Formation of Patience: An Explanation Based on Islamic Sources

This article aims at explaining the formation process of patience according to Islamic sources. In this study, using descriptive and content analysis method, verses and hadiths extracted and analyzed. Finally the answer to the main question of research viz. the patience formation process was explained. The results showed that the main process in realization of patience is to push one’s focus to sweet aspect of patience not to its hard and bitter one. Realization of patience has three stages: the first, facing with difficult situations; the second, evaluating and activating factors of patience, and the third, formation of patience. Factors that are active in the second phase are: Certain knowledge, prudence, passion, fear, piety and anticipation of death. Certain knowledge and prudence are considered as the first stages and the four next factors as the second ones.