Nadim Bashir – Who Are Intellectual

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day of Jamara, may Allah gather us along with our families in jadal,

firdausal, Allah, in the companionship of rasulallahu,

alayhi wa sallam, without any accountability, Ameen ya rabbalah,

Alameen, brothers and sisters. When we study the Quran, when we

observe the Sunnah of rasulallahu, alayhi wa sallam, we learn that

even amongst Muslims in front of Allah, subhana wa taala, everyone

is at a different level. A Muslim can.

Be compared to a moment. A moment is superior to a Muslim, a morsin,

a person who has a son in their life, is superior in the eyes of

Allah, than a moment. Likewise, a person who dies a normal death

cannot be compared their death cannot be compared to the death of

a shahid because the Shahid has put his life or her life on the

line, and they lost their life due to the cause of Allah. So we

understand that when we live in this duniya, there's always a

general standard, but there's always going to be a superior

standard. There's always going to be a superiority Likewise, in the

Quran, when Allah talks about our intellect, when Allah talks about

people who are smart, people who are intellect, Allah says, often

in the Quran, when it comes to common sense matters, Allah says,

afala, like, don't you Understand meaning that Allah is this is a

rhetorical question that Allah is asking. I've given you a brain.

I've given you the ability to think and rationale. But why can

you not use this brain to understand the Oneness of Allah?

Subhana wa taala, how can you not come to the Oneness of Allah? How

can you not come closer to Allah, subhana wa taala. So Allah in the

Quran will ask us many times, afala Talon, a fala Talon. But on

the other hand, there's another term in the Quran that many of us

we don't truly understand. What is the meaning of this term? And this

goes beyond just just smartness. It goes to another level, and that

term in the Quran is known as ullul Al Bab. And if you pick up

any translation of the Quran, you will find that this term, ulu Al

Bab, has been translated as the people of intellect, the people of

thought. And this truly, these translations do not really

justify, cannot do true justice to what the term ulu Alba means,

because this is a very rich term that is mentioned in the Quran.

Now, a person may ask that, what is the point of all this? The

point is that Allah is telling us everyone in general, Allah has

given us a mind to think, but a believer, a Muslim, has to go

beyond that. It's not just the Akal that we use, but we use the

Akka in a very deep way. And Allah wants us to be amongst the ulul Al

Bab. This term ulul Al Bab has been mentioned 16 times in the

Quran, but there are, there are few objectives of this word, or

this term ulul Al Bab. First of all is that this word, ullul Al

Bab comprises of two words, the word ulu in the Arabic language

usually signifies something that you have that is unique, that

other people may not have. For example, in the Quran, Allah

subhana wa Taala says, UL Adi wala Abu salad. This is a term that is

used in the Quran, meaning that at that time, there are not many

people who had the ability to utilize their hands in the right

way and their skills in the right way, or they cannot see beyond

what everyone sees. So ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala said that they

just don't have eyes, but they have eyes, but they use their eyes

in a very different way compared to everyone else. So the word ulu

means something unique that you have that other people may not

have. And then the word Al Bab usually refers to the core of

something. Imagine you had a huge machine, or there's a huge piece

of machinery, and you can look at that there are so many components

to that machine, but you all know that there's always the brain to

the entire machine. There's a there's there is the mind of that

machine that, because of that mind, everything else functions.

That is called lub, that is called Al, bab. And I remember even when

we were studying amongst when we were studying with our teachers,

when we would go through an entire lesson of fiqh, we will go through

the different opinions of the ulama and the scholars. I remember

our teachers Jesus, always say at the very end that the lubbi lebab

mean that the crux of this entire fiqhi discussion is this one or

two sentences. So this is what ullul Al Bab means. Ullul Al Bab.

Many people think that to be smart is ulul Al Bab. No, that's not

smartness. Some people think that if you have street smartness, you

are ul Al Bab in our you know, in the Urdu language, we sometimes

call them or refer to them as chalak. You know, people who are

very sweaty, there are smart there are street smarts and so forth.

