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DISCOURSE ON PATIENCE


Lectures
of
Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Khamenei


Translated from Persian
by:
Sayyid Hussein Alamdar

Edited by:
Sayyid Ali Shahbaz

CONTENTS:

Prefaceix
Introduction: Biography of Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Khamenei The Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Xix
I. Discourse on Patience:3
Common Understanding of Patience3
Overall Views About Patience5
Summary of the Meanings of Patience6
II. Importance of Patience in the, Light of Traditions:13
First Narration14
Second Narration19
III. Patience in Islamic Codices:25
IV. The Fields of Patience:35
Patience in Performance of Obligations (Obedience)39
Examples of Patience in Obedience in the Lives of the Infallible Imams (p.b.u.t.)47
Review of the Holy Qur'an49
Patience Against Sin51
The Importance of Patience Against Sin54
V. Historical Examples:59
Some Other Examples of Patience Against Sin64
Review of Some Narrations66
Patience Against Unpleasant Events (Tragedies)74
Patience Against Optional Tragedies78
Ways for Encouraging this Branch of Patience85
VI. The Advantages and Effects of Patience:91
Permanence and Victory92
Psychological Traces of Patience in the Lives of Individuals99
The Birth of an Invincible Spirit100
Appearence of Righteous Virtues Within105
More Attention and Reliance upon Allah106