(7:128) - Proactive Patience - Quran: Al-'Araf (Jinan Yousef) #FridayReminders #QuranReflections

Proactive Patience Quran Reflections by guest author Jinan Yousef Video: https://youtu.be/Q-j3JEEHXLE Podcast: https://anchor.fm/quranclub App: www.quranclub.org Website: www.otpok.com قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِ ٱسۡتَعِينُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱصۡبِرُوٓاْۖ إِنَّ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ لِلَّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَن يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦۖ وَٱلۡعَٰقِبَةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ Moses reassured his people, ‘Seek Allah help and be patient: indeed the earth belongs to Allah alone- He grants it to whichever He chooses of His servants – the ultimate outcome belongs only to the righteous. (Surat al-A’raf, 7:128)  Today's reflection is by Jinan Yousef.   The context of this verse is important; the Children of Israel were being oppressed. Moses (as) gave them the solution: Seeking help through Allah ﷻ and patiently persevering.    Seeking help through Allah entails turning to Him, praying to Him, and supplicating to Him. It is to seek Allah ﷻ in all affairs, through the good and the bad.    ‘Patience’ does not mean to do nothing. Patience means to patiently persevere. It means not to give in or give up. Patience is to act ethically, within the teachings of our religion; and to refrain from being rash. And you need to seek help through Allah ﷻ in order to be patient; otherwise it becomes impossible.    Moses ﷺ then reminds them that the earth belongs to Allah ﷻ; not to Pharaoh or whomever appears to be in control. It is Allah ﷻ who causes to inherit the earth to whom He wills. In essence, Moses (as) is reminding them and us to look beyond the material.     Finally, Moses (as) reminds us that the best outcome is for the righteous. Stay righteous, even when you are the oppressed. Do not take on the characteristics of your oppressor in order to win. The outcome is, after all, in the Hands of Allah.