Saad Tasleem – Ramadan360 Day 6 – Life after Death with Sh Yaser Birjas

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			hamdulillah Bill Alameen wa sallahu wa Salam o Baraka Vienna Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa
seldom at the Sleeman Kathira to my bad. So my dear brothers and sister before we start, I want to
see if you guys know the unnamed person that we're going to be speaking about today in our session,
we are going to be studying in sha Allah Allah and I am number 259 from Surah Al bakr Chapter Two
259 I'm going to recite the iron the iron sha Allah to Allah and don't go ahead and start Googling
the name. I want to see if you already know without even trying to Google the name, but let's see
what you have with the AI is for those who would like to follow me on the must have inshallah to
		
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			Allah its ID number again 259 from Surah Al Baqarah I will learn him in a show YUTAN Raji
		
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			How can the Mara Allah Korea to call we are to Nala on call and we had in the mouth the
		
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			Gianna Lin.
		
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			have a call.
		
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			in a translation Allah subhanaw taala says, or consider such an example as the one who passed by a
township which had fallen into ruin. He said, How would Allah bring this to life after its death? So
Allah cause them to die for 100 years? Then he revived him. He said, How long have you remained? The
man said, I have remained a day or a part of a day. He said rather you have you have remained 100
year. Look at your food and your drink. It has not changed with time and look at your donkey. And we
will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones of that donkey, how we raised them. And
then we'll cover them with flesh. And what became clear to him he said, I know that Allah is over
		
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			all things competent. So Hannah, Donna, now, I know that you might have you I wonder if you guys you
Google the names or not. But definitely the name is Rosaire in the Arabic language, or Jose or Ezra
in actually is in in Hebrew. So who was he and who that man was and what the story behind ALLAH
SubhanA wa they're bringing this example does keep in mind my dear brothers and sisters, there is no
story in the Quran that was mentioned just for the for the fact but just to make it a bedtime story.
Every story on the Quran has a meaning for it, and has a moral behind it. We need to understand what
the story is. What's the point of it and what Allah subhanaw taala is teaching through this story,
		
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			in order to first understand that the general meaning of that it was a man to pass by us a town that
was completely ruined. And he was wondering how Allah subhanaw is going to bring this back to life.
Now the question was he wondering about Allah has power? Or was he wondering about how ALLAH SubhanA
make this happen? Like, is he just wondering about that the magnitude of the work that Allah Subhana
Allah would confer could make this happen instead. So ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada is capable of doing all
things. So this one was wondering, look at this role right now how is this going to be possible to
be back again to life? So Allah subhanho wa Taala caused him to die for 100 years. And then when he
		
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			woke up when he was revived,
		
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			an angel passed by in the form of a human being asked him how long have you been here? So he
answered by saying, I think they were a part of a day because of the sun was still there. He thought
that's the sun from the same day when he went to sleep. But it wasn't it was 100 years later son. So
ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada, Angel you don't know you've been saving for 100 years. And Allah surely to be
the example for how this is going to happen. So eventually, He, Allah Hashem, how he brought the
dead back to life. And then he was given that example that this is how Alaska bring the dead back to
life. But let's take the context of the story. The story is the story of it was out of Arizona you
		
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			have no
		
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			Oh,
		
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			no Sariah now, oh zero Ezra, the son of Surya in the Arabic language they call them activists there
is no Sharia, but in English in Hebrew literature is called Ezra, Ezra, Ezra, the son of Sariah.
Now, that story that's in the Quran here was you can't find this in actually Hebrew literature in
those details, but definitely the personality exists. And in order for us to understand the meaning
of that story, we have to take you back into the historical context of that. So when did this
happen? And what was the context behind it? Why is it so important for us to be to learn about it in
the Quran, so just to know who the man was Ezra, Ezra, the son of Sariah, he was actually from Benny
		
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			destroyed. And he was even one of the elites of Venezuela in terms of religious high priest, you
could say the son of a high priests as well from Bani Israel. And he was serving there when when
Jerusalem was destroyed. So, Solomon Alehissalaam, they asked Allah subhana wa T to give to be given
a kingdom, that no one after him will be able to get to camp to have that kind of level of kingdom.
So Allah granted that wish to share my knowledge. So he built an amazing kingdom, he was the king
over the humans and the jinn. And he also, he was able to employ even the animal kingdom panela. So
as a result, he built an magnificent civilization in Jerusalem, and of course better than this. But
		
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			then when he died, I thought was Tom, that is right, the Israelites, they divided among themselves,
slowly and gradually, you know how civilizations happens, and empires go big, and let's get it
divided. And at some point, they got divided, they became a little bit weaker, they no longer the
strong civilizations that existed back then, at that time, there was the kingdom of Judah,
		
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			in which the capital was, was better marked the Jerusalem during that same time. Look at that. We're
looking at the six between 605 BCE, to 562 BCE. This is the age or the time when the Mesopotamian
King, the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar in the Arabic language, or Nebuchadnezzar, he was the king
who came to Jerusalem in order to destroy whatever's left of that kingdom to prove that he is the
king of all that region. And he did. And as a result he took with him that Ben is right in about
50,000. They say some of they say 70,000, we don't know the exact number really. So eventually, he
was sent to they were all taken to Mesopotamia. And what No, no later was known as the Babylonian
		
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			captivity or Babylonian exile. During that time, the Israelites were very distraught, even they
tried to revive and keep surviving, you know, over whatever's left of the tradition and literature.
Some of them they memorize the Bible, or the time it was the Torah, as a matter of fact. So they've
tried their best, they tried their best to memorize it and keep it they say one of those people who
memorize the Torah at the time was Isaiah ignatia, or Ezra, the son of Sariah. So he was one of
those elite among them. Then, sometime later, the Mesopotamia as they lost to the Persian Empire,
they lost in the Battle of Opus, and that that battle happened actually, at 539 BCE, when they lost,
		
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			and then at some point, Ezra or Isaiah, he asked the king of Persia, if it's okay for him to go back
again to Jerusalem, like to go back where they came from, they were allowed to go back. So that's
why some of our alumni, they say that, based on this information that we have so far right now,
probably that destruction of Jerusalem happened around 587 BC, the destruction happened 587 BCE, and
then
		
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			the victory of the Persians happen around 539 BCE, then they returned to Jerusalem that happen
somewhere would probably most likely in between, and as a result, they say might be happy with 560
When he returned back,
		
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			actually, the story would be around 450 when this incident happened when he woke up after 100 year.
So Jerusalem was revived when he was dead, and then to come back again to that city. So let's talk
about now the story of Jose and why it's important was to learn about it was a it was one of those
leaders when he went he went to Jerusalem and as he was standing at the ruins of Jerusalem after it
was completely destroyed. He looked at it as Allah describing the Quran, Mara Allah created how we
can allow Russia he passed by this town which was covered in Arusha completely ruin the word out and
allow OSHA here that the roofs completely have fallen. What does that mean? Means the city itself,
		
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			maybe you could still see the air
		
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			He's in the streets and some of the ruins are still there, which means walls will probably be
standing. But usually when any disk when a destruction happened to any city, any town, any village,
any homes, even the first that falls is the roof. And as a result, you could see that the city was
still there, you could still see the remains of these homes and castles probably an amazing
civilization, but it's completely ruined. I want you to imagine this moment right now. I was a
comes. And as he was coming there, he looks at that town. And he just got reflecting at the ruins of
Jerusalem with the massive site of destruction. So that's when he stood there and he says color, and
		
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			now that you hear the la vida motya. Now he said to himself is speaking to himself. How is that even
possible? How is the LastPass gonna bring all of this back again to life? Like for him this is going
to take forever to be revived. That's what he was telling himself.
		
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			But what if you didn't know that Allah subhana wa does Kaduna Allah Coolessay Allah is capable of
doing all things subhanho wa taala. Now, so he died, Allah subhanaw put him to sleep there in that
cave. And he slept there. And he remained there for 100 years.
		
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			When he woke up, when he woke up, of course, he felt just kind of like rested for some time, before
he went out to the city that has already been revived, and being full fledged and all filled with
believers as well to he himself was was was not there ready for that. So Allah subhanaw taala sent
him an engine and form of a human being. And that angel was asking this question to get him ready to
what he was about to be surprised with about the size that he's gonna see afterwards. So he asked,
he asked him, he says, What are you doing the splits? How long have you been here? So it was a he
said, I don't know, maybe a day or two. They will have a day. I'm not really sure I was just resting
		
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			here. But then they actually told me because No, you're not. You've been in this place for the past
100 years.
		
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			And they have to hear that it was a big shock, obviously. But the angel told him Look, look over
here, look at your food. And look at your donkey.
		
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			To prove to him that he died that long. Allah subhanho wa Taala revived his food before anything
else. Or some of them are they say the food never even actually never, never won't spoil or never
actually went bad. Because he was in a cave away from the main main road, no one would know where he
was. But he when he woke up the food was still there. They say it was actually figs and grapes and
some juice. So it didn't go bad at all after all this time. But you look at the donkey, the remains
of the donkey Arcilla which means it should take longer, of course for the donkey to decay and go
into the ground. But the food remained intact to tell him that after all these years, your food is
		
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			still left me at the center as Allah subhana says, look at your food and your drink is still good.
But look at your donkey. The time passed and that donkey died and when came became ruin completely.
And let us show you how we're going to bring it back to life. And Allah subhanaw gave the order for
this animal to come back to life wonderla hematic look at your donkey. Why energy Allah Catalinas,
we're going to make a sign out of you a miracle to the people that you're going to go and meet right
now. Wandering around look at the bones look at the bones of that animal Katelyn and she's well how
we gonna make it make put it back together. So Max and then covered with flesh. And then that's what
		
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			he looked at his with his own eyes is so how this animal came back to life. And then he saw all of
this he goes color animal and Allah pollution? I do. I know. Absolutely. I know that Allah has over
all things. He's competent.
		
