Sikander Hashmi – A Lasting Impression KMA Friday Message
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My dear brothers, my dear sisters,
my dear elders, my young friends, I hope
that you are all doing well by the
grace and mercy of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala.
May Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
always keep you well and safe and happy.
Amin
Of course, we begin by praising Allah Subhanahu
wa ta'ala, the lord of the universe, our
creator, our sustainer, our nourisher,
our protector, and by sending peace and salutations
upon his beloved messenger, Muhammad, the son of
Abdullah
My brothers and sisters,
I hope,
that you're all well, especially on this,
cloudy, rainy day, which is a form of
mercy from Allah
So although it may not be,
best for our mood, it may not make
us feel very uplifted as opposed to when
it is sunny, but nonetheless, there is great
wisdom in everything that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
does, including the wind and the rain and
the clouds that he sends because it is
for,
for the nourishment
of,
the creation of Allah, particularly
the crops and the flower the beautiful flowers
and the ground and the fruits and the
vegetables are gonna grow for the most. So
there is wisdom and mercy in everything that
Allah does even if it does not, appeal
to us, sometimes.
Now my brothers and sisters, there is
a lot of discussion,
especially nowadays in the past,
few weeks,
after the the terrible,
tragedy in London, Ontario.
There was a lot of discussion
about Islamophobia
and about hate, and rightly so.
This is a critical
issue, for the Muslim community, but actually not
just Muslims, but for all Canadians
and for all people.
And we know, my brothers and sisters, that
Islamophobia
has
always existed.
It existed at the time of the prophet
and as we discussed previously,
also every prophet of Allah faced Islamophobia,
faced hatred, and faced enmity
from, their people or some of their people,
because of their opposition
to the oneness of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,
because of their opposition to the message that
the prophets, alayhi, muslima, to wasalam, brought. And
we also know my brothers and sisters that
our mission in life is not to get
everyone to love us.
Right? To be very clear, our mission in
life is not that, you know, we we
get everyone to like us and to love
us. That is not our purpose or our
mission in life.
However, we are at a point
where hate
and Islamophobia
is directly impacting our community,
our communities
across Canada,
our institutions,
and our collective
well-being. And this is a fact. This is
a reality that we cannot ignore.
They have, sadly, incidents that occur, small and
big, verbal, physical,
you know, much greater than that that are
happening
across this country. This is not hyperbole. This
is not an exaggeration.
This is not a hypothetical threat. This is
not an imagined threat or or or, issue,
but this is something which is real. It
is happening,
and it needs to be documented. So that's
the first thing I wanna mention is that
if you experience something, if something happens,
or someone does something to you motivated by
hate or they use words,
you know, that, indicate that their, their their,
what they're doing
is is is be is that, you know,
they're being driven by hate,
then we have a duty to report it
no matter how small it may seem.
Have you had a meeting with the Ottawa
police chief as well, and the same message
was reiterated by him and his team, and
we thank him for that. Thank them for
that that whenever
there is an incident, do report it. Because
if it's not reported, it's as if it
has never happened.
And even if nothing comes out of it,
at the very least, it will be documented,
and it will help policymakers, it will help
decision makers understand the severity of the issue.
So we must report anything that happens. There
is an online reporting tool for Ottawa police.
You go there and you can,
you know, write a
submit a report of what happened,
and they may not have the resources to
follow-up on every single instance of, you know,
something, maybe just a verbal expression or something
that was relatively minor. But, nonetheless, they are
taking things seriously. For example, there was a
case of just verbal expression of hatred in
Kingston, Ontario just yesterday or a couple of
days ago, and the person was actually arrested,
and the police were taking it very, very
seriously.
So, you know, even,
regardless of how we how small we feel
or insignificant we feel it might be or
we might feel that nothing was gonna come
out of it, we should still go ahead
and report it at the very least and
then leave the matter to Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala.
So
this Islamophobia and this hate that we are
facing
has to be challenged. It must be challenged.
Why? So that we can worship freely in
peace without worry,
so that we can practice our faith
freely and openly
so that we, and especially especially our sisters
and our children, can feel safe living their
day to day lives.
