Sabr

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Sabr is patience: steadfastness in hardship, temptation, or the demands of obedience, without complaint that crosses into objecting to God's decree. The Qur'an describes it throughout as paired with reward beyond measure. It is often discussed alongside tawakkul, reliance on God.

Tawakkul
Tawakkul is reliance on God: trusting Him with an outcome after taking the appropriate, permitted means available. Classical scholarship describes it as compatible with practical…
Qadar
Qadar is divine decree: the belief that God has full knowledge of and power over all that happens. Human beings remain accountable for their choices within it. Fatwas on qadar…

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