Mufti Menk – Ramadan 2006 – Durban – Day 9

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The transcript discusses the title of Surah language and its use, including the use of "soon to" and the importance of not reciting the title. The use of "verbal" in Islam is discussed, as well as the struggles of personal life and the importance of learning and repeating stories to improve behavior. The speakers stress the importance of protecting oneself from evil behavior and the need for a firm intention. The segment also touches on the history of Iran and its impact on personal and professional lives. Finally, the speakers emphasize the importance of the heart in understanding actions and regulations and the importance of not being a member of a community.

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			Salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.
		
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			Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem In the name of Allah most Gracious, Most Merciful. Al hamdu lillahi wa
salatu salam ala Abadi, Medina,
		
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			All praise is due to Allah subhanho wa Taala blessings and salutations upon Muhammad sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam, and upon all those who have followed him
		
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			on a dilemma, beloved brothers and dearest listeners, last night we had commenced the surah known as
sudo to Allah, Allah Ross, meaning the heights or the high walls, a place very high that one would
aim aim at.
		
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			If we noticed the verses that I had explained last night regarding the naseeha, the advice on one
hand there of shaitan and on the other hand, the advice of all the MBR leymah Salatu was Salam. It
is a person's choice now that Allah has made it very clear. Where do they want to aim? Do they want
to aim to the wrong advice or in that direction? And do they want to earn the grace of Allah
subhanho wa Taala? Or do they want to aim very high and achieve greatness in the eyes of Allah
subhanho wa Taala. In tonight's verses, before I speak of schreib, Allah His Salatu was Salam and
the fact that he mentioned the same points as the other ambia Allah salatu salam, I'd like to draw
		
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			your attention in mind to the opening verses of surah Eros, and at the same time, some of the
closing verses of the same surah because they are tied up. Allah subhanho wa Taala makes mentioned
to Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam a very, very valid point. And that point is a lesson for all
of us. Sometimes, we feel shy to recite the Quran. Sometimes we feel shy to
		
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			explain to the non Muslims some of the solid rules and regulations within the Quran because of lack
of knowledge, we don't know how to explain to them. Sometimes when some of the non Muslims or even
the weaker Muslims come to us with queries and questions, we shy away and we hide away. Allah
subhanho wa Taala comforts Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he never shied, but the lesson is
for all of us.
		
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			Allah says in the opening verses of surah two are off
		
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			early for
		
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			me
		
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			kita.
		
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			Zilla is la casa
		
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			de la de
		
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			meany. Allah opens the verses with what is known as proof mockup. Ah, those letters separated
letters. None knows the meaning besides Allah subhanho wa Taala. And there are several reasons that
some of the mufa Syrian have mentioned. Why is it that Allah subhanho wa Taala mentions broken
letters, one of the reasons is to draw the attention of the kuffaar of Makkah. They have never, ever
heard something of that nature. And for your information, every single surah, which has hoof Macaca
was revealed in Makkah, besides Surah Al Baqarah, every single surah if you find her meme posse
meme, hammy magazine, cough, cough, hindsight, all these sources were revealed in Makkah, besides
		
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			Surat Al Baqarah. And this is why some of them have a Syrian say that one of the reasons was to draw
the attention of the kuffaar they would listen, we don't know what this means. So as they look,
Allah subhanho wa Taala review the verse. Definitely, this is the book that has been revealed to
you.
		
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			So your heart should not at all be narrowed. Don't feel shy, don't feel wrong. Don't feel sorry.
Don't feel any point of negativity within you to warn the people with this book, you will never go
wrong. It is a revelation from Allah subhanho wa Taala. So Allah is challenging even the kuffaar to
say find even one error in this book, you won't. So with us, we need to be happy. And we need to
send colossal Anahata Allah that He has given us a solid book, his word, and that word cannot have a
single element in it. That is in there is doubtful, or that is incorrect. Now as a builder, we
should not be shy to proclaim and to teach the others the rules and regulations within the Quran.
		