So, you know, sometimes people wonder, well, why
so much focus on Islamophobia? Why are we
trying to get everyone to love us? No.
We're not trying to get everyone to love
us. We are trying to ensure that we
and our community members can worship and live
safely and freely
as every citizen and every resident of this
country
is entitled,
is, and has the right to do so.
K? So we're not asking for anything more.
We're not asking for anything special.
We're asking for the basic safety, the basic
rights, the basic dignity that is offered to
every single resident and citizen of this land
or that is supposed to be offered. Now
the question is, my brothers and sisters, the
big question is, how do we go about
challenging this hate and Islamophobia
in meaningful ways?
Okay?
And this me meaningful word is very important
because it's one thing
to protest and to rally and to have
slogans and make statements on social media, which
I'm not trying to diminish its importance. It
is important to do that in a wise
way, of course.
Right? But how can we actually
move forward in a way that has long
lasting impacts? So that is what I'm trying
to focus on today.
As I wrote in my piece in the
Community Voice Newspaper
this week, hate is something that resides in
the hearts and minds.
K? It is something which exists in the
hearts, first of all, and also in the
mind.
There is a critical role to play
for the government
and governments.
There is an important role, a critical role
role for legislation.
There is an extremely important role that law
enforcement and intelligence agencies need to play, and
that is something that we have communicated repeatedly
to them.
And they can certainly do a lot. The
reality is that at the end of the
day,
they cannot cure hate.
They cannot cure hate. They can limit it.
They can,
limit its transmission. They can make it, you
know, more unacceptable.
They can do a lot of things, but
they can't completely cure hate.
Now previously,
if people
had,
the flame and by the way, before I
continue, the police chief did mention, you know,
that a lot of the progress that we
are seeing in terms of the government response,
in terms of law enforcement response can be
directly attributed
to
the community
and well meaning citizens,
people who are fair and who want justice
for all, coming together and speaking up.
Right? In this relatively short amount of time,
the change that we are seeing, even
though it has come after tragedy, the changes
that we are seeing,
they are a testament
to
the communities coming together with one voice and
speaking together. K? So there is value in
doing that, and it can lead to positive
results.
Now previously, if people had the flame of
hate inside of them,
it was hard for it to find oxygen.
Why? Because it was difficult to find others
with similar fringe
views, extreme view, and it was difficult to
find material to feed that fire. It required
a lot of organization, and it required a
lot of effort. People would have to print
magazines or newspapers or messages, and they would
have to find people who are supporters and
then get it to them. And they would
actually have to physically gather and meet to
discuss their ideas. So it was a lot
more challenging
to share those views and find other people
who had similar extreme
hateful views. So it was a lot challenging
before.
But the Internet,
with all of its positive,
point, you know, all of its pros and
positives, It has also many negatives. So the
Internet has taken away all those difficulties
and made it a lot easier to find,
to collaborate,
and to put oil on that fire of
hate and nonstop in some cases. So people
who had such fringe views, all of a
sudden, they have been able to find a
community online. They're able to find people with
similar views online. And even those who had
such feelings which were buried inside, they're now
able to express them in what they feel
is relative safety. Okay? So fringe, hateful views
become easy to communicate
and easy to find an audience for.
Now when we think about the situation,
it may seem like uphill
battle. It may seem like an uphill
It
may seem like an uphill battle.
Muslims are about 3% of the national population,
and there are probably an equal number of
haters,
real haters, I should say, or possibly more.
So as I've mentioned many times before,
I believe that there are there's a very,
very small minority
of people who are true haters to the
bone. Like, they are committed in their hate.
They know what they're doing. They are,
arrogant. They are hateful.
They they they are drowning in that hate
and ignorance willfully.
Okay? So they know
every like, they they understand what they're doing,
and they're doing it willfully. And then there's
a lot more people who are still a
minority
who are simply ignorant,
and this smaller group of true haters is
preying upon them and trying to convert them
into true haters. Okay? So we have to
be nuanced in how we approach this problem.
