Sikander Hashmi – Prophetic Impact KMA Friday Message

Sikander Hashmi
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The speaker discusses the persecution of Muslims who accept Islam and the unrest in Mecca, where some Muslims are being tortured and discriminated against. The challenges faced by the city and its residents, including political, transit, and transportation issues. The importance of honesty, compassion, and empathy in effective leadership is emphasized, along with the need for empathy and compassion in leadership. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of teaching and practicing the teachings of the prophet sallali, including the practical implementation of teachings, the impact of teachings on society, and the personal impact of teachings on individuals.

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			The situation
		
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			in Mecca is getting bad for the few
		
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			Muslims who have accepted Islam.
		
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			It is a small number, and they are
		
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			being persecuted,
		
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			partially.
		
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			They are being tortured.
		
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			They are being discriminated against.
		
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			They cannot worship
		
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			in safety.
		
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			A small group of them
		
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			gets permission from the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
		
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			to do Hijra to migrate
		
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			to to the kingdom
		
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			of Aksum,
		
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			a Christian state
		
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			in Africa.
		
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			The Quraysh are livid
		
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			at the fact that a group of these
		
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			people who they consider to be rebels
		
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			have escaped
		
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			and now are taking the matter to another
		
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			kingdom,
		
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			and they are hoping to seek refuge there
		
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			and perhaps set up base there. So they
		
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			send a delegation to try to convince
		
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			the Christian king by the title of Najashi
		
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			to
		
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			give
		
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			to to give them over. And they go
		
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			and they give gifts,
		
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			with this delegation takes gifts, and they try
		
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			to win him over saying that these people
		
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			are heretics.
		
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			These people are rebels. They are causing disorder
		
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			in our society.
		
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			They are going against
		
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			the teachings
		
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			and, and beliefs of our ancestors.
		
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			Therefore, please do not give them refuge and
		
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			send them back with us.
		
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			The cousin of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
		
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			Ja'far the son
		
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			of Abu Talib radiAllahu anhu addresses
		
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			the king and he says,
		
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			o king
		
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			we were a people in a state
		
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			of ignorance
		
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			and immorality,
		
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			worshiping idols
		
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			and eating the flesh of dead animals, meaning
		
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			eating carrion,
		
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			committing all sorts of abominations
		
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			and shameful deeds,
		
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			breaking the ties of kinship.
		
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			We were treating
		
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			guests
		
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			badly,
		
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			and the strong among us
		
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			exploited
		
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			the weak.
		
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			We remained in this state
		
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			until
		
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			Allah sent us a prophet, one of our
		
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			own people whose lineage,
		
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			truthfulness,
		
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			trustworthiness,
		
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			and integrity
		
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			were well known to us. He called us
		
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			to worship Allah alone
		
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			and to renounce
		
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			the stones and the idols which we and
		
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			our ancestors used to worship besides Allah.
		
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			He commanded us to speak the truth,
		
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			to honor our promises,
		
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			to be kind to our relations,
		
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			to be helpful
		
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			to our neighbors,
		
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			to seize all forbidden acts, to abstain from
		
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			bloodshed,
		
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			to avoid
		
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			obscenities
		
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			and fall with false witness,
		
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			to not appropriate an orphan's property
		
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			nor slander
		
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			chaste woman.
		
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			He ordered us to worship Allah alone and
		
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			not to associate
		
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			anything with him, to uphold prayer,
		
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			to give charity,
		
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			and to fast in the month of Ramadan.
		
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			We believed in him and what he brought
		
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			to us from Allah, and we follow him
		
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			in what he has asked us to do,
		
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			and we keep away from what he forbade
		
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			us from doing.
		
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			Thereupon, o king,
		
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			our people attacked us,
		
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			visited
		
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			the severest punishment on us to make us
		
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			renounce
		
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			our religion
		
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			and take us back to the days or
		
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			to the old immorality
		
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			and the worship of idols.
		
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			They oppressed us, made life intolerable for us,
		
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			and obstructed us from observing
		
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			our religion.
		