People will refer to them as ulu Al Bab, but no, that is not

considered as ulu Al Bab because there are few characteristics of

those people who are in who are extremely intellectual. The dunya

can call you smart, but what is Allah calling you smart? What is

that the dunya says you are intellectual, versus Allah saying

that these are the people who are truly intellectual. So the

question is that, yes, many of us, we have smartness in certain areas

of our life, but who are the truly ulu Al Bab, the true intellectual

ones that have been highlighted by Allah, subhana wa taala, that is

what we're going to quickly go through the very first sign of

someone who is considered as ullul Al Bab are those people who

reflect and they focus on their purpose of their life, the

purpose, one of the key things that we see today in our life, is

that we, as the human race, we have forgotten our purpose of

life, and because we have forgotten our purpose of life, we

are acting like animals on the face of this earth. Allah subhana

wa Taala says in the Quran, there will come a time when people

disconnect from their purpose. Lahum Kullu, born Laith, Ahuna

Biha, they will have hearts, but they're not able to think. Wala

hum, aadon, la Asmaa, una Biha, they have ears, but they will not

be able to hear the reality and the truth. Wala hum, are you don?

La Yuba, suruna Bihar, they have eyes, but they still don't see the

truth. Allah then says, ULA ika Kal an arm.

These are people who have become like animals. In fact, they are

worse than animals and Subhanallah today, if you look at the

oppression, if you sit on social media for a while and you see what

is going on around the world, Wallahi, the human race overall,

we have forgotten our purpose of life, and that is why we have

become like animals, in fact, worse than animals in many cases.

So Allah is telling us the sign of those people who are amongst the

ulul Alba is that they reflect on their purpose of life. They

reflect on the creation of Allah, subhana wa taala. And when they

see the creation of Allah, then they understand that how

insignificant we are and how significant ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala

is. Allah tells us in Nafi khalaq is sama Wati wala Audi, waktila,

one Naha la Ayat ini uilab, Allah is telling us that reflect on the

creation of Allah subhanahu wa. Just last week, I went with my

family and I saw the mountains. We went to Colorado and just saw the

mountains, the beautiful mountains of Allah subhanahu wa. And every

single time I saw these kind of things, the Quran tells us that

what should be our response when we see the beauty of Allah. We

say, robida, Ya Allah, you have not created these things in vain.

When you look at these amazing creations of Allah, when we go

with our families in summer for vacation and we see the amazing,

beautiful creation of Allah, this is a moment to understand how

insignificant we are, and how how significant ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala

is. This is the sign of those who are UL bab. They don't say that,

wow. This is just amazing, but they see this, and it reminds them

of Allah subhanahu wa. So the very first sign of those who are, who

are the ulu Al Bab, are those who reflect on Allah, those who think

about Allah, those who look at everything around them and their

mind takes them every time back to Allah. This is the sign of those

who are the ullul Al Bab. The second sign of those who are the

ulu Al Bab are those who are very conscious of their abilities. They

are very cautious of their personalities. They are conscious

of their surrounding, and they always make sure that if anything

happens in life, their response listen to this word very

carefully. Their response is very methodical and very calculated.

When people act ignorantly with them, they don't act ignorantly

back with them. Allah says what Jahi Luna paulu Salama, people may

say something about you. People may say something wrong about you,

but a lot of times, there's no need to even go and retaliate or

even confront a person who is ignorant. Why? Because, like Imam

Shafi Ahmed, Allah Ya ALA, he says very beautifully that he was a

great debater. By the way, Imam Shafi was a great debater. He was

mashallah, very well grounded in his knowledge, but he said that

there was always one.

Very, very emotional. People are extremely emotional. I have seen

people who come to the Majlis on a daily basis. They do things at the

graveyard which are against the Quran, the Sunnah, the prophet

sallam. There is nothing in the Quran the Sunnah about this. For

example, often you see that people will bring a whole gallon of

ZamZam, and they will start squirting it all over around the

maid. Is this anywhere from the Quran? Is this anywhere from the

Sunnah, the Prophet sallallahu, alayhi wa sallam? It is not. It

does not impact the outcome of the may yet. It doesn't mean that

because you put some water. Now Halas, you know, if they were a

bad person, they're going to give all the right answers. That's not

how it works. But you see people that will come and put some water.

