ELEVEN VIRTUES THAT ARE THE OUTCOME OF COURAGE

1. Serious mindedness: one having a state of mind in which one is not elated by praise or insulted by criticism. He holds rich and poor alike and does not differentiate between joy and sorrow. One's work and effort are unshaken by a change in the environment or in difficult or fearful circumstances.

2. Bravery (Najdat): having patience and endurance in frightening situations and difficult circumstances and not complaining and not acting inappropriately in those situations.

3. Having zeal and endeavor (Having Himmat): one does not care about worldly ranks, positions, promotions or demotions.

4. Perseverence (Thabat): putting up with difficulties on the way toward one's goal; resisting destructive forces or agencies on the way to success.

5. Mildness (Hilm): the calmness of the spirit. It is being gentle and mild and avoiding anger.

6. Calmness (Sukun): having the necessary strength, perseverance and resistance during a war while defending the country, the religion, and the nation against the enemy, and not becoming a laughing stock of the enemy.

7. Being ingenious (Shahamat): strong desire to do good deeds and attain high ranks; also strong desire to be remembered in good terms and persistent devotion for doing good deeds in order to earn rewards (Thawabs).

8. Enduring troubles (Tahammul): working patiently to obtain good-nature and good deeds.

9. Humility (Tawazu): maintaining a non boastful attitude toward those who hold lower worldly ranks than one's self. What one possesses is given to him by the Grace of Allahu ta'ala as a gift. One does not have the means to obtain those. Those who have attained worldly ranks and richness should show humbleness and by doing so earn rewards (Thawabs) for it. If one displays humbleness in order to obtain worldly gains or to avoid worldly difficulty, it is called fawning (Tabasbus). For example, a beggar's expression of humility is of this kind and it is a sin.

10. Sense of honour (Hamiyyat): not being slack in protecting and defending one's nation, religion and honor. Putting one's all ability, strength and effort into this duty.

11. Compassion (Riqqat): not worrying about the problems that are caused by human beings. One's behavior and actions should not change because of the problems caused by other people. One should not stop doing good deeds because people are causing problems or doing evil things to him.