So the the core of the problem, the
root of the problem
is this small but very vocal minority that
is truly hateful,
and then that minority is preying upon the
slightly larger
minority, which is simply ignorant and sharing their
hateful views, generalizing,
stereotyping,
you know, making up straight out lies to
try to convert them to their cause. Okay?
So
it seems like an uphill battle. But, subhanAllah,
if you look at the example of the
prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, how he and
a small number of Muslims
in the
beginning in Mecca
overcame
extreme hate and animosity
from the mushrikoon
of Mecca. Right? We find great inspiration.
We find great inspiration, and we also find
great lessons.
Now it doesn't mean
that overcoming
it is an easy task. It's not an
easy task. It takes effort.
It takes courage.
It takes determination.
It takes faith. It takes time. It's not
something that can be done overnight.
And as I've said before, there is a
role for political strategy. There is a role
for media and for writing, and I see
that as a media person myself. There is
an important role for outreach and building alliances.
Right? There's an important role for all of
those things, but, ultimately, though,
it comes down
to touching people's
hearts and minds
in a manner that leaves a pause positive
and lasting impression. That's what it comes down
to.
Right? At the end of the day, if
you truly wanna cure hate, it comes down
to that. Touching people's hearts and minds in
a manner that leaves a positive and lasting
impression doesn't mean that they necessarily have to
agree with everything that we do, doesn't mean
that they have to convert, doesn't mean that
they have to love us even, but just
a a positive and lasting impression
in their, hearts and minds. So my brothers
and sisters, let us discuss a few lessons
from the Quran and the sunnah of the
prophet
that can help us in doing that.
Okay? So number 1 number 1
is good character.
Okay? People don't remember what you say necessarily.
They remember what you do and, most importantly,
how you make them feel.
Okay? Always remember this. You can say a
lot of things on social media. You can
say a lot of things in media interviews
and articles, you know, just to talking to
people. But at the end of the day,
what matters most is what you do and
how you make or how your actions make
people feel. K? The prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
was sent with the best of character. Allah
sallallahu alaihi wasallam wasallam blessed him with the
best of character. Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam
says,
And you are truly
one, a man of outstanding character. Right? So
the prophet
had an extremely important
mission, right, he had changed the world, changed
that, you know, pagan,
Arabian society that was drowning in ignorance.
So Allah
sent him with the best of character,
the most greatest of character. And the prophet
also said
that
that I was sent to perfect our. Right?
So I was only sent to perfect good
character.
Right? Good character, good
meaning his entire message is based upon perfecting
our character
with everyone including
or starting with Allah
Our good relation, our good manners towards Allah
and then all the creation of Allah
So the prophet was
sent to perfect good character. And what are
the two characteristics that we know? You know,
he was known for when he was given
prophethood or even before he was given prophethood.
He was a.
He was the truthful one, and he was
the trustworthy,
the honest one. Right? So these are
basic basic character traits that are required, that
are absolutely needed
by everyone, but especially especially by us believers
as we are ambassadors of
the deen of Allah The prophet
was calm,
and he constrained. He he he he held
back his anger. It's not that he didn't
get angry. He did get angry not for
himself,
but for the deen of Allah
for matters in which were related to the
deen of Allah
But he was calm still.
He didn't have violent outbursts, but rather his
anger was controlled.
Perhaps he would just show signs on his
on his blessed face. And this is actually
a sign of strength. This is not a
sign of weakness. The person who is weak
is the one who cannot control their anger
and has violent out which only serve their
own selves. It doesn't serve anyone else. It
doesn't serve any any any, you know, any
purpose. It doesn't have any productive results. Okay?
So a sign of strength is to be
able to control,
to restrain
constrain our anger and channel it in positive
ways as the prophet
did. Now the prophet
was also
forgiving of the ignorant.
What was he? He was forgiving of the
ignorant. And we have to remember that when
we talk about hate and we talk about
Islamophobia,
right, like I said, we need a nuanced
approach. There are many people who are expressing
hate or who are expressing saying things which
we perceive to be hateful or we understand
to be hateful, but they're just ignorant. They're
speaking out of ignorance. They may not even
realize what they're actually saying or how it's
coming across. Right?