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			Because there is no mistake in the Quran. So Allah subhanho wa Taala tells Muhammad sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam, don't be shy. Don't let your heart be narrowed. Go out, explain the book, teach it
proclaim it give the others wholeheartedly and towards the end. Obviously, as
		
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			I had mentioned yesterday, Allah subhanho wa Taala then makes mention of the plan of Iblees. And
after the plan of Iblees he makes mention of the na si has at least gave the money salatu salam and
how he entrapped other money. salatu salam, and then Allah makes mention of the previous ambia, one
after the other. Allah says after release, we sent Adam alayhis salatu salam and Hawa on to us. And
thereafter, we send reminders every little while new Hani Salam came with also naseeha and the
others all came with naseeha and right at the end of the surah, we ended the surah tonight just
before the tsujita Allah subhanho wa Taala says, now that this book is very powerful, now that we
		
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			know the power of this book, he says, What either puri
		
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			festa moolah, whoa, whoa, see Tula punto hamo if you'd like mercy upon you, when whenever the Quran
is being recited, listen to it, concentrate, try and understand it put it into practice.
		
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			This is what Allah says if you would like mercy, then whenever the Quran is recited, you should
remember that they are the verses of the Almighty, my creator and yours the one I am going to return
to the one you are all going to return to. So if the verses of the Creator are being recited, leave
everything else. Listen, concentrate, try and understand put into practice, and allow will have
mercy on you and on me and on everyone. May Allah subhanho wa Taala safeguard us from disrespecting
the Quran. Sometimes the Quran is playing as a background sound. Don't you think that is disrespect.
May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us understanding. So this is a point connected to the first point
		
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			at the beginning of the surah. Allah is saying look, don't be shy, proclaim, read the Quran, give it
forth to the others. And then Allah is telling everyone else that when it is read, and listen to it,
that is the only time you will earn the mercy of Allah subhanho wa Taala.
		
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			Then Allah subhanho wa Taala makes mention of shavon right at the beginning. And here I am actually
trying to show you how the beginning and the end of the sewer tie up right at the beginning of law
makes mention of your beliefs. And Allah makes mention of how shavon whispers and how he whispered
to Hawa alayhis salam and Adam alayhis salam. And then at the end of the surah, after giving us all
the advice, and after going into the most beautiful story of masala Salatu was salam, which we will
dwell on tonight in sha Allah to extract lessons from Allah subhanho wa Taala at the end, do you
know what he says? He says, What
		
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			kameena shine for Nina's woofers Terry's been
		
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			whenever shavon comes to you with one of his whispers. And you feel the doubt of shape and the
whisper of chiffon immediately seek the protection in a law from shaitan the condemned say, oh
Billahi min ash shaytani r rajim. Why does Allah mentioned this in the verse? Because the question
might arise in the hearts of the people that if shavon succeeded with other money in salatu salam to
a certain extent, and his whispers are so powerful as explained in the same surah Allah explains
that JSON comes from the front, the back the sides, the top the bottom from all directions JSON
comes, if it is so strong, helpless men, if his own forefather fellow, what should he do? What
		
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			should I do? What should you do? Allah says no, don't worry, if Shaffer's whispers come in your
direction, all you need to do is how to build a humanoid shape on your regime Yala. I seek
protection in you from shape on the condemned, but Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam explains
that it is not enough to just utter it by tongue. You should know what you are saying and actively
work towards staying away from shared funds plan. What's the point of a person walking towards the
nightclub reciting out Billahi min ash shaytani r Rajim all the way there. He has no intention. He
doesn't know what he's doing. He doesn't. He's mock he's making a mock of the towers and Allah and
		
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			and the protection from Chopin. So this shows us that you need to have a firm intention, you need to
take steps to leave chiffons path and join that same path that Allah subhanho wa Taala speaks about
in the Koran. So it ties up the very beginning where he believes his story is and at the end of life
saying you want protection from the police. You should always seek protection in me because I am the
only one Allah Subhana Allah says, who will be able to protect you may Allah subhanho wa Taala
protect us all from shaytan. Now let us move to srivalli Salatu was Salam. He told his people that I
am an advisor to you. I am advising you. Please accept my advice. Listen to me. Do not engage in the
		
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			evil that you are in engaging in. Do not cheat when it comes to business.
		
