Mufti Menk – Do You Know Why We Are In Pain
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A Muslim discusses his frustration with the situation in Palestine, which is unacceptable, and how he is honored to be a Muslim. He explains that he is a Muslim because he was born in the first place and because he was instructed to serve God. He also discusses the importance of living in the lifespan of Islam and how it increases his value.
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My beloved brothers and sisters, I'm a Muslim
and I'm in pain.
We are Muslims and we are all in
pain. Do you know why we're in pain?
We're in pain because right now while we're
seated here in our comfortable seats,
mashaAllah, enjoying the peace that we do have.
Our brothers and sisters
are dying elsewhere on earth.
We have the situation in Palestine, in Gaza
that is
unacceptable.
Un
We ask Allah to grant our brothers
and sisters safety,
security,
peace and victory. May Allah Almighty protect all
of us.
I'm a Muslim
and I'm a proud Muslim. Not the pride
that is wrong, but the pride
as in I'm happy to be Muslim
and I will
carry myself as a Muslim. That's a proud
Muslim.
Many of us say we're Muslim, but wallahi
we don't realize the gift that we have.
If we knew the gift we had, we
would adopt the teachings
more than anything else.
It's not good enough for me to say,
well you know what, I'm a Muslim. And
then my life is led
opposite from the teachings of Rasulullah salallahu alaihi
wa sallam and the message of the Quran.
Primarily as a Muslim I'm honored because Allah
has chosen me to worship Him alone. And
who is He? He is the one who
created me in the first place. The one
who created entire creation.
The only one worthy of worship is He
who created.
And then it is an honor to obey
His instructions because the only one
who has the power
to dish instructions
that will be followed without a question is
the one who made in the first place.
Allah created. That's the reason why He has
the right to tell you what He wants
you to do.
And how do I know that Allah created?
I know Allah created
the creator of everything because none of us
seated here came onto earth because we wanted
to come. We were placed here.
You are not here because you wanted to
be on earth.
I've met people who say, I didn't want
to be on earth. Why am I here?
Well,
tough luck. You are here. Whether you like
it or you don't like it. You are
going to be here. You're going to have
to live here
for as long as Allah wants. Allah decided
that you came here and Allah will decide
when he's going to take you back. And
for this reason anyone who attempts to take
their own lives away
are perpetrating
a sin
and a crime in the eyes of Allah
Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. You need to live the
lifespan that Allah has chosen for you and
in the interim, Allah says none of your
lives are going to be perfect.
It's an honor to hear what Allah says.
It's an honor to read the Quran.
It increases
me in value. Not the Quran. The value
of the Quran is where it is. It's
neither going to increase nor decrease because it's
at the top. It's the word of Allah
Subhanahu
Wa Ta'ala.
But my value increases
if I connect to the word of Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala.
If I am distanced from it or I
unplug, I lose value.