Ahmad Kutty – Spiritual Ascent Stations On The Path To Ehsan #03

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The course on Server Ascent provides insight into the meaning of shukr and Sabr in relation to achieving spirituality. The three principles of shukr and Sabr, which stress blessings and gratitude, are being used by Islam's actions. The course provides guidance on finding support and face trials for personal growth, while highlighting the importance of shukr and Sabr as vital for spiritual growth.

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			Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
		
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			Brothers and sisters, it's my pleasure to welcome
		
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			you to another episode, the third one in
		
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			our course, Spiritual Ascent, the maqamat or the
		
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			stations on the path to ihsan, the spiritual
		
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			excellence.
		
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			And today, inshallah, we will cover the maqamat
		
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			of shukr and sabr.
		
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			Let me start by praising Allah subhanahu wa
		
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			ta'ala.
		
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			Alhamdulillah.
		
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			I pray to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
		
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			to bless us in this endeavor.
		
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			Allahumma allimna ma yunfa'una wa nfa'ana
		
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			bima allamtana wa zindana ilma.
		
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			It's my pleasure to welcome you to this
		
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			session, the third session on the maqamat, or
		
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			the spiritual ascent stages on the path to
		
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			ihsan, or spiritual excellence.
		
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			You may call it also authentic tasawwuf, the
		
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			new spirituality.
		
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			Before I begin, I would urge myself and
		
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			everyone listening to me to continue to pray
		
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			for our brothers and sisters in Gaza, Palestine,
		
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			and every part of the world wherever they
		
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			are oppressed and persecuted.
		
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			Let us pray that Allah subhanahu wa ta
		
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			'ala brings them relief.
		
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			May Allah give them victory over the oppressors
		
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			and persecutors, and may Allah grant them honor
		
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			and dignity and freedom to practice their faith
		
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			and exercise their rights as human beings as
		
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			endowed as given by Allah subhanahu wa ta
		
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			'ala to each and every human being.
		
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			We have indeed honored the children of Adam,
		
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			so nobody has the right to persecute or
		
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			oppress another human being.
		
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			Now coming to today's session, we are dealing
		
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			with two important stages on the path towards
		
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			ihsan, towards excellence, practicing ihsan, and spirituality.
		
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			These are shukr, gratitude, and thankfulness, and the
		
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			other is sabr, patience, self-restraint.
		
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			So these are milestones on the journey towards
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, and we will
		
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			focus on shukr and sabr.
		
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			These are essential traits that everyone should possess
		
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			in order to grow spiritually and come closer
		
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			and closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
		
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			Now let us begin with defining the shukr.
		
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			You know, what is the linguistic meaning and
		
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			what is the definition and the spiritual significance
		
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			that we will continue to explore this further.
		
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			Linguistic meaning of shukr, this is the root
		
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			meaning we are talking about recognizing Allah's blessings
		
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			by expressing thanks to Allah verbally and also
		
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			cherishing that gratitude within our heart and manifesting
		
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			this gratitude through actions that manifest, that demonstrate
		
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			our gratitude to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
		
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			What is the spiritual meaning of it?
		
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			It's using Allah's blessings to obey Him.
		
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			You know, Allah has bestowed on us blessings.
		
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			We are virtually surrounded and drowned in them,
		
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			and so all of these blessings given to
		
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			us, for us to obey Allah subhanahu wa
		
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			ta'ala, there is a way of using
		
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			these blessings.
		
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			If you abuse them it is called zulm,
		
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			but if you use them wisely then of
		
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			course we pass that test.
		
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			When we do so, the promise of Allah
		
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			is true, that He promises increase in blessings.
		
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			He will bless us with the abundance of
		
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			His blessings and favours.
		
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			Allah says in surah 14 verse 7 If
		
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			you are grateful I will surely increase my
		
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			favours upon you If on the other hand
		
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			you are ungrateful, remember my punishment is still
		
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			instructive.
		
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			As for sabr, what is the linguistic meaning?
		
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			Of course it has the meaning of patience
		
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			enduring hardships without complaint, and restraint exercising self
		
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			-control when we are faced with trials and
		
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			tribulations.
		
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			And the third meaning implied in this root
		
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			word is only going to believe during challenges.
		
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			This is called steadfastness.
		
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			The word shukr and its derivatives appear 75
		
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			times in the Quran.
		
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			The Quran, why?
		
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			Because to emphasize the important role of shukr,
		
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			expressing gratitude and thankfulness, acknowledging the blessings of
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
		
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			So 75 times in surah al-Baqarah verse
		
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			152 Allah says So remember me, I will
		
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			remember you In hadith Qudsi, Allah says as
		
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			reported by Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam I
		
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			am with my servant whenever he remembers me
		
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			Remember me, I will remember you be grateful
		
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			to me and do not deny me my
		
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			favors, do not remain ungrateful.
		
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			In another ayat in surah 14 verse 77
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala In
		
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			surah 16 verse 18 if you were to
		
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			sit down and count the blessings of Allah
		
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			subhanahu wa ta'ala, you could never finish
		
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			counting them and yet human being is ungrateful
		
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			and Allah reminds us that He is forgiving
		
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			and merciful so He is not ungrateful so
		
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			He is encouraging us to seek His mercy
		
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			and forgiveness for all of the ungrateful behavior
		
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			and attitude that we are displaying Another in
		
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			surah 14 verse 7 Allah subhanahu wa ta
		
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			'ala says The same thing, if you remain
		
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			ungrateful then know that my punishment is severe
		
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			Coming to the hadith, Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa
		
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			sallam is the Mufassir of the Quran He
		
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			is the Mufassir protected by Allah subhanahu wa
		
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			ta'ala If he were to commit an
		
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			error of judgment, Allah will surely intervene and
		
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			correct him.
		
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			That is not the case with anyone else
		
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			no matter how great an Imam, how great
		
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			a scholar he is, we are all fallible
		
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			but Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam has been
		
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			protected by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala from
		
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			making errors in matters of religion.
		
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			The believer is a truly remarkable person Rasulullah
		
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			sallallahu alaihi wa sallam says Everything, every aspect
		
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			of his life is filled with goodness There
		
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			is a special privilege granted to the believer
		
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			When good things happen, they are grateful and
		
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			gratitude helps them.
		
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			In difficult times they patiently persevere.
		
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			This perseverance also brings them benefits.
		
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			Another hadith He who does not give thanks
		
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			for small things will not give thanks for
		
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			large things.
		
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			So we need to express gratitude to Allah
		
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			subhanahu wa ta'ala even for the littlest
		
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			things You see the whole human system we
		
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			are breathing How often we realize the value
		
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			of breathing We know the value when we
		
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			cannot breathe We are able to see.
		
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			We only know the value of eyesight when
		
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			we lose the eyesight The same thing with
		
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			hearing.
		
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			The same thing with our ability to reason,
		
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			to think, to recognize to acquire knowledge.
		
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			You name it all of these little and
		
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			all of them.
		
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			These are not little These are great blessings
		
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			of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala Even little
		
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			things like to drink, to be able to
		
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			drink, enjoy a glass of water or a
		
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			morsel of food.
		
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			There is nothing This is not little.
		
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			This is great.
		
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			How do we know that?
		
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			We see, go to the nursing homes when
		
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			people are struggling to lift that morsel of
		
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			food and even when you put it for
		
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			them they are not able to swallow it.
		
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			They are not able to enjoy it.
		
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			The same with drink.
		
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			So Allah wants us to thank him every
		
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			time they eat or drink.
		
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			So when you take that sip of water
		
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			or that morsel of food, Allah wants you,
		
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			reminds us that we should thank Allah And
		
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			then another, the one who does not thank
		
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			people has not thanked Allah subhanahu wa ta
		
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			'ala.
		
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			So even as we must thank Allah subhanahu
		
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			wa ta'ala, we should thank the benefactors.
		
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			Of course we should thank Rasulullah the messenger
		
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			of mercy by making salawat sending salutations of
		
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			peace and blessings on him He is the
		
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			greatest benefactor to us, second only to Allah
		
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			subhanahu wa ta'ala.
		
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			Then we should also thank the scholars who
		
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			teach us, the ulama, the imams and the
		
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			leaders So anyone who has given us a
		
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			favour we ought to give them thanks.
		
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			Sabr in the Quran, the word sabr and
		
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			its forms appear 103 times in the Quran.
		
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			Look at that.
		
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			Shukr is mentioned 73 times and sabr is
		
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			mentioned 103 times.
		
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			Let us see some a few verses.
		
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			There are so many verses Allah is indeed
		
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			with those who perceive your impressions.
		
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			Allah says Allah does not burden a soul
		
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			beyond what it can bear meaning we owe
		
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			to whatever difficulties, trials and tests Allah sends
		
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			our way, we need to turn them into
		
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			opportunities for blessings by bearing patiently because and
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in surah
		
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			verse number 139 Do not feign
		
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			weakness or express grief you will surely overcome
		
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			all the obstacles and be superior if you
		
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			are believers.
		
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			Allah has promised to give victory to the
		
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			believers.
		
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			So you may ask why Muslims are in
		
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			this situation.
		
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			The reason is we did not follow the
		
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			commandments of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala We
		
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			have rebelled against Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
		
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			We are disobeying him.
		
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			We have violated the terms of the pact
		
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			we made with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
		
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			So surely we are being punished.
		
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			We are suffering because of our turning our
		
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			back from the message of the Quran, the
		
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			lessons of the Quran and the message that
		
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			Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has put on
		
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			our shoulders.
		
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			The patient will be rewarded with all Bashar.
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said that because
		
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			there are a number of verses like that.
		
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			In other words, endure with patience like the
		
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			messengers of firm resolve.
		
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			This is a command issued and directed to
		
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			Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and after that
		
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			to every one of us.
		
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			The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has ordered
		
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			in face of all those trials and tribulations
		
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			and persecutions he and his followers endured.
		
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			Allah tells him to endure with patience like
		
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			the messengers of firm resolve.
		
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			Another verse, surah 12 87.
		
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			To do despair of Allah subhanahu wa ta
		
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			'ala it's only disbelievers who shall despair.
		
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			In another ayah, very very important, this is
		
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			unfortunately there is a repetition here, surah 32
		
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			verse 24.
		
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			We chose from among them leaders for mankind.
		
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			We chose from among them leaders for mankind,
		
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			When they persevered patiently.
		
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			two lakh.
		
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			This is the lesson from Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi
		
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			wa sallam.
		
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			You know, he was the greatest leader, the
		
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			most successful leader to work on this earth.
		
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			You know, even by testimony of Michael Hart
		
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			100 great leaders top of the list replaces
		
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			the name of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
		
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			Why?
		
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			Because with the smallest of means the least
		
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			resources achieve what no other leaders achieved.
		
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			How did he?
		
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			So, of course Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
		
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			is as he wake up.
		
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			He taught us to count the blessings of
		
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			Allah.
		
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			Why?
		
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			Because if you start your day by dwelling
		
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			on what you don't have.
		
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			You will not be motivated to go for
		
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			things to seek to work hard to earn
		
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			what you don't have.
		
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			But so if you dwell on your strength.
		
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			This is a positive attitude.
		
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			You're developing and Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
		
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			told us because this is the interpretation of
		
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			the words from Quran, you know in a
		
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			spousal in your married life when you are
		
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			you you are prompted to think about the
		
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			negative aspect of your spouse force yourself look
		
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			at to look at the positive side because
		
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			even as you see some weaknesses in her
		
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			or in him you will surely find positive
		
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			aspects strong points to dwell on the strong.
		
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			So this is a beautiful formula for us
		
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			to start our day and also keeping a
		
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			journal of the blessings.
		
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			So that you are reminded to appreciate them
		
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			and avoid ingratitude.
		
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			Interested sugar should be intrinsic in more with
		
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			continuous awareness practice mindful of seeing throughout the
		
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			day.
		
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			We stop and acknowledge even the smallest blessings
		
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			such as present conversation beautiful days moments of
		
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			peace.
		
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			In summary Ghazali emphasized the gratitude should be
		
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			an active eulogistic practice involving recognition of blessings
		
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			verbal expressions acts of kindness patience and trials
		
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			and a mindset of appreciation by integrating this
		
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			into our daily life fosters a deeper relationship
		
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			with Allah swt and a more richer and
		
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			fulfilling spiritual experience.
		
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			In the case of Kurshid is teaching on
		
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			sabar some for size spiritual importance and practical
		
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			role key points he mentions recognize that blessings
		
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			come from Allah swt.
		
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			So how do we example is reflect daily
		
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			and attribute experiences like meals to Allah's mercy
		
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			whereas you take that meal, you know, this
		
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			is a blessing because how many are millions
		
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			there who cannot afford a meal.
		
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			How many there who cannot have even a
		
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			pure glass of water and cultivating gratitude develop
		
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			an internal attitude of thankfulness practice mindfulness to
		
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			focus on your blessings during quiet moments verbal
		
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			acknowledgement.
		
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			So gratitude is speaking it loud say Alhamdulillah
		
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			gratitude action demonstrate shukur through actions.
		
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			Waladir or donate to help others with your
		
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			gratitude and I should be a guide for
		
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			during tough times challenges look at them as
		
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			you know, opportunity to grow and reframe struggles
		
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			to find lessons and strength gained, you know
		
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			struggles are there to for us to learn
		
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			lessons from them and gain strength avoid ingratitude
		
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			which can be lead spiritual decline use a
		
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			gratitude journal, of course to look at the
		
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			positive things.
		
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			Gratitude a constant practice make shukur a regular
		
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			habit not just a reaction to specific.
		
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			So it should be a daily habit a
		
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			second nature with us.
		
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			We should always appreciate and notice even the
		
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			smallest of blessings.
		
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			So, of course is the highlighting importance of
		
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			recognizing blessings awareness of Allah's presence expressing thanks
		
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			to Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala and taking proactive
		
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			by doing so we deepen our appreciation for
		
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			the gifts of Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala Ghazali
		
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			consider sabr as essential for spiritual growth.
		
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			He say keep understanding sabr, enduring hardships and
		
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			maintaining faith without complaint.
		
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			Stay calm during the toughest work situations.
		
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			Stay calm types of shukur obedience.
		
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			No patience in fulfilling religious duties.
		
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			It takes patience for us to pray five
		
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			daily prayers from time to fast to give
		
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			zakah to perform hajj.
		
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			It takes patience to wake up early morning
		
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			before sunrise.
		
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			When you know the shaitan tempts you to
		
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			go and say continue the sweet sleep.
		
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			It takes patience to resist sin avoid temptations
		
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			when you step out lot of temptations surrounding
		
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			you facing you.
		
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			So resist enduring trials persevering through challenges keep
		
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			up daily prayers even when you are busy.
		
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			Trust in Allah true patience means to relying
		
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			on Allah's wisdom and accepting his decisions.
		
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			Because Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala sends his test
		
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			not to weaken us not to destroy us,
		
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			but it's good for us.
		
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			Obstacles are learning opportunities rather than sources of
		
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			stress.
		
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			Strength through remembrance engage in dhikr to build
		
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			patience recite inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajoon
		
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			recognize that we are from Allah and we
		
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			must return to him, you know, so trials
		
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			as test hardships are test that from our
		
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			growth personal losses chances to build character.
		
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			And of course another important point is seek
		
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			support and face your trial from friends and
		
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			family to strengthen patience surround yourself with positive
		
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			encouraging people who would strengthen you will give
		
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			you and enhance your patience and support you
		
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			empower you but if you are with the
		
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			wrong type of people, they may drag you
		
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			further down so that you just become depressed
		
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			and disempowered and what happens the result you
		
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			destroy yourself.
		
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			So these principles through prayer remembrance and support
		
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			groups individuals can cultivate greater patience and grow
		
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			spiritual.
		
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			Kusairi's teaching is of course, this is the
		
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			same thing but in different ways.
		
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			He's saying in during ashram faith without complaining
		
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			spiritual significance sabr reflect trust in Allah's wisdom.
		
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			Patience in performing religious duties avoiding similar behavior
		
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			in patient during ashrams refines character aid spiritual
		
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			progress and prepares for higher spiritual states.
		
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			So it's a guide but practicing patience in
		
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			worship assisting temptation enduring challenges and fostering gratitude.
		
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			What are the tips he provide have faith
		
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			in Allah's wisdom and plan during trials.
		
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			Seek Allah's help turn to prayer make dhikr
		
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			learn from the patience of prophets commit to
		
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			worship community support.
		
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			Now, let us sum up the teachings on
		
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			shukr and sabr Imam Ghazali says acknowledge blessings
		
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			recognize gifts start a gratitude journal verbal expression
		
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			use words make it a habit regularly Alhamdulillah
		
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			act positively use blessings for good donate parts
		
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			of your gains.
		
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			Whatever blessing you have use it to help
		
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			others endurance tested fast and trials practice mindfulness
		
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			be patient in obedience and during hardship set
		
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			reminders for prayers.
		
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			You patients are essential for a character development
		
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			reflect on personal growth from challenges Kusairi says
		
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			because identify blessings as gift from Allah attribute
		
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			successes to Allah not because of our intelligence
		
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			not because of effort, you know, it's you
		
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			know, Karun the story of Karun is he
		
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			said, you know, it's all because I deserve
		
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			it.
		
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			It's from me because I am intelligent you
		
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			see it all around us ever Muslims also
		
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			we get carried away but spirituality is attribute
		
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			success to Allah is what the prophets Suleiman
		
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			all those prophets in the Quran.
		
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			They recognize that whatever they have it's all
		
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			from Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala he can take
		
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			this blessings away any time what we see
		
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			around us in Los Angeles various parts of
		
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			the world suddenly Allah said this trial everything
		
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			is taken away wiped out look at those
		
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			posh areas in Los Angeles completely reduced to
		
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			ashes.
		
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			These are the best very very rich neighborhood
		
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			completely wiped out.
		
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			So attribute these are blessings hadha bin fadli
		
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			rabbi.
		
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			This is all favors from my Lord the
		
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			Yabani to test me whether I am I
		
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			will thank him whether I will be ungrateful.
		
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			So reflect on blessings dearly that you show
		
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			thanks to good deeds engaged in community service
		
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			endurance through hardships use affirmations to practice patience.
		
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			rabbi afri alayna sabra you know the prayers
		
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			of the believers Ya Allah pour patience fill
		
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			our hearts with patience.
		
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			Allah inspire me to be patient and also
		
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			to speak that which is right and good
		
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			understand patience when you conduct specific goal for
		
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			practicing patience seek help from others share experiences
		
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			Ibn al-Qayyim step for of course the
		
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			more in different way reflect on Allah's blessings
		
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			we get smart to grow to strengthen that
		
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			that say Alhamdulillah regularly acts of worship use
		
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			your blessing to worship and serve Allah subhanahu
		
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			wa'ta'ala and of course charity share your
		
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			blessings through giving and good deeds gratitude in
		
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			hardships he trials has had and blessings and
		
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			stay grateful gratitude journal.
		
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			Of course all of these scholars emphasize these
		
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			kind of tips write down daily blessings to
		
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			strengthen thoughtfulness.
		
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			So the three scholars Qushayri, Ghazali, Ibn al
		
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			-Qayyim highlight shukr and sabr as vital for
		
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			spiritual growth by applying these lessons in our
		
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			daily life and practicing them following those tips
		
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			and also looking at the examples exemplary lives
		
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			of the prophet and the prophets of Allah
		
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			in the Quran lot of lessons on shukr
		
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			and sabr.
		
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			We can definitely move closer and closer to
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala May Allah subhanahu wa'ta
		
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			'ala inspire us to think of the blessings
		
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			of Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala even the smallest
		
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			blessings to thank Allah even for the smallest
		
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			blessings because if you look at carefully you
		
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			may think that this breathing is coming easy
		
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			to you but look how people who cannot
		
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			breathe how they are struggling to breathe the
		
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			little thing to be able to enjoy a
		
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			glass of water.
		
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			You may think it's a minor blessing.
		
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			You already know the value of it when
		
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			you struggle how many go to the hospital
		
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			and see you know, when you see one
		
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			of the purposes for us the Sunnah of
		
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			visiting the sick is you know that you
		
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			will know the value of help.
		
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			Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam beautiful hadith says
		
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			you know make use of the five opportunities
		
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			given to you to me to everyone before
		
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			they are taken away from us.
		
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			When you are young, this is a great
		
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			opportunity to do things lot of things if
		
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			you look at the Islamic history, it was
		
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			a young people who led Islamic civilization.
		
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			They mastered the sciences.
		
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			They were the one who fought and won
		
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			victories and battles.
		
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			Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is to choose
		
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			young people for many many tasks and they
		
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			accomplished them very very successful.
		
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			So Shabab Akkad don't waste your youthful energy
		
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			today.
		
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			We see the youth wasting and squandering this
		
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			energy.
		
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			They have WhatsApp internet movie houses video chat
		
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			rooms in him it lot of productive time
		
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			is wasted.
		
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			You know, they say IBM stands for efficiency,
		
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			but in the case of many Muslims IBM
		
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			means Inshallah Masha'Allah Bukra Masha'Allah Inshallah.
		
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			Of course, they have no intention of doing
		
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			that say Inshallah God-willing there is Inshallah
		
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			means you are determined to do it barring
		
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			interference or Allah stopping you from doing that.
		
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			Now how we turn it around Inshallah is
		
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			an excuse to postpone that thing and then
		
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			Bukra when tomorrow comes Bukra it's tomorrow come
		
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			tomorrow.
		
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			I remember going now when I was a
		
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			student in Matine University.
		
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			We have to go to the office to
		
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			get a exit visa and then return visa
		
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			because to leave the country we need a
		
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			visa.
		
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			So you go to the office and the
		
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			man is sitting there watching the football game.
		
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			It's a Tal Bukra come tomorrow when you
		
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			go tomorrow and tomorrow comes if you go
		
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			there Tal Bukra and this postpone postpone postpone.
		
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			It takes some time two weeks to get
		
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			that stamp and your passport.
		
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			You are allowed to leave.
		
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			You see how Inshallah Bukra Masha'Allah, but
		
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			that is not the attitude Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi
		
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			wa sallam told us always struggle hard to
		
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			accomplish meaningful goals.
		
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			But if you work expend the best of
		
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			your efforts and you are stopped say that
		
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			was the will of Allah.
		
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			I try my best.
		
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			So change the course to something else.
		
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			Maybe Allah wants you not to pursue this.
		
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			So he wants you to look your luck
		
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			elsewhere.
		
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			So if you find apply work hard for
		
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			a career goal and you do not succeed
		
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			don't fall prey to depression change the course.
		
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			Maybe there is something better for you and
		
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			upgrade your studies and then your career you
		
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			will shine you will work hard.
		
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			Don't say you know, I wish if I
		
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			had done this it could have been done
		
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			this way it could have been this way
		
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			this kind of talk self-talk is coming
		
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			from Shaitaan and he want to defeat you
		
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			because you see we have stories of success
		
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			people success of people how many times this
		
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			man tried to invent the right bulb thousands
		
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			of times and this journalist goes to him
		
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			and making fun of him, you know, he
		
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			said gentleman.
		
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			I learned thousand ways of not inventing a
		
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			life but so channeled it possible.
		
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			So take a lesson from your mistake and
		
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			try something else.
		
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			So, of course, this is how we need
		
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			to look at life.
		
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			Shukr and summer looking at the trials as
		
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			opportunities and also trying to do things consistently
		
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			develop this this trades every single day so
		
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			that it becomes second nature with us by
		
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			doing so we come closer and closer to
		
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			Allah subhana wata'ala and sharpen our moral
		
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			and spiritual skills.
		
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			And of course that is the level of
		
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			Ihsan.
		
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			This is excellence.
		
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			Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was the best
		
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			shakir of shakireen and the best of sabireen
		
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			how Allah subhana wata'ala tested him with
		
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			blessings he Allah gifted him with that victory
		
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			in the battle of Badr.
		
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			So that's an opportunity for him to express
		
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			time to be grateful to Allah subhana wata
		
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			'ala.
		
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			He comes back to Medina to hear the
		
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			news that his daughter has died.
		
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			So the same time Allah tested him with
		
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			the opportunity to appreciate the blessings of Allah
		
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			subhana wata'ala and opportunity to test his
		
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			patience.
		
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			How Rasulullah directed our thoughts in times of
		
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			grief.
		
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			Of course, he was grieving when his son
		
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			Ibrahim passed away.
		
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			He said heart grieves.
		
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			But we don't express protest because Allah
		
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			gave what belongs to him and took back
		
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			what belongs to him.
		
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			Everything has an appointed time.
		
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			So channel these thoughts positively so that we
		
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			can succeed in life.
		
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			Once again, we read that Glory
		
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			be and praise be to Allah.
		
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			We bear witness.
		
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			There is no God but you.
		
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			We ask forgiveness of you and return to
		
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			you with repentance.
		
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			Inshallah.
		
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			We would like to see you inshallah next
		
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			week.
		
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			By the will of Allah subhana wata'ala
		
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			that will be the fourth session in this
		
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			great series maqamat stages for the journey to
		
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			spiritual excellence part of spirituality.
		
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			Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.