Ease in Difficulty

EASE IN DIFFICULTY The Quran teaches ‘high thinking.’ Its purpose is to nurture in a person a way of thinking that is not centred on problems but rather on rising above problems to find solutions. I n the Quran, a universal principle of Nature is expressed in these words: ‘So, surely with every hardship there is ease; surely, with every hardship there is ease’ (94:5-6). Here, we are provided with a teaching that can be called ‘high thinking’—that is, thinking by rising above problems. Its purpose is to nurture in a person a way of thinking that is not centred on problems but rather rises above problems to find solutions. A person who possesses this sort of high thinking will very quickly discover that where only difficulties seemed to exist, opportunities were also present through which not only could the problems be solved but also one’s failures could be turned into successes. One can cite several such examples from the past as well as the present day. One example is from the 13th century, when warlike Mongol tribes from Central Asia came out of their mountainous homeland and