Abdul Wahab Saleem – Preaching Tawheed in a Pagan City – Stand Up for What You Believe In

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			But your brothers and your sisters, I want you to imagine
		

			the time of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salam as he's in Makkah,
		

			the prophet is being told by Allah azza wa jal that now you have to stand. You have to stand up for
what you believe in, come stand over Hamid
		

			stand what ended and start to warn the people.
		

			Everybody in society doesn't believe in what the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salam believes in. No
one in society except a very few people, mostly weekend actually agree with the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam. Everyone is opposing him. Some people are making death threats against the
followers of Mohammed. Other people are trying to assassinate Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam
		

			everything is in his face. It's all difficulties after difficulties after difficulties. Ludo Merton,
Bow to her folk about darkness is some of another. It's a very difficult time that the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa Salam is going through
		

			in this time, a group of the people of Quraysh like Al Ali Dibner Mahira, like Al Asad and others,
they come to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salam, and they say, oh, Mohammed, hello, Ma, fel
tabooed Myrna boudoir Abu do matter, but come and let us worship what you worship.
		

			And you worship we worship. So they're asking him for a small concession. They said that let's
worship what you worship. And let us worship what you worship as you worship what we worship. One
year, you become us, and the next year, we will become you.
		

			That's all they're asking for the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had many years to go.
		

			And if anybody had the ability to make a concession, it would have been the prophets of salaam
because he knew that there are still some more times till the mission of the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam comes to a conclusion
		

			was within this scenario that Allah subhanho wa Taala revealed one of the two Surahs that is known
as Surah teleclass because there's two sources known as Surah to the class, the famous Surah class
and also Surah to the carrier on both of these Surahs are known as Surah Taylor class the two
sources that are basically meant to express your sincerity to Allah as LJ
		

			and these two sewers, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had a practice of reciting the sutras,
especially in his different Sunon. So it's reported that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
would recite the sutras in the Sunnah of Fajr. It's also reported that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam would recite the sutras in the Sunnah of Maghreb, and it was also reported that the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would recite these two sutras in the Sunnah of a thorough
offense. Well, these are those two Surahs which express your allegiance to Allah. Your belief in
Allah, your monotheism to Allah azza wa jal is that there's nothing else that you're willing to bow
		

			yourself down to, spiritually, ideologically, physically, except for Allah azza wa jal. These are
those two sutras. And one of them is revealed in this moment, in this moment that the kuffar of
Quraysh are asking the prophet to make a very relatively simple concession. The concession is that
you worship what we worship for one year and then we will worship what you worship for another year.
So we'll come somewhere in the middle. Allah Subhana Allah Allah says to the Prophet, who, in the
wake of all of this, despite the difficulty, despite the trials despite the fact that everyone is
against the prophets of salaam he says, Say and declare, make that declaration very clear. The
		

			beginning of that declaration is yeah, a you healthcare field room. All you who disbelieve Oh, Kufa,
quite
		

			Literally,
		

			I want you to imagine this because now, some people are very hesitant to even use the word gaffer.
		

			They will say, Gavin, you're gonna offend someone. Why, okay? If someone had to be considered
offending someone, it would be this situation in the most trying moments of the Prophet's life. But
the prophet is told in that moment to make the declaration and begin by saying, cool, yeah, are you
held cafiero? Say, Oh, you hold who are kuffaar.
		

			Because the word Gafford simply means disbeliever. It is us who have added a lot of different stigma
to this word. And because of that stigma, we're afraid the media is against us. And this is against
us. And they're talking about all these people. They say, infidels, that one, oh, my brothers, we
have to explain to the people we cannot be back footed by people. We have to tell the people we are
people of Dawa. We are people of calling. We can't have people putting us on the backfoot all the
time. It doesn't work like that the word God fear doesn't equate to bloodshed, war, massacre,
pillaging. This is just media. This is not what the word cafard means. It means someone who
		

			disbelieves in what you believe in. And that's what the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is told
to say to these people, despite the difficult trying time that he's going through, say, a U haul
calf, your own all you who are could fall, who disbelieve in what I believe in. If people
misunderstand a word, and they place all sorts of stigma around it, we can't stop using that word.
Let me give you an example.
		