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			Now the question that they asked when he first even asked the coder to ask the question, and they
had a level by the motto? Was he doubting Allah's ability to bring this back to life? Was he
speaking about it, but he wondering how the likeness of how Allah bring that, that actually that
holetown back to life? And the latter is the one that most Allama say was actually what was in his
mind. It didn't have any doubt that ALLAH SubhanA wa was capable of doing all things, but he just
wanted to see the lightning of it. How does it even happen? How does Allah subhanaw taala do it? How
miraculously, Allah subhanaw put this together, which is why the this story was actually sandwiched
		
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			between two ayat of the Quran both has something to do with life and death. Both of them both of the
two I had before and after, has something to deal with life and death. Let's look at the AI that
preceded this story over here. The AI that preceded the story is the story of Ibrahim alayhis salam
when he was standing before him ruled the tyrant of Egypt at the time. Allah subhana says LM Tala
the Hajj Ibrahim, have you haven't you seen the man who was arguing with Ibrahim alayhis salam, and
Allah Allah, Allah subhana gave him this kingdom to this become this man became so arrogant they
were so so baffled by the power he had
		
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			and under, under, under control he has, and he thought he could control everything. So Ibrahim Ali
Salam, he thought it called, Brian told him Listen, my Lord is the one who gives life and death. So
this can arrogantly he claims himself to be, of course able to do that. He goes, Look, I can do
this. I can bring life and I can give life and death as well too. And in order to prisoners, he
said, released this one, and he killed the other one. He said, You see, I gave life and death. Now,
Ibrahim Ali said he could have argued with him and he said the one who just killed right now could
you bring him back to life? But O'Brien didn't go didn't go that route with him. Instead, he said,
		
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			Well, my Lord is the one who bring the sun from the east can you bring it from the west probably hit
Allah vicar for that, that of course the king was just kind of completely shut down because he
couldn't tell that is mean we'll bring it up out from the east, because it was the company's way
before he was born.
		
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			That's the first one. Now the ayah that comes after that story. Is Ibrahim himself again, Allah is
Allah. But now he's between him and Allah azza wa jal privately. Now he's asked ALLAH my lord. Tala
Robbie, Adeney. caverta. Hill Mata, can you show me how to bring the dead back to life? Allah says,
Allah Allah, I'm assuming you don't believe he's kind of Bella. I do. I do. What actually my
Nickleby I just want to have that comfort for my heart. I want to have that ease in my heart. Like I
want to know how. So Ibrahim Allison was not doubting Allah's ability to bring the dead back to
life. He has no doubt in that. But what he was asking about, he wanted to see how do you do that?
		
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			Similarly, this man probably was asking that exact same question. He wasn't asking about the
question the ability and the capability of ALLAH SubhanA wa that of doing it, he will just want to
know how does Allah subhanaw taala know Allah Azza did not show him how he did it to the town. But
he shows how he showed him how he did it to that animal that he was was with him. Just like to
Ibrahim nslm Allah told Ibrahim Yeah, Ibrahim, take four birds, slaughter them, cut them to pieces,
makes their organic parts and whatever that is, and then spread them all over the range, the
mountain range and then call them and they will come to you. They will come into and the last panel
		
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			there and instant put everything back together. Whatever it Melissa was watching. So here the story
is the story of Anam, Ruth, the story of this man Are they even Sariah and then Ibrahim Ali some of
the last panel on that it's all talking about the same principle. Allah azza wa jal is capable of
doing all things. Allah subhanaw taala is capable of changing the laws of physics, the laws of life,
because He is the One who created life and death. subhanho wa taala. This story of Hosea is about
proving the resurrection. Why, according to the man outside of Nashville, Rahim, Allah has the seat
at the hurry with me. He said, Look, Allah subhanho wa Taala and this is that the story was
		
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			mentioned here after Allah Azza was asserting himself and affirming his oneness. Subhan Allah to
Allah which is the author of our deen the main core of our deen is to believe in the Oneness of
Allah subhanho wa taala. Where would we find that we find that in the two I had before or three i
before an act of courtesy, Allahu Allah, Allah, Allah who will high yield to you, Allah subhanaw
taala speak about himself. There is no god worthy of worship, but him, I'll Hey, I'll tell you the
ever, ever living that says the self sustained subhanaw taala he speak about himself. So the first
thing is affirming his oneness. Then the second thing, Allah subhana wa Taala he is now proving that
		
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			there is a purpose for this life. And what is that purpose that you all gonna come back to stand
before you Lord, and you're going to be questioned about what you've done in this life. And the
example was the example of this man. So when Allah subhana wa Bucha, this man back to life, he went
back again to Jerusalem. And there in Jerusalem, he was shocked at what he saw. Because just the
night before, the same day earlier in the day, according to his time, timeline, obviously, he
thought that earlier in the day, earlier in the day, I saw this place I saw this town, I saw this
the city and it was completely ruined. And now I just woke up. I just woke up, and I see that same
		
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			town is full of life. It's full of life completely. Everything is not just back to normal was an
amazing sight for him. So when he came in, he approached the people of the people looking at him and
he looks very new to the area. And he looks stranger and he's looking around all over the place.
They was trying to investigate who the man was. And when the man was, he was asked who he was that
he identified himself. And the people were shocked you the same the same rosacea, even the sharqiyah
you the same as the son of Sariah because that he was known to them from the past, and they said
that he went to Jerusalem he disappeared. They've never seen him after that. And of course, the
		
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			story was going from generation to generation trying to see what happened
		
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			into this man and what did he go the man of God, basically, when he came back to live and they
identified the man and he recognized who he was, it was a miracle to them that they brought him to
their king. And he was honored for some time over there. Now, we don't know what happened to him
later. The story said they lived for a year or so. But we don't know the details, though. But we
know for sure that he was out of there. And probably because of that miracle, because of that
miracle. Some of the Jewish sects which not necessarily in the Hebrew literature, but it's in the
Quran, they claim that Isaiah was what was eon Allah, Allah Talia who there was a Allah, some of
		
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			these Jewish people, they said, You are the Son of God,
		
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			because you came back from the dead.
		
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			And that's because of the miracle they saw. They saw that God was actually working, of course to
him, and he and he took him as his sons panna Wattana. Of course, we don't believe in that as
Muslims, but that's what the some of the sects in Judaism actually they believed in it at some
point. So the story right now we understand it has a sense of significance, significance to it. One
of the things that we could learn from this, number one, which is insistently, not directly as one
of the points of the story, number one, if you believe or not, the importance of Jerusalem
		
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			as we hear what's going on in Philistine today, what's happening in Ramadan as every single year
what happened to the Muslims panela in Jerusalem?
		
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			We come to the store right now. That's showing us what's showing us hope, really, the story here is
about the importance of Jerusalem. You know, no matter how it was ruined, ALLAH SubhanA wa that made
sure that it will be revived again and again, and again, it will continue to be reviving. Why?
Because Allah subhanho wa Taala made that land ordain Mubarak and he called that lunch of Hannah
Montana. Subhanallah the US arrived at the Laila mill mesial haram ill mesial OXA lady Barak now
Hola. The surroundings of that area that Masjid is blessing. Imagine the message itself. So the city
itself is a blessed city. And that's why it is very important even to the muscles until this day,
		
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			it's very important to keep it in safe hands inshallah with about a quarter. The second thing we
learn from this from this activist from the story is that you put your faith in Allah azza wa jal,
not in the people because Allah subhanho wa taala. In that story, he changed the laws of physics and
again, the laws of life. He showed us a miracle, at least at the time of that time, rosacea. He
showed the people a miracle in this man subhanho wa taala. And in that measure is also hope. Because
when I was a PhD, or Ezra was standing before Jerusalem, or looking at the site of the destruction,
he had no hope that this will be revived. That's where he said, How could this be impossible? How
		
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			could this be come back to life? But look, ALLAH SubhanA was teaching us a lesson. It's not on your
hand, that's not your business. Your job is to do your part. You put your trust in Allah subhanho wa
taala. And you're only responsible to do your part. That's what Allah is asking of you. He's not
asking you to control the results, is asking you to do your part. Now, this part was to go there and
try to revive the city again. But when he looked at he goes, that's not gonna be that's not gonna
happen. That's impossible. But Allah subhana showed him that none of that is nothing impossible when
you put your faith in Allah azza wa jal. So my dear brothers and sisters, you need to always put
		
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			your faith in Allah Subhana Allah with that, no matter what the circumstances are, us trust Allah's
judgment you do your part and let the results be in the hands of Allah subhana wa Tada. Number
Number Number Three.
		
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			This story teaches us about the power of Allah subhana wa Tada al Qadr Allah Felicia he is Hannah
what the Allah over all things competent, nothing stands in his voice and hands on with Allah. And
one of his example again, the exam bringing the dead back to life. We've seen the IR the three ayat
and sort of a nun ruled the story of Ibrahim Ali Salaam and the story of Isaiah in here that how
Allah subhanho wa Taala is the one who truly capable of doing all things. He's the one who bring the
sun from the east to the west, is the one who brought this donkey back to life, the one who brought
the rosary himself from the dead back to life. And he's the one who showed Ibrahim Allison and the
		
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			example the example of how he brings the dead backdrops of Panama. Number four, what do we need in
order for us to have that what does what is supposed to be for us that is this story supposed to
strengthen your 18 year clean? The concept of certainty of faith? Yes, we say Have faith in Allah
subhanho wa Taala have hope and Allah's origin. But you know what? You might have it and then you
lose it. You don't have it and get weaker?
		
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			What do you need to keep that Eman strong. You need what we call earlier thin certainty that has
absolutely no doubt in it and
		
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			The story of Ibrahim Ali is just like the story of Isaiah over here as well to was all about showing
us that when it comes to certainty it's a different levels as humans, we grow in certainty as well
to see my brothers and sister probably you know the story of the sort of sort of the cattle Allah
subhanaw taala says Kela alota Allah Munna, elmen yappin. Letter owner Jehane from monotaro na
Inelia, team, semana, alumnium, Aiden, and nine, I want you to remember this. These are three levels
of your team. Three levels of certainty, ultimately attain the certainty of knowledge. I finally
attain the certainty of sight will help Kali attain the certainty of experience and ultimately
		
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			attain the certainty of knowledge. I finally attain the certainty of sight. Well, how can you have
the certainty of experience while these exactly l Melia teen is what everybody would love to have in
their life? What does that mean? Just because I trust the source? I don't have to investigate
Animalia pain depends on the reliability of the source, the certainty of knowledge. If I trust the
source, I don't even have to investigate or even question that at all. And the true believer, if
they have the product, the reliable knowledge, they will just immediately believe would develop that
certainty for them. You don't have to argue about that. Look at the example of our workers. Are they
		
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			allowed to run when the Prophet sallallahu Sallam came back from when he came back from Jerusalem
from the slavery, Mirage, and overcast? The next day? He was so lucky man to say that he went to
Jerusalem in one night and he came back again. Do you believe it takes us months to go back back and
forth? And your man is saying he got them in one single night? How could you believe this? Workers
today gave a brilliant answer for the law he got started in Canada. So Tada, tada. If it's true that
he said that he did that I believe it
		
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			will work. I did not even go and ask the Prophet. So the lesson.
		
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			He told the viewer who came to him with the news, because if he said that, then I believe it.
		
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			What does that tell us about Christopher Dylon? He has a family of 10. He trusts a source. I don't
have to investigate. Some of us and most of us as humans, we say I believe when I see
		
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			when I see, I will believe. So we need some physical tangible evidence that we can see. In order for
us to believe.
		
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			Imagine if I tell you right now, it's snowing outside.
		
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			Some of you might just go straight looking at the window. Because I need to see to believe like,
come on. It's spring already worse. It's not going to be nice, especially in Texas. There's no way
it's going to be snowing. And by the way, don't bet on that. Because a few years ago, it snowed in
April in Texas. And it was weird Subhanallah but the idea is that some of us will look we'll look
actually to see if it's true. Because it wasn't enough that I said it's snowing. You had to trust
your eyes with the evidence. But then some of us that's not sufficient for them. What are they gonna
do? They're gonna go out to touch whatever is falling from the sky. Is there is no they look for
		
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			help Kalia pin. They explain experience
		
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			has been her husband, wife, I have to bring the love stories over here. No matter what we're doing
the husband one demanded his wife. I love you. She said prove it. Right? You're gonna have to show
it to me. So I can't believe it. So it's not enough that he's saying I love you. So they're not it's
not sufficient for him. I need to see it with my eyes. But then when they start practicing that love
by bringing chocolate being nice and gentle. And we asked him Now do you know that? Do you believe
that? I believe that actually. Do you believe me that I I love you. She was at night.
		
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			What does that mean? She wants more of this until it becomes permanent until it becomes totally
appealing. The new experience is not sufficient that you've done it for a few times. I want to know
that that change is real. So the iron so that the Carter speaking about these three examples of your
pin elmedia thing the certainty of knowledge, the certainty of sight and the certainty of
experience. So when this man was asking ALLAH SubhanA wa say, and he had a Allahabad pneumonia. He
knew he had the knowledge that Allah revives whatever Subhanallah wanted from the dead back to life.
He had certainty of knowledge. But what he was asking about is exactly what Ibrahim on Instagram was
		
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			asking about as well too. He was asking, my lord Can I see it? My lord? Can I see it he wanted he
wanted to, to revive is imminent, strengthen his Eman by increasing that your team by seeing how
Allah makes it happen. So this is not that the man was actually doubting Allah's ability. It said
it's actually about the audience.
		
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			So my point here what we take from the story is that you as a believer, to safeguard your Eman. You
need to come to work on your team, your certainty and uncertainty grows with you. The more knowledge
you have, hopefully, the more you will see not necessarily the sight of your eyes, but with the
sight of your mind, because it's one of the tocado when Allah subhanaw taala says kill Allah Tala
Munna el milliard. If you have the know the true certainty of knowledge letter a woonona, JM, you
shall see the fire of *, and then the Maratona 18. And then you shall see it with your own eyes.
So there are two sightings over here, we're talking about the first time with a setting of the mind.
		
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			And that is the level of San perfection excellence in Nevada, that you worship Allah as if you see
him. So that knowledge, it just opens a vision for me, that vision is in my mind, if I can get to
that level, that's amazing. But that requires a lot of practice of that Dynegy man a lot of
knowledge for that. And then we come to the second level, it's I want to see enough so I can believe
until I feel it a limit, only then I'll be able to believe. Make sure to work on your certainty of
knowledge. That's very important. Because if you trust the source, and you have that believe in your
heart, Allah will open the vision as if you see him subhanho wa Taala for you, because that becomes
		
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			certainty for you. And the last point I want to add within shallow data as one of our lessons from
this from the story is how Allah subhanho wa Taala provides a risk for the people.
		
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			Oh ALLAH SubhanA reverence for the people. Now you guys answer me for this question. Why did Allah
Subhana Allah Allah left the food intact? And because the animal or the donkey to die? So when he
woke up, why would the food was there actually the animal wasn't there any idea?
		
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			To provide? Yes, food as rose. He's hungry. There you go.
		
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			Of course SubhanAllah. It's one of those subtle things we don't pay attention to. When he wakes up
after 100 year, just like the example the people of the cave. They woke up after 300 plus years.
What happened? What were they asking about the first day they were asking about food?
		
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			They would say we're hungry Can someone please go to that town with our silver to go get us some
food?
		
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			The same thing over here, ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada wants to make sure that he's, well in the moment he
wakes up. He doesn't worry about you know what I'm going to do now? His foot is there you can eat
and drink and rest. And then he would see what's going on why that was dead. Why is it so you know,
ruined like this. So Allah subhana wa Bucha made it easy for him transitioning into life. Again, as
an example. This is for us to know that look, it doesn't matter. Allah will provide for you.
		
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			Even when you're dead,
		
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			even when you're dead, if Allah was that you can come back he will Subhanallah out of His mercy of
Rama, he will provide for use of Hanuman with Allah so stop worrying about your risk. And only do
your part and ask Allah Subhana Allah to provide for you as an action item. I would like to ask you
and recommend two things for you. Number one, read the book on the life after death. Read the book
on life after death. Why because that knowledge I hope will help you provide will provide for you
that certainty of knowledge, certainty of knowledge that will help inshallah secure your pain and
the certainty in the heart in regards to what is actually life should should be about in the future
		
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			Inshallah, that the second thing I would like to recommend for you is that have faith in Allah
subhanho wa Taala trust Allah azza wa jal and whatever project that you've been planning to do, and
dreaming about, and you've been actually talking about and writing about whether that's a book you
wanted to write a website you wanted to establish a business who wants to open a doorway would like
to begin with, or or adventure you wanted to start whatever that is the price that you have, just
have faith, trust Allah subhanaw taala and start with that project, Allah will provide Hannah with
the Anna from sources, you probably will have absolutely no idea where would come from May Allah
		
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			subhanaw taala bless you all, in this month of Ramadan. May Allah subhanho wa Taala make it easy for
all of you to go through the rubble Alameen May Allah subhanho wa Taala make us among those who see
the truth and follow it and see that which is wrong and stay away from it. We ask Allah subhana wa
to give us your deed in our heart. The opinion that is that is confirming our Eman and increasing
our Eman by which we could see with the sight of our minds and give us the level of SNR of the enemy
and when hamdulillah Salah and Abdullah Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam.
		
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			Zakouma locally here. Thank you so much for that insightful discussion. I can tell you I've read
that story so many times but this is the most personal it's been I think sometimes we
		
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			Just read it as an event in history, right? We don't really take the time to say, well, how does
this apply to me right? How does this make my my how does it affect my fate my experience with law
school and so on? I think you very beautifully illustrated that for us. I mean, law sponsor award
fee means it has an article. There was a a couple of questions about three or four about, is there a
particular book you mentioned a book about life after death? Any resources you'd recommend?
		
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			One of the My favorite activity that I read in Arabic and English is the series of Chef Amara
Lashkar Rahim, a lotta is our teacher. We were in Kuwait is more than Philistine and his series is
printed. MashAllah all of it is about actually
		
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			the city of El Eman started with the belief in Allah azza wa jal and then the angels that the
prophets the books and talk about the day of judgment and that's about three actually different
books on the on the Day of Judgment one of them in particular speaks about the events of death and
afterlife. So if someone can shell out read that then Allah will be with the beautiful Shang
		
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			Desikan looking for the recommendation made last month it's also an English if anyone can actually
put the find the link to it in shallow Tana and post it on the on the chat log would be a great shot
of that absolutely
		
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			the law of the land as I read it many years ago and benefited so much from the first books I read on
the on this on this subject
		
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			and shall we'll see you again hopefully soon both online and in person be the guy to also chef USA
is very active in the martial arts someone mentioned the Valley Ranch Islamic center that Halaqaat
after after that they're all streaming on YouTube so you can follow him there as well. Very
beautiful series about different eyes that we can learn and memorize this month. So please follow
the check there as well inshallah Tada.
		
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			Just say
		
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			hola, hola, Sonata Gorontalo. Rika Alikum Salam wa rahmatullah wa barakato.
		
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			Alright, so in sha Allah to Allah, we will continue our program very soon. May Allah subhanaw taala
bless you all for your participation in the session. And thank you as well. I wanted to call out in
the chat when people have questions. I love to see us helping each other some people came in late,
where are we and other folks stepped in and said, Hey, here's the idea, here's where we're at. So
that sort of, you know, brotherhood, sisterhood, teamwork, it makes the experience it what it is, it
makes us community what it is. So we absolutely appreciate everyone's effort in that regard, humbly
louder. But I mean, so inshallah Tada, we'd like to go through a few announcements as we prepare.
		
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			For our next step, we know that we have the Quran that reflect session, coming up soon inshallah to
Allah, as we prepare for that we wanted to share with you the maghrib.org/give, I'd like to have you
just take a look at what the page looks like. So that way, you're able to take a look and see what
that campaign is, it's actually a brand new campaign. So as you'll see here, it just launched
marshmallow the first two donors were here in the room. In fact, you can scroll down and see who did
it, but I tried, I tried to jump in and be the first but someone beat me to it. So may Allah
subhanaw taala bless you for being the first to donate and inshallah to Allah, you will get the
		
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			reward for everyone who follows for getting the campaign started. So as you can see, here, it's
highlighting what the accomplishments have been around almaguin Productions, it talks through some
of the goals that we have, as we mentioned, we want to make sure that across all these platforms,
many of you were introduced to our mother, through seeing a YouTube video, right or wrong. Some of
you saw a Facebook post, you saw something where, oh, that video looks interesting. Let me click
that thumbnail looks great. Let me click all of that, you know, the, from the equipment that's
involved, to the production team, the folks that design the thumbnails for maximum effect, all of
		
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			that is intentional, we're not doing it. You know, like back in the days, this is a very
professional level. And all of that takes funding. You see a short amount of sugary for example, we
just did a whole series live from Jerusalem and the surrounding areas. So we're really stepping up
the production quality, the availability of content, and we want to make sure that the Islamic
teaching has in it should have the best most appealing visual experience that's possible. And so
definitely check it out. And if you can give even a little bit you see that the campaign is
ambitious, we're looking to raise 50,000 US Dollars inshallah to Allah, we have 25 days left for the
		
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			campaign. But just imagine if you fund a video, imagine if you if someone sees a video and they're
guided because of that someone sees a video, it increases their email when someone learns how to
pray because of the video that you funded. They learn about dua because of the video that you
funded. I mean, that is as the Prophet sallallahu Sallam taught us that dela Allah, he's the one who
		
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			who guides people to good is just like the one who does the good. So And I mentioned that this
person is essentially sharing the reward just through their action of facilitating for the other
person. So as far as how to make us generous and to help us to benefit this noble cause, we're all
if we're in this session, we're benefiting from this production and from what's behind it. So ask
last volunteer to help us to be generous in this month of generosity. I mean, none of it, I mean,
definitely check out the link, we'll drop it again in sha Allah for you in the in the chat. Also,
we'd like to shout out again, our charity partners, once again, here in the USA, HH rd, we have our
		
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			Canadian partner Islamic Relief in Canada. And of course, we have in the UK, forgotten women, a
charity that is, was started by women, for vulnerable women's causes. Each of those charities, even
if you're in another country, you can support them, you can benefit them and inshallah to Allah,
you'll be able to do so. So we do appreciate your engagement with our charities and your engagement
with the course as well. In sha Allah to Allah, we are almost ready to get going in sha Allah, with
the Quran reflect session. I know that for me, it's really been something that has allowed me to be
more connected in my Tata. We, it is something that has just as we did today, honestly, this this
		
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			first session from Chef Yes, it was almost like a part one in the sense that we were really able to
reflect and extract some lessons from the Quran and to really be able to think about why the last
part that I mentioned food, why did he mention these other things that was really that was really
beneficial for us as well. So we hope that it was fun to either accepts from the effort that we're
putting in and that he accepts from your effort and being here and being with us. The vanilla he to
Anna, I do see that we shared we shared the links as well for the for the book by Dr. Ahmed. I spoke
to him a lot. So thank you for thank you for sharing that definitely check that out as well. And
		
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			take up the shift on the recommendation that he made to learn more about life after death. So with
that in sha Allah to Allah we have with us of course once again she said Tasleem to go into our
Quran reflect session be the lighter Allah and Shahzad Salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatu. If
you could let us know what are we talking about today? What I Are we going to be reflecting on?
Well, I think Mr. lebryk Gatto, good to see you, man and everyone else also, I posted a link in the
chat so you can check it out, but it is sometimes made up which is the fifth surah in the Quran, and
it is verses 90 and 91. So, yeah, and then someone else posted a link also 100 Great. So that's what
		
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			we're doing today inshallah.
		
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			Let's get started. Okay, this is a not 100 Now Salatu was Salam ala Rasulillah who Allah and He will
be here on Wella Allahu Allah in Montana in number 10 or in Nikka and it will take him Allahumma
Limni mine found out when fatten me mountain limp and I was in there in Yarra, but I don't mean
Allahumma I didn't have a hub called diba. What I didn't know about belting that was organizing
Arbor was set on one acre what happened to La here or what I can't do. Okay, so tonight we are in
jersey number seven, April 7, just number seven easy way to remember that insha Allah. So just
number seven is made up of swords and ADA. So we're basically completing swords and ADA swords
		
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			versus 82 until the end, and sort of an arm from the beginning verse number one to 110 so that is
Joe's number seven, once again, a lot to pick from and so many amazing add, that we could reflect
upon. But I chose these two ideas from Selma either versus 90 and 91. And since we have our beloved
brother of the man here, I'm going to kind of put him on the spot and ask him if he would not mind
reciting for us in sha Allah. Or if you know someone that you want to call out, I'll allow you to do
that as well. If there's someone specifically you would like, but if not, then then I'm going to ask
you to shelve
		
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			this Mala I will pull up the AI let's see if we can we'll go ahead and we'll go ahead and take one
for the team and charlatan
		
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			i are 990 and 91 is that right? Yes that's correct. All right.
		
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			Oh, there'll be law him in a shape on your Rajeev?
		
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			Yeah
		
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			you have levena Amma know in malham Row while amaze you while saw but while
		
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			boo as lamb overages mean I merely shave upon
		
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			region soon I'm in IML is
		
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			shaved on a federal attorney boo badger attorney boo hula I like him to flee who
		
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			in theory don't shave on me your name that como la di Why try the belt ball
		
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			feel hungry while remains here
		
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			you will pay I've been como la da try to Dive Ball I feel hungry while the main city while so deco
mine victory la he were ins soil
		
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			for * and moonta Who
		
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			sent Zach Allah here may Allah reward you bless you and your family Allahumma I mean, everybody say
I mean 100 In that Okay, so let's get started two verses I was actually thinking about doing three
but I was like I don't even know if we can fit two so let's just stick to two hopefully we can get
to the end of these two verses. Because there's actually a lot to talk about, in sha Allah so verse
number 90, Allah who's finally dialysis or the beloved ministry upon the regime? Yeah you hola Dena
Amano in Alhambra will may zero will answer but will Islam reduce or minimally she upon purchased
any whoo hoo La La come to freehold, all believers, certainly. Hammock, Aloha hammer, intoxicants,
		
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			gambling, idols, divining arrows, and we're gonna go through all of these in sha Allah, they are a
good use of Menominee shape and they are filled from the work of the CHE upon by just any bool. So
keep away from them not to flee home so that you may be successful. And we're going to take it one
day at a time. So we'll get to the second idea as well in sha Allah. So to begin with, Allah who's
Hana data, as we mentioned yesterday, Allah says, Yeah, you Hello, ADINA, I know what does that mean
for us? Well, let me let me just ask you real quick Insha Allah, see how many people have been
paying attention taking notes from from previous days? So who can tell me? What does it mean for us
		
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			when Allah says you can let me know? Oh, believers, so just raise your hand inshallah and brought up
dynamic quality?
		
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			All right, I see. The first hand I saw was Sr. Nazia from the UK if you'd like to share with us.
What, what the reason is for Yeah, you have livina I'm gonna what do we understand from that? We
mentioned a few different reflections on it yesterday, so any of them I'll take any of them.
Machala.
		
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			Salam aleikum. Everyone. Like I said, it's a direct
		
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			is it is a direct calling to the people to the believers, for us to take attention.
		
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			Yes. Next that correct? That is correct. That is correct. Do you remember any of the other things
you mentioned?
		
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			Specifically for us, and what he's saying afterwards is a direct command to us. Okay. Okay. Very
good. Very good. Very good luck. Good luck. Who else has their hand up? Let's see.
		
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			Let's see I see fit are dosa.
		
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			Idli. Dosa from Ireland? Yep.
		
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			See, we can find in the gallery here
		
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			are the No, no, no video, but yes, but for those.
		
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			Well, it was said.
		
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			So I think there were three things that you mentioned yesterday, one was which is allies directly
speaking to us.
		
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			The second is the command is the command that is given is directly related to our faith. Yeah, very
good.
		
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			And the third is the source of our strength is to play out the instructions
		
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			being given that I very good, very good. Those are the three points that we mentioned 100 and 100
points for you 100
		
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			points to have meaning but I just like I want to give something away in my motive seminars.
Actually.
		
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			It's been a while now it's Pamela that we've done in person seminar, but I have linked truffles he
has like I have like a basket link truffles. Anybody answered a question? I'll throw a link truffle
at them. So it's like a little sweet. To accompany the knowledge. We ask Allah to Unitas in person
again, love I mean, but yeah, excellent, excellent. hamdulillah those are the three things that we
mentioned. And so yes, you know, this command that is coming, or prohibition that is coming,
whatever, whatever instruction that is coming is directly related to our faith. And so it is as
Allah has pointed out, is saying if you have faith then Then listen up right? If
		
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			This faith is important to you then listen up and you mentioned the statement of Miss Earth or the
Lavon. Who said that if you hear Allah saying yeah you have nothing to pay very close attention,
because this is either going to be something that Allah is commending you with or it is something
that Allah is prohibiting for you or telling you to stay away from right. So an instruction is
coming your way. So pay attention. Very good. So then Allah Subhan Allah to Allah says, Yeah, you're
letting me know, in Nam Alhambra will Mesa and then Allah mentions in Nama is what is known in
English. In academia, they call it the article of exclusivity, which I know doesn't mean a lot to a
		
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			lot of people to be honest. But in the mouth that really means is that only only it is only an only
like, this is so important that it is as if Allah is saying this is the only thing that this is
right. So so another example of that is the process LM he said in number it's too late with Tim Mima
Makarem will select that I have been sent to perfect a good character but he said in NEMA, I've only
been sent to perfect good character. Obviously, he's not only been sent for that, but this this
issue is so important. It is as if he has only been sent for that. So once again, Allah says in
NEMA, it is like look, this is the main thing that you need to know in them. So certainly.
		
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			And humble. Right? And let's talk about what what hammer is a hammer. I know it gets translated
sometimes as alcohol or it gets translated as wine and things like that. That is I would say I don't
want to say it's
		
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			I would say that's an incomplete and possibly an incorrect translation. A better translation would
be intoxicants in toxic it's that's that which intoxicates us the Prophet sallallahu Sallam he said
you've mentioned in Muslim I believe, if I'm not mistaken, I couldn't lower screen hammer Wakulla
homerun haram that every intoxicant is hammer, and every hammer is impermissible, every type of
hammer is impermissible. And in another Hadith, the prophet seldom said, and humble Muhammad Al
Appa, that Hummer is that which be fogs the mind. And so anything that intoxicates us and some
scholars add to that, that there is a level of enjoyment, that is that comes from that intoxication,
		
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			that is considered a hammer, right, that is considered a combo. So that is what is being mentioned
in this verse in the middle camera. So this hammer, well, Mesa, Mesa is gambling. And our scholars
mentioned that Mesa comes from from yourself or Mesa run, right. So what was the meaning there is
that there is there's a there's an impression that people get that this is an easy way to make
money. Right. And so that's one of the reasons and there are other reasons as well, but that's one
of the reasons it's called
		
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			Mesa right Mesa in the Mohammed will miss him right that they are sorry that they so humbled and
Mason have so intoxicants and gambling while unsolved now, I'm thought generally gets translated as
idols, which is correct, but it is not just idols, it includes images, idols, statues, altars,
basically that which is set up, to be worshipped besides Allah. So a lot of times when when idols
are worshipped, we see that there, they're set up and they're put up, right, or, you know, even the
issue of image making, and why is Islam image making is prohibited. And specifically, an extra
emphasis on is on hanging images. Because now when it when an image is hung, it's given this level
		
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			like this level of shut off, right? There's honor that is given. You play somebody in that position
to be worshipped and to be and to be venerated besides Allah, who's Panwa Tiana, one of the reasons
why we don't make images of the prophets Allah sent them or the prophets and even the Companions
because we don't want to venerate them to a level that people begin to worship and devote themselves
to these people, as they would devote themselves to Allah who's Panama data. So that is, what is
that is what is unsolved, unsolved, when Islam, Islam divining arrows, and basically these were
arrows that were used by the machete Kuhn by the pagans. And the whole idea about this. So there you
		
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			know, these were used for divination. If you don't know what divination is, divination is to is to
is to tell the future or to predict something. So these arrows will be used. So one of the examples
is they would shoot an arrow into the air, and they would say, if if it falls on this side, it means
that we should do this and it falls on this side. It means we should do this right? Or before taking
a journey they would shoot this arrow and if it falls on the left side, they would say that
		
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			This means that journey is going to be good, right? It's going to be a good journey. And we should,
or sorry, a bad journey, we should not go on it. If if I was on this side, it means a good journey,
we should do it. So the idea is, it's like fortune telling, it's like telling the future, it's like
predicting something that has no way of predicting it. And someone said, Is it like flipping a coin
for a decision, it is not like flipping a coin for a decision. Because when a person flips a coin
for a decision, the intention is I'm going to, I want it to be a random, random choice, the decision
should be random. And there's nothing wrong with that saying, look, it doesn't matter to me either
		
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			way. And it's just I flipped the coin, you know, like this, and we're gonna flip a coin about it.
Right? mean, he doesn't matter. It's like, you know, if we're talking about statistically, there's a
5050 chance there. Right? So that is that is that's not what he's referring to, it's referring to
making decisions based off of these arrows, right? And using that to to predict something. And that
is why this is, it's very serious. Subhanallah is this is you know, minor shift, and you can even go
to B major shift. And what is included in this is something like
		
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			you know, people who use like signs, what was that called? Like? Are you a Sagittarius? Are you
cancer, whatever?
		
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			What's the what's the zodiac signs? Right. Very common. Right? horoscopes, horoscopes, that's,
that's, that's star sign that those phrases I'm looking for. Right? So astrology, right? So saying
that if you're this person, then you should do or your cancer, cancer should do this, or Sagittarius
or whatever, whatever it is, this is shidduch. And it can even be major shift and it's very, very
dangerous and are redeemed, right? And the whole idea is that you're ascribing
		
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			significance or a power to something that Allah has not put power in it. Right. So that is where it
becomes problematic. And so likewise, this these Islam, right are are similar in that they fall
under the same category. So Allah subhanaw taala says in normal homebrew, well, Mason will and sob
will Islam these four things Allah says the image of so many families Shere Khan they are the ages
from the act or from the actions or this is the act of the of the she have been in villages is that
which is
		
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			it is either physically something which is filth or dirt or it is an action that is basically a bad
an atrocious a horrible, a bad
		
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			a bad action impure usually notice is usually translated as impure. I think maybe a better way just
to differentiate it from
		
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			from that is to use the word filth right? Filthy or filth. And so it can it can be something which
is physically actual filth itself or it can be something that is like filth or in its meaning so an
act can be an action which is an atrocious a filthy act right? So in this case, obviously we
understand that they're not physically not physical filth, here it is these actions are being
described as filth. So these are atrocious actions and then Allah has kind of went to Allah
		
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			referred this to as from the she upon that this is something which is from the she upon and then
Allah Spano went to Allah says if I just any rule that basically get far away from it right
distanced yourself from away from it, look them to flee home and perhaps you will be successful now
one reflection that I want you to pay attention to here is when Allah subhanaw taala says find just
any boo, right get away from it. What is the significance of using that terminology right get get
away from it. Allah subhanaw taala could have said don't do it right but Allah is as in a physical
sense Allah is saying get away like move away from it get away from it. What is the significance of
		
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			that mystery? Like raise your hand Sheila?
		
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			All right, let's go with this time. How about us Mazda far from Atlanta, if you'd like to come on
camera if possible. Otherwise, go ahead and give us your response inshallah.
		
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			So I want to go
		
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			just emphasizing that you need to stay away as much as you can just stay away from not even go near
it. Like maybe like the opposite of
		
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			the word that's like, Well, yeah, just to stay way away from it. Don't
		
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			be very far away. Yes. Very, very good. Very good. What else? What else? Do we have this Mila?
		
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			How about Robert in Florida, go ahead and Shala
		
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			Can you hear me?
		
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			Yeah, we can hear you now. Okay.
		
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			So I was gonna say like, to stay away from everything to do with it, like even people that are
involved in it, or any actions that could lead to anything of that nature, like, with intoxicants
like to stay away from, you know, any form of the intoxicant, like to stay away from the thing, the
actual item to stay away from, you know, the the gambling to stay away from casinos to stay away
from the places that that involve these things. So like, to shun it to shun. Because people can lead
you to these things, and these items can lead you to these things, you know, seeing images of it can
lead you to these things. So, so anything involved with any of these things, you know, to stay away
		
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			completely? Very good, very good. So, once again, issue of distance, right? So that tells us that
these all of these actions, they have something that surrounds it, and what surrounds it is not
good, right? So don't even come close to that surrounding it in our sister mentioned, you know,
gambling, casinos, alcohol, or intoxicants, bars, or clubs, or whatever it may be, because the
environment that surrounds it, is not good. And also, I believe the sister alluded to this as well,
that
		
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			there's a path on how you get there, right? And there are things that lead up to it. Right, very
good. Very good. So all of those are applicable, what else? What else do we have?
		
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			All right, how about labour Han from the UK.
		
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			And
		
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			welcome to sit down with Allah. And I was thinking that it could mean that the fact that Allah tells
us to stay away from it also suggests that we are going to be faced with it a lot. And hence the
need to stay away more than just stop yourself from coming in the first place that will be
surrounding go Salaam. And also, it might not mean to the actual action itself, but also to people
that surround themselves with those type of sins, to stay away from the people so that you don't get
drawn to the place. Very good. That's a beautiful, beautiful reflection, what our sister mentioned
Subhanallah that, you know, first of all the issue of
		
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			the people
		
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			and remind me it wasn't what you said it wonderfully on the the first point you made, I was gonna
write it down in your words. Go ahead, say it again.
		
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			History there
		
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			I'm sorry.
		
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			What did I say?
		
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			Am I saying that? Oh, that we will be surrounded by so the fact that Allah is telling us that be
surrounded by it. Right. Very good. And then you said something very specifically that it's going to
and I forgot the exact wording that you but you said it's going to happen a lot, right? And so the
need to get away from it. And that's so true. Subhanallah you know, unfortunately, even in Muslim
countries, we see these things, but especially I like I can on a personal level talk about
personalizing the message. Living in a in a country that's you know, majority non Muslim, we see
these things everywhere. So there really is a need to like just get away, right? Just move move, get
		
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			out of its vicinity, right get away from not only it but the its effects. Excellent, excellent point
100 out somebody wrote that down, we can put it in our binder of reflections upon these handling
now, what else let's take maybe one or two more people say one more person and we got to move on to
sha Allah. All right, how about my sister and Brene from Ohio?
		
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			said Allah
		
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			Subhana Allah, just like, you know how you're supposed to stay away from that company, because
company affects you. So most powerful, they're basically telling us a study Bibles, that means like,
stay away a target. So the company you keep affects has an effect. And so if you're surrounded by
that, those kinds of people, even death is not allowed to hang on. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, very good. Very
good. Another way to think of this question, by the way, is to ask yourself, Why did Allah put these
four things together in this category? Like why are they there in a category of their own?
		
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			That Allah is part time and so what are these four things have in common? And one of the things we
mentioned you know, it was mentioned here in the reflection is that these are these are sins and
issues that are surrounded by sin so they don't they don't exist in a vacuum right there's things
around it alcohol there's there's an environment around it gambling has environment around it even
you know that type. You know shifts how Allah is a culture is an environment you know, no one just
generally no one goes out by themselves and they commit shift usually there's a culture community
Milla productive around and I know I know that sounds weird saying this, but
		
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			There's a culture and community around ship people get together and they commit ship together,
		
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			you know, idol worshipping or even, you know, in our times of worshipping saints and so on and so
forth. It's, you know, people support one another, right? They'll go to grave sites and they'll
begin to make dua and call out to the dead and so on and so forth. And there's that, you know, that
people worship to God that the type of worship is done together. Right. So there's a community
around it, so, excellent, excellent, excellent point. Another thing to reflect upon, Why did Allah
subhanaw taala put
		
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			intoxicants and gambling next to idols and divining arrows because idols like worshipping idols,
obviously, clear, Chinook divining arrows, as we said, can be minor and can fall into major Chinook
as well. So we're talking about Chinook on one one side, on the other side, when it comes to
intoxicants and gambling, we're talking about major sins. Why put which are, you know, bad, but not
as bad as ship? So why did Allah put those next to those? Is that clear?
		
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			This man now let's see. Who knows? Who can who can think about this?
		
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			All right, let's go ahead and start with Zane up from Singapore.
		
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			So we're talking about major sins versus Schilke? Why would they be together
		
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			Assalamu alaikum, I think, for intoxicants
		
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			because the more you take it, that you actually lose yourself in the process. And when you are not
in the right frame of mind, you tend to be prone to commit any kinds of sins. And perhaps that's why
he has put both together. So because you lose control. And when you lose control, there's a tendency
that you will fall into the major shifts as well, you may commit like a person who's intoxicated,
who's under the influence of alcohol,
		
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			they may commit any kind of other sins, it will lead you to other sins. Okay, so no doubt, no doubt,
they lead to other so both gambling and alcohol and in toxic is lead to other sins.
		
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			I'm not sure I'm not. Maybe it's possible, because this is look, in the end of day, this is
someone's experience, right? So someone may have experienced that alcohol leads to can lead to
shidduch maybe possible. So what are the what other reasons that we have? Let's see, who else has
their hand up?
		
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			How about Nama and Blaine from Alberta? Alberta? Canada.
		
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			I know people are giving answers in the chat, and I'm sure they're amazing answers, I don't really
want to look at them, because I want to I want to hear from people and to hear from people who are
sharing. So as long like assalamualaikum check.
		
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			I guess I just wanted to, after hearing one of the answers, I'm just
		
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			the term, you know, addiction and how that's both, you know, a reality, you know, both medically and
also one that we can see amongst others and just how, you know, it's we're not just talking about a
one time experience or, but something that through a one time experience, particularly if we're
talking about the intoxicants of like hardest street drugs, you know, for example, that it can be
one or two times and then someone's way of life and Islam as a way of life that their way of life is
highly compromised and could lead to really bad environments could lead to doing whatever they need
to do to get their, you know, quote, fix, whether that means, you know, really compromising their
		
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			self and their principles and their deeds, which could include, you know, performing shirk in order
to get something to, you know, meet their addictions that are experienced to that point, and just
the slippery slope of it one or two times, perhaps. Okay, so it's a slippery slope. I have I agree.
100% the other connection, I see where you're going with it.
		
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			I don't want to say I disagree. Because like I said, you know, this can be experienced and people
can have experienced that. And just from, from my experience, I'm having trouble connecting the two
right? I, I guess when a person is vulnerable, they can fall into you know,
		
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			you know, a way of life that is not Islamic, and that can lead them to worship other than Allah and
I can I guess I can see that. But yeah, your other point, I agree with 100%. what else what else do
we have? There's actually a particular point that I wrote down. I was seeing if anyone else can come
to that point, but the rest of this is good as well. So let's see what we'll take one more hand and
then I'll give you my reflection inshallah. Go ahead. Alright, just because it was up the floor
looks worn down. Okay, let's go with Khadija constr Eva from Pennsylvania.
		
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			Salam Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
		
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			There's been a lot of good answers on Hamdulillah. But I was thinking about the arrogance of
disobeying Allah like if you're so arrogant to disobey Allah
		
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			To drink alcohol and you're so just so you're so arrogant to disobey Allah and commit the major
sins, you know that the shaytaan is obviously affecting you. So you're building up that arrogance.
So
		
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			you know, it's the connection to the shaytaan. And, and then what's to stop you from having the same
arrogance to commit shirk? So I think a lot of it has to do with arrogance. And that's why Allah
kind of put them all together, because the major sins, you have to be pretty arrogant to disobey a
lot in such a
		
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			distinct way. Absolutely, absolutely. The arrogance aspect of it is definitely true. And you know,
we're going to talk about the shift button. Arrogance is definitely one of the tools of the ship on
as well. So I'm gonna tell you what I wrote down. And, you know, what, what I have
		
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			it really, so the issue of intoxicants and gambling are one of those issues that can get belittled.
Right, where a person can think, you know, what, it's not really a big deal, right? Is it really
that bad? And here by putting it next to something as severe as shidduch, Allah has pointed out as
saying, it is really bad, right? It is really bad. And like shitcan, all that, as we said, you know,
there are
		
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			effects that go way beyond it. Right. And this is so my next question would be, why the last 100 To
Allah refer to it as the work of the Shi Athan like what is this you have been have to do with this,
and what we live what we know about this she have been and this is this is coming up even in the
next verse. And I don't know if we have any people here who took deception study of the shield plan
with me. But if you did, we talked about the way that she had been works is he tries to get the most
bang for his buck, right? He wants that one action can lead to a lot of other actions, right. And so
these are all deeds Subhanallah that it seems like it's one thing, but the implications are, are far
		
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			reaching. I mean, you take a look at Subhanallah alcohol, right?
		
