Quranic Wisdom

The second aspect of the intellectual demand is for man to be able to live among those who have the same wavelength as he has, who have a high level of thinking and with whom he can have the perfect kind of intellectual exchange. According to the law of nature, such people are not available on a mass level in this world. God Almighty will select such individuals from the whole of human history and settle them in Paradise. In this way that kind of high society will be formed in Paradise which is the greatest need of a true believer. It is this fact that has been mentioned in the Quran in these words: Whoever obeys God and the Messenger will be among those He has blessed: the messengers, the truthful, the witnesses, and the righteous. What excellent companions these are! (4:69) Patience for the Sake of Personality Development Q uran lays a lot of emphasis on patience (sabr). According to a Quranic verse in the chapter Al-Zumar (Crowds): Truly those who persevere patiently will be requited without measure (39:10) Such a verse has not appeared in the Quran for any other deed. Only for patience does the Quran say that its reward would be countless in measure. What is this reward? This reward is not a result of any mysterious phenomenon. It is that which those who exercise