Editors' note: Acceptance is a positive state, not to be confused with resignation, a weakness. The inner attitude of a person with acceptance would be that he would accept whatever happened as Allah’s will, and do whatever presented itself. Then there is no good or bad – just an acceptance of everything.

The way into acceptance is to learn to serve without seeking any rewards. The greatest acceptance is to realise everything is God, then you know that when you receive or give it is coming from and going to God.