Ali Hammuda – Palestine, Jerusalem and al-Aqsa

			Salam alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Bismillah Alhamdulillah wa salatu salam ala Rasulillah who
are early he was a happy human who Allah despite spending the last 10 years of his life in a city
over 800 miles away from Jerusalem. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would nevertheless,
frequently make a point of including Al Masjid Al Aqsa in his speech. He knew of its status in the
eyes of Allah he knew that the events of the End of Times will culminate on its blessed soil.
		

			The companion of Buddha once asked the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam this following question
yeah rasool Allah He au Masjid in wool they are filled out by a word,
		

			or messenger of Allah. What mosque was built on Earth first.
		

			And he said to him Al Masjid Al haram, the Masjid in Makkah, he said from my eight, then which
mosque He said, Then al Masjid Al Aqsa, I asked him meaning a Buddha he said, I asked him, What was
the time between the construction of both he said Arbor owner center 40 years.
		

			So Al Aqsa is no ordinary masjid, and Palestine is no ordinary plot of land. It served as a venue
for the greatest conference to have ever taken place on this planet.
		

			One that was attended by every prophet and messenger to have walked Allah's globe.
		

			And this was when the greatest of them Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was made to need
all of them in Salah
		

			how beautiful were the words of Abdullah him namaste the companion who said that and be told not to
this, but that will be
		

			why a school I was worse I cannot will and be here. Well Murphy he molded there.
		

			In was on the fina bu Oh karma fee HumanIK bait will mark this, he said was built by the prophets
and it was inhabited by the prophets and there isn't an area of a single hand spanned on its land
except that a prophet had prayed on it. Or an angel had stood on it. Allahu Akbar.
		

			Al Masjid Al Aqsa, as you know, was the very first Qibla the direction of the prayer for the Muslims
for the messenger alayhi salatu salam and his companions
		

			for around 14 years and a half
		

			the whole duration in Mecca and the early parts of Medina till it was eventually changed to gather
so distinct so unique is this venue that when the messenger SallAllahu Sallam finally received his
invitation to visit the inhabitants of the heavens, Allah chose Palestine for his ascension in order
to create that link within the hearts of the Muslims, the unbreakable attachment between Mecca and
Palestine. They are sisters they are inseparable. How beautiful were the words of Allah who said
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			Inna who was semi sweet Glory be to Him Allah, who took his slave meaning the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam on a journey by night from a Masjid Al haram to a Masjid Al Aqsa, the surroundings
of which we have blessed in order to show him some of our signs. He is the old hearing Indeed, He is
the old saying.
		

			No travel is to be made for the purpose of praying in a masjid other than these three massages led
to Chateau Rihanna, who in that inner fella 30 masajid and mosquito haram must Giro Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Masjid Al Aqsa, do not undertake a journey to visit any mosque he said,
		

			except three, this mosque of mine and the Mosque of Al haram in Mecca and Al Masjid Al Aqsa.
		

			Now, this Ramadan, the Zionist occupiers have taken their boldness, their vulgarity to new levels,
		

			horrific scenes unfolded of armed Zinus troops, launching a full fledged military assault on
worshipers and women and children and elderly.
		

			Turning the masjid into a battlefield a warzone. The occupiers besieged the people that nasty cough
hundreds of whom are left to bleed without any type of medical attention after being shut out during
their prayer or, or are shocked by the canisters that were thrown at them.
		

			How relevant were the words of ALLAH and how timeless they are. When he said woman Avila Movie Man
manana Sangeeta la he he with the cut off he has Warhol was actually caught RB hula Comerica and,
and yet who knew her Inaho if he
		

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			ALLAH says who is more unjust
		

			than those who prevent the name of Allah from being mentioned in his mosques and they strive for
their destruction. It is not for them to enter except in fear for them. In this world there will be
disgrace and in the hereafter there will will be a great punishment for them imamo poverty he's
prefers the opinion that this area has a specific connection in relation to Al Masjid Al Aqsa.
		

