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Akhlāq

أخلاق

شكر

Shukr

Definition

Gratitude — with the heart (recognition), the tongue (al-ḥamdulillāh), and the limbs (using the gift in obedience).

Example

Whoever is grateful for what he has, Allah increases him; whoever is ungrateful, He withholds.

See also

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Ṣabr

Patience — in obedience, in abstaining from sin, and at the time of calamity.

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Tawakkul

Reliance on Allah — taking the means while trusting that the outcome is His alone.

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