Muhammad West – Muharram 1443 – A New Hope

			Are the blindness within the law James Miller Monroe HeMan Hungary Lyra Alameen wa salatu salam ala
sherfield Mursaleen Syedna Muhammad Ali he was a huge marine my beloved brothers and sisters Salam
alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh and hamdulillah Rahman Al Amin always and forever we begin with
the praise Allah subhanaw taala Anna shadow Allah Allahu Allah, with a witness that is none worthy
of worship besides Allah subhanaw taala was in love and greetings salutations so beloved Nabi
Muhammad Sallallahu wasallam to spice up your family it is companions and all those who follow the
Sunnah until the end of time. May Allah subhanaw taala bless as to be upon the Sunnah of loving
		

			hermits also living this life and his companionship in the accurate meaning when hamdulillah Yama
and Temecula May Allah Subhana Allah bless all of us with a placid New Year. Today is Friday the
13th of August but it's actually the the fifth of of Muharram, the first Jumuah of the new Islamic
year, year, 1443 1443 years since the hijab, and Subhan Allah before we begin talking about the new
year and a new year that we sit for the new year, we have to think about the year that has just
passed, we ask Allah first and foremost to forgive us any shortcomings that we have done. May Allah
subhanaw taala accept all the good that we have done in this past year. It has been a very, very
		

			difficult year for the Ummah at large for humanity at large. We're still in this global pandemic.
Many people are sick, Mr. Gordon Schieffer, and many people have passed away and I'll look at them a
month later. If we think of all the people that have passed away in this last Hegira year, just in
my personal capacity, two very, very close relatives have passed away my look on them Jana and your
relatives as well Jennifer, for those. So every single family has been touched by difficulty in some
way has been touched by some kind of loss. And we we know that Allah subhanaw taala has placed this
upon us and it is a very special kind of test. And we ask Allah to grant us the strength to
		

			persevere through this difficult times and not just not just in terms of the virus. We know that
beyond the what's happening in our country and the Ummah and so many difficulties that the Ummah is
going through. And as part of that all of these artists from Allah, and we ask Allah for the
strength in the suburb, through these hard times, but we remain optimistic. So no matter how
difficult things get, it is part of the makeup of the believer that we are always optimistic, and
we're always looking to build. And we know in some way that what gives us hope is that as Allah
subhanaw taala tests a people with difficulty and the more difficulty, and the more severe the test
		

			is, the more special is that group of people. And so we ask that we are here in this year, at this
time for a reason. He's not there by accident, that you and I are here to face these challenges and
ask Allah to grant us the same. And when we look at a new Hijiri year, some might say, the concept
of a new year and New Year's resolutions these are on Islamic but in fact, if we look at haram being
the first month of the Heejun year, why is haram the first month of the year, we know that's all on
the time, we're going to be so solemn, there was no such thing as a calendar, there wasn't a
calendar. So no matter the alarm when we came the Khalifa, and the OMA became developed and it had
		

			spread all over the world. It was time to have a calendar. And so the Sahaba got together the senior
Sahaba and they had two questions they wanted to know they had to decide when is the first month of
the year and which is going to be the first month on the calendar. When does the calendar begin and
they chose Muharram as the beginning of the year he could have chosen Ramadan. And that would make
sense Ramadan is the most special month for us as Muslims or the hijab the month of March, but
instead they chose Muharram as the the beginning of the calendar and why so one of the reasons and
this is what's mentioned is that Muharram is the month after the ledger of the month of hajj so has
		

			just has been completed. And the idea the concept is that after Hajj everything begins new that
whatever happened in the past is in the past but ever since Allah forgave whatever hardships and
difficulties we put that behind us all the negativity stops. And we begin the new year a new a fresh
It's a new beginning. And we look forward optimistically to that new beginning. And also they chose
why did they choose which date they choose to be the beginning of the calendar, they could have
chosen the birth of nebulous random as the Christians had done with the birth of Nerissa. They could
have chosen the beginning of Revelation when the Quran was revealed. But instead, the Sahaba chose
		

			the Hijra. The moment the Muslims from Makkah, migrated the left Makkah and they came to Medina and
there was now a city, the city of Medina was established. This was the beginning of of a new chapter
for all of us as Muslims, and so Subhan Allah, it was optimistic and Sahaba remember that time that
they were the only little tiny little state in the entire world that was against their enemies
inside Medina enemies outside of Medina, they had so many problems in Medina, there wasn't enough
food and water and shelter for all the people of Medina. But instead of looking at all the
negatives, all the things that could go wrong. They looked at it as a new beginning and
		

			optimistically a new start and as I said before that as an ummah, part of the belief of OMA is we
have this optimism as an abyss and said even if Kiana was to be upon you now and you had a plant in
your hand and put that plant in the ground, plant that and we hope Insha Allah, Allah will take care
of it we leave the results to Allah. And so we take inspiration from the era of the Nabil Salah and
Sahaba with
		