Relates
that
that I was walking with the messenger of
Allah
and he had put on a mantle,
a
a mantle of from
It had a thick border. Like, the collar
had a thick border on it. You know,
sometimes you have clothing that has a very
harsh course, like a really tough, you know,
collar or border on it. Now a Bedouin
met him.
And a Bedouin met him and pulled the
mantle
so violently.
With you know, he he grabbed the mantle
of the prophet
so violently
that I saw this violent pulling leaving marks
of the border of the mantle, or you
could see the collar on the skin of
the neck of the messenger of Allah
Can you imagine he's walking, and then somebody
just walks up and grabs him by the
collar so tightly
so tightly that it leaves a mark. You
know, it leaves a mark upon the blessed
neck of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam.
Okay? And we say,
he,
and and the, the person,
says that,
Mohammed
okay?
He says,
you, Mohammed.
Oh,
Muhammad issue command that I should be given
out of the wealth of Allah, or the
wealth that Allah has given you or the
wealth of Allah which is at your disposal.
And the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam, what does
he do?
The prophet turned his attention to him.
He smiled.
He laughed it off.
And then he ordered for him a
gift.
He ordered for him a gift,
something to be given to him. Okay? So
this is how the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa
sallam dealt with
the ignorant. Right? He knew that this person
was ignorant. They didn't know the the the
manners. They didn't know what they were doing.
K. So the prophet
was forbearing with those who were ignorant. And
Allah
also tells us from the qualities of the.
You know, the servants of the most merciful,
when the ignorant address them, what do they
say? When the ignorant address them, they say
or words of peace. Right? So what do
we learn from this? Taking the higher road.
Also tells
us
and responded with that which is better or
that which is good or best.
Right? Don't respond in the same way. You
know? And we also learned, say that which
is good or remain silent. Right? This is
all from the teachings of character from the
prophet
Also, my brothers and sisters, humility goes a
long way. Do you like someone who speak
to you with arrogance?
Does their message hit your heart
when someone is coming across as being arrogant
or boastful
or or or very, you know, harsh?
No. No. Arrogance doesn't speak to the heart.
It turns people away. So let us have
humility in how we approach people and how
we address the situation.
Gratefulness as well. And I'm especially talking about
dealing with those who are simply ignorant. Right?
Gratefulness. The prophet has told us. Whoever does
not thank people has not thanked Allah. So
let us be gracious and let us be
grateful. Even if we have to go out
of our way, right, even if it's for
something small, if we show gratefulness and graciousness,
then it will help open people's hearts and
minds.
Gentleness as well. Right? This is also very
important. All from the character teachings of the
prophet
that, you know, there may be some times
when we need to be a bit harsh
or we are a bit harsh for a
good reason. But that, my brothers and sisters,
should be the exception, not the norm. It
should not be the norm because a person
who is constantly constantly harsh, their message is
not gonna get across. A gentleness appeals to
the heart. A person is more likely to
listen to someone who speaks gently to them
as opposed to someone who is harsh and
puts them down. You think about yourself. If
someone your supervisor or your teacher, your principal,
whoever it is, someone is trying to correct
you. Your parents is trying to correct you.
You know? If they speak gently, it's gonna
appeal to your heart. If they speak harshly
and put you down, especially if they do
it all all the time, what are you
gonna do? You're gonna tone them out. It's
not gonna it's not gonna have a positive
effect on you. So harshness may satisfy us,
but it usually is not conducive to long
term positive change. And Allah even instructed prophets
Musa in Haruna
to speak gently to Firaun, Firaun the tyrant.
Right? Firaun the oppressor.
Right? Perhaps he will be able to speak
softly, gently to to him, perhaps he will
understand and he will remember. Right? It might
be more conducive to him, to getting him
to understand.
