Paitience and Gratitude by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

An abridged translation of ‘Uddat as-Sabirin wa Dhakhirat Ash-Shakirin
The author explains the nature of sabr (patience) and shukr (gratitude) in a practical fashion and shows how these important spiritual values may be incorporated into everyday life.

Although the original Arabic text was written over six centuries ago, the author’s words are even more relevant today.
Patience and Gratitude is an abridged translation of in the Arab world but which has been inaccessible to English-speaking of sabr (patience, fortitude) and its counterpart, shukr(gratitude), in a practical fashion which shows how these important spiritual values may be incorporated into everyday life. Although written over six centuries ago, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah’s words are still relevant-perhaps more so than ever-today. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah _1292-1350 CE) was a Muslim Scholar who lived in Damascus, Syria. He studied first under his own father, the qayyim (attendant of the school of al-jawziyyah, and then under the great scholar Ibn Taymiyyah. He compiled and authored many books, including the famous Zad al-Ma’ad(The Provision of the hereafter), and was contemporary of other leading scholars such as Ibn Kathir, Ibn Rajab, and others.