Mufti Menk – Ramadan 2022 – Reconnecting with Revelation #08 – True Virtue

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			who Eli gamba kuliah, de mo, de Wiley, salaam, Alaikum, Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. My brothers and
sisters, some people are more interested in the life after death, and some are interested in this
life. The reality is a believer strikes a balance between the two with the greater interest in the
hereafter. Because if you have lost this world, but you've gained the hereafter, you've actually
gained everything. But if you have this world and you've lost the hereafter, you've actually lost
everything. So we always ask the Almighty for goodness in this world and goodness in the hereafter.
In the interim, we tend to work towards one of the two or both of them without realizing or
		

			sometimes knowingly, what we do is we give preference to something, even though we may claim that we
give preference to the other. What this means is, we say that we want paradise and we are working
towards Paradise, and we'd love Jenna, but the way we lead our lives is very far from actually
making sure that that statement is true. So we are so interested in worldly items, we pursue them to
the degree that we compromise our duties Unto Allah, be it your prayer, be it your truthfulness,
Your Worship, your charities, your dress code, your relationships, your moralities, your values, all
of that becomes compromised because of worldly reasons. And we still claim we want paradise. Now,
		

			Allah Almighty. In surah, two Isra explained something really beautiful. If you take a look at Surah
Surah, which is also named surah. Bernal Israel. The reason is the ESA or the journey by night from
Mecca to Baytril. MK This is mentioned in it. And by no Israel because the children of Israel are
mentioned in it the children of the Prophet Jacob or Yaku, may peace be upon him. So those are the
names of the surah. In the Surah. Allah Almighty tells us quite clearly that
		

			whoever strives towards achieving the goodness of this world we will give it to them. You worked
hard to achieve the goodness of this world. We will give it to you. Listen verse number 18. Allah
says, Men can you read hula Jilla a Jana Allahu via Manisha olema, Nori, whoever wants this current
life that you're in right now you know that which is right now
		

			and strives towards it. We will give whatever we wish to whomsoever we wish from amongst them, we
will give them and in the Hereafter, they achieve nothing. They didn't believe in it, they didn't
want it. So if someone says, Listen, I'm not interested in the Hereafter, I don't even want to know
what happens to me after I die. I'm not even interested, I don't even believe in it. I just live my
life. I want to enjoy it. And that's it. Allah says, We may give them that enjoyment. And then in
the Hereafter, they get nothing. They didn't even believe in it. They weren't even bothered to try
to understand, they didn't even want to know. So that clears for us something very, very big. We're
		

			reconnecting with Revelation in order to understand why the transgressors and the disbelievers
achieve a lot in this world. Allah says because they strove for it. They worked hard to achieve it.
And we decided we're going to give it to them. You want the world we give you the world, but in the
Hereafter, there's nothing left for you or you didn't believe in it. So you see a lot of people who
are far away from the Almighty, they they are not even bothered about the hereafter, but they're
enjoying this life. How? Well because Allah decided it's okay they working towards it, we give it to
them. Anyone who works hard to achieve anything, they may achieve that thing. So Allah says, Yes, we
		

			may give it to them. Now, Allah says in the Hereafter, they've lost, they will be cast
		

			in the torment in the punishment in what's known as Jahannam, in hellfire, etc. All of that is
there. So these warnings are delivered in the Quran. They are delivered in Revelation, but at the
same time the Almighty gives the good news. Allah says,
		

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			then Subhan Allah.
		

			If they're believers, Allah says, their striving will definitely be met with gratitude, with a
reward. With paradise, when you strive, it will be met with that paradise. So, when I fulfill my
five daily prayers, the Almighty doesn't guarantee me the best conveyance and good business and a
healthy job and fat salary and everything else. But he says, You are working towards what here,
you're working towards the hereafter, we'll give it to you. The others worked towards the world, we
may give it to them, even if they don't believe in the hereafter. We will give you you know, we say
if you do this, you get a reward. If you do a Quran, you get a reward. If you do your prayers, you
		

			get a reward. If you give you a charity, you get a reward. What's the meaning of the term reward?
Doesn't it mean that in the hereafter I'm going to see a recompense of it for sure. As for this
world, I may see why may not see it's up to Allah. But the hereafter is what we're more interested
in. So that's why Allah Almighty says quite clearly, in verse number 19, woman Arada law, whoever
intends whoever has aimed at the hereafter, and who strives works towards it, and they are
believers. They believe in the Almighty in the hereafter. Allah says you know what, they won't
regret. And then Allah says Quinlan omit duha Hola, hola, hola, Minato, Arabic, you know, the giving
		

			of Allah, the distribution of Allah, the wealth, the sustenance, the goodness that comes from Allah,
He says, I will give these and I will give those. So for Allah to have given all parties does not
necessarily mean he's pleased with them. In this world, when Allah has given someone a lot of the
world and money and holidays and happiness and meaning a type of joy where they have Beauty and the
whole world they have the millions and the billions, it does not necessarily mean that the Almighty
is pleased with them. He says we've given them Makana data or have become Hello Ron, you know the
giving of Allah is it was not going to be prevented and stopped. It's up to Allah what He wants to
		

			do. So he said we give both. So we may give these and we may give those but Allah says own Laurel
cave affable Baba Humala bomb, look at how we have raised some above others in virtue. Look at how
we have raised some above others in virtue. These people might look downtrodden on Earth, but we've
raised them in rank because they have earned the hereafter and these people look so high on Earth,
but we have dropped them in the Hereafter they didn't work towards it and they will have nothing
there. So Allah subhanho wa Taala says,
		

			While are here to UK Boroondara Jatin will Akbar Ruta Leland? Indeed, the hereafter, is greater in
levels and the hereafter, is greater in virtue. What he is saying is, people work for this world,
others work for the hereafter. Some work for both preferring the hereafter. Some work for both
preferring this worldly life. Allah says, well, we give all of those, we give all of those but bear
in mind the hereafter is far better. The hereafter in another verse, Allah says, is everlasting,
which is there. And Allah says, it is greater in virtue, you want to work towards something, work
towards the Hereafter. And Allah Almighty, actually tells that to us, I want to mention one more
		

			verse here, regarding connecting with Revelation. When you connect with Revelation, you develop a
compassion, that compassion will lead you to give giving begins at home. So when you give your
family members in your relatives, Allah Almighty says, give them their due, you owe it to them. That
is revelation, you connected with Allah, you will automatically feel compassion to the rest of the
creatures of the same Allah. And Allah Almighty then says, law to be very clear on, don't be
wasteful. Why because wastefulness or those who are wasteful are the brethren of Satan, the brethren
of the devil. That means, don't be extravagant. If you're extravagant, you need to reconnect with
		

			Revelation and calm down a bit. Give people you have been given a lot not to become extravagant but
to reach out to those who don't have. Allah wants to see. Will you do that?
		

			or will you not? When you reach out to others, Allah reaches out to you. May Allah grant us from his
virtue and forgiveness
		

			Akula Kali hada or SallAllahu wasallam albaraka Alana Vina Muhammad Geeta Boon
		

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