Steadfastly Persevere 

[52:48] You shall steadfastly persevere in carrying out your Lord’s command―you are in our eyes―and glorify and praise your Lord when you get up. 

Persevere, according to a dictionary definition: Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success. In the Quran, the English word “persevere” has the word “steadfastly” directly in front of it, with only one exception in 3:200. 

O you who believe, you shall be steadfast, you shall persevere, you shall be united, you shall observe GOD, that you may succeed. 

Even in this verse, God says first, you shall be steadfast, and then you shall persevere. Therefore, I think it is very relevant to understand what it means to be steadfast, in order to understand how to persevere. Thus, here is a dictionary definition of steadfast: Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering. 

Consequently, the way to persevere is by combining both definitions: be resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering, continuing in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.

May God increase my knowledge, but the way I look at it is: it is not okay to fail

and remain in a state of failure, even if we do not see the light at the end of the tunnel. Humans are not perfect, so we are bound to fail at something at least once in our lives. To steadfastly persevere, I need to know about success, failure, and how to maneuver from failing to becoming successful. 

Here is how God defines the successful, and those failing in 91:1-10: 

[91:1] By the sun and its brightness. 

[91:2] The moon that follows it. 
[91:3] The day that reveals. 
[91:4] The night that covers. 
[91:5] The sky and Him who built it. 
[91:6] The earth and Him who sustains it. 
[91:7] The soul and Him who created it. 
[91:8] Then showed it what is evil and what is good. 
[91:9] Successful is one who redeems it. 
[91:10] Failing is one who neglects it. 

Successful is the one who redeems their soul, while failing is the one who neglects it. Then how do we redeem our soul when we fall into a state of failure? 

God shows us if we fall into a state of failure, using charity as an example in verse 58:13, we must then repent, ask God to forgive us, and then He will accept our repentance. This is the first step for turning failure into success. 

After repentance we have to reform, being dutifully firm in our course of action no matter how difficult or how many times we fail, steadfastly persevering. 

[4:146] Only those who repent, reform, hold fast to GOD, and devote their religion absolutely to GOD alone, will be counted with the believers. GOD will bless the believers with a great recompense. 

[11:11] As for those who steadfastly persevere, and lead a righteous life, they deserve forgiveness and a generous recompense. 

God willing, if I fall into a state of failure with any action, may God help me to never give up and steadfastly persevere to remember, thank, and reverence God at all times.

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