L.E.T.S. help ourselves

The Arab American News | January 3, 1997 | Copyright

L.E.T.S. help ourselves.

There is a statement in the Qur'an which informs us that "Allah does not improve the condition of a people until they try to improve conditions for themselves". Or as the English say: "God helps those who help themselves."

For those who still doubt that it is up to individuals to try and help themselves, in order to establish - through practical means - an Islamic State, then Khidr's example to Musa (A.S.), in Surah 18, The Cave, serves as a good example. His practical disabling of the boat to prevent its expropriation by a marauding king, the slaying of a ...

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