And divine promises are true. The promises that Allah the Exalted makes are true and we should not have any doubt about divine promises. Once, I said here that we should rely on God and that we should avoid any doubts about His promises. Allah the Exalted has cursed the ones who suspect his promises: "And that He may punish the hypocrites, men and women, and the unbelievers— men and women, who imagine an evil opinion of Allah. On them is a round of Evil: the Wrath of Allah is on them. He has cursed them and got Hell ready for them and evil is it for a destination" [The Holy Quran, 48: 6].
God has cursed those who imagine an evil opinion of Him. Having a decent opinion of God means trusting Him when He says, "If you help the cause of Allah, He will help you" [The Holy Quran, 47: 7]. This is trusting God. When He says, "Allah will certainly aid those who aid His cause" [The Holy Quran, 22: 40] we should believe it. If we truly want to help God's religion - helping the cause of Allah means this - we should know that He will help us and we should not have any doubt about it. When we move forward with this spirit, then the tranquility that we spoke about, will - by Allah's favor - be sent down into our hearts.
What does having doubts about God's promises mean?
We should have trust in God the Exalted. God reproaches those who do not trust in Him and who suspect Him. What does having doubts about God's promises mean? It means that we think God's promises such as "And surely Allah will help him who helps His cause," [The Holy Quran, 22: 40] and "As for those who strive hard for Us, We will most certainly guide them in Our ways," [The Holy Quran, 29: 69] are not true.
In Sura al-Fath, God the Exalted says, "And that He may punish the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women, and the polytheistic men and the polytheistic women, the entertainers of evil thoughts about Allah," [The Holy Quran, 48: 6]. The characteristic of polytheistic men and women and hypocritical men and women is that they do not trust God. Then he says, "On them is a round of Evil. The Wrath of Allah is on them. He has cursed them and got Hell ready for them. And evil is it for a destination," [The Holy Quran, 48: 6]. We should not have any doubt about God. Allah the Exalted says that if we take action for His sake, for promoting His religion and for reviving values that He approves, then He will help us.
This is true. This is the divine promise. He says, "Verily Allah will defend from ill those who believe," [The Holy Quran, 22: 38]. God defends anyone who believes in Him. Well, there are many believers whom God has not defended. These believers are being trampled underfoot by arrogant powers. Why is that? This is because other divine traditions have not been observed. This is because they have not made any move and they have not taken any action.
Therefore, jihad [selfless endeavor for the sake of God] and diligence are necessary. If a people believe in God, but do not make any effort, they will certainly be trampled underfoot. In such conditions, "Verily Allah will defend from ill those who believe" will not come true for them. This faith should be accompanied by diligence. If this happens, Allah the Exalted will fulfill his promise. The meaning of "those who fled their home and strove hard in the way of Allah" [The Holy Quran, 2: 218] is that one should move forward, take action and make a decision. This is the sacred battle that a believer spends his entire life engaging in.
Trust in divine promises is the basis of everything
We should pay attention to divine power and promises. Trust in divine promises is the basis of everything. Allah the Exalted has cursed those who suspect Him and the truth of His promises. "And (that) He may punish the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women, and the polytheistic men and the polytheistic women, the entertainers of evil thoughts about Allah. On them is the evil turn, and Allah is wroth with them and has cursed them and prepared hell for them, and evil is the resort," [The Holy Quran, 48: 6]. That is to say, Allah the Exalted blames those who do not have trust in divine promises. Allah the Exalted says, "Surely Allah will help him who helps His cause," [The Holy Quran, 22: 40] and "Be faithful to (your) covenant with Me, I will fulfill (My) covenant with you," [The Holy Quran, 2: 40]. If you move on the path of God, He will help you. Of course this is not just a divine promise. We would know from experience that divine promises are true even if we were incredulous and skeptical individuals who could not accept the truth of God's promises.
Which one of the main elements of the Revolution and which one of the supporters and enemies of the Revolution could predict that such an event would happen in Iran? Which one of them could predict that such a magnificent edifice would be built? Who expected it? But it happened. It happened because of trust in God, firm determination, not fearing death and failure, and moving ahead in the name of God and with trust in Him. And this will be the case from now on, too.
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