Seventh, The urgency of “hardwork” to achieve all positive results in life. Hardwork is known as Jihad in Islam. (See verse no. 10-11).
The verses instruct the believers to struggle in Allah’s path to achieve communal success. Success that can be worldly in nature (nashrun min Allah). Or ultimate success with paradise in the Hereafter.
Eighth, all believers must take part in the struggle to maintain and protect the faith. As Isa AS asked his follower (hawwariyuun) and their response was solid to be a part of the struggle (see verse no. 14).
This Ummah can not win and survive without all being responsible in protecting the faith. The threat is clear (mubiin) and fully committed. And the only way to face it is by fully committing ourselves to the struggle.
Ninth, with all challenges and obstacles in our way to success, believers must keep hope and optimism. Allah informs that at the end of the struggle the believers will prevail and victorious. (See verse no. 14).
In fact, one important thing that the believers must hold is hope in their hearts dearly. That is because faith itself is equivalent to hope and optimism. As long as we have faith, we have hope that we will prevail. Even if we don’t see that in this temporary world, we will surely see it in Akhirah Insha Allah….(*)
NYC Subway, 9 July 2021
* Director of Jamaica Muslim Center/President of Nusantara Foundation
