Building Life

The Miracle of Patience an initial reward. However, if they lack patience, they will be deprived in both this life and the hereafter. In summary, the current situation for Muslims is that they are arguing over issues they should be patient about, and they wrongly call it jihad. In this world, it is unavoidable that Muslims will face injustices from others. Believers must step away from these problems and focus all their attention solely on fulfilling their duties. THE MIRACLE OF PATIENCE On July 23, 1993, I performed the Friday prayer at the Sang Tarashan Mosque (Paharganj) in Delhi. The neighbourhood around this mosque is entirely Hindu. After 1947, the mosque was shut down, and locals used to dump trash there. In 1982, a Muslim from Delhi, Mr. Muhammad Saeed Bilai (born 1953), considered reclaiming this mosque. He made efforts to reopen, clean, and repair the mosque. The next challenge was how to populate it, since there were no Muslims living nearby. So, he set up a madrasa by hiring a teacher. About two dozen Muslim children moved in and studied there. This way, the five daily prayers were established. Mr. Mahmood Saeed Bilali informed his acquaintances about this mosque, and soon many people began coming for Friday prayers. The mosque would be filled with