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			But they didn't listen. They ate Haram. They cheated the people. They were only concerned about
their own pockets. They were not worried how they got the money. The fact is, they just wanted that
money. So Allah subhanho wa Taala says, then the punishment overtook them but it was too late. And
so a vida salatu salam looked at them and said, was it not from amongst those who advised you was
not an advisor, you decided not to accept my advice and you accepted chiffons advice. So we need to
learn from this tear in our day to day business, our affairs remember,
		
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			always stick to that which is straightforward, that which is permissible that which is halal and
stay very, very clear. And far from that which is haram. Because if we have haram and if we actually
if we have Haram, we eat Haram, we live haram we are only interested in earning more and more and
more without looking at whether is Allah Haram. Allah will * away the Baraka and when the
Baraka is gone, we are cursing ourselves, if I curse myself or if a person curses himself, do you
not think his entire reproductive system or hers is also kissed? If the reproductive system is
cursed, the products of or after the use of that reproductive system, the product that comes about
		
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			is also cursed. So we are kissing our offspring and if they are cursed, is there any hope for the
generations to come? May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us halal sustenance, if you read the plots
and the plans of some of the people of the book, they are planning that we are not that we should
not be bothered about halal and haram because they have read in their own books that regarding the
muslimeen if you would like to win over them, ensure that what goes into their mouth is nowhere near
Helen. Because even Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has taught us that if what goes into your
mouth is haram then Allah stops answering your to us. We know the Hadith I said yesterday
		
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			malba fukuhara matomo Haram, haram
		
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			Malik, his clothing is haram. His food is haram everything is haram is being fed his flesh has grown
with Haram. Allah says How can I answer someone like that when they are making a dua? So today you
find the oma is crying. So many doors are being made. There is a chance a possibility that possibly
we might all be infested either with interest money, which is haram. money from the lottery's halal
haram food we might not be bothered, we might not even know we might not even be taking precautions.
This is something extremely dangerous because the detriment is not only against ourselves but the
future of the Muslim ummah. The oma will definitely be alive forever because Allah will protect the
		
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			oma. But who says that our offspring is going to be from amongst the oma May Allah subhanho wa Taala
keep them from amongst the oma. How many people their children are lost, not only children, their
children, grandchildren and so on, have become enemies of Islam. Allah subhanho wa Taala says
goddess, remember, be careful what goes into your mouth and be careful what comes out of your mouth
as well. Though both of those play a very big role in your offspring and mine. May Allah subhanho wa
Taala keep us steadfast
		
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			May Allah subhanho wa Taala really and truly assist us all remember these announcements, we have to
make them That is why we are making them but they eat part of our time. So it should also be a
learning process in Sharla that at times we make a mistake, the bigger reward is for the one who can
go up apologize, move his motor vehicle not feel bad, come back and sit on the same spot inshallah.
May Allah Subhana Allah Allah grant us all benefit, then we have the story, the most beautiful
story. And this story is the most repeated story in the Quran. And as I mentioned yesterday, every
time a story is repeated in the Quran, the highlights is something else. Meaning the main point of
		
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			highlighting is a different point every single time. masala is salatu salam story is the story that
is repeated so many times in the Quran. And here Allah subhanho wa Taala makes mention of it. Can I
inform you, if you are to study the life of Messiah Li salat wa salam, every single one of us. There
are so many aspects from the life and the story of Musa alayhis Salatu was Salam that fits all that
fit like a jigsaw puzzle in our own lives, every single one of us. We are either part of a mosaic
force, Philharmonic force, or part of the force of the so called magicians at the time, or we are
part of the foam and the people of Mussolini salatu salam, and so on. Now, let me explain.
		
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			Iran was a tyrant, very bad oppressor. We know that he was
		
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			One of those who used to claim that he is a law and are a book.
		
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			He says I am the highest God that can ever be.
		
