Prepare for Bad Times by Being Thankful When All Is Well. Supplicate often in times of comfort, peace, and well-being. Among the characteristics of the believer is that he is thankful and resolute:he sharpens the arrow before releasing it from the bow, and he turns to Allah before he is afflicted. The opposites of the believer in this regard are both the vile disbeliever and … [Read more...] about Prepare for Bad Times by Being Thankful When All Is