A LESSON FROM PROPHET ADAM — Angelic Method

problem occurs in the political sphere and one fails to manage one’s ego properly, it triggers off what is called the ‘politics of opposition’. This is what challenging the political authorities is about. Because most people fail in the examination of ‘ego management’, almost the whole of human history presents a picture of deadly political destruction. Confronting the authorities and agitating, fired by the ‘politics of opposition’ is the method of Satan. The solution to this problem is explained in the Quran and Hadith in terms of what can be called the 'politics of patience' or sabr. The 'politics of patience' is not politics of defeat. It is but another name for political status-quoism — that is to say, to accept, in practical terms, the status quo as far as the issue of political power is concerned, and without confronting the political authorities, to avail the opportunities present in the non-political sphere. It is this formula that is expressed in a Hadith, according to which the Prophet indicated: God grants to non-violence what He does not grant to violence. o Restraint in Adversity Patience is the exercise of restraint in trying situations. It is a virtue, which enables the individual to proceed towards worthy goals, not deflected by adverse circumstances or repeated provocations. If he allows himself to become upset by opposition, taunts or other kinds of unpleasantness, he will never reach his goal.