A Beautiful Patience: 40 Life Lessons from Surah Yusuf

"A Beautiful Patience" takes its name from one of the most profound and beloved statements in Surah Yusuf, 'fa sabrun jamil' (found in verses 18 and 83). This book explores the struggles of the Prophet Yusuf عليه السلام throughout his life, and draws lessons from the story of Yusuf AS that we can apply to our lives today.

"A Beautiful Patience" contains 40 short, powerful chapters, with each chapter focusing on life lesson drawn from the story of Yusuf عليه السلام. Each chapter also weaves in insights from other chapters of the Qur'an, as well as lessons from the Seerah and from Hadith. 

"A Beautiful Patience" is designed to be relevant and practical for modern readers, to help us to reflect, to reconnect with our faith, and to overcome difficulties we may be facing in our lives. Bringing together both deep Quranic insights as well as contemporary lessons, "A Beautiful Patience" helps readers to reconnect with this beloved Surah in a way that impacts our everyday lives. With deep Quranic insights and contemporary lessons, this really is a must-read spiritual self-help book.

This hardback book also makes the perfect gift with its beautiful artwork and highlighted quotes throughout, and has been written in an easy-to-read and engaging manner.

About the Author

Shabbir Hassan is a speaker, Imam & teacher. He is a graduate Alim from Ebrahim College, London (Alimiyyah - Arabic Language, Islamic Sciences and Hadith studies) and also attained an MA in Islamic Education from the University of Warwick. Having completed his Hifdh (memorisation of the Qur'an) in Leicester by the age of 15, he pursued a path of knowledge and has spent over a decade in this field.