What Can We Do?

وَٱصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ١١٥

“And be patient! Certainly God does not discount the reward of the good-doers.” — Qur’an 11:115

God asks only for our efforts. The results are up to Him.

We strive todo what we can to establish goodness on the earth and todo good deeds — but ultimately the results are with God.

We shouldn’t be disheartened if it feels like our actions aren’t progressing or we’re working in vain. Ultimately results are with God.

Even a small action done sincerely can have a large impact — God can put immense blessings and barakah in whatever He wishes.

Conversely we may see a big action done with poor intentions is not as effective.

At the end of the day we can only do what we can do — let us all try our best to make the most of the time we have and the sphere of influence we can affect.

As long as we have tried sincerely to do good for the sake of God then we pray that He accepts it and we are of the successful ones.

Change starts at home, making sure things are right with our family, our friends, our social circle before we can hope to tackle larger societal ills.