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			For my for, you know, one of my classes, I'd like to talk about this. And, you know, I look up the
stats, when it comes to drunk drunk driving statistically here here in America, and that here in the
US,
		
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			every day, about 28 people in the US die in drunk driving crashes. So that means one person dies
every 52 minutes in the US from a drunk driving accident. And you would think we would think that
we've had so much time and we have technology and research and thought and all this kind of stuff,
we haven't figured out how to put an end to drunk driving accidents, right. And the problem is that
when a person is not in their right state of mind, they can be as informed as you know, as as, as
anyone, they can have the most information, the most knowledge, and they can know how bad it is. But
when a person is intoxicated, they can't process that information. So a person can know someone who
		
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			they can have personally someone who died in a drunk driving accident. But when they are
intoxicated, they cannot process that information to be like, You know what, maybe I should not get
into the car and drive. Right? So far each and then it's not just drunk driving accidents, there is
abuse, there's spousal abuse or child abuse, there's mental health issues. There's just so many
issues come from, you know, alcohol specifically. But you know, in the larger sense sense drugs and
alcohol and in toxic ins, likewise, gambling, you know, my brother spoke about, you know, addiction,
and gambling addiction, how gambling addiction to penalize ruins, lives, ruins, families, ruins
		
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			communities, and so on and so forth. So, they are this far reaching idea, right, that these are far
reaching issues. And this is what the chiffon has invested in, he's not invested in just one sin, he
wants to see society crumble, right. And he knows that these are the things that are very, very
powerful on a spiritual level, you have these things that people may not think are big deal, you
know, idols and this and that. And like I said, you know, in our times it may not be idle, there may
be other other means. It may not be divining arrows, right? I don't know anybody who has divining
arrows, but I know a lot of people who are into like horoscopes and things like that, and like,
		
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			what's the big deal? Right? I'm just doing it for fun. The person who sent them said that a person
who goes to a fortune teller,
		
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			believing in what they have to say has disbelieved and what has been revealed upon Mohammed, so I
send them and the one who goes to a fortune teller, not believing in what they have to say, their
Salah will not be accepted for 40 days. I mean, subhanAllah like, a person may say, oh, that's
overkill. You know, like what if I just I don't believe it. But the problem is that it's so serious
because what this does is it chips away at our spirituality it chips away at our head. And
sometimes, you know, it's this chipping away that the shaytaan loves, slowly but surely chipping
away until our toe head gets weakened and then we a lot more
		
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			More and more and more things to enter into our dean, where a dean gets totally corrupted, there's
nothing left of art to hate. And that's why these these panels, these issues are so dangerous. And
that is why they're all put in this category to get like one of the reasons why they're putting this
category together. And that is the reason why I love Senator atta said that it is from racism, it's
filled from the minute I'm going to share fun from the, from the works of the Shere Khan. And that
is why Allah subhanaw taala then says just anymore, like, just stay completely away from it. Now I
did not come to floon so that you may be successful. If you want to be successful. These cannot be a
		
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			part of your life. You have to be far, far away from all of these matters, right success. This is
success for the astronaut but also success in this life as well. I know we're running out of time, I
do want to get to the next verse as well. There's so much to talk about. But in the next verse,
verse number 91, Allah has kind of data says in a URI douchey upon who you are Boehner Kamala i da
da ba finger company will make him certainly in them if you remember only and only like this is his
main goal. This is what he wants it as if this is all he wants. In nema. Only and only certainly the
ship on wants to cause between you who is the you hear us you have Medina Ahmed who Allah said in
		
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			the previous verse, Oh, believers are people of Eman are people of faith. Now this is for you. This
is for us once again personalize the message in the mercury there she upon you. Obey Netcom she upon
wants to cause between you between you believers. Look people have Iman right we're not talking
about oh sinful people or someone who worshipped other than Allah and so on and so forth. Like we're
talking about believers here Allah referred to as people of iman, that she had thought and wants to
cause what between you
		
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			i da, and this is like enmity, right animosity hostility, like, from from I do I do as an enemy. So
this I doubt what is like, animosity, enmity, i da Well, bah, bah, bah, bah is built like this
hatred. How can we how can we view it? How is it possible that we would view our own brothers and
sisters as our enemies? How is it possible that we can hate our own brothers and sisters? Right? How
is it possible? This is how it's possible. So let's find out it says this is what the ship bond
wants to cause between you. I die when I die when Bella and what are his tools to do this? In a
company? Well, Mason, right he uses come up. And Mason right so
		
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			intoxicants and gambling, well, yeah, so duck and victory lap and to basically avert you from or to
turn you away from the vicar of Allah subhanaw taala. Why is Salah and the prayer the surah as well
by the horn. So will you then stay away? Will you then abstain from these two things. So as we said,
last time to Allah says certainly in Nima you read the share points with the Chapin once, and you
can be in a coma is as if that he wants to project this onto something that should not have it. So
the default of a believer, their relationship with other believers is Love is brotherhood and
sisterhood and his closeness. The bonds of of Islam. The bonds of faith are stronger than any other
		
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			bonds in the world. And the Shia fun knows this. And one of the goals of the Shabbat is separation.
Those of you taking my dissection seminar you we talked about this at length, right? And another
Hadith in the Hadith, verse seven tells us that the Shia fan bases it's a little bit of a longer
Hadith, but he tells us that the sheer fun it breeds himself. He sits on his throne and he sends out
the shell theme, the lesser devils, right? And he sends them to go do his bidding. And they all come
back and they say I did this and I did this and I did this and the shaytaan at least not impressed
until one of the sciatic pain comes and says I was with a man and a woman I was with a husband and
		
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			wife. Why am I why am I attracted? And I did not leave this person. I did not leave them. Hector for
luck to Boehner who have been Emirati, I was with this person. And I didn't leave this person until
I caused separation between him and his wife and the she have been in bliss himself. He says no. And
he says yes, you you. You are the one and one nourish and he embraces this other. She Athan right,
he is so happy because why? Because this animosity and hatred and separation this enmity is one of
the goals of the Sherpa. I mean, take a look at the world that we're living in today. Right? You
have people come together on goodness, and and the chiffon is there to break it apart. And this is
		
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			why you know I always say anyone who has come together for the sake of Allah. Be mindful of the
shape on because the SharePoint is working overtime to cause some separation between you whether it
be the example the percent of gave, obviously a marital relationship to two believers who come
together for the sake of Allah just prints out how much goodness can
		
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			come out of a pious in a good relationship. You can have pious kids, you can have that partnership
that can have a positive impact on the community, and so much good can come out of a household,
which people are true believers. So Pamela are living in harmony, and then how much Subhanallah harm
can come, if the share can cause animosity and hatred amongst spouses, right? It affects the
children, and then it affects the community, and then on a larger scale to kind of lead and I'm
trying to get into, you know, the Institute of marriage and how that is important, so on so forth,
it has an impact on society as well. Right? And so definitely, that's one of the goals of this, you
		
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			have been so this is what Allah is saying that he wants to cause this hatred, this animosity, this
enmity between you, and his tools are
		
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			hammer, and Mesa. So my question for you is, if Allah has mentioned, these two things, so in the
previous in the previous verse, Allah mentioned four things, two of them, as we said, deal with, you
know, Schick. And then two of them are major sins from those four things. There are only two things
mentioned here. This should cause you to be curious principle of reflection. Think about look at the
difference. Why is there a difference here? In Latin, the last verse, there are four things in this
verse, there's only two, what do these two things have in common specifically, that become tools for
hatred and animosity? This minute, go ahead and raise your hand.
		
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			All right, let's go and start with Mr. Buddha in South Africa.
		
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			I sit down with a camera for the layover to go to Warwick was set out with
		
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			a very pertinent topic for this evening. And I think there's been a lot of reflection on my side,
considering the kind of social welfare work that we involved in. So we tend to see a lot of this
going around. But before I get into the social welfare work, and what we see it just want to answer
the question in sha Allah, hopefully, I do justice to it. So if you take a look, and obviously this
was not mentioned tonight, but yes, she finds promise to Allah subhanaw taala that he would take us
away from our Phaedra right, our innate nature of doing good of pleasing Allah subhanho wa Taala
that was his promise, that's what he wants to do, ultimately, because he doesn't want to be alone in
		
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			Jerusalem but and this is how he gets us to lose our hope in the Mercy of Allah subhanho data
because what happens is and I'm going to go back to the ship, right so if you're looking at shear
shear could be broken down in the definition of the scrubbing partners to Allah or giving something
that presents in their life like we would give to Allah subhanho data. So this is when gambling
		
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			as well as intoxicants becomes that because gambling gives us money. So ultimately, we worship money
because we've been overstimulated by everything around us that money is the is everything, right? So
when we when we believe that we need to get to how do we get it? Obviously, this is the one way a
quick surefire way everywhere on every step of social media, it's there to present and what happens
is, we doubt our our inhibitions, without what without any type of intoxicants, because we want to
look cool, we want to feel like we part of everything that's changing. So new laws are being passed.
Okay, cool. So Mead is now allowed. This is something that we as like, it kind of blurs the lines
		
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			from an Islamic point of view with this, we've seen this happening in South Africa. And I'm sure
you've seen in the US as well, where it's become a great problem. It's not seen as anything. It's
just cigarettes. That's that's the mindset that we kind of have to deal with. And when what this
does, is it causes easily to get back to the Senate because we've now lost hope in the Mercy of
Allah subhanaw data. So it's so easy for us to get back into going back to it. But Chapin doesn't do
it once of its continuous his influence has been there all the time. So what we need is from the
overstimulation we need to numb ourselves. So we tend to like cling on to the ducks So that's not
		
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			something that we now if we don't have it, it's almost as if we're worshipping this right. So we
believe it's it's true effects is that this is what I need to survive, which obviously then because
you've lost not you're hoping Allah, you you're not going back to your Salah, because now your soul
is linked to this on the site. We're gonna get to this. It's coming up. But yeah, absolutely agree.
So devotion, and almost the worship of one's desires and the worship of Allah other than the lowest
point data, which is what I was speaking about earlier, and that's another reflection on that. 100
Yeah, so yeah, so Exactly. So humble and May said, Absolutely. A devotion to one's desires 100 and
		
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			very good, very good. Can we hear from somebody else as well? Let's build up one more person. All
right, let's go with let's go with Lala and Islamabad, Pakistan.
		
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			Soleimani come up with live up wabarakatuh
		
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			so I would like to connect it with your previous point in the previous idea
		
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			about how we tend
		
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			To minimize the impact of these two cents, to our personal cells, like somebody who's doing these
things would would, could easily say that I'm just doing it to myself. If it's hurting my health,
it's hurting my health. But that's not the reality they are hurting the farm, a family, your
community. And these are out of the forces all the four cents, these are the only two that are
hurting the community itself. The other two cents, they are connected to your relationship with
Allah subhanho wa taala. And they have to do with your relationship in connection with Allah
subhanaw taala. So in these eyes, ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala is basically telling us all of those high
		
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			impact sins that ruin our community, and our society. Absolutely, absolutely. Well put up 100 law,
and obviously, as the Brother, please forgive me for not remembering your name. But he mentioned
addiction. And that is very, very important because the issue of addiction is loss of control.
Right. And subhanAllah in the Muslim community, addiction is an is an extra problem, I would say
because
		
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			a lot of times it's not viewed as an illness, it's just viewed as a lack of faith. Right. And then
that leads to a whole nother level of issues where, you know, we don't because we don't see it as an
illness. You know, not everyone, but still there, that stigma is still there, right? That issue is
still there, because it's not seen as an illness is not treated as an illness and a person may never
find help. Right? And they're just they just, it's like a, you know, it's like a downward spiral
that they keep, you know, it's just, there's no way to climb up out of that. Right. And that is,
that's, that's, that's one of the connections between
		
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			between intoxicants and gambling. Okay, I want to move on because I know where it's Pamela we're out
of time. But I do want to finish this verse. Allah subhanaw. Taala says, that, certainly the
shaytaan only wants to cause between you, Tao and Bella, this enmity and this hatred, Phil humbly
will may sit and those are two of the tools of the shaytaan we assumed the combined decree lab.
Obviously when a person is involved in these sins, then they are averted they're taken away from the
remembrance of Allah subhanho wa Taala why this Salah and also from the prayer now quick reflection
here once again being curious about the wording is Salah, not Vica
		
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			yes or no? Just give me a quick yes or no in the chat? Yes or no. is Salah not part of vicar?
		
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			Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. We are making the cut when we are making Salah why then did Allahu
Allah to Allah separate Salah from the vicar
		
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			this mean now this mean now let's see
		
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			Why did Allah separate put
		
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			Salah on its own who has your hand up this midnight
		
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			all right let's go with our here from Minnesota
		
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			I think was set up sorry I was not expecting that.
		
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			Mostly is because we pray we tend to pray we tend to like say hey you know if I pray a life gonna
forgive me if I do this without us we do the sin and then we're like hey, you know I'm gonna stand
up and pray about actually meaning forgiveness so he's like asking us to
		
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			go on the right track or you call me on no problem no problem you can think about it and if we have
time we'll come back to it and Shala let's let's let's let's grab somebody just didn't know no
problem. No problem. Exactly. Luck. I've been trying my last Python to reward you.
		
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			Alright, let's go with because he he's way from last time Amir from New York
		
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			I think it was set up.
		
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			Is it because we can pray when we're drunk? Or intoxicated? But you could still remember the name of
Allah with your tongue but listen, not to approach Salah when you're intoxicated have to do with it?
Yeah, that's, well, there's, there's look, this is a reflection, right? So there's, there's there's
many, many meanings there. There's many, many reasons right? But absolutely, we can make vicar even
though you know, it's Pamela what type of vicar that is Allah? Who was that? You know, may Allah
protect this, but the salah you know, cannot be prayed when a person is intoxicated. Okay. Very
good. What else do we have? I see a lot of hands up. So we gotta let's get some quickfire answers
		
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			here. Bismillah. All right, how Meriam hilarious in Sri Lanka.
		
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			So, for the vicar, you just need to have your presence of mind. And persona you need to have
presence of mind and body you need to be physically present. Yeah, very good. Very good. So
		
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			you know, yeah, okay.
		
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			Okay, sure. So the cutter can be made just with the tongue.
		
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			And the heart and the mind which is affected obviously by my hammer and obviously when a person is
involved in gambling same thing but salon requires the body as well very good excellent what else?
		
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			Alright, how about I'm not in Canada go ahead
		
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			hi yes ma'am like mmm
		
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			I think it's because
		
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			salon is five times a day and it's an scribed time that you pray and zikr is outside of salon that
you remember God on almost every time that you can even at night in between those Salah and that's
why those are two separate things. Very good. Very good. So Salah has a prescribed time as opposed
to vicar Excellent. What else? Let's take one or two more shall these are all wonderful hamdulillah
what else? All right I Asia and the UK
		
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			so I think it seems that because he separated from Salah because Salah in itself is an action. And
it's one of those things that to be on Islam. What makes you muslim or makes you practicing is the
Salah. So for young to be involved in toxic and gambling. They completely take away your mind and
your body away from even yourself sometimes. And you can't even participate in the very thing that
Allah tells you. This is what makes you what's them. Very good. Very good. Excellent, excellent. And
I think so I saw somewhere in the chat someone had put this as well. Main reason one of the main
things we get out of this is the importance of Asana. It is so important that Allah, Allah put it in
		
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			its own category, even though it is included. You know, if Allah said that it takes away the command
decorilla takes you away from the vicar of Allah. So Allah is included in that all types of vicar.
But Salah is so important that Allah Subhana Allah said, Look, even your Salah is, you know, to its
own category, because it is so very, very important. It's an important part of our deen, the first
thing we're going to be questioned about on the Day of Judgment, a pillar of our faith, our
connection with Allah, all of that so much and all those reflections are great Hamza, thank you so
much everyone who shared let's go ahead and finish this verse. Allah Subhana. Allah says, but we
		
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			don't, then will you not abstain? And this is what is known as a rhetorical question. If I'm not if
I if I got the English right on that basically, the answer is, the answer should be yes, absolutely.
That's why there's a wire there's a narration on their own model. The love is that when this verse
was recited, he said in Dana and Dana and Dana and Dana, that that's it we're done. We're done.
We're done like this. Of course, like obviously there's there's you know, we will stay stay far away
from this dimension instead attend with the necessary and shallow data it is it is authentic. And
once again, yes, as someone said, Allah is speaking to us personalizing that that message, right?
		
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			Will you then not look at all of these reasons? Will you then not abstain from it, stay away from it
humbling. And look, there's a lot that can be said about about these two verses. And in hindsight,
maybe I should have just stuck to one verse. But you know, it's hard to restrict yourself to a small
portion of the Quran I tried to fit another verse in here, but it hadn't been in there. I think we
had some great reflections today and I know a lot of stuff was said in the chat as well. So I hope
we can
		
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			save that somewhere and it is recorded somewhere because these are all things that are handled and
very beneficial to our faith into our iman and I want I want inshallah two out of my goals that
people after Ramadan in sha Allah may Allah allow us to complete the month of Ramadan except from
us. But that after Ramadan, we can continue in this habit of reflecting upon the Quran, and perhaps
even going back to our notes and what we wrote down and just taking some time for yourself between
you and your Lord, reflecting on the book of Allah has kind of went to Adam will law who to Allah
that Allah Subhana Allah who will be Hambrick, a shadow in the Highland sterile Foucault to relate
		
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			to what is up Aloha.
		
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			Watchers Zakum Allah Who coolly affair Shazza thank you so much as always, we appreciate the
opportunity to guide us through these reflections. It's always eye opening even if we read many
times Subhanallah sometimes we look at some of these things like alcohol at night Hamid we think
like oh, it's so far from us like we know it's you know, It's haram and it's bad but this really
brings home how it's tied together in the wisdom of Allah subhanaw taala and emphasizing where he
did so absolutely appreciate the the reflections and may Allah Spano Tala put in your skin of Hassan
it I mean what Yeah, Zack love it said I want to lay it out to everyone don't leave don't leave
		
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			Ma sha Allah it looks like we have is it deception? I think we just talked about the course Masha
Allah it's been it's been in
		
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			it's still spinning.
		
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			I'm pretty sure I saw stuff on deception. So we're gonna go with that inshallah to Allah great okay,
I got some confirmation in the chat making sure it wasn't just me. So it's it's been out of control
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			around the world. We wish you a salaamu alaykum warahmatullahi