			The Sahaba they were persecuted and had to flee their homes than to run away from Makkah and start
all over from scratch in the beginning in Medina, new city, and you know, you can imagine the scene
and just one part of the hijab, we can there's so many things, you know, happened during the the
hijab, but just this one moment really sums up the mindset of the Sahaba that this is a new
beginning and how are we going to start building a fish? So that to start from scratch, and you
know, once a hobby Abdullah bin Salam, sidenote, Abdullah bin Salam or the Allah on this hobby,
before Islam, he was not only a Jew, he was the chief rabbi of Medina. He was the head rabbi of all
		

			the rabbis in Medina. And so he said he remembers the day that a piece of Salam came to Medina when
the reason came to Medina, obviously the people the Jews came to him and said, Look, shareholder
Anna, you're the Mufti, you need to go and see this man that says, he's a prophet, he claims to be a
prophet, you need to go in and speak to him. As Abdullah bin Salam says, When the Prophet peace be
upon him, into Medina, all the people are actually to meet him. And they will chanting the Messenger
of Allah has come, the Messenger of Allah has come, the Messenger of Allah has come. So there's a
big crowd, and everyone was around him. And Abdullah Salam said, I couldn't really get to him, I
		

			couldn't reach him. But when I came close to him, and I looked at him, I saw his face clearly. And I
knew I knew immediately when I looked at his face, this is not the face of a liar. So the man of the
lighting setup, recognize that this man is not alive. And this is this must be a prophet just by
looking at the numbers of Salam. And then he said, Now this is the most one of those beautiful
Hadith. So this is the first time of the logon Salah heard there be some sort of speak. And now I
can imagine this Nabisco Salamis coming to a new city. He is now in charge of the New City. There
are many, many problems, huge problems, you know, enemies inside outside, there's not enough
		

			resources, we need to do so many things. He begins and this is his statement. He says, Are you a
nurse, oh my people, he's giving a statement. He says up to Salem, spirit Salam spreed peace,
wherever you are, no matter how difficult things are, no matter what's going on around you. Be a
people of peace, always be peaceful. Without a bomb, and feed people feed the hungry, will signal or
harm and keep your family ties close or solid will be lelee will naturally yawn and make Salah at
night when people are sleeping through the whole agenda to be Salam, you will enter Jannah very,
very easily do these things. Spread Salaam and peace, feed the hungry, keep your family ties close
		

			and make Salah at night when people are sleeping, you will enter Jannah very, very easy. And so
Subhanallah what is amazing about this, the results are numb. You know, this is one of his
inauguration speech. This is you know, he's going to make a speech in front of the whole city. He's
the new leader. And he begins by very, very simple stuff. And you know, we look at this. And it
reminds us of what's happened a few weeks ago in Durban Milan, you know, granted easily there was
upheaval in Durban. And some people, you know, went to the Rampage, some people became despondent,
some people became angry. Some people, you know, went on, you know, the path of racism, another
		

			group of people, they went out of their homes peacefully, and they said, you know, we have a crisis,
what can we do, we can't fix the big problems, but we can feed the hungry. And so they made the
masjid, a place of feeding. And so Subhanallah these are the things that count. And so in this new
year, in the backdrop of so much loss, and so much hardship and so much difficulty in our personal
capacities, in our, you know, businesses, whatever it might be our country, all these big things
that we can't change, we still begin the new year optimistic this Muharram in our hearts will make
dua Allah led this Muharram in the year to come in the years to come, be better than the years that
		

			have passed. And so we make this near and as an official Salah mentioned in our Atma Lavinia that
Allah is ultimately going to reward us based on our near misses the beauty of Allah's Palace
judgment, and His mercy upon us is that he does not reward only the results, he rewards the near.
And if we start today, I'm going to make the near this is the first Friday of this year, that we are
Allah, our Nia is that we will be the best we can be in the whatever position situation we're in,
and we're going to be better we as people are going to be better in the PVCs that is our knee up and
whatever good we wish to do this year that we didn't do last year, we're going to be better with
		

			Mila. And so Allah rewards and he accepts that near that near unknown, that feeling in our heart is
enough of a reward with Allah subhanaw taala. And so too if inshallah we leave you with these two is
that Allah Subhana Allah says to us, especially for us now in very difficult times. Allah says,
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			their own lives, they always be a group of people. They always be a good group of people that are
calling to goodness to righteousness lately always be a people inviting to that which is good. We
all know we might have roofie why and how not even carry that they should encourage goodness and
they should forbid that we just evil. So Allah says, Allah is telling us there should always be such
a people and also by extension, they will always be a people. No matter how bad the situation is.
There will be a group of people that will be doing good in spite of what's happening around them.
But economically when Allah says this group of people will always be successful
		

			So make it in our hearts are Nia at a time when we really need good people, Yet Allah grant me grant
you to be of those people that has be of this group that will rise up for goodness that will command
good for good evil and will be of those who are successful. I mean, and if you do that, then Allah
promises, what does he give you in return? If we do our part, then Allah will fix the big things
then Allah subhanaw taala will take care of the disease and He will take care of the political
issues Allah will take care of Paul he will take care of the big things Allah says what are the
Allah Allah promises and letting the AMA know those will be the evening come while I'm even slightly
		

			higher and they do good deeds? Like yes definitely phantom fill out that he will surely establish
you grant you strength in the land can often lead in an incompetent him as he had given authority
for those before you will you MacKinnon Allahu Dena will love you.
		

