But who knows whether it is for a time like this that you attained royal dignity? ’ Esther urged Mordecai to gather the Jews in Shushan and fast in her behalf.
وَقَالَتْ :‏ ‹ أَنَا أَيْضًا أَصُومُ ثُمَّ أَدْخُلُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ خِلَافًا لِلْقَانُونِ ،‏ فَإِنْ هَلَكْتُ ،‏ هَلَكْتُ › .‏