The man watched all this happen. When he saw this display of Allah’s power, he made firm intention and thought, “If Allah can give to a fox like this, then He can do the same for me, as I am from the foremost of His creations (i.e human).”

The man went to a masjid and spent all his time remembering Allah. One day passed - no food. A second day passed - still no food. The third day came, and by then, he was extremely weak from hunger. He cried and pleaded before Allah. A voice came from the unseen: “O person! You saw the fox, but did you not see the lion? How splendid would it be if you became like the lion, work hard for yourself and providing for others.”  The man then realised the truth and busied himself with hard work.^[1]

In any case, my dear Islamic brothers! The point is that we must absolutely believe in Allah’s giving, His mercy, and His blessings—but that does not mean we should stop working. A nation that stops working does not earn Allah’s mercy. So, work hard and firmly believe in Allah.

“You will prevail”

Dear Islamic brothers! In truth, if our certainty is strong, we will be successful everywhere we go. We will succeed in this world and our Hereafter will also be beautiful.

Allah declares in the Quran:

وَ اَنْتُمُ الْاَعْلَوْنَ  اِنْ  کُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ (۱۳۹)

you shall prevail if you are people of faith.^[2]