			And so if we do our part, if we are those people, that group of people that have commands which is
good and for good, which is evil, and we live according to do the basics that Allah commands us,
then what do we get in return? Allah promises in this dunya not the Allah promises, what Allah will
live in, I'm assuming that Allah promises to those amongst you will work in AI, while I'm in Sony,
how can you do good deeds in this life? Lester, if unknown, fill out, that Allah will surely grant
you authority in this land, come unstuck and often living amicably him as he had given authority to
the previous nations, that the good people will always be successful, that no matter how bad things
		

			are, if we do our part, Allah promises the end will always be with the good people and then Allah
says, Will you Mackinnon and Dena who lovely ilta lagom that Allah will allow them to establish and
to live according to the deen which is pleasing to Allah, Allah will grant that life you will be
able to live your life in a manner which Allah wanted, while you but didn't know when by the whole
theme Amana so then almost practices and then he will remove that feeling of fear, the insecurity
that you were in, you will remove that and replace it with securities panel. So all these problems
Allah says, you will remove with your promises it will go away, he will take it away. So we are as I
		

			said, we begin this year, yes, we are scared, we are going through difficulty we are going through a
hardship we are going through loss. It was a very, very difficulty. But I was going to promises that
He will take away our fear, our sadness, our difficulties, if we turn to him and put our faith in
Him, and then he will give us this security in the dunya. And of course if Allah subhanaw taala is
giving us security in the dunya and success in the dunya then of course the Accra will be even
better in the lab. So we asked once again is when do I Allah bless us in this beginning of this
year, and let the goodness to return and the comfort and security of the Almighty to be returned
		

			Allah made easy for those who are going through difficulty and hardship and those who are sick,
Allah God Shiva, and those who have passed away and Allah grant them genital for those, just to
remind you that of course, in Assura, the 10th of Muharram, the 10th of Muharram is of course a very
blessed day, the Sahaba so it was no day. But then we saw Salam was more soon too fast, then the
10th of Muharram. So he made sure even before Ramadan was established on Allah, even before the
Prophet Salam, and fast Ramadan before it became compulsory, he always fasted on the theme of
Muharram and so we know that the Hadith the Prophet says, We will fast the 10th of Muharram in Allah
		

			forgives all the sons of the Sinaloa what better way to start the than having your PVC essence
forgiven. And we know the idea of the way of fasting is that you fast the 10th of Muharram and you
should fast either the day before or the day after. So you fast the ninth and the 10th or the 10th
Amelia and this is the Sunnah, and what better ways to start than having all our sins forgiven, you
know in concluding Muharram is also a very special time here in Cape Town at Bromley Islam in
particular, we have the the bootcamp we have this tradition where we will commemorate the 350 plus
years at the Muslim community has been established here in Cape Town, we usually had a march with
		

			our, with our kids, unfortunately, you know, due to COVID the Mahara mod is cancelled, but we want
our kids to still participate, we have a cause we shame some material. And interestingly, this is
about the smallpox pandemic. So not too long ago, there was a pandemic in Cape Town, the smallpox
pandemic, and there was a vaccine that also came at that time, it was a lot of controversy for the
Muslim community. And it actually happened. It so happened that at that time, the only Muslim
cemetery, the first cemetery for Muslims, which is in the book up on a bottle with one guru, and
many of the old imams are buried, it was then forbidden for Muslims to be buried in that area. So
		

			very interesting time that we can learn a lot from. And so we encourage you to read we shake the
material from that time and to participate in the quiz. We also ask that you participate in terms of
listening tabs of sweets for the kids. So you can join in that and buy for your own kids and sponsor
for the underprivileged kids as well. I mean, interestingly, we are encouraging everyone to sign up
and find out the family tree. So many of our forefathers are buried in the turnabout of many of the
families that have been here for
		

			Many hundreds of years. The family members are very they we might not know because it's been so long
ago. But these are a research group that gets you to look at your family tree. And so read up the
information that we are going to share with you and get to know your family tree and your history.
You're in Cape Town. And we continue this legacy that we've been here for, you know, almost 400
years and Allah soprano believes it to be many, many more centuries in the slum indebtedness and
safety. I mean, just like last night it was allotted early or sacrifice almost any other Minister
don't want to walk away but it got to