SABR

“Holding on is not waiting.”

Think back to the last time you waited for something that never came. It was not the difficulty that wore you out. It was not knowing how long it would last.

That is not a weakness. It is how we are made: we can bear almost anything, except not seeing the end.

Sabr is the answer the Islamic tradition has brought to this for fourteen centuries. Take it in with the heart. Measure your words. Keep going in actions.

A book you read, and a book you write

Sabr has crossed the centuries; what Daya Layla brings is a way to approach it today. A verse, a reflection, a page waiting for you: SABR alternates what it passes on with what it asks of you. A guide first, then a journal.

Every verse quoted has been verified. It carries its exact reference, and the Qur'an translation used is named: Saheeh International, issued by Noor International Center and published on QuranEnc.com — version 1.1.2.

The forty-day cycle

A few minutes a day. What asked patience of you, a few questions, a few words. Nothing more.

No printed dates: you begin on the day you choose, and after an interruption you pick up again with nothing to catch up on. The cycle waits for you.

A copy that becomes yours

Once filled in, this journal resembles no other — your handwriting, your forty days, your patience.

168 pages. The second title in the 40 DAYS series.