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			So we left
		
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			for your country,
		
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			choosing you before anyone else,
		
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			desiring your protection, and hoping to live in
		
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			justice
		
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			and peace in your midst. My brothers and
		
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			sisters,
		
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			Jafar gives a poignant description
		
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			of what the days of Jahiliyyah,
		
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			the days of ignorance look like in Arabia
		
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			and especially in in the honored city of
		
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			Mecca.
		
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			These
		
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			were the very
		
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			same people
		
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			who were drowning in ignorance,
		
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			and
		
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			they were pulled
		
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			out of the depths of darkness
		
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			and turned into the best of people.
		
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			And the entire society was transformed in just
		
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			over 20 years. And not just transformed,
		
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			but given something so powerful
		
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			that it altered the course of history.
		
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			So powerful
		
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			that they surprised these very same people, surprised
		
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			the established dynasties
		
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			and the great empires of the day.
		
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			Within about 70 years
		
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			of the passing of the prophet
		
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			they established rule over 11,000,000
		
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			square kilometers,
		
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			ruling from Spain in the west
		
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			to
		
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			the modern day Pakistan in the east, the
		
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			Caucasus to the north, and Yemen to the
		
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			south, making it the largest empire the world
		
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			had yet seen and the 6th largest
		
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			empire the world had yet seen and the
		
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			6th largest ever to exist in history.
		
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			And today, the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
		
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			inspires close to 2,000,000,000
		
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			people with a b, about 1 in 4
		
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			people on earth today.
		
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			My brothers and sisters,
		
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			we are living
		
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			in a time of failed leadership.
		
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			We see challenges
		
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			and problems
		
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			all around us.
		
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			The municipal election is on Monday. There are
		
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			a number of issues
		
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			facing
		
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			the city and its residents,
		
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			policing, transit, taxes, security, and so on.
		
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			In the province, in the country around the
		
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			world,
		
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			we find
		
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			a host of challenges
		
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			in every society, in every country. Anywhere you
		
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			look, you will find that there are challenges.
		
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			On top of that, we find polarization.
		
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			We find divisions. We find animosity
		
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			and failing leadership.
		
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			And on the other hand, we have the
		
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			most remarkable example of leadership
		
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			in the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam.
		
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			His entire life,
		
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			the entire seerah
		
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			is a textbook
		
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			that we can take lessons from.
		
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			But what are the seams what are some
		
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			of the key takeaways
		
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			regarding
		
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			leadership?
		
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			This is important
		
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			for each of us. So we want to
		
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			look at what were some of the ingredients
		
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			of
		
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			this phenomenal success
		
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			in terms of leadership,
		
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			in terms
		
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			of transformation,
		
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			in terms
		
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			of reformation
		
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			that we can take lessons from, that we
		
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			can apply as each of us is a
		
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			leader in our own capacity.
		
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			My brothers and sisters, what we see
		
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			is is that it starts from ourselves.
		
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			If we do not rectify
		
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			ourselves
		
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			first,
		
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			we cannot be effective leaders,
		
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			whether it is in the workplace,
		
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			whether it is in politics, whether it is
		
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			in the home
		
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			or in the community
		
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			or wherever
		
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			it may be.
		
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			The prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
		
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			was recognized
		
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			by everyone,
		
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			even
		
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			the worst of his opponents
		
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			as a person of integrity,
		
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			as a person of honesty
		
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			and trustworthiness.
		
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			He was known as as Sadiq
		
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			and Al Amin. This was
		
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			way before
		
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			prophethood.
		
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			This is what
		
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			defined
		
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			the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam.
		
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			So in order to have effective leadership,
		
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			there must be honesty
		
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			and trustworthiness.
		
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			It doesn't mean
		
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			that leaders,
		
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			we,
		
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			every single one of us, that we cannot
		
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			make mistakes.
		
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			We will by nature make mistakes because Allah
		
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			has made us an
		
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			which comes from.
		
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			We are bound to be forgetful. We are
		
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			bound to make mistakes.
		
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			So we will forget and we will make
		
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			make mistakes even as leaders.
		
