Mustafa Khattab – Coach I.M. Ibrahim Memoriam

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The speaker introduces the message of Islam, which is a reminder of the need to be liked and loved by God. The message uses the title of God as the most feek and feeble, and highlights the importance of praying for him. The message also uses the title of peace be upon him, and encourages listeners to be generous to him and forgive his mistakes.

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			In the name of God, the most gracious,
		
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			most merciful,
		
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			missus Julie,
		
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			DeVarin, and members of doctor DeVarin's family.
		
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			Ladies and
		
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			gentlemen, brothers and sisters,
		
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			I greet you with the universal greetings of
		
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			Islam,
		
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			which means in the Arabic language,
		
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			peace be unto you.
		
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			Muslims believe that death is a reminder
		
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			and eye opener
		
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			and a source of humbleness.
		
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			Sometimes we think we are the center of
		
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			the universe.
		
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			Greater than death.
		
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			But death humbles us down.
		
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			It shows us the difference between God and
		
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			man.
		
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			It reminds us of our limitations.
		
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			No matter how strong we are,
		
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			death reminds us that we are weak and
		
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			vulnerable,
		
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			and God is the most almighty.
		
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			No matter how long we live,
		
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			death reminds us of our mortality,
		
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			and God is the ever eternal
		
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			absolute.
		
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			No matter how knowledgeable we are,
		
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			death reminds us that we are ignorant
		
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			and God is the all knowing.
		
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			No matter how rich we are,
		
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			death reminds us that we are poor
		
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			and God is the provider and sustainer of
		
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			all.
		
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			No matter how self sufficient
		
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			we think we are,
		
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			death reminds us of our need to God
		
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			the most generous.
		
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			Muslims believe
		
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			that we live in this life
		
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			for a purpose,
		
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			which is to serve God alone
		
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			and do good deeds to ourselves and others.
		
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			We also believe that this life is a
		
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			plantation
		
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			for the hereafter.
		
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			You're already there,
		
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			what you saw here.
		
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			What we do today
		
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			will echo in eternity.
		
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			Everyone will be judged according to what he
		
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			or she has done in this life.
		
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			As death reminds us of our limitations as
		
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			humans,
		
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			it also reminds us of the greatness of
		
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			God and his grace.
		
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			If we sin,
		
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			he forgives.
		
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			If we wrong ourselves,
		
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			he will have mercy on us.
		
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			If we fall short, he still loves us
		
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			and rewards us fully and endlessly according to
		
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			the best of our intentions.
		
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			If we turn our backs onto him, he
		
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			is closer to us than we think he
		
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			is.
		
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			When Muslims pray,
		
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			they raise their hands and say,
		
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			Amin or Amen
		
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			after each supplication.
		
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			So you are all welcome to raise your
		
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			hands and say amen.
		
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			Amen.
		
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			We pray to you, almighty God, to have
		
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			mercy on your servant, doctor Ibrahim,
		
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			and rids his soul in peace.
		
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			Amen.
		
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			Amen. Oh, God. His sins are not greater
		
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			than your mercy,
		
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			and his misdeeds are not bigger than your
		
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			grace.
		
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			You are the all forgiving,
		
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			so forgive him.
		
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			You are the all merciful, so have mercy
		
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			on him.
		
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			He is now your guest, and you are
		
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			the best host.
		
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			So be generous to him and pardon his
		
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			shortcomings.
		
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			Amen.
		
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			Give him a better life than this life.
		
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			Assemble him with the prophets, your righteous servants,
		
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			and all those you had blessed.
		
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			Amen.
		
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			Amen. Admit him to paradise and protect him
		
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			from the hellfire.
		
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			Amen.
		
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			Amen. Purify him of his sins and reward
		
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			him for his righteous deeds according to the
		
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			best of his intentions.
		
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			As he is now in your divine presence,
		
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			believing in you,
		
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			associating no partners with you,
		
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			believing
		
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			as we all Muslims believe
		
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			in all the scriptures and the divine listening,
		
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			and believing in all your prophets,
		
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			Isaac,
		
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			Jacob,
		
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			Noah, Abraham,
		
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			Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad, and all the prophets
		
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			of old. Peace be upon them all.
		
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			Amen.
		
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			Accept the intercession of the Prophet, peace be
		
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			upon him, on his behalf on the day
		
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			of judgement.
		
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			Amen. And fill his grave with light and
		
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			grace.
		
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			Amen.
		
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			And give his family patience and steadfastness
		
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			at this difficult moment.
		
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			Amen. Let me conclude
		
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			with these verses from the Holy Quran
		
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			chapter 39
		
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			verses 73
		
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			to 75.
		
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			The translation goes like this.
		
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			And those who are conscious of their lord
		
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			will be led to paradise in great numbers.
		
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			Until, behold, they arrive there, its gates will
		
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			be opened, and its keepers will say, peace
		
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			be unto you.
		
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			Will have you done? Enter here to dwell
		
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			forever.
		
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			The righteous will say,
		
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			praise be to God
		
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			who has truly
		
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			fulfilled his promise to us and has given
		
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			us paradise to dwell therein as we will.
		
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			How excellent is the reward of those who
		
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			were of righteousness.
		
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			And you will see the angels surrounding the
		
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			throne on all sides, singing glory and praise
		
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			to the Lord.
		
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			All will be judged with perfect justs, and
		
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			it will be said, all praise is due
		
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			to God, Lord of the universe. The words
		
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			in Arabic,
		
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			We pray
		
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			the almighty God
		
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			to make doctor Ibrahim
		
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			among those servants of God who are mentioned
		
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			in these Quran verses.
		
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			Amen.
		
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			According to the Muslim beliefs,
		
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			prayers made
		
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			when it rains
		
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			are more likely to be accepted.
		
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			And we all remember how it poured down
		
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			as we were praying for him
		
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			at the Islamic Center of Cleansing.
		
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			So we ask God to accept our prayers
		
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			while it was raining.
		
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			We also believe that no matter
		
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			where we might be, our prayers reach and
		
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			benefit those who have passed away.
		
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			So please keep doctor Ibrahim
		
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			in your prayers.
		
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			Whatever is good in this supplication
		
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			is from God.
		
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			All the mistakes are mine. Thank you.
		
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			Thank you, Imam. Thank you for those kind
		
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			of verses
		
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			from the Quran
		
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			and, all the blessings that you gave the
		
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			other day during the funeral service. We greatly
		
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			appreciate you,
		
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			being a part of all that
		
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			instrumental. Thank you.