			Meanwhile, outside the masjid that was being battered by the occupiers the Zionists, neither content
with the stolen land bestowed upon them by the UN, nor with the stolen land occupied by them in
violation of the UN since 1967. They went on to re Palestinian homes and sought to evict 10s of
families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
		

			Jara, she actually ran it named after a personal physician of Salahuddin this area is in East
Jerusalem. They came in they threw people out of their own homes, they usurp their their property
with complete impunity, security forces watch them doing so and under their protection in order to
apparently preserve the Jewish identity of Jerusalem.
		

			And in light of this, I wish to share a few messages with the key players involved in this conflict.
		

			The first message is to the people of Jerusalem on the front lines of this conflict.
		

			I say to you,
		

			you are the salt of the earth.
		

			You're resilience resembles the robust tree standing at the Damascus Gate to the Old City as you
defend on our behalf. bare chested with your heads high, and the hearts that are certain of the
Promise of Allah after Allah, you are our inspiration when our motivation falters. And you are our
motivation when despair takes hold the Ramadan TV shows of 2021 or so many. Nothing, however,
compares to your resistance of the occupying forces, charging us with these vibes
		

			that no show could ever achieve. And we find ourselves now straining our thoughts with the question
of how do I involve myself in this colossal cause, you are the conscious the consciousness of this
ummah, that which our messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has promised that the agencies of
repression will never defeat to the end of time. And subhanAllah if this is the gallantry, this is
the heroism. This is the bravery of the third generation of Muslims in Jerusalem, then truly your
enemies have no hope. We wish that we were the soil beneath your feet. Those amongst you who live
they live honorably, and those who die, they die as martyrs in sha Allah, because good deeds are
		

			amplified and grow forever from within their graves.
		

			The first message is for you. The second message is to our scholars and our Imams.
		

			We call upon you to make Aleksa central to your concerns
		

			are not merely part of the short term remembrance during a plight that happens here or there. Make
it part of a longer term strategy. This is the obligation of the era.
		

			Include an act slot when you are teaching it that theology history. feature it regularly in your
addresses in your sermons in your Halaqaat included in your modules included in your curriculum.
Your position as an imam is an Amana My dear brother it's a trust your congregation is expecting
this guidance and the secure of your wages Allah a lot of committee
		

			same can be said to
		

			social media influences community activists use your platforms to mobilize the Muslims in defense of
Al Aqsa each according to their capacity, their resources, their sphere of influence. See, the
celebrated curd who we know today as Salahuddin. He wasn't parachuted from the heavens. He was the
product of inner arms like you who understood their duties towards the Islamic cause of Palestine.
		

			Imams who understood what their position as Imam entails.
		

			And they nurtured Salahuddin to look beyond his nationality to beyond the sinful aspirations of
being a young man and to see an AXA
		

			as central to his essence. They kept the cause alive. I mean, think about how Jewish
		

			Wedding ceremonies and with the stomping on glass Have you seen it? Why to serve as a reminder, a
constant reminders panela even during the height of personal joy.
		

			They keep the pain and the loss of the alleged Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem alive in their minds.
What about the Western warmth of that same compound known to the Jews as the Wailing Wall, the
holiest site for prayer for the Jews, where visitors mourn and bemoaned the destruction of the
temple. The cause is constantly alive. So we ask our Imams for the last, say 10 years.
		

			How many times has the topic of Alexa appeared in your addresses, and I also call upon congregations
of masajid to respectfully encourage their Imams to fulfill this duty.
		

			This is the second message, the third message, I offer it to the general Muslim masses.
		

			And the first of those messages, dear brothers and sisters make Al Aqsa your number one priority in
visit. Visit Al Aqsa in groups of families. As friends, inhale from its pure airs, prostrate on its
blessing land, dua to Allah subhanaw taala for the protection of this holy sanctuary of ours. See,
reading about the Islamic cause of Palestine is one thing, but it's only a visit in person
		

			that can illustrate the full extent of what's been happening over there the last decades. Find a
recommended travel agent
		

			that offers a full program, then book your trip. I stand baffled at those who have toured every
holiday destination on Earth, preferring to come home with souvenirs shopping, debts attend over the
everlasting good deeds that are offered at Al Aqsa.
		