The prophet of Allah, salallahu alaihi wasalam, also
said that verily gentleness is not found in
anything, but that it beautifies it and it
is not removed from anything, but that it
disgraces it. So, yes, I understand sometimes you
might end up being a bit harsh, perhaps
for for good reason, but it should not
become the norm for us. It should be
the exception, the rare exception.
We should always be trying to communicate
our message, our point with gentleness,
with nice way, with good words. This is
a reminder for me and for all of
us as we advocate and as we speak
up for our rights and the rights of
the oppressed.
So this is all part of good character,
first of all. Secondly, my brothers and sisters,
is justice and fairness. Right? E to be
just and to be fair even with ourselves.
The Muslims and the prophet
they stood out. They they they they they
their message shined.
Why? Right? Because
they were seen as people who are just
and fair even with their own, even when
it came to came to themselves. Allah tells
us very, very clearly, right, to stand up
for justice as witnesses to Allah
Even if it is against yourselves
or
those who are close to you. Right, or
the poor or the rich. It doesn't matter.
Always be fair and be just even if
it is against yourself. So when we are
in the wrong, we must acknowledge it. We
acknowledge. And that balanced approach is more appealing
to the heart and mind. Because a person
says, yes. You know what? This person is
is has a point. They're fair. They're speaking
with you know, from from a point of
justice and fairness. They're not just, you know,
just just speaking from a biased perspective, but
they're rather they they are interested
in in in in the truth, and they
are interested in justice and fairness. So it
is more impactful
when we are fair, and we must be
always fair and just
speak up for those who aren't or who
are oppressed regardless of who they are and
who the oppressor is.
Right? And this also helps in softening the
hearts when we speak up for others, you
know, regardless of who they are, even in
times when perhaps Muslim a Muslim or, you
know, is oppressing someone else. We stand up
for what is right and what is fair.
So be generous in lending your voice to
others. And provided it's not something for for
something that is haram, obviously, we cannot advocate
for that, which is, you know, which is
forbidden by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, but we
can always advocate for people to be safe,
to be protected from violence, to be able
to live their lives with dignity
and safety.
So that's the second point, justice and fairness.
Number 3, my brothers and sisters, is to
be firm in our beliefs.
A person who is wishy washy, who has
no principles,
who can't stand up for what they believe
in,
that is seen as a weak person.
That person will not be able to leave
a lasting impression. It is a sign of
weakness to be like that, to have
to be firm, to be steadfast in a
positive way, in a nice way, even when
it is not convenient.
This is something which builds respect and shows
grit and shows determination, and these are positive
qualities for someone, you know, to be able
to stand up for what they believe in,
without, you know, necessarily being aggressive or hurt
hurtful towards others, but just being able to
stand their ground and to stand up for
their principles and for their beliefs. This is
a sign
of strength. It is not a sign of
weakness, but, of course, it is done with
wisdom and in a nice way. The prophet
sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was offered wealth. He
was
offered power, everything that could have wanted in
a worldly sense in exchange for dropping the
message of tawhid, of the oneness of Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala for dropping his opposition to
shirk, even offered a compromise. You know, we'll
do half half. One year, we'll worship the
idols, and one more year, we'll worship Allah
alone. But the prophet
never flinched.
Right? And he, and he never flinched, and
he always stood strong and stood firm upon
these nonnegotiables.
There must be some things which are nonnegotiable
and that we will always stand up for.
Again, we do it in a nice way,
in a positive way, but some things simply
cannot be compromised upon.
And, of course, those beliefs and those understanding
and practices that we have, we communicate them
in a convincing way, in a positive and
convincing way, and this is
and what Allah tells
us, you know, how to approach.
You know,
or in a good way, with hikma, with
wisdom,
you know, with good words, with good, advice,
with with good sincere approach,
and not to get into debates and arguments,
unnecessarily. And if we need to, we do
it in a nice way, in a in
a respectful
and positive way. So standing up for what
we believe in. And finally, my brothers and
sisters, assisting people in their time of need.
