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Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, I am a student
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of bachelors in science in the final year
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from Andhra Pradesh.
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Alhamdulillah, I recently have reverted to Islam and
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I'm from a Hindu family.
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How can I strengthen my Iman and what
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are the steps that I can take in
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order to strengthen my Iman?
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And if one listens to the punishment of
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hellfire, this individual, he does not fear the
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punishment of the hellfire.
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So what should be done in this situation?
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We should see to it that we work
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hard in order to strengthen our Iman, our
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faith.
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And the most important way is to be
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connected to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
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Read the glorious Quran on a daily basis
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with understanding.
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Contemplate upon the meaning of what you are
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reciting.
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Offer the five daily prayers and the Tahajjud
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prayer and the Sunnah prayer as well in
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order to strengthen your Iman.
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And besides this, be in the company of
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good and righteous people, which is very important.
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The more we are in the company of
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good and righteous people, the more our Iman,
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it will be strong and the Iman, it
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does fluctuate.
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Even the sahabas, their Iman fluctuated.
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The sahabas, they came to the Prophet peace
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be upon him and they told the Prophet
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peace be upon him that O Prophet of
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Allah, our Iman, it fluctuates when we are
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with you.
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So it is at its pinnacle.
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But when we are away from you, our
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Iman, it tends to get weak.
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So the more we are in the company
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of good people, our Iman, it will be
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strong.
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We should be wise in choosing our friends.
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We should choose those friends who will draw
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us closer towards Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
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rather than choosing those friends who will take
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us away from the remembrance of Allah subhanahu
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wa ta'ala.
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And we know the hadith of our beloved
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Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.
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The comparison of the two persons.
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The first is the one who goes to
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the blacksmith.
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He will be affected by the coal and
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by the dirt.
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Whereas a person, the other person, he goes
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to a perfume seller.
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He will be affected by the good smell
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of the perfume.
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The same is the case with friends.
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If we have good friends, they will have
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an impact on us.
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If we have bad company and bad friends,
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they will have a negative impact on us.
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Besides this, we should listen to Islamic da
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'ees and scholars as well.
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And we have many of them, da'ees
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who are available on peace TV and we
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have the Al-Hidayah platform.
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Several courses are available related to tafsir, related
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to fiqh, related to aqeedah, related to da
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'wah, how to do da'wah to non
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-Muslims.
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And we should see to that we are
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involved in Islamic activities.
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The more we are involved in Islamic activities,
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the more we will be focused and our
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iman inshallah it will be strong.
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So if we are in the company of
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good people, our good friends will encourage us
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to do things that are good.
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Our good friends will encourage us to do
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da'wah, call the non-Muslims towards Islam.
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And at the same time, in order to
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safeguard our faith and our iman, the environment
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as well plays an important role.
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Unfortunately, many Muslims, they settle in non-Muslim
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countries, in the western countries.
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For example, in USA and UK.
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Many of them, they stay in these countries
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for several years just to get the passport.
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Many of them, they go to these countries
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for green pastures.
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We very well know the fitna that is
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there in these countries.
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And many of the Muslims who have gone
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there, they have gone far away from the
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religion of Islam.
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Many of the Muslims, they have become secular
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Muslims, namesake Muslims, no practice of Islam.
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Many of them, they leave their salah, they
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leave fasting.
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Unfortunately, many have gone to the extent of
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becoming murtad, leaving or exiting Islam.
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The environment, it is very bad in these
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western countries, in these non-Muslim countries.
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So why would a person go and settle
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in these countries where he knows that there
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is fitna?
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When we walk on the streets, the women,
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they are dressed immodestly.
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There are so many billboards.
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How much are you going to lower your
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gaze?
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So that is the reason we should see
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to it that we are in a good
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Islamic environment.
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And there are several Muslim majority countries.
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We have the example of Malaysia.
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If we stay in a city like Putrajaya,
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the environment, it is very good.
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And then besides that, we have other states.
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For example, we have Terengganu, we have Kelantan,
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we have Perlis.
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All of these states where in the environment,
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it is very Islamic.
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Majority Muslims are present.
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So we should see to it that even
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if a person needs to travel, he should
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travel to a Muslim majority country.
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We have other countries like Qatar as well.
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So the environment as well plays a key
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role in safeguarding our Iman.
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And whenever we know that there is fitna
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in any place, we should stay away from
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it.
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Unfortunately, many Muslims, they acquire little knowledge of
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Islam and they think, Khalas, now my Iman
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is very strong, I can go anywhere in
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the world.
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Even if I go to America, it depends
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upon my Iman.
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My Iman is strong and I will inshallah
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stay on the straight path.
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How can you trust the shaitan?
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The shaitan will use all of his tactics
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to try to tempt you.
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So why would you go to such a
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place where there is fitna?
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So the environment plays a key role as
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far as staying on the straight path is
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concerned.
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And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in
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the glorious Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, chapter number
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2, verse number 168, وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ
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And do not follow the footsteps of the
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devil.
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Leave aside following the devil.
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Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in this verse
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of the glorious Quran, He's telling us do
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not follow the footsteps of the devil.
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So anything that leads to something that is
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haram, we should stay away from it.
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Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in the
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glorious Quran, Surah Al-Isra, chapter number 17,
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verse number 22, وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا Do not
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come close to adultery.
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Leave aside committing adultery, which is a major
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sin.
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Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in this
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verse of the glorious Quran, وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا
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Do not come close to adultery.
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And there is a very important Qaeda in
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Usulul Fiqh, which is called As-Saddud Dara
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'i, blocking the means because some things may
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lead to something that is haram.
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So we should block the means.
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If we think something will lead us to
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a particular haram thing, we should see to
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that we take our precaution and we keep
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our distance.
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A true believer is the one who will
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always fear Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and
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he will take all precautions so that he
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does not fall into something that is haram,
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he does not fall into something that is
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prohibited.
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We pray to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
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that may He strengthen our Iman, our faith
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and may He always keep us on the
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Siratul Mustaqeem.
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And I pray to Allah subhanahu wa ta
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'ala that may He strengthen your Iman as
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well and may He always keep you on
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the Siratul Mustaqeem, on the straight path, the
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rewards when they embrace Islam.
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Many of them, they are Alhamdulillah enthusiastic.
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In fact, many of them, they are more
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enthusiastic about learning Islam as compared to many
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of the born Muslims.
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So may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala keep
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you steadfast and may Allah subhanahu wa ta
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'ala keep you on the straight path, on
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the Siratul Mustaqeem and may Allah subhanahu wa
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ta'ala keep your Iman strong.