			And these deeds include what the messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said he narrates and the
Sulaymaniyah now, there would love nabanna Beta McAleese sir Allah Allah, Allah Allah Khalifa when
Sulayman
		

			Prophet Suleiman, son of David that would allow him will sell him finished building it will mark
this and misjudgment axon, he made a dua asking Allah for three things.
		

			So Allah hook can you Saudi help the whole football team? The first one was, Oh Allah give me
judgment that is in harmony with your judgment, and he was granted do number two, was that an Allah
who can now remember really I had him embody? The second supplication was, Oh Allah give me a
kingdom, that no one after me will possess. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said he was
granted that here's number three.
		

			Was that Allah Allah Hina Thorac I mean, Bina MSgt. And now your Tia who I had lie and hijo en la
sala to fee and your creed your home in Hockley. a te que yo me what letter to move on, he made a to
art number three, when he finished the building of an axon, that any person who comes to this place
with no intention other than to pray that
		

			that Allah frees him from his sins making him like that day his mother boring.
		

			Wow.
		

			Subhan Allah in another narration narrated by even imagine unnecessary and others. He said, ie the
Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam he added and he said, I'm not an attorney, Faqad Walter Yahoomail
or Abdul Hakuna, outwardly, as he said, ask for two of those requests he was given, and my hope is
that he was granted a third.
		

			This is the first my message to you Dear brothers and sisters, the second message to the general
Muslim masses is be proactive, create solutions bring forward ideas. Our history as Muslims is
witness to so many calamities that would have be fooling us Had Allah not averted them through
suggestions that came about through ordinary people like you and I want example, Al Shabaab, Edmond
Miguel.
		

			He didn't like the site, which the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam chose to combat before the
Battle of better, so he politely asked or messenger of Allah, this place that you've chosen?
		

			Is it from Allah? Such that we should not comment on it? Or is it part of the strategy of war? The
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said to him, no, it's strategy of war. It's not revelation.
		

			So I hope I've said I have a suggestion. And he basically suggested to advance and to combat the
nearest well to the enemy of better so that the Muslims can collect water in containers themselves,
and then fill the void
		

			meaning wells with sand so that the enemy has no water and he did that. What would have happened if
it wasn't for the suggestion?
		

			So make suggestions brothers and sisters for Al Aqsa now don't get me wrong. sign petitions, lobby
MPs, boycott, divest, attend demonstrations, definitely, however you have your own ideas.
		

			So there's always the scope for telling me what I can do for Alexa. But you must also feel empowered
to say, let me tell you what we can do for Alexa, claim the cause as your own. Do not belittle your
appear your opinion, put your doctor Neff sec, and give you some examples. We lack literature
		

			for children regarding the issue of silence plight, what can we do about that?
		

			Few of our scholars are addressing the Judeo Christian myths surrounding Alexa, how can these myths
be addressed in a very innovative way?
		

			Another example political interaction from UCLA is increasing. But what about local councils? Many
have contracts with the so called Israeli businesses, or support so called Israeli settlements, how
can this be addressed? Think about it.
		

			Another example, NGOs, 1000s of them they exist in support of settler groups and so called Israel.
What can or how can we support our NGOs? Like friends of Alexa, how can we empower them? Can we
replicate them?
		

			Another example, unlike Zionist charity work, most of our charity work for NASA is reactionary, how
can we make them proactive?
		

			Another example, what can wealthy businessmen do by way of a Wyckoff setting up for the cause of
Alexa? Another example, social media platforms like Instagram, they're deleting accounts and
censoring stories that relate to Alex's plight. So What strategies can we devise to raise awareness
and to raise concern? The idea is to think out of the box voiced your opinion, don't wait to be led,
take the lead on the cause. Assuming yours, because it is yours. It is your salvation before it is
theirs. This is my second message to the Muslim masses the third, promote optimism.
		

			promote a positive energy, brothers and sisters just in the last couple of days, and Subhanallah
against all of the odds.
		