Who accepted who was waiting for the messenger
of Allah
he accepted. And since when the prophet
came to Madinah, the people rushed to meet
him, and it was said, the messenger of
Allah, salallahu alaihi wasalam has come. The messenger
of Allah, salallahu alaihi
wasalam, has come 3 times. He says, I
came with the people to see him, And
when I saw his face clearly, I knew
that his face was not the face of
a liar.
Lying
and and ill speech
has an impact on our face.
It has an impact
on the neuron on our face. It has
an impact on on on what we look
like or at least what people see in
in us or what what people see on
our faces for especially for those who are
able to read people's faces. So he says,
I knew that it was not the face
of a liar. And he says the first
thing I heard him say when he said,
oh, people,
spread the greeting of salaam. Spread the salaam,
Feed others,
uphold the ties of kingship, and pray during
the night when people are sleeping, and you
will enter Jannah with salaam. You will enter
paradise with peace with salaam. So brothers and
sisters, we find here, you know, taking care
of others. Baba also mentioned this in his
very first few words in when he arrived
in Madinah,
spread the salam. Spread peace. Words of peace,
feed others. So small positive actions.
You know, if they're done, they may seem
like they're small, but if they're done by
everyone, especially
together,
you will see the positive impact. So feeding
the hungry hungry. Right? And the prophet told
us, it's charity to even help, a person,
mount their or get onto their mount or
or disembark for their mount. You know? So
helping people in their day to day activities
on the go, charity on the go, you
know, these are things which may appear like
they're small actions, but they have great reward.
They are a form of charity,
and they also have a very positive impact
on others as well, but especially especially helping
people in their time of need, especially when
it comes to feeding the country. So my
brothers and sisters, there's a time for expressing
anger and being aggressive,
sometimes
the exception, but it should not be the
norm.
Adding fire to an existing fire, what does
it do? It just creates more fire.
It allows the fire to grow. It doesn't
help put out the fire. So instead, my
brothers and sisters, we must respond with what
with that which is better and that which
is different.
Take the higher road while being visible.
Right? That will demolish hate and leave a
very lasting positive impression,
And that's not gonna come by hiding.
It's not gonna come from hiding. It's not
going to be it's not gonna come constantly
shouting and getting angry and always being pushing
it and and and and being aggressive. It's
not gonna come from that. So, yes, there
is an important role for lobbying, for better
government policies, for political pressure, for activism, for
speech, for education, for rallies, all of those
things are good in their own ways.
But all of that has to go hand
in hand with the beautiful teachings of Allah
and his messenger
our job is to just keep trying positively
and sincerely
and leave the rest to Allah. Try your
best and leave for Allah. The rest, may
Allah
bless us all. May Allah
guide us to that which is best. May
Allah,
allow us to and guide us to respond
to hate and ignorance in the best way
possible. May Allah, keep all of us safe.
My brothers and sisters, you know, we've been
making dua
for for many brothers and sisters for many
of our brothers and sisters, their relatives, but
we get dua requests and we try to
make dua for for everyone, especially who has
requested it.
So,
there's a note that I wanted to share
from one of our brothers who said that,
you know, many people think that miracles stop
when the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam died. Alhamdulillahi
says my cousin is home and doing well.
She is recovering. She has been home for
a while. They had given her 2 weeks
to live.
And after when she started responding to the
medication, so,
she was very ill, I believe, with COVID
19. So they had given her 2 weeks.
The doctors had given her 2 weeks to
live. And after when she started to respond
to the medication, they said that she would
have to be in the hospital for 6
months. Alhamdulillah,
this the next week, she was sent home.
The next week, they sent her home. Please
accept, he says, my deepest thanks for duas,
and please thank everyone who made du'a for
her. Allah
accepted it. Please ask them to continue to
make duas for all of those who are
ill and who are suffering from mental illness
and also all those for for all those
who are being oppressed. So this was a
sincere message of thanks from our brother, for,
for whose cousin,
who made dua, and a lot of people
were making dua, and Allah,
made her recovery easy
and and remarkable considering what was expected by,
by doctors and medical professionals.
Now with that, my brothers and sisters, we
do have some sad news. The mother-in-law of
our brother, Ashrafi, passed away in India due
to COVID 19,
And,
the cousin of our sister, Afin, also passed
away.