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			And He even told these people I have not taught you have another god besides me, I am the only God
and he oppressed people, he enslave the people. Today, in every home, in every society, in every
community, in every country, in every continent, and on a global level, there are few rounds. And
this is also loss Allahu alayhi wa sallam statement. He says, For every nation, there is a round and
the crown of my time is Abu Jamal, the founder of the time of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
was Abu Jamal. But do you know what is the good news? Allah says, are in fact, we are taught it's
not a verse of the Quran, but we are taught that there is a Moosa for every round. So wherever there
		
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			is a fifth round, there is also a mosaic force, if I can call it that. There is a Moosa that Allah
subhanho wa Taala creates. So if you have, for example, the A B C round of Rasulullah, sallAllahu,
Alayhi, wasallam. This time, if he was a Buddha, then who was the Mussa, it was
		
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			himself, who stood up to challenge the tyrant who stood up in the face of this oppression, and who
said no to oppression, and even though it takes it took many years, but the solution came, didn't
it? The same way, the solution came at a time of musalla his salatu salam himself, so if you're
around, what did he do? He oppressed for a long period of time, the people were being butchered and
slaughtered. And the people could not say anything because nobody had the guts to utter even one
word against the super power of the time around.
		
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			Pharaoh. May Allah subhanho wa Taala protect us all. Until one day, Allah subhanho wa Taala decided
to send someone and this person happened to be Musa alayhis salatu salam, a fortune teller had
already predicted this and told around that look, there is going to come a man who is going to take
away whatever you've got.
		
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			But Allah hatched a plan and the plan of Allah always works. We all have heard the verse amaco.
		
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			Kiri carry in the plan and the law plans and Allah is the best of planners, the plan of Allah will
always succeed, and will always be victorious. So what had happened at the time
		
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			musala is salatu salam was looked after in the same house that he was going to destroy some time
later.
		
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			And there were cracks within the family of around his own wife knew that he was a liar. He was a
tyrant. What did his wife say? His wife made a dua and I told you that every time the story is
repeated for different reasons. So
		
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			there is a place in the Koran where the story is mentioned in order to highlight the drama of
		
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			the wife of brown, where she says,
		
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			have been in the cabin feel
		
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			alone hola boo for me, very close to you a house in general and save me from Freetown. And from all
his dirty activity. Imagine the wife is saying this about the husband. May Allah subhanho wa Taala
says goddess, so there were cracks within the home. She looked after this young boy. And she always
uttered statements to say he is a sweet boy. He's a good boy. Let's look after him and so on. I'm
sure we are aware of the plan of how Allah subhanho wa Taala sent him back to his own mother in
Sharla. One day, if Allah gives us life and the memory, we will bring back that story when it is
mentioned this sort of passes. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us that. So what had happened is
		
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			Mousavi salatu salam was brought up and then Allah subhanho wa Taala chose Musa alayhis salatu wa
salam. And Allah told him to go back to Freetown and Allah subhanho wa Taala told him to warm round
very clearly, very strictly and tell him listen, what you are engaged in is oppression. Be careful
or you shall be destroyed.
		
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			The confidence in which Moosa and his brother Harun alayhi wa sallam spoke
		
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			around was shaken. He didn't know. He had the capacity of destroying these people immediately, or
during the execution. He had the capacity, but he couldn't do it. Because Allah subhanho wa Taala
told musala is salatu wa salam, and I am with you. And I will assist you directly. Go forth, speak
to him, tell him enough is enough. And from this, we all have to learn. And I want to draw it back.
ask ourselves, are we the fear out of our families, sometimes it can be
		
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			If we are, we better make men's, because there will be a Moosa who will stand up at times that Moosa
might not be in the form of a person, but in the form of a huge car accident which will wake us up.
It's possible we that around in our own community, that's a question because if we are, it is time,
we took heed from the story to say Allah subhanho wa Taala sends messengers. And here Allah is
saying that I sent a messenger to Freetown, there is a lesson for everyone from it. What is that
lesson? The lesson is, I must ask myself, am I a pain in somebody else's life? Why am I doing that?
They might be making us cursing me day and night. Do you think those glasses are going to go
		
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			unheard? May Allah subhanho wa Taala safeguard us? Now let's move back. So when musala is Salatu was
Salam spoke to around the same came it was very clear. He felt very threatened. You know, it reminds
me of a powerful person, rich, powerful person whom when someone tells him Brother, you know what,
you are eating interests, and he rolls up his sleeves, who do you think you are? I'll fire you from
this machine. It's mine, and so on. I hope this hasn't happened because honestly speaking, I'm just
mentioning it off the cuff.
		
