FOREBEARANCE

1= God has asked the believers to imbue His Divine attributes on human level. His Prophets are given the greatest capability for this.
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2= The-Forebearing is among divine attributes… Forebearance connotes compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, kindness and suppressing anger. These qualities are vital for society and for spirituality….The days and years of Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on Him) were full of instances of forebearances.
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3= For example: Once a man, during talk, kept touching the holy prophet's beard. The companion Hadhrat Umar (r.a) was very upset at this show of disrespect but the blessed Holy Prophet instructed him not to be harsh with visiting man.
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4= Zaid ibn Su`nah, a great jewish scholar in holy prophets's time, narrated : He recognized all but two signs of prophethood when he saw the face of holy prophet. Two signs which were not immediately evident to him were: i-Holy prophet's forebearance would precede his rasheness. ii- His forebearance would increase upon facing intense rashness…One day a Bedouin came to prophet and said that a group of his people had accepted Islam and he used to tell them by embracing this faith there would be great increase in their provisions. Now because of no rain, there was famine and he feared his people would leave Islam as they came in with greed… The Bedouin requested for their help….The Holy Prophet looked to hadhrat Ali but he informed no supplies could be given…The narrator Zaid, the scholar, offered the holy prophet to rent him a specific palm (dates) garden for a ceratin time for quick relief….Instead the holy prophet told Zaid that he would rent him a fix amount of date-fruit until such period from unspecified gardens……A pact was agreed and Zaid paid for particular dates for a fixed time…. The holy prophet gave the payment to the man with instruction to help his people with fairness…….Just few days before the expiry of fixed period Zaid came to holy prophet and seized him by his dress and angrily said: why do not you pay back my dues?.......Zaid saw that such attitude of his was angrily challenged by hadhrat Umar …But the holy prophet, who was looking at Zaid quietly and patiently said: Umar! Instead of being angry, you should pay off his loan well. Give him extra saa` (44 Kg) because you terrified him. Order was obeyed…….At this point Zaid disclosed his identity to hadrat Umar and told him that he deliberately talked to holy prophet in that since he wanted to check the two signs of forebearnace; preceding of forebearance upon his rash and increasing of forebearance on encountering excessive rashness. He found these two signs, too, in holy prophet. He embraced the faith and announced to donate half of his wealth for it.
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5= The holy prophet always resolved family matters with wisdom and no annoyance.
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6= His blessed model was for ever to be followed and practiced. Only listening, reading and enjoying about it is not the goal….Sometimes people are cruel to their servants…. Some people are not kind to wives and are extendedly brutal….Teaching of the kind and gentle conduct is for practice.
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7= In an incident, at the victory of Mecca, pardon was sought for a fled person Safwan. The blessed holy prophet granted it. The fled man sent a message that a token of assurance be given. He was given a turban of the holy prophet which he had on when he entered in Mecca as victorious. Safwan was assured of the forebearance of the holy prophet.
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8= The real champion is not one who beat an opponent, rather a real champion is one who controls himself when angered….Said the blessed holy prophet……Once He saw two enraged men fighting. He said he knew the words which can dissipate their anger; these are : I seek refuge with Allah from accursed satan…He directed that if a standing angry person sits or sitting angry person lies down the anger will go away…..He never felt anger on any personal issue but only on Divine matters.
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9= A man complained that he always did good to his relatives but always got bad reaction The blessed holy prophet said his actions covered the meanness of his relatives and as long as he is firm on his way Allah's help would be with him…….He said Allah liked the two qualities of forebearance and dignity.
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10= Forebearance connotes compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, kindness and suppressing anger. These qualities are vital for society and for spirituality.
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11= According to holy caliph, forebearance was also shown by the holy promised messiah ( mta.tv ) who once said: With the exception of indecency all weaknesses and petulant behavior peculiar to women should be tolerated. It is shameful that a man should fight a woman……He never spoke harshly to anyone.… His opponents would come by and use extremely rude language which he would never react to. Instead, he prayed for them. His compassion was keen and he subdued the rage…..He taught ( as the blessed holy prophet commanded ) to tolerate the abuse of a guest as he was not among followers.
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12= The most supreme reflecton of the divine attribute The-Forebearing (Al-Haleem ) was the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). In his footsteps, the Promised Messiah (on whom peace) has shown blessed models for reformation. May Allah enable all to imbue divine attributes.