Types and Degrees of Patience and include: Introduction; Types of Patience; Types of Patience According to the; Fields it Applies to Patience; Degrees of Patience; The Difference Between The Degrees of Patience; and Hardest Form of Patience. Chapter 4 consists of Virtues of patience. Chapter 5 consists of Benefits of Patience and includes: Introduction; Some Benefits of Patience Mentioned in the Quran; Some Benefits of Patience Mentioned in the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW); and Conclusion. Chapter 6 consists of The Good and the Bad Patience. Chapter 7 consists of Support System For Patience. Chapter 8 consists of Is Patience Indispensable? Chapter 9 consists of Patience is a Half of Imman, Other Half is Gratitude. Chapter 10 consists of Patience Vs Gratitude. Chapter 11 consists Blessing And Benefits Of Gratutude and include; Introduction; Gratitude Helps in Warding Off Punishment From Allah; Gratitude Trains Our Minds to Focus on the Right Things In Life; Gratitude Helps Increase One's Blessings; Gratitude Help Us to Be Patient But Not About Ignoring Our Problems; Gratitude Is Motivate Us in Thanking Through Our Actions; Gratitude is Knowing that Whatever We Have is From Allah; Gratitude Helps Us to Slow Down in Our Wishes and to Enjoy What We Have; Gratitude Helps Us Recognize Other People's Favors to Us; Gratitude Helps Us To Get The Pleasure of Allah in The Hereafter; and Concluding Remarks. Chapter 12 consists Guidance of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) On The Patience And Gratitude in Trial and Tribulation. Chapter 13 consists Leaning To Observe Patience And Gratitude from the Stories of Prophets and Pious People and include: Introduction; Story of Patience and Gratitude of Prophet Nuh (AS); Story of Patience and Gratitude of Prophet Ayyub (AS); Story of Patience and Gratitude of Prophet Yunus (AS); Story of Patience and Gratitude of Prophet Ibrahim (AS); Command of Sacrifice of Ibrahim's Son Isma'il; Story of Patience and Gratitude of Prophet Yaqub (AS); Story of Patience and Gratitude of Prophet Yusuf (AS); Story of Patience and Gratitude of Prophet Musa (AS); Story of Patience and Gratitude of Asiya Wife of Fir'swn; Story of Patience and Gratitude of Mayam Bint Imran; Story of Patience From the Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW); and Story of Patience and Gratitude of 'Urwah Ibn Al Zubair.Chapter 14 consists Excellence of Prophet Muhammad's Patience and Gratitude Whilst Conveying the Message and include: Before Prophethood; Prophet Entrusted on Muhammad (SAW); and Incident of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) at Taif. Chapter 15 consists of Summary and conclusion. The Book is supported with Bibliography.