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			So they begin to threaten, threaten who the Mossad that Allah sent to them maybe in the form of a
molana in the machine.
		
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			There is a warning, Allah sent Moosa to Freetown, but we didn't ever understand that we didn't have
a look at it that way to say this person has come to me, to take me out of the darkness, or the
darkness is and to put me into the light, and I am fighting him the same way around fourth Moosa.
May Allah subhanho wa Taala, save safeguard us? We need to look at it, the persons come to us with
news. So if you're around, stood up, and he says, Listen,
		
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			what signs have you brought? What makes you better than me?
		
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			What makes you better than me? So musala is salatu wa sallam said, Look, I have signs. The first is
this particular stick of mine. As he threw it, it looked like a snake, it became a snake, in fact,
		
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			and then showed him his hand, which Shawn? Very, very bright. So Brown says, I can bring something
very similar to that. Let us create a day. Now he was happy because he knew he had seen magicians
operating in the past.
		
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			So he said to date,
		
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			what date should we set? Let us set the great date where everybody comes out, it was like a day of
read, the whole nation must witness what is going on. Now, what did we do? Listen, this is the same
thing that either we do, or members of our community do. Iran went away after setting the date and
he began to
		
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			drum up support, and to call the people to say, you know what, I will give you this, I will give you
wealth, I will give you economy I will give you whatever, I will make sure you are powerful, I will
make you one of my close people, the Quran makes mention of it. I will make you very close, go and
learn this magic and make sure that you beat this man in public. And we will prove that we are
higher than him then all of you will be my ministers.
		
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			This is mentioned in the Quran. And the beauty is it's also mentioned in the Bible in the Old
Testament.
		
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			So
		
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			after drumming up support, twisting innocent people, innocent people, these magicians were totally
innocent. At the time, they didn't know they only knew that this round is a very, very dangerous
person, very high, very lofty, very serious. And what they did is they listened to him.
		
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			And they came on the day Subhanallah they were two parties, the party of masala salatu wa sallam was
made up of very few people almost no, because they didn't want to show that we are on the side of
this person, just in case. They had to keep quiet. They had to remain silent. Even the magicians
they had huge crowds in their support all people were supporting around in the magician's. And this
shows us that majority at times does not necessarily display that which is correct. Sometimes the
majority is on the wrong side. May Allah subhanho wa Taala safeguard us. So they threw the sticks.
In fact, musala is salatu wa salam advised him to throw the sticks. They threw the sticks and
		
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			everyone was cheering them on saying that yes, these things have become serpents and snakes and so
on these ropes and and sticks. And musala is Salatu was Salam was inspired by Allah. revelation came
down to say, throw it Do not fear you will be the one who will be victorious today. And as he threw
the stick, and as his stick ate up all the other oats and stitch that were looking like snakes. What
did the magicians do? The man that entered the hearts of those magicians was so solid that
immediately after that, they fell prostrate and when fear around setting them once again, warning
them of executing them in public. They said no problem. Execute.
		
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			As what we've seen today is we have full fully a team that this is the truth, and nothing will
change our mind.
		
