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qāla mūsā li-qawmihi staʿīnū bi-llāhi wa-ṣbirū ʾinna l-ʾarḍa li-llāhi yūrithuhā man yashāʾu min ʿibādihī wa-l-ʿāqibatu li-l-muttaqīna
Moses said to his people, ‘Turn to Allah for help and be patient. The earth indeed belongs to Allah, and He gives its inheritance to whomever He wishes of His servants, and the outcome will be in favour of the Godwary.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-‘Araf – Verse 128
128 . “Moses said to his people: ‘Seek help from Allah and endure. Verily the earthbelongs to Allah; He grants its inheritance to whomever He pleases of His servants, and the end is (best) for the pious ones.”
There are two commandments accompanied with two glad tidings referred to in this holy verse. The commandments are: ‘seeking help from Allah’ and ‘endurance’; and the glad tidings are ‘the inheritance of the earth’ and ‘the good end of the pious’. It also indicates that seeking help from Allah and having confidence in Allah together with perseverance and piety are among the factors of the final victory and protection against threats. This means that we must both seek help from Allah and endure ourselves. The verse says:
Another matter is that, at the sensitive times, a leader must console the community and make them hopeful, because the hope to a clear future is the promise of all religions including Islam. Moreover, the pious people, not only have a good end in this world, but also are victorious in the next world.