			When the British had went to
		

			Egypt,
		

			in the 1900s, and they were there, and they attempted to conquer this place, they attempted to
colonize this place. Slowly but surely some of the Arabic words they started coming into the British
language. One of those words is a word that all of you and I and everyone uses and it's still there
used in Britain till today in a derogatory way, and the word is bint. For those who are no English,
they know English.
		

			There the word has meant. It's still used in Britain till today in certain parts of Britain that
isn't the word basically means it's a derogatory term for a woman. Right? It's a scoring full word
where you know, you can imagine what it would mean, in our language. I don't want to use those words
in on a pulpit. But basically, it's a derogatory term for a woman that's very loose. So the word
bint daughter, the word we use all the time, the word that is attached to the names of all of our
daughters, Falana bins philon, this word became a derogatory term. Did we say because in England,
the word is a derogatory term, I'll stop using it. If someone misunderstands a word, you explain to
		

			them what that word means. Because this is exactly what Allah is telling the prophets I send them as
well. Wouldn't Yeah, you heard Catherine won't say oh, people who happen to be Kufa, let I will do
matter I will do and I'm not going to be worshiping what you people are worshipping, we're
different. And you know, when you're honest about your beliefs to people, people take you more
seriously. But when you're wishy washy, and they look at you, and they think, Oh, this guy doesn't
really stand for what he believes in, they start to say all, now they've got you on the backfoot,
they will try to pressure you, they will try to teach you they will try to preach you to you. But
		

			Allah subhanaw taala is telling the prophet to Salem, when they're asking for concessions. You say
it loud and clear. You don't have to be obnoxious. But you have to be clear, being clear worded
doesn't mean you're an obnoxious human being. It just means you are a direct human being. It means
you're a human being who believes and stands for what he really believes in law who do matter. But
don't I don't believe what you all are believing what not and tomorrow be doing good. And neither
all of you worship what I worship as well. I mean, if you have the freedom to do whatever you want,
why don't I have the freedom to do whatever I want? Right? Because this is what we're talking about
		

			nowadays, right? Everybody wants their freedoms, they want to have their religious freedom, they
want to have their sexual freedom, they want to have all sorts of freedoms. So then we also require
that freedom, we want that freedom as well. We want to be able to believe in whatever we believe in
stand for whatever we stand for. We want to be people who are able are given all the liberties that
everybody else is given as well.
		

			And that's what Allah is telling the prophets of Salaam. He's saying, Say to them directly. I don't
believe what you believe in. I don't practice what you practice, and you don't do the same thing. So
why are you trying to compel me? Why are you trying to pressure me and I say this today because
people are so pressured, that they're losing their faith from these pressures. Why am I
		

			Oh, brother, why my sister? Why do you feel pressured, have this might in your faith, glory in your
faith, pride in your faith, be proud of who you are. Nobody should be able to take that away from
you, you have to have is in pride in what you what you are your heritage, your lineage, your
religion, have pride. All of the notions that you have in your mind are simply in your mind. In
reality, if you look at reality, you have the opportunity to be as proud as anybody else about what
you believe in and the way you practice your life and the morals that you choose to live by as well.
		

			Now, I Budo Mattei Bhutan, well and to be doing both and nor do you worship what I worship.
		

			Now we want to talk to a group of people today, and they're growing in number Sometimes people tell
me you're too technical, but Oh Allah, He the reason why I talk about stock picks that are a little
bit technical, because I'm pre empting. These fit and coming into the community, to the Muslims.
There's a group of people now they want to spread something called the Ibrahimi. They want to spread
a unified religion within this world. That is known as the Abrahamic faith. You've probably heard
that term, but now they're taking it to a level two they want to make a faith that unifies all of
the fates in this world, a faith that is based on the religion of Islam, it's based on Christianity,
		

			it's based on Judaism and everybody is supposed to just jump and hold hands and sing Kumbaya, but
Allah is telling the prophets SLM. So tell the kuffaar la boo do matter Buddha and I'm not gonna be
worshipping what you worship. Allah told us even about Ibrahim Ali he said, um, he told us that
Makana Ibrahim Yahudi Yun wala Anna surani, Yun wala can Carnahan, even Muslim, that Ibrahim Ali
Salam was not Jewish and he wasn't Christian, but rather he was monotheistic and he was a Muslim. It
is part of the articles of your faith to believe that Ibrahim Ali Saddam was a Muslim.
		

