Allah says,
“With Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that none knows but He.
He knows whatever there is on the earth and in the sea.
There isn’t a leaf that falls but with His knowledge:
there is not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth,
nor anything fresh or dry (green or withered),
but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can read)”. (6:59).
Allah says,
“Say: ‘O Allah. Lord of Power (And Rule),
You give power to whom You please,
and You strip off power from whom You please:
You endue with honor whom You please,
and You bring low whom You please:
In Your hand is all good.
Verily, over all things You have power’” (3:26).
He says,
“Behold! Verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve;
Those who believe and (constantly) guard against evil;-
For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present and in the Hereafter;
no change can there be in the words of Allah.
This is indeed the supreme felicity.” (10:62-64)
When Allah ordered Noah (pbuh) to build an ark (boat), Noah was in the middle of the desert where there was no sea or river, but because he had confidence in Allah, he got to work.
To a non-Believer it would seem insane to built an ark in the middle of the desert, a waste of time. But when the flood started, the wisdom behind building the ark became obvious.
Today we are building an ark that seems nonsense to a non-Muslim, or may even seem as a waste of time for a weak Muslim.
The ark we are building today is “CHANGE”.
It needs lots of work and may seem pointless to many.
But the day will come when those who participated in building this ark will succeed, and those who wandered away will regret.
Lets get to work, all of us, because this ark needs a lot of effort, patience, and tsiqah fillah!