			We've witnessed amazing series of retreats by the occupying forces think about it last week was
scheduled to have the Israeli High Court ruled in favor of evicting the families of Sheikh Jarrah,
but they feared even more escalation. So Israel had to bow to pressure and has delayed the forced
eviction of Palestinian families from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem. Is this not an
opening?
		

			Also Zionist extremist extremist, as you know, they were congregating
		

			to storm and Luxor compound in their racist display of a unified Jerusalem.
		

			Palestinians defined this and they sent those nationalists back home. Is this not an opening?
		

			And then the subsequent aggressive raids by the way that you saw on TV and then the subsequent siege
of Al Aqsa that was a reaction because of this failure. And they want you to forcefully disperse the
Muslims and then to read facilitate this Jewish March. But despite being under fire, attacked with a
tear and stun grenades, the Jerusalemites persisted in there at cough and resulted in a what a full
cancellation of the march.
		

			Is that not an opening? I mean, even in recent years, the so called Israeli authorities had
installed metal detectors at the entrance of the mount. Now the Jerusalem Islamic world reacted,
they called upon the Muslims to pray outside the temple now to not go inside until the mosque
complex was free from these metal detectors and they bow to a pressure that you remove them they
removed the cameras that were installed after them. Is this not an opening? Brothers and sisters
don't get me wrong here the battle is by no means over.
		

			And we know that the occupation will continue its plotting for a full AXA and Jerusalem takeover.
But at least take a moment to recognize these openings from Allah these achievements to date. And
despite the sheer aggression of the occupier despite the huge difference in means, despite the
collaboration of neighboring and non neighboring Arab states of hypocrisy.
		

			All of this bears proof that the smallest indebtedness can reap huge results and proof that the will
of Allah is above every will.
		

			And that Allah alone is the controller of affairs as he said
		

			kuleana Oh, Kaduna and then how do we have a holla? Every time they can do a fire of war, Allah puts
it out.
		

			And by the way,
		

			look at the full fledged uprising that this has ignited all across Historic Palestine. Do you need
Nazareth? Huzzah, Linda,
		

			prayers for Al Aqsa salvation are now bellowing from the skies of Turkey. Turkish Street is
demanding greater intervention. And we're seeing political and civil movements taking place in
Kuwait and Jordan, Sudan and Iran, Egypt, Mauritania, Lebanon, Yemen, Algeria, Sri Lanka, even
Indonesia. Even on the streets of New York, Washington, Norway, other places in the UK. Look at the
demonstrations happening here at home. At least 45,000 emails have been sent to MPs as a result of a
British NGO to save Sheikh Jarrah the unifying effects of access wounds upon our fractured owner,
they cannot be ignored and they cannot be quantified Allahu Akbar, Allahu Allahu Allah and many are
		

			lacking the axon nursing Ayala Munna Allah has full control of his affairs, but but most of the
people they don't know. My fourth message
		

			to the general generality of the Muslims, is plead from Allah alcovy. Allah Aziz the most powerful,
the most mighty, I hear Brother saying other than dua, what can I do for Alexa?
		

			Now, I don't doubt the sincere frustration of the person who said this, but it does illustrate a
frustration that may have obscured certain relaxing realities. One of which is this without dua, or
whilst dua without action is futile. Also, actions without Doha are just as futile. We as Muslims
were witness to the number of times that geography of land was shifted, and angelic descent was
granted. And history rewritten via the dua of a single man or single woman. Are we not witness to
this?
		

			Are we not witness to the military Muslim? General cultiva, Abdo Muslim who was looking at the lines
of the Turks before battle, and he was in all of their numbers and their weaponry. And he said,
whereas Muhammad Nawaz, you had this righteous man, where is he? They said, he's right there to the
right side of the Muslim flank. And he found him carrying his bow and with the other hand, he was
pointing at the heavens with his finger making dua. And so Otaiba he said his famous words, he said
till can also borrow a hammer in the Yemen meet at the Elfi say finisher here in the champagne party
here. He said that finger of his that he's using to make dua to the heavens, that is dearer to me
		

			than 100,000 unsheathed swords, 100,000 strong men.
		

