Mufti Menk – Lessons from the Liverpool Victory

			Brothers and sisters, at times we call out to Allah subhanho wa Taala. For something, we want
something, we asked him for it, we desperately cry to him. And we want this thing in our lives as
soon as possible. But Allah knows that it's not good for us at that time. So he delays it. And you
know what we asked again and again, a year passes, we didn't have it, we didn't get it. Another year
passes, we still didn't get it. We keep trying, we keep crying, we keep calling out to Allah
subhanho wa Taala. He registers the reward of the asking the prayers, the patience, the goodness,
the hope and the worship of him, he registers all of that a third year passes, a decade passes, you
		

			still don't have what you've been desperately asking for. But Allah subhanho wa Taala knows the
right time, the right place, he keeps it and he still does not give you and you keep getting closer
and closer to him. And you don't give up and you keep trying Subhana Allah, two decades past the
third decade crosses and Allah subhanho wa Taala sees how desperately you want this. And you know
what the mercy of Allah subhanho wa Taala decides at a certain point to give you what you want
exactly how you wanted it. So behind Allah, at that point, the happiness and the joy of achieving
what you've been asking for for 30 odd years is such that you forget all the pain of all the years
		

			that you were crying to Allah, you forget how painful it was every year when the year passed, and
you still did not get what you wanted. Everything is gone, forgotten, deleted, and now basking in
glory is happy, so excited that Allah has given you what you want brothers and sisters in our lives.
Every time we should keep on calling out to Allah for what we desperately want. keep on trying.
Remember the prayer you will be rewarded for Allah will give you what you want, when he knows it's
the right time for you at times, he may never give it to you Subhana Allah but he knows in the
hereafter he's going to give you something even better. So my brothers and sisters, keep up the
		

			hope. Keep up the prayers, be the best possible version of yourself and keep asking Allah a day will
come without losing hope and never should you lose hope that Allah subhanho wa Taala will grant you
what you want and on that day, you will forget all the pain of the past. May Allah give us a gentle
fair dose, grant us paradise and elevate our status. Desert Kamala Harris salaam aleikum wa
rahmatullah wa barakato.