belongs to Allah. He grants it as an inheritance to whomever He wills of His servants, and the final outcome is for the righteous.’”
Surah al-A‘rāf, 128.
And He said:
“Messengers before you were indeed denied, but they patiently endured rejection and persecution until Our help came to them. None can alter the words of Allah. And some accounts of the messengers have already reached you.”
Surah al-An‘ām, 34.
And He said:
“And remember when the disbelievers plotted against you to imprison you, kill you, or expel you. They planned, and Allah planned; and Allah is the best of planners.”
Surah Āl ‘Imrān, 54.
And He said:
“Or do you think you will enter Paradise without facing trials like those who passed away before you? They were afflicted with hardship and suffering, and were so shaken that the Messenger and those who believed with him cried, ‘When will Allah’s help come?’ Indeed, Allah’s help is near.”
Surah al-Baqarah, 214.
The accounts of this community, in both its earlier and later generations, are likewise—such as those of the earliest believers who were subjected to trials, and those who followed them in righteousness. Among them were those concerning whom Allah revealed the Quran, saying:
“And why do you not fight in the cause of Allah and for the oppressed men, women, and children who say, ‘Our Lord,