Now, is it right or is it wrong? Now, once some people may say

that, okay, it's not that. It's, you know, It's haram. It might be

mubarak, but it's wasting of water. You can give it to someone

else who can drink the Zamzam water, and they can get their dua

accepted. So when people do this, think about it, you can correct

them at that time. You can correct them at that time, but wisdom says

you don't correct them at that time. Why? Because they won't

listen to you. They are extremely emotional. This is what wisdom is

that you and I, we don't have, and this is why Allah, subhana wa

taala, he says you

that Allah gives hekma to whoever he wants. Wamayut al hekmata, UTI

on kafira, whoever has been given wisdom, they have been given a

lot. And then Allah, subhana, wa Taala says, wama, yad VA Illah,

ull Al Bab, these are the people that they have, the ones who have

wisdom. They are the ones who have who are considered as ulu Alba.

And finally, the last characteristic of those who are

the ulu Alba is that they always think about the akhira. They

always reflect on what will come out of this. If I do what am I

doing, what I'm about to do right now? Will it, will it lead me to

Jannah, or will it lead me to the fire of jahannam? And that is why

Allah says in the Quran Abdullah hula, Huma adab and shadida

Fattah, Allah ha ya ul Al Bab, that Allah says, I have prepared

for the wrongdoers the fire of jahannam. So be cautious of Allah.

Subhana wa taala, always think before you do something, will this

take me to Jannah? Will this take me to jahannam instead, rather

just than just doing it. And even if there is a situation where you

do something that is wrong, always go back and make tawba to Allah,

subhana wa taala. This is what Allah is telling us. So these are

five characteristics of people who are the intellectual, the

intellectual they are that is recognized by ALLAH SubhanA wa

taala, not the society, but by ALLAH SubhanA wa taala. So we, as

a Muslim, we should always strive to be amongst the ulu Al Bab, and

that is where we need to keep on working at. It's not about just

being smart. It's about being intellectual, being smart, going

deeper than what the what the brain is and what the mind is,

going deeper and connecting with ALLAH SubhanA wa taala. This is

what Allah subhana wa taala, he wants from us. I ask Allah subhana

wa Taala that he all makes. He makes all of us, not only those

who have the apple, but he makes us for amongst those who are the

unlu Al Bab, I mean Rabbi la Alameen, Barak, Allahu, Anna.

Welcome Phil Hakim, estafala, Hari, welcome. We Salma, stuff,

you know, in the whole of for him,

Mr. Lehman, or he, Asmaa, bad quickly, I just want to run

through again the characteristics I like to always recap at the end

of the khutbah, the first sign of those who are the uluba is they

always connect with their purpose of their life, and they reflect on

the creation of Allah. Number two is, these are people who are

conscious of their own abilities, their surroundings, and they

understand the situation, and they make a decision based on all these

factors. The third is that these are people who are who have the

skills and the ability to understand the social issues, and

they know how to deal with the society problems, and they bring

solutions in a way that is going to be beneficial to everyone. The

fourth thing is that the user knowledge and the user wisdom to

make a difference in the society, and this keeps them apart from

everyone else. And the fifth sign of those who are the ullul Alba is

they always are spiritually connected to Allah subhana wa

taala, thinking about their actions, the benefits of their

actions and the repercussions of their actions. I ask Allah subhana

wa Taala that he makes us for amongst those who are the ullul al

bad and.

Allah has mentioned the Quran that those who are the ulabab, they

are, they connect with Allah. And Allah says, In Lavina, as dunya,

hassana wa Al dullah, he was ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala talks about these

kind of people, that they are going to be given rewards in this

dunya, and they'll receive a great reward in the akhira by Allah by

Allah subhanahu wa to grant all visit Afiq to apply what has been

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