AbdelRahman Murphy – Paths to Peace #18

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			said, I'm Ali Khan. Rahmatullah with regard to
		

			small label hamdu lillah wa salatu. salam ala Rasulillah, who are there early, he was having it
right. And just a quick announcement.
		

			So we have hamdulillah the overflow parking system set up here.
		

			The parking across the street at the church is not part of that. So we have the both
		

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			establishments on either side of us. We have the the corporate buildings, but we don't have the
church across the street. We don't have that relationship. And so for those of you who parked at the
I think it's called Ventry mentary church, I would go and probably move your car to another area
that is allowed insha Allah just so that you don't, you know, have your car get towed in sha Allah
so just a heads up, no parking across the street being the law. Okay. Tonight's reflection on the
path to peace is a beautiful idea from the Quran from South unis in which Allah subhanaw taala
shares with us not just one of the indications of the path to peace, but one of the names of our in
		

			sha Allah be at Nila our eventual abode, Allah to Allah in the Quran, he says, well, La Jolla rue de
la dotta Salam way de Mejia SHA UE la serata Mr. Clean but Allah subhanho wa Taala says that he is
the one who is inviting everybody. Allah to Allah has placed a proclamation, an invitation to anyone
who's interested to come to daata salaam Dar Salam is the is one of the names one of the
representations as all of the mfah Caelian have alluded to, based on the context of a Jana May Allah
Tala Grant says gentlemen paradise yada. What are the reasons why daata Salam, Al Jana is referred
to as the house or the abode of peace is because this life, part and parcel of this life is that we
		

			always assume a role of engaging with difficulty. Allah Allah says, look for the HELOC on in Santa
Fe Cabot that human beings were always created in a position of difficulty of work, you're never
going to have in this life, any moment where you are free from a responsibility or free from a task
or free from any sort of burden. This is part of the nature of this dunya. And I know a lot of
people think that Well, you know what, maybe if I make my financial goals, or if I reach my certain
status that I'm aiming for, then what is this guy know, I'm going to be able to get to a point where
I'm not going to have to answer to anybody. The reality is that with every provision that Allah
		

			gives, there is a responsibility. And there is a burden that comes with even every blessing in this
dunya is the nature of the dunya. When you are given more, you have to be asked for more as a
person's privilege increases, their responsibilities increase. And so the nature of this life of
this dunya is that a person will always be anticipating what is the next thing that they have to
transcend go across what is the next obstacle that they have to conquer? When a person pays their
bills, within a couple of weeks, they get another bill, when a person submits a project for work.
Within a few days, there is another proposal in their inbox or on their desk. This is the nature of
		

			this life, Allah Tada promised us this. And it seems like we are constantly searching for the
absence of difficulty. But Allah tells us in the Quran, that when you're looking for the absence of
difficulty, you can't look here. Because this is part of the definition. This is the definition of
this life is that you're not going to be able to find the absence of difficulty. Where will you find
a place that is defined by its very element of peace, extending to all of its inhabitants, every
citizen, every person who lives there it is in the next life, may Allah Allah grant us that. So when
he says will law who ye Deru Isla daata Salam, Allah is inviting everyone to daata Salam, every
		

			person in this life should feel attracted to this. I'm tired of working, I'm tired of cleaning. I'm
tired of the chores and the responsibly I'm tired. I'm tired of having to it's almost April 15. I'm
tired of the IRS. I'm tired of these things, right? We get exhausted. This is part of our nature. So
Allah is saying, if you're tired if you find yourself exhausted, doing all of these tasks, well
focus your time here in a way that will give you entrance into data setup. Because what a tragedy
what a colossal travesty it would be if a person spent their entire life working in this life.
		

			but they didn't dedicate any time to attaining entrance into the garden in the next life, and then
they're going to be doubled down with more work than they ever imagined so much so that the people
of Jahannam say, Oh Allah send us back. Give us another chance, because the time that they spend in
Jahannam, even a moment is worth is a million times worse than any burden they had in this life all
put together, may Allah protect us. So Allah Allah invites everyone to data setup. Now, at the end
of the verse, and it's interesting because in the Quran, the way in which the sentence is
structured, the way in which the is structured, it is showing us what we should focus on Allah Tada
		

			begins with the reward that Allah is calling you to what the house or the abode of peace of Salaam.
And then he says, Well, yeah, the mega shot, we lost the ultimate stalking.
		

