Al Sufian


iconSufa 120 - The Courage (Al-Matin)

1O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Matin;
2The Firm, the Steadfast;
3And the eighty-eighth name of Allah, the One, the Absolute, the Almighty.
4The bravest is one who overcomes his desires,
5Than him who conquers his enemies;
6For the hardest victory is over self.
7Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
8The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone.
9The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them and yet still go out to face it.
10The true test of moral courage is the ability to ignore an insult.
11Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquest of it.
12A man who speaks the truth is courageous, but friendless.
13Courage is standing firm to virtue when all around bend to the winds of change.
14Violence should never be claimed an equal to Courage.
15A man who defends his family and lands does so out of duty,
16Whereas a man of courage,
17Is one who does not denounce his life of virtue in the face of violence.