Mufti Menk – Developing Taqwa

			The reason why we have to continuously speak about the issue of Taqwa is because Allah says in the
Quran Yeah. Are you Halloween? Man? Oh kuchibhotla ecommerce mahkamah katiba island living in
poverty Kula Lakhan that the two of you who believe fasting has been written for you, meaning
prescribed upon you, it's written for you, it's compulsory upon you. Just like it was for those
before you even though those before us had fasting but have a slightly different nature with hours,
the rules and regulations from dawn to dusk, this is what you do, this is what you don't do 30 days
and this is what the period will be and so on the daily period and the whole month. All that is a
		

			little bit different. But with the previous nations, Allah says we prescribed it upon those before
you in order that you achieve Taqwa. Like I've said in yesterday's episode, taqwa is to create a
barrier between you and something here to create a barrier between you and that which is displeasing
to You that which is unfortunate that which is the Wrath of Allah, the punishment of Allah, the
anger of Allah like we say, we love Allah so much that we do not want to anger him.
		

			We don't want to say or do anything that may spoil this wonderful relationship with Allah. So Allah
says you want to develop this relationship. Taqwa is what you need. So Taqwa is to develop the
correct relationship with Allah. So I always say, whenever a person translates the term it up Allah,
it's Oh, you who believe develop the correct relationship with Allah. And the details are, as I just
explained. So this Taqwa is something I need to build, I need to develop how do I do that? By
becoming conscious of who I am, I came from somewhere when I came onto the earth, I came with very
little, nothing. In fact, the little means my body given by Allah known, the body organs that I
		

			have, everything started functioning properly, one time, and that was the gift of Allah subhanho wa
taala. Besides that, material items, I had nothing. My parents came in and helped me they gave me,
like I said, as they indoctrinated us, we learned whatever they taught us, we learned, we believed
what was right, based on what we saw, and what we learned as time passes. And this is why people
across the globe are scrambling to educate the little kids according to their system. What's the
reason? Quite simple. When your computer requires applications and a working system, those who have
put that in, would reap the greatest benefit from that particular computer. When it comes to
		

			humankind. Those who got to the brains of the children first and in the early years nurtured them,
the children begin to believe that that is the way they will laugh at scoff at disrespect any other
way or any other method? Because they don't know it. They've never been accustomed to it. They
haven't mixed. They haven't understood and that's why not everything you learn is correct. You have
to keep going back to Revelation and asking yourself, Does this conform with what Allah said? No, it
doesn't throw it out no matter who taught it to me and what happened? Is this okay? Is this correct?
Is this what the Almighty wants from me? Is this the level of morality the level of my values? Is
		

			this what it should be? If not, well, you need to adjust so Allah gives you a month to develop this
Taqwa this consciousness. Who am I? Why did Allah reveal the book? Why did he send so many
messengers? Why did he make me say peace be upon him or them? Every time I said the name of a
messenger, because he wants me to value them he sent to us the best of the best. All these
messengers that