			And the one who wants to attain this place of paradise of peace, Allah has given them the steps to
get there, Allah has laid out the path and this is from the Mercy of Allah subhanaw taala, that
Allah to Allah did not have to, he did not have to give us such a clear indication. So it's clear
messaging, such clear role modeling by the example of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu sallam. This
was not a requirement. Of course, Allah has no requirements. But out of His mercy and His generosity
and his gentleness with us. He gave us clear understandings, clear rubrics. And not only that, he
gave us the best of examples to show us how to do it. And not only that, he gave us a method, a
		

			method of recourse when we're not perfect, which is part of our definition, as being imperfect. All
a person has to do is strive towards the straight path. All they have to do is stay on that straight
path. All they have to do is try their best to stay moving on that straight path. Well, yeah, the
menu shot last year autonomous truck team, then Allah Tada. And the next verse, he describes who
those people are, and let the Senate personnel, they are those people who do good. Allah will give
them the most beautiful rewards was Yeah, that's one that Allah to Allah will give them even more
than they can imagine. Because when you read the verse, when Allah says he's gonna give you the most
		

			beautiful reward, you start thinking of things, right? There's a Ferrari dealership nearby, nearby
here, by the way, you start thinking of things, you start to place objects, oh, maybe I'll have this
maybe I'll have that. Right? Pakistani mangoes every day. I'll have this every day was yeah, that's
when Allah then he corrects your mind. He corrects your consciousness and says, No, it's going to be
even more than what you can imagine. Don't get caught up tripping over yourself trying to build out
your shopping list for Jana. Because when you get there, all the things you imagined are going to be
pointless because there's going to be such incredible opportunities there that the Prophet SAW sent
		

			him said that the eye has never seen, the ear has never hear heard, or the heart has never even
conceived. So Jana is a place that again, it's not even we're not even able to fully grasp exactly
what the experience will be like. Well, your hookah would you help them? Platoon? What are they? On
hula? It was horrible. Jannetty comfy, have holiday May Allah Allah grant us this. He says they will
never ever feel this is amazing. They will never ever feel any sadness. They will never feel
sadness.
		

			Nothing will ever cause their heart to feel far or lonely or cold or small. There will never be a
moment where their heart will feel anything but joy
		

			and they will never have a moment where their faces Allah Tada says your haka, would you have them
hotter on their faces will never become
		

			overwhelmed with despair and grief. You get a letter from some company that you are making payments
to or you get a phone call or you get a text message, please call us right away and your entire
facial expression changes. Allah Tada says in Jana, your heart will never feel distant from
happiness and your face will never show anything but relaxation and relief. And then Allah Tada says
hula is hobbled Jana. Who are those people? Those are the people of paradise. Home fee half hottie
dune and don't worry because once you're in, you're never leaving May Allah Allah grant us that
position. May Allah Allah forgive us of all of our shortcomings in our sins. May Allah Tala make us
		

			people that are going to be inshallah entered to paradise with no haste out we have so many mistakes
and so many shortcomings and Allah to ALLAH his forgiveness is greater than our mistakes. We ask
Allah Tala to forgive us and grant us permanent residents with our family, our friends, our loved
ones, and of course all of us in the company of the best of creation Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam We
ask Allah to Allah to accept from us Amira Bill elements of Chanukah, homie Hamrick. Now shadow en
la ilaha illa and sinister Fuuka wanted to be like was salam ala Korcula