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Shukr

Gratitude: thankfulness to God for every gift, paired in Sufi teaching with patience.

Also: Shukr, gratitude

Sufism and Islamic thought

Shukr is gratitude, which the Qurʾān promises God will reward with increase. Sufi teachers say faith is half patience and half gratitude, and debated which is higher. Its perfection is to see the giver in every gift, and to be grateful even for affliction.