So we make dua for both of them
and all others who have returned to Allah.
Oh,
Oh,
Allah.
Oh,
Allah.
Oh,
Allah. Please elevate their ranks. Oh, Allah, please
forgive them for all of their shortcomings.
Oh, Allah, please shower your mercy and your
blessings upon them. Oh,
Allah. Oh, Allah. Please grant them the best
station in paradise in.
Oh, Allah, please protect them during this stage
until the day of judgment and grant them
entry into Jannah with ease and unite them
with all of their past answers ancestors
and the future generations on the day of
judgment in the human nature.
Oh, Allah, please cure all of our brothers
and sisters who are ill, oh, Allah, all
of our brothers and sisters in faith in
humanity who are ill, oh, Allah, especially our
elder sister who is living in pain, oh,
Allah, our brother and sister who are suffering
from long term pain and injuries, oh, Allah,
all of those who are ill, Oh Allah,
or at risk of becoming ill. Oh Allah,
our brother Saud alham in his battle with
cancer. Oh Allah, all of the brothers and
sisters who are suffering from physical and mental
illnesses. Oh Allah, you are the protector and
healer. Oh Allah, please grant them all its
speedy recovery. Oh Allah, please protect them and
all of us from all types of illnesses
and pain and suffering, ami, You Rabbalameen.
Oh Allah, please grant relief to all of
those people who are living in pain or
with grief and stress and anxiety with worry.
Oh Allah, please remove all of that and
replace it with happiness and peace and joy,
You're abalameen. Oh Allah, please grant
grant justice. Oh Allah, please protect and grant
justice to all of those who are oppressed,
You're abalameen. Oh Allah, especially our Palestinian brothers
and sisters, oh, Allah, especially the indigenous people
of this land, oh, Allah, and all of
those who are, facing
wrongdoing or who are being wronged, oh, Allah,
whether they are individuals, oh, Allah, whether they
are women or children or men, regardless of
the type of oppression, whether it is in
their homes or in their communities, in their
workplaces, in their schools, oh, Allah, whether it
is in prison, oh, Allah, wherever they are,
whether they are in refugee camp, oh, Allah,
please remove hardships. Oh, Allah, please remove their
difficulties and grant them easy,
Oh, Allah, please guide us to respond to
hate and ignorance in the best way possible.
Oh, Allah, please magnify the positive impact of
our small efforts. Oh, Allah, please accept them
from us. Oh, Allah, please grant us sincerity.
Oh, Allah, please guide the misguided and the
ignorant,
Oh, Allah, please guide the haters
and make them remove the hate from them.
Oh, Allah, please guide them. Oh, Allah, please
guide them and make them from amongst the
best of people.
My brothers and sisters.
Please come at your allotted times if you
have registered for Friday prayer. If you're not
able to come, please offer prayer
at home. May Allah
accept from you. May Allah
bless you all.
A couple of announcements inshallah. So to tonight,
we will be having, Friday family night inshallah
at 9:30 PM live. Please join with your
family. Be sure to complete our quiz, our
weekly quiz, which we have continued from Ramadan
from the on a weekly basis now at
kanadamustlims.ca/quiz.
Submit your,
quiz, answers by 6 PM, Insha'Allah,
so that you can be entered into tonight's
prize draw. We will announce the winner during
Friday family night live, Insha'Allah.
And also, the MAC, Muslim Association of Canada
Ottawa chapter is organizing a gathering against Islamophobia
on Parliament Hill, this evening at 6:30 PM,
insha'Allah. They are planning to offer a sator
there at 6:45,
followed by the rally, at 7:4 7 PM,
insha'Allah.
And they are advising you to please bring
a mass, a prayer mat, and to remember
to, to practice physical distancing, insha'Allah, if you're
able to attend. Jazakamullah
khairam, my brothers and sisters. May Allah
keep you safe. Remember us in the du'a.
Hope to see you soon, Insha'Allah. May Allah
keep you well and happy in both worlds.