			So when we talk about the Abrahamic faith, as in we are just an extension of one of the previous
faiths we say no, we are the correct faith of Ibrahim Ali Salaam. We are the correct faith of Musa
alayhis salam. We are the correct faith of Risa Ali Sarah, this is what our book teaches us. Ibrahim
Ali Sarah neither was a Jewish nor was he Christian and Allah repeats this concepts again, this
specific concept again and again in the Quran. So we believe in Islam, we believe in the Quran. We
believe in the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW Selim. And we believe that we have to worship Allah and
Allah who is that he will Jalil alone. This is a premise that we can never let go of. I ask Allah
		

			subhana wa Taala to give a steadfastness on this faith, I mean, are SallAllahu ala Sayidina Muhammad
in what early he was creationary?
		

			Alhamdulillah Hamden UF in Omaha? Well, you can't fit them as either or SallAllahu ala Sayidina
Muhammad in wa ala early he was so heavy as a Marine.
		

			Allah Allah is that he was jealous. He doesn't stop in the declaration that he gives to the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam just one comment. But rather Allah tells the prophets of salaam to say
it all over again. Allah tells the prophets of salaam to reiterate emphasize if someone doesn't
understand what you believe in. You don't start telling them other things. You repeat the same thing
because your belief is very clear. So Allah tells the prophets I send them to repeat and he says why
Allah say oh Mohamed wala Anna habido Mab and neither in the future, nor in the past, nor in the
present, will I or was I or will, or am I going to worship anything but Allah azza wa jal?
		

			I'm not going to worship anything but Allah, My God is Allah That's it. I'm not going to submit to
your pressures, I'm not going to submit to your ideological harassment of me, I'm not going to
change anything that I believe in. My premises are very clear. My God is Allah, The God of Ibrahim
Ali Sara, the god of Rissa, la Salam, the god of Musa alayhis, salam, the God of all of the
messengers, all of the prophets of God, all the apostles of God, God, this is the same God that they
all worship and this is who we worship as well. One and to maybe do an AMA, I wouldn't tell him
again, look at you, you're not doing the things that I do. Because now we see people,
		

			Allah who will stand involving themselves in the name of unity within practices that are pagan
practices.
		

			There is a day of judgment my brothers, you have to stand before Allah and answer to him. You have
this life to live as a test. Don't feel pressured by people. If you have to stay silent.
		

			And that is better for you. You don't have to talk and involve yourself in everything. There's a lot
of things that you people can get involved in, but you have you make the choice where you get
involved in where you do not get involved. Move back, sit back a little bit. You don't have to be in
every single circle so that you know, people take pictures of you all over the world and, you know,
sit back, focus on your deen, remember your ERA Ibrahim Ali Salam. He told his people that he's not
going to worship anyone but Allah azza wa jal, there were consequences. They wanted to throw him in
the fire. He said, I'm not going to make any concessions. The prophets, Allah Allahu alayhi wa
		

			sallam, he told his people that I'm going to worship Allah, there were consequences. The prophets I
said Lim was exiled. He accepted the exile the prophets of salaam was they attempted to assassinate
him. He accepted it isa la salaam, they tried their best to try to crucify him as well. He accepted,
you have to make sacrifices when you are calling to Allah. When you're walking in the path of Allah,
there will be sacrifices you need to make, people are going to mock you, they will say evil things
about you, you still have to continue to embrace and hold fast to your faith, faith, your belief,
because this is what's going to lead you to Jannah and then tell them Lacan, Dino, Kamali? Again,
		

			you guys have your religion? And I have my religion? Is this a very difficult thing to do? Answer?
		

