Our Grandshaykh said, “When does the power of our faith appear? When an unlovely thing happens to you, and you remain unchanged, firm in your faith, your Iman is real. If you can bear with those undesired things, the power of your faith will appear. Without trial, you cannot say that you have real power of faith (...) This is real power of faith, unchanging in the face of trials. This is the target. We must continue, until we are like Abraham (peace be upon him). You may, throughout your life, be in so many heavy positions. You must not melt; you must be solid! Our life’s problems and troubles are so many. According to the power of our Iman, our faith, we can stand up to them. You may see some people killing themselves in the face of their troubles. When people are faced with great events, strong faith keeps them from panic.
(Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani)