Ali Ataie – Aligning Our Heart the Month of Forgiveness
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It's good to be in the masjid tonight with the believers.
I can only sort of dovetail
what was already said, so much wisdom, so much beauty was
communicated.
You know, one of the, one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad,
according to our perennial teachers, is the perfect man.
Right? Senate candidate,
perfect man. And our scholars explained this by saying,
essentially, he is a reflection of the divine names and attributes at
the level of creation, that is perfect.
If you look at anyone else in history, nobody comes close to
him.
Just look at his life. I'm going I mentioned this all the time. But
it's mind boggling to me how people don't see this. You know, a
father, a husband, military general, a legislator, a prophet,
a mystic, goes on and on and on. Nobody in history was like this.
Right? perfect reflection of the divine names and attributes. And
in the Quran, we're told that
one of the central messages of our master isa melody and my aim
is to communicate his people.
This type of mystical teaching, it's paraphrase in the photonic
statement queued up and he
write this verse, the statement in the Koran is in the context of an
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that be lordly
be reflections of the Divine. Right Hello, who we have Tila
Hadith like this. Some say that weakness in the Hadith.
Think that there's some weakness in that hadith, but the other must
say this is absolutely true.
adorn yourself with the character of ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada.
Right. The prophets of God send them is the perfect human being
par excellence. Every prophet is a perfect human being.
And many of the saints, men and women, no one has it so perfect,
at a perfect equilibrium, as he saw a lot, he said.
So his actions are a reflection of the character if you will, of his
Lord.
And if we look at his life, he was the epitome of forgiveness.
Right. His forgiveness is something literally supernatural.
We're not describing anything defined himself about You said
he's the best of creation supernatural. I mean, it's
something that is just something beyond our frames of reference. I
think you'd forgive someone who cannibalized his uncle was also
his almost like his brother,
that he could forgive this person. You know, you didn't turn them
away. He didn't say no, no, we don't need your Shahada. We don't
need your Shahada. We're okay.
That's unbelievable.
And see the other Asha remind me of a story that the prophets of
Allah he said at one time, he pointed to a man and he said, This
is a man of Jannah. Right? It's an American opposite Sahaba. In
general, they would take obviously, the statements of the
profits of lobbyists very, very seriously. Right? And so the
Bedouin would come and ask him questions. They had mixed feelings
about that because the Bedouin were a little gruff but they would
ask him questions So have a listen to what they have to sort of you
know, make sure that he doesn't reach other things like that. So
anyway, so
he heard the prophecy this man is a man of gender analysis
to sort of following this man around a little bit
normal guy
where is he going now? He's gonna go pray. So that's a little harsh.
Something's gonna pray some nasty dogs.
average guy,
everyday Joe everyday, everyday
walking around.
So
I have to ask him, he said I heard the Messenger of Allah say this
about you. You're a man of gender in The Mentalist?
Yes. What are you What are you doing?
But if you say that, can you can you tell me why maybe he's
there's one there's one thing before I go to bed at night, I
make sure I don't hold any rancor in my heart for any Muslim.
I have no enmity, no hill in my heart for any Muslim.
He's a man of January. The Prophet sallallaahu Salam, like I said he
is the personification of forgiveness.
And the month of Ramadan is a month in which
We should really try to transform ourselves and,
and
imbibe these divine attributes during the month. It's not a
burden. It's a guest This is traditionally how Muslims would
welcome Ramadan. You know, to be able to Russia touched on this
too, that if you feel a bit of Ramadan seek refuge from ALLAH
SubhanA wa marhaba take advantage of it. Enjoy your Ramadan enjoy
it. You don't have to worry about your breakfast or coffee you don't
have to worry about you know you can take a break from going to the
gym you know you want to get you know what I feel the pump three,
four times a week you can still do that. You got to take it easy a
little bit. That's good. Take a break your body needs a break. You
know, but use the nights to work on your relationship was also kind
of what Allah has 99 names the names are infinite. In reality,
His names are infinite, right but he's revealed he's chosen these
names to reveal to us. One of his names is medic, and Medic, the
king, ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada is the king of everything. He's the king
of an island in Atlanta means cooler massive Hola, everything is
Hola. So even agita says that his commentary, the 99 names
that even this name, all of the names, there's a tiny little,
there's 100 Look, and there's a taco every name up with some kind
of a title. So the title means some sort of connection or
association we have to this name, right? I mentioned this before,
but it's worth reiterating, reminders, benefits to believers.
Maybe it's the third or fourth or fifth or 10th time
that something will click you'll have a such insha Allah to Allah.
What is our association or to elope with the name medic, the
name of Allah subhana wa Tada is simply an admission that he is the
king and we are the servant. That's it.
You'd be surprised how many people don't want to admit this.
They think they're the king.
This is a god complex. Everybody worships something. There's no
such thing as atheism. In reality, the Quran doesn't entertain this
idea. I'm an atheist. Everybody worships something and the most
common form of idolatry is worship of the knifes of the house or into
minute
hour Have you seen the one who takes as his Lord as God is how
you worship says oh knifes right?
So instead of waking up oh, I'm gonna miss Fletcher maybe we'll do
like 10 minutes like me this morning.
Literally this morning
so I'm looking at Windows Asana. No son was free to look at my pro
apps if I'm afraid people wake up oh my phone my phone likes my
comments. A very
suitable hammer. As you said this pathetic what makes my comments
who commented was praising me Subhan Allah who was praising me?
Oh no, this person didn't like me. Oh, they're gonna cancel me.
We're gonna cancel me
that's fine.
What our concern should be is a lot going to cancel us this is our
concern you know who a lot canceled up we're gonna jump but
yeah, the IB Robin What helped you see this? What up at the end? He's
cancelled. He's done.
And this is a mecca. Ebola use a smart man don't yo he could assume
he's canceling me. That
what do you say now?
He's done. Who's in control of everything. Allah subhana wa Tada
who has put up who has no multiblock who has in his yet the
Amara. Allah subhanaw taala.
So our concern should be pleasing our Lords of how to what to honor
that should be our only concern. Don't worry about people think
about
you know, this is difficult to do especially nowadays. Because it's
it's a culture
of just worshipping the knifes I
mean, I don't know how young people deal with these things.
Maybe during Ramadan just get off all social media. I was on
Facebook for about a year, April 2017.
And you know, I was a grown man at the time in my early 20s.
Give or take.
And even I was like something. This is this is not beneficial for
maybe you can handle it. I couldn't handle it.
Just take a break during Ramadan, read the Quran, engage with the
keytab Allah subhanaw taala the MSA you can gauge how you really
feel about Allah subhanho wa Taala
Over the last one was
difficult you have to be honest with yourself. How do you feel
about the Quran? You read the Quran?
You read it in English. Okay? Do you read it? tafsir? Are you
trying to learn Arabic Quran in Arabic, English is not Quran. This
is a translation, as one of my teachers said Never say the Quran
says God is one.
Yes, he said, when you say that say some of the meanings of the
Quran may suggest God as one. The Quran says all I have
to be technical, that's still permissible to say the Quran says
God is what did you know you're not speaking?
In reality?
So gauge your relationship with the book of ALLAH SubhanA wa. How
do you feel about the aroma?
How do you feel about them? These
these patriarchal misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic
you know, antiquated,
blah blah blah blah blah. What are they No,
no Subhanallah
the prophets of Allah Nisa themselves
agree with the renumber
modifier to
honor the scholars, for they are the inheritors of the prophets.
There's no more NBR we have
yeah, there's the Prophet sallallahu Sallam he warned us
towards the end of time there's going to be word of mouth so
there's gonna be people scholars. Yes, that's true. We have good
opinions of people and people who have Ijaz out and decades and
decades of scholarship from from recognized early man who have sent
it back to the Prophet somebody said that we should have a good
opinion of these people. Our opinion of the cinema is
indicative of our opinion of Allah subhanho wa Taala because this is
the deen of Allah subhana wa Donna and these are the inheritors of
Allah's Deen.
How do we feel about elevate?
How do we feel about the believers in general, in the Mongolia Qumulo
and whether the nominal these are allies, Allah says you're only
ally and he uses a singular is we're united. Your only worry is
Allah is messenger and the believers
if other people want to sort of join hands with us for a certain
cost, that's fine, but we have renewed there's free life in the
religion and many things are difference of opinion. But if
someone is telling you to do something,
that is haram. That is haram that is my Illuminati. Tura
axiomatically known by clear new Susan the Quran that's more calm.
And while they're telling you to do this or support this, you can't
do that. This call for
stand by your team is dipalma.
No
stopping come out with mirrors. Allah subhanaw taala says to the
prophets of atheism in the Quran, very powerful statement, the
Prophet said my hair turned gray, because of this, this statement
for him, come up with mirrors, have St. Thomas the upright,
good, amen to for me to be Mr. M. He told one of his companions say
I believe in Allah and be steadfast upon that.
So we have
an admission that Allah is our medic, this is called the tag dog,
and then we have to follow
which means to ornament ourselves.
So how do we ornament ourselves with respect to this name, the
king Allah is the king. Well,
we also have subjects,
right? We have limbs, we have hands, we have a stomach. We have
private parts. We have eyes, we have a tongue. The prophets of
Allah as Adam said, if you can guarantee for me the proper usage
of what is between your chiefs, your tongue and what is between
your thighs. I guarantee for you, Jana.
We have to protect the heart. The heart is the king.
Right as the momentum as it says, The heart is the king and there's
going to be enemies, all the comments around the castle. And
you let them in with your hands with your eyes with your tongue.
We have to do battle as the brother said, See Mohammed said
this is this is spiritual warfare. We battle our battle is not with
flesh and blood sometimes it is a battle of the flesh and blood it's
not with flesh and blood with principalities of darkness. I hate
to call the pop up this one right. And Ephesians actually Super Bowl
Ephesians is not going to rip up all somebody presenting to people
some forger, but he was wise. This is true.
So we have this Hello. And then we have to happen. Which means we've
actually we've actualized we've realized the goal and we've
mastered the self
and we put the crown on our head as
were the king of our bodies. I've protected the heart successfully.
But this is a lifelong process. It's like some people read the
Quran I made them okay. But over your head office,
goodbye. Goodbye Quran collecting dust. Until next Ramadan. Maybe
I'll read it again. And then you look at your phone. Oh, I got a
text. I don't know if he'll come back in five minutes. No, we have
to be in the struggle.
Allah subhanaw taala says the prophets of Allah the last thing
I'll say, Well,
God who saw the look of Yuma your Hulu, indeed we know that what
they say causes the constrict this to to your heart. It's hurting
your heart what they're saying.
You can imagine what they're saying. They canceled the promises
of them. They throw in the desert with the sahaba. For three years,
the entire ministry of anti semitism almost three years. No
disrespect,
profit ever been erected? In the Christians? For three years, I
promise. No one would marry for the bene Hashem. No one would
trade with them. If they canceled him.
He's put some pressure on him. He'll buckle. No, he's not going
to. He has a stiff arm.
So we know that they're what they're saying causes a type of
constrict next to your heart.
So they have the rugby or Kuhn will convene a Saturday.
glorify the Praises of your Lord and be of those who make such
depth. This is the response. They're insulting you to sing this
it's hurting your heart. praise your Lord.
keep praising God. This is a good sign. The Sahaba were very nervous
in times of prosperity. They were nervous in times of prosperity did
Allah forsaken us? He's just giving us the dunya. Now what
happens really? What happened to the tribulations in terms of
tribulation? Okay, last purifying is a lot of clarifying this.
Wow, that there has to be a theme and worship your Lord until Alia
team comes to you and Alia teen here according to almost all of
the exigence it means a remote. It means death. You worship Allah
until you die. This is our life in the dunya
This is our life. We want to go out but the shahada so we asked
for his diploma, may Allah subhanho wa Taala give us a stiff
arm? May Allah subhana wa to either give us first them hajima a
good ending, never be complacent with your state. He says hold on,
he said them were the name of helfen Raja were the two sandals
of fear and hope. Don't be so fearful of Allah subhanaw taala
that you say how can Allah forgive me? I've done this and that how
can ALLAH forgive you? Let's call for a loan that touchControl metal
hotseat that never ever, ever despair with the Mercy of Allah
subhanaw taala that is haram to be in a state of despair of the mercy
of Allah subhanho wa Taala the prophets of Allah give us a hadith
is such a hyperbolic example. He said there was a mass murderer he
killed 100 people. Allah forgave him. Allah accepted his toboe
but never be so much hopeful that will also kind of what to Allah,
that you start becoming complacent. You start missing
prayer.
You start singing and fasting. I got a business lunch.
But they told me one time I got it. I got hired by a firm. I'm not
going to fast. It didn't have to be actually faster. So I'm not
going to fast is
not a good idea of st pharma in the religion. Don't worry about
people think no one's opinion matters at the end of the day.
Nobody's opinion. And if people can't tell you well, it's fine.
Take it as a as an honor. It's a it's a badge of honor. That you've
been counseled by people of the dunya people who are materialists,
people who believe in the rule of people who believe in essences.
People who say the only matter that matters is matter. People who
think they can get surgeries and change their gender because
there's no such thing as an essence. This is a real world
view. This people are canceling you know, Allah subhanaw taala
will never cancel me. You'll never cancel you as long as you keep
turning to Allah subhanho wa Taala if you come with a mountain of
sins, Allah subhanaw taala Allah says, I will come with a mountain
of forgiveness. A man came after after Sonata Lhasa again to the
prophets of Allah Salam and said, yo yo football, I have sinned
against Allah subhanho wa Taala to punish me according to the book of
Allah. He said according to the book of Allah, he did something
major.
Right? Sometimes he be like, you know, it's something like you
know, something minor. You probably people in the book of
Allah
and the prophets of Allah.
He said
her daughter manasota had her daughter Manoj salah, didn't you
just pray with us? You didn't know how
have a feeling that
it's been forgiven
because they say go and sit no more. Right? Although that's the
Gospel of John that's also not authentic but
we have something that's authentic in our tradition.
Although who Matthew told me another thing that's being
authentic in the bible Jesus praying for the Jews on the cross
Father, forgive them, they don't know what they do. Everybody
believes that's a fabrication, ask any New Testament style. But we
have a tradition in our tradition on the day of just not screaming
down the face of the prophets of Allah and he's catching his blood
in his hands and he's absorbing his blood because
there's a harbor saying you're a symbol of love what is this? And
he said at one profit this budget strike the Earth immediately the
angels will exterminate this flourish
they said
let
alone Matthew homie in the Himalaya animal Oh God guide my
people for they don't know
that at the supernatural forgiveness ended, becomes Muslim.
Why she becomes Muslim. I'm not even gonna ask becomes Muslim.
I've also found that the heart becomes Muslim.
It can even be Jahad the son of Abuja, Abuja and
the prophets of Allah and the Sunnah, he said on the day of
Fatah Mecca is crema, the son of Abu jihad is coming to me now do
not revile his father, he's gonna become our brother. Look at this
forgiveness. This is unbelievable. I've spoken too much. They also
kind of what data grant us is the farmer and it was kind of metallic
except our prayers and fasting. It was kind of what to either
increase our Taqwa of him our mindfulness of Allah subhanaw
taala Allah, may Allah subhana wa Tada give us the tau FIP. To to
mirror His names and attributes in the manner in which the best of
creations of obedience to them did so also the most important thing
when it
comes to the level of animals