			So don't get it twisted. That deafening silence that follows you into Ha, does not mean for a single
moment that your heart was not heard by the heavens
		

			and your DUA with unwavering conviction that your DUA is on its way to its destination, and that
your DUA will not become a clear player on the Aqsa seen in the form of maybe steadfastness that
Allah gives to the Jerusalemites, or maybe weather conditions that now favor them or maybe fear that
is cast into the hearts of their enemies or angelic descent or circumstances that only Allah knows
on dedicate five minutes for this on a nightly basis call upon alcovy Razzies. My fifth and final
message
		

			to the general Muslim masses beware of haste.
		

			Beware of rushing things, it's vital to realize that your efforts
		

			may only come into fruition many years after your death.
		

			You're not more jealous for the welfare of the Ummah than Allah is. So don't despair. If you don't
see your efforts taking off during your lifetime. Your duty My duty is to sow the seeds of
dedication and hard work, any seed that is that be fits your context, your strengths, your
qualifications, your interests, then Allah decides how and when to give life to matters.
		

			I closed with the example of Illumina, I don't even know to hear a tsunami, who was a jurist of the
Shafter a school of thought teaching in the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, he authored a book known as
Kitab, Al jihad, the book of jihad, and much like the many books like it that were authored. It was
also detailing the rulings of jihad and was explaining the Quranic verses that address it and the
duties of different categories of people and frequently cites Imam Al Ghazali.
		

			Now his book was essentially the first scholarly response to the Crusaders that had by that time
		

			I conquered Jerusalem. So the initial public readings of this book were in the year 1105. Take note
of the dates 1105, six years after Jerusalem had been conquered by the Crusaders. So you would think
that these public readings would be so popular because it's urgent, right?
		

			That Subhanallah those gatherings are poorly attended. And the book was then subsequently largely
forgotten. A year after this Ali Abdullah here, a salami the author he died he didn't live to see
much. Fast forward with me 81 years to the blessed land of a sham. The night sky now should be
filled with tension but Subhanallah there is calm, there was excitement there feels the air 1000s of
Muslims at this time have gathered in a hushed huddle to hear the reading of this book, Pin drop
silence that is only ever broken by the weeping sounds of a sincere person here or the bellows of
tech. We are there. And then led by Salahuddin and a UB and his teacher noted Dena zingy,
		

			what was once a disunited Muslim community of different ethnicities and languages. They became
united by Islam and they were inspired into action by the bulk of our leave Notah here. It was read
in the lead to the decisive battle of clean the battle in which Jerusalem was liberated by
Salahuddin. Now you can just imagine I leave notre Salamis reaction on the Day of Judgment in sha
Allah. When he is informed by his Lord that your book had played a key role in the recapturing of
Jerusalem, you don't have to see the fruits of your luck in your life.
		

			Brothers and sisters in summary, if we cannot do the small things that we're asked to do now, we are
deluding ourselves into thinking that when the time comes, we will be able to sacrifice more doesn't
work like that.
		

			In conclusion,
		

			subhanAllah man may behave so complacently towards an illness as long as it steers clear of his
heart. A smoker, for example, he's not too bothered maybe by the staining of his fingers, he may not
be afraid of the damage of his gums, even when he or she may start coughing, a sign that the
respiratory system is being damaged, they may still smoke some of them. It's only when users convey
to them that your heart is now under threat, that a reaction is sparked. And it spurs them into
immediate action and life changing decisions are made. Palestine and Al Aqsa are the hearts of this
ummah.
		

			And from Allah has endless Mercy upon us, he is decreed that our illness as an unmet is placed at
the center of our heart. Why? Because it now creates an unparalleled sense of urgency and the fast
tracking of our awakening that may not have otherwise been achieved.