			Is it complicated to tell the people that I have my religion, it is different than yours? What is
the problem with saying that to people? Why are you afraid? There are so many people who are so
afraid of their identity? Why
		

			will lie I walk around like this in every situation? I have never had any trouble. And when I do,
		

			I don't really mind.
		

			I don't really care. I'm still going to continue to identify as whoever I am. I'm not saying Islam
is these clothes. By the way. This is not my intention at all. I sometimes wear pants and shirts,
and I wear everything as well. This is not my intention. My point is obviously as if I'm dressed
like this, I'm identifiably Muslim, right? So that's something that I do in all situations, I have
been doing it for the better part of my life. And frankly, you know, I enjoy this attire, I don't
plan on changing as well. Right? Maybe I'll have a different decision later on in my life. But this
is how I am. And this is how I will be because I don't mind being identified by people as a Muslim
		

			as a practicing person who believes in the faith of Islam, someone asks me, What do you believe in?
I tell them, I believe in Islam, you want to know about Islam, I'll tell you about Islam. Why hide
your identity, especially the brothers, our sisters SubhanAllah. They wear their hijab, they wear
their Islam on their heads. It's so evident, but the brothers who have been given the who's supposed
to have the result, the pride,
		

			the last thing they want to be known as, as Muslims, because they feel like they're going to be put
in vulnerable situations, it is true, you will be put into vulnerable situations, it is true.
Statistically speaking, you'll probably have less opportunity at work in in better jobs.
Statistically speaking, you'll probably have more prejudices that will be leveled against you in the
way you interact with people. This is all statistical. So there's no doubt about the fact that
you're going to have some hardship that you're going to bear because of the fact that you look
identifiably Muslim, there's no doubt about that. But there's still people flourishing. They're
		

			working hard. They're working around the system. They're making sure they get what they need to
write. And by the way, this is one of the reasons why I say to you brothers support your Muslim
businesses, because the moon person who goes through all of the loopholes in the system, and they
are able to establish themselves, and they are identifiably Muslim people. You have to support them.
I personally drive extra to go to Muslim businesses whenever I'm trying to get a service. I do you
all know how far I live. I literally drive further to go to a Muslim business so that my money is
given to a Muslim because I know how hard it is for this individual to start a business. There are
		

			many stories like this one day I was sitting inside of a coffee shop, and someone came up to me and
again, I'm identifiably Muslim. He started talking to me and he said that, you know, I know that.
There's a lot of biases and prejudices. And he started having this conversation with me and he told
me that in our city, the city where I live spruce Grove in our city, we used to have a Starbucks
that opened up and that Starbucks,
		

			a group of Pakistani Muslims, they opened it up. And when they opened it up, it was one of the most
		

			established businesses in town. They bought it from somebody
		

			else. And as soon as they bought it, they were identifiably different.
		

			Was it because they're Pakistani? Or is it brown? Or is it because they're Muslims, whatever it is.
They're identifiably different, different. So he said they were doing a great job, but people
stopped coming to their business. And he said, it was such an unfortunate story in our city, that
they had to close down their business because they look different. So I know the struggle I was
raised up here, I know that the different way you look, that affects your opportunities in life. We
all know that one brother over here in this very Masjid. He told me because he was black skinned, he
could not establish a business. So he hired a white guy,
		

			to be the face of the organization. He said, The next week, I made $30,000.
		

			And he kept on going into Hamdulillah. He's made money. And this happens. So I know by looking
different by appearing different, you lose opera Trinity's within this world.
		

			But that doesn't mean you're going to leave your principles my brother because these print this life
is very temporary. Stick to your principles. Stick to your faith. Tell people clearly what you
believe in you don't have anything to be ashamed of Islam has nothing within it, that you have to be
shy of. Be proud of the faith that Allah has granted you This is Allah's gift upon you. I ask Allah
to bless that you will learn to allow us to be proud of our faith. I mean, Robin attina for dunya
has an awful lot he has worked in other been now what? Jonathan? Abrar Yeah, as he's we have a
thought, or opinions salata insalata didn't have any mesh fracture, you wouldn't think of whether
		

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