:!: Importance of Collective Work and Effort :!:

• It is not enough for Islam's well-being that volunteering individuals should work separately in scattered areas, though their effort and work will be rewarded on the Day of Judgment by Allah, for Allah does not disregard the effort of anyone, man or woman. Every individual will be rewarded for his actions according to his intention and perfection of his work. "So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom, shall see it." [Surah al-Zalzalah:7]

• In the contemporary circumstances of the Muslim Ummah, individual work will not be enough for bridging the gap and realizing our aspired hope. Collective work is a must, as it is ordained by Islam and necessitated by reality.

• Islam calls for jama'ah (organized and collective work) and opposes isolation and straying as Allah's hand is with the jama'ah and he who strays will stray into Hell. Remember, it is only the stray and isolated sheep that the wolf attacks. A prayer is not valid if the worshipper performs it separately from the congregation or stands ahead of the line. A believer to another believer is like one firm building, one strengthening and supporting the other.

• Cooperation in righteousness and piety is one of the obligations of the Deen, and the mutual teaching of truth and patience is one of the preconditions of saving oneself from loss in this world and the Hereafter [Surah al-'Asr].

• Great achievements are only made through concerted efforts, and decisive battles are won only through the unity of hands, as the Quran says: "Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in rows (ranks), as if they were a solid structure." [Surah al-Saff: 4]

[compiled from "Priorities of the Islamic Movement" by Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, p.28]