Patience has three stages; first, it means that the servant ceases to complain and this is the stage of repentances; second, he becomes satisfied wit… - Abu Talib al-Makki

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Patience has three stages; first, it means that the servant ceases to complain and this is the stage of repentances; second, he becomes satisfied with what is decreed, and this is the rank of the ascetic; third, he comes to love whatever his Lord does with him and this is the stage of the true friends of God.