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			Imagine the people who are brought by this tyrant in order to fight on his side against the weaker
army, when they saw the signs of Allah subhanho wa Taala. They, within split seconds, these
websites, the question is with us, sometimes we are used by people, they trust us, they turn us. But
Allah shows us the light to say, you know what, what you've been uttering was wrong. What you've
been saying was wrong, what you've been doing was wrong. You've been harming people, you've been
hurting members of your own family, members of your community, your society, your country, and so
on. You've been speaking about a, b and c, and Allah says the science but the question is, can we
		
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			even learn from these magicians to say when a sign comes to us? Does our image become strong? Do we
give up the mischief we've been involved in for so many years? Or do we still engage in that
mischief? It is something we need to think of. Look at this. It is a story, a story that's repeated
in the Quran so many times, look at what we've extracted from it today. Each one of us our own
lives, very, very clearly is reflected in the story of Musa salatu salam. Then what happened after
being threatened and they were threatened again and again. They became part of the strongest force
with musala. His Salatu was Salam and his brother. According to one narration, they will not even
		
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			bend with him. They were coptics. And they were what we would name today reverse or Converse. They
will not even from the original slide, because it was at the was on the side of musala his salat wa
salam. So the others who had turned into Islam at the time was stronger Muslims than even the pure
born Muslims. Isn't that the case today as well. Sometimes, we find the born Muslims do not
appreciate the rules of Islam. But those who have turned after they have seen the darkness, they
become more powerful Muslims. This is an open call for myself for yourselves in this beautiful
blessed month of Ramadan to turn to Allah subhanho wa Taala to take steps towards the pleasure of
		
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			Allah subhanho wa Taala I'm calling upon myself Firstly, and then everyone male and female. If there
is anything good we are planning to do executed in this month of Ramadan. And if there is anything
evil we are planning to do, delete it and cancel it for the pleasure of Allah subhanho wa Taala
during this blessed month of Ramadan, and plan to achieve the pleasure of Allah subhanho wa Taala
Allah subhanho wa Taala will grant us all success.
		
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			So inshallah as the story of Musa alayhis salatu wa salam in Iran
		
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			is repeated in the Quran. So we shall extract more and more lessons inshallah. But today, I'd like
to inform you of the fact that this naseeha, the point of naseeha, in Surah, RF is highlighted even
in the story of musala Salatu was Salam how one might ask, the answer is around, advised who, around
advise the magician's with advice. He says, I'm advising you to be on my side. It is my advice, my
command, in fact, but when they saw the light, they understood that that ironic advice was satanic
advice. And they fell immediately for the correct advice. And for the following of musala Salatu was
Salam musala Salatu was salam, on the other hand, advise these people, and the Quran mentions it in
		
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			the verses we read tonight. By Nusra. He was also advised so many pieces of advice. And Allah shows
us very, very carefully step by step, every piece of advice that was given by the Nabi Musa alayhis
salam, wherever his people followed it, they were immediately successful, and wherever they even
questioned it, they suffered because of their questioning of the heavenly advice. Now, the question
is, for us, we have heavenly advice. We have the Quran we have the son of Muhammad Sallallahu
sallam, we have the entire Deen in front of us, how many of us are ready to accept the commands of
Deen wholesale and to adopt them without questioning them? He has a Quran is showing us anyone who
		
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			questioned it in the past. This is what they received in return. Do we think that by us questioning
it, we are going to be somehow exempt from the same punishment. When those who are punished was
stronger than us, they built the pyramids. Today even if we bring forth all the advancements and the
tools of the age we would not be able to produce even one pyramid like that. May Allah subhanho wa
Taala grant us all understanding. So that is men as we develop. So we also take steps backwards. May
Allah subhanho wa Taala not do that to us.
		
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			And I'd like to end with a final point for tonight. Very, very interesting point also, not connected
to the story of musala. His Salatu was Salam but Allah subhanho wa Taala makes mention of categories
of people. He says, After he speaks and I'm not going to read the entire verse, I'll just read the
portion of
		
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			He says, Ola, he can tell me by whom.
		
