On About Faith and Letting Go

On About Faith and Letting Go

Written on 31 Dec 2025

 

I was flipping through the Quran and I perchance stopped at Surat Al-Qasas, Chapter 28, and read from verses 1-13. Specifically focusing on verses 7 - 13.

 

What's interesting is, yesterday, I uploaded a post to LinkedIn titled, On Time to let go and Move on. Interesting how what we thought would be an interesting coincidence, yet, a Muslims, we believe, there is no such things as, coincidence. 

 

Al-Qasas chapter 28 verses 7 - 13, Allah S.W.T. tells the story of faith and letting go.

 

I am paraphrasing and summarising these verses, 

 

Knowing Pharoah's intent on killing all first born son, she had to save him and let him go. She placed her baby in the river, not knowing if he come back to her. Even though she felt like she was falling apart from the grief, she was given the strength to keep it together. Because the baby wouldn't nurse from anyone else, he was brought right back into her arms. 

 

The thing is, and I am sure many of you, including me, have difficulty letting go, not because of we lack the knowledge or skills or experience. More often, we lack faith. And I am for one, need to work on that. When you have unadulterated faith, letting go is easy. Yes, you may feel the emptiness, the fear, the insecurity. These are all normal human emotions. holding to the faith, keeps us focused and keeps going.

 

The heart of Moses' mother became empty—not because she lost her love, but because she had to pour out her own control to make room for God's decree. Sometimes, we mistake the 'emptiness' of letting go for a void or a loss, when in reality, it is the sacred space where a miracle is about to be placed. An empty cup can be filled; a heart tightly clenched around its own plans cannot.