Samya AliAuthor

A husband and a wife bring to the marriage different backgrounds, experiences, expectations, and views on life. This is true of Muslim couples as well, despite having a shared belief system. So, conflict is inevitable at times as they interact with each other every day and make decisions regarding their individual lives, their relationship, and their home and family.

Sabr is both patience and perseverance. That covers a lot of ground. In fact, Imam Abu Talib Al-Makky, in his book, Qoot ul-Quloob, writes that most people sin because of two things: lack of sabr with regard to pursuing what they love or aspire to; or lack of sabr with regard to what they detest (such as pain, poverty, illness, etc). In fact, sabr is the key to the inner power that enables us to respond with intention and purpose to life’s challenges.

All mainstream media in the U.S. is reporting on the current fighting between Palestine and Israel according to the usual official narrative: Hamas is a terrorist organization; this was an unprovoked attack; Israel has the right to defend itself, and on and on.