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			He is describing people who have been created for jahannam people who have been created for
jahannam, whose hearts cannot
		
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			understand, whose eyes cannot see
		
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			whose ears cannot hear, because they don't have the correct heart. Look, the heart is closely
connected to the brain and the mind. Allah says they have hearts through which they do not
understand. That means the heart plays a role in understanding how the doctors here would probably
say no, this man doesn't know what he's speaking about. How can one understand from his heart? The
truth is when the Quran says understanding is connected to the heart, it is definitely connected to
the heart as well. So the brain would probably take it in, but depending on the sincerity in the
heart, that particular statement might make sense or may or may not make sense. Today, if you come
		
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			up with an Islamic ruling. If the heart is sincere, the mind it will become easy for the mind to
understand what is what Allah is trying to say. But when the heart has a question mark, it is not
sincere, it is turning it is not content, automatically even the most clear signs of Allah, people
will say no, I don't seem to understand this because there is a problem with the heart. That is why
in Islam, we deal with the purification of the heart. And we give it so much importance there is an
entire category, an entire section of this Deen known as the soul, whereby the specialists would
cleanse all our hearts for us May Allah subhanho wa Taala cleanse them. So Allah subhanho wa Taala
		
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			makes mention of such people. And Allah says, there are three categories of people, first human
beings, human beings who are living as human beings. Those are the people who've allowed rules and
regulations to govern them. Those are the people who've allowed strict rules and regulations to
govern them. And they would be following strictly the rules and regulations whether it suited them
or not. Those are the human beings have the highest level. Those are true human beings May Allah
make us from amongst them. We have Islam, we have the rules, we have the regulations, and if we
adopt them, we become beautiful human beings. not perfect, but at least quite close to that the more
		
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			we adopt the rules and regulations of Islam, the closer we get to that particular point, because
Islam teaches us how to live with the non Muslims, with the neighbors with, with everyone,
absolutely everyone to make peace with your Creator, to make peace with yourself and with everyone
else, even with animals and plants and the ecosystem and everything. So that is the first category.
The second category, Allah says they are like animals for your information. Yes, that category is
unacceptable, but they're not as bad as the third category.
		
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			Because and let me tell you why. If a person is exactly like an animal, he will never be a
homosexual. He will never be a gay. He will never drink because animals don't intoxicate themselves.
Have we ever thought of this? Allah says Allah, He cackle and they are like animals. And Allah says
hang on Bell home. There is a category of them who are even worse than animals that divides them
into two categories. Those like animals and human beings who do not trample over the rights of other
human beings. When have you seen a cow?
		
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			engaging in homosexuality? stopzilla a pig? May Allah save us all? No. So Allah says even if people
are like animals, they will be certain things they won't engage in.
		
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			When Allah says Nay, they are worse than animals, that is the third category of people. The third
category. First is human beings. They engage they have a lot of strict rules and regulations
governing them. Then they are those who are exactly like animals, no rules, no regulations, nothing.
They are as free as an animal. And when we say the word freedom, if freedom is understood how a cow
and a pig and a horse and a donkey understand it, we would have less problems on earth today.
		
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			Let's think about it. If the word freedom is understood through nature, and naturally, absolutely an
animal's understanding of the word freedom, we wouldn't have gays and lesbians. I hope we could
agree. I know this is a country that permissive but we are speaking here of the Islamic ruling.
		
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			And we are speaking here of Islam and we are speaking here something that even they themselves
cannot question because it is proven it is a fact of life. Then again, it's freedom of speech. So
May Allah subhanho wa Taala safeguard us we have if we are to understand it like animals, still it's
not as bad. But Allah says that there are people and only human beings of that low level could ever
think of actually going beyond and below the level of an animal. Allah says those are worse than
animals the things they think of even the animals are shy, even the worst enemy
		
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			The pig that has been created by Allah subhanho wa Taala becomes shy of some of the actions of some
of these people who are who claim to be human beings and yet they have fallen prey to the word
freedom which has been used in today's terminology to con people to become worse, and even animals
may Allah subhanho wa Taala safeguard our children may safeguard us may safeguard us all from
alcohol from
		
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			engaging in any form of activity that is unbecoming of a Muslim and May Allah subhanho wa Taala
safeguard our offspring also from adopting anything that will displease Allah subhanho wa Taala
sallallahu wasallam albaraka Allah Subhana Allah Subhana Coloma behenic, a shadow Allah Allah hi
lantana sakana toilet