Trials and Tribulations by imam al-‘izz pdf download

Trials and Tribulations

TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS

Book contents

• Transliteration Table
• Biography efthe Author
• al-Imam al-‘Izz bin ‘Abdi-s-Salam
• Trials and Tribulations –Wisdom and Benefits
• Realising the greatness of Allah’s Lordship and His
• all-encompassing power
• Realising the humility and dejection of servitude
• Actualising sincerity for Allah
• Turning in penitence to Allah
• Submissiveness and supplication
• Forbearance
• Forgiving the human agent who caused the trial
• Patience and steadfastness in the face of affliction
• Experiencing joy at the onset of calamity because of the many benefits it contains
• Being grateful at the onset of calamity
• Its expiating sins and erro rs
• Showing mercy to those who are undergoing affliction and coming to their aid
• · Understanding the greatness of the blessing of ease and well-being
• Understanding what Allah, Exalted is He, has caused to be the outcome of these benefits
• Realising the many hidden benefits it contains
• Tribulation and hardship prevents one from evil
• Being pleased and content with the tribulation
• ibn al-Qayyim (d H)
• What the Muslims are afflicted with of evil
• When the believers are afflicted with something
• When the believers are afflicted
• The more love becomes firmly embedded in the heart
• What is seen of the disbeliever, the sinner and
• the hypocrite gaining ascendancy
• The believer facing tribulation is like medicine
• What the believer is afflicted of in this world
• In the believers being overcome and defeated by their enemy
• Allah, Glorious is He, created the heavens and
• the earth and created life and death
• Man is a social creature
• The tribulation that the servant is afflicted with affects one of four things
• Glossary of Arabic Terms