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			But the key is how we respond
		
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			to when we make a mistake.
		
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			How do we respond
		
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			when we
		
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			and we slip?
		
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			So first, rectifying ourselves
		
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			and ensuring
		
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			that we are people of integrity,
		
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			of honesty, and of trustworthiness.
		
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			Secondly, my brothers and sisters,
		
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			we know that the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
		
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			was sent
		
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			as a rahmatullillahalameen
		
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			as a mercy
		
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			for the worlds,
		
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			for all of creation.
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala also tells us in
		
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			Surah Tawbah at the end near the end,
		
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			Allah
		
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			says, there has certainly come to you a
		
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			messenger from among yourselves.
		
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			He is concerned by your suffering,
		
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			anxious for your well-being,
		
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			and gracious
		
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			and merciful
		
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			to the believers.
		
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			So we understand
		
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			that in order to have effective leadership,
		
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			we must be
		
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			merciful,
		
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			compassionate,
		
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			and have empathy
		
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			for those we are leading.
		
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			It is not possible
		
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			to have effective leadership,
		
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			long lasting,
		
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			powerful, impactful
		
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			leadership,
		
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			transformative leadership
		
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			without
		
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			empathy and compassion.
		
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			You may get some results with an iron
		
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			fist,
		
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			but will they be long lasting?
		
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			Will they be meaningful?
		
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			No. It will just be a cover on
		
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			the surface,
		
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			and inside,
		
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			the anger,
		
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			the hate, the animosity,
		
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			the rebellion
		
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			will be festering.
		
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			So effective leadership
		
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			must
		
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			start
		
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			from a place of compassion,
		
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			empathy, and mercy.
		
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			Thirdly, we learned, my brothers
		
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			and sisters, that in order to be an
		
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			effective leader,
		
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			we need to be from among
		
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			the people that we are leading, or at
		
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			least consider ourselves
		
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			to be as such so that we can
		
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			relate and we can be relatable.
		
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			You see, Allah
		
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			has certain
		
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			criterias,
		
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			certain
		
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			conditions with regards to
		
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			the sending of the prophet salayahu alayhi wasalam.
		
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			So for example, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala tells
		
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			us in Surat Ibrahim,
		
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			We have not sent a messenger
		
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			except in the language
		
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			of his people
		
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			to clarify the message
		
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			for them.
		
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			We also learn,
		
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			from amongst the people that they were sent
		
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			to.
		
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			Now, of course, the message of Islam is
		
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			universal.
		
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			We know that. But the prophet sallallahu alaihi
		
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			wasallam
		
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			was sent
		
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			at a specific time
		
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			to a specific
		
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			location
		
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			with the message,
		
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			which was the right place and the right
		
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			time
		
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			in the knowledge and wisdom of Allah
		
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			And the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
		
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			was from amongst
		
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			the people
		
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			in his community. He was not an outsider.
		
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			He was from amongst them.
		
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			So
		
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			that makes
		
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			us relatable as leaders
		
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			and allows us to relate
		
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			to the people
		
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			we have been
		
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			entrusted
		
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			with. Fourthly, we learn my brothers and sisters
		
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			that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala tells us in
		
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			the continuation of
		
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			that verse where Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says
		
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			that he has done indeed he has done
		
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			a great favor for the believers.
		
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			Indeed Allah has done the believers a great
		
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			favor
		
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			by raising a messenger from among them. Allah
		
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			goes on and says,
		
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			What was
		
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			the approach
		
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			of the messenger?
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala tells us
		
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			that the approach
		
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			he had given,
		
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			he had instructed
		
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			his messenger
		
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			to take
		
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			was
		
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			reciting
		
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			to them his, meaning Allah's revelations,
		
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			purifying them, teaching them the book and wisdom.
		
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			Allah
		
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			says,
		
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			for indeed they had previously
		
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			been clearly
		
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			astray.
		
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			So we learn here,
		
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			my brothers and sisters,
		
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			that the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
		
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			was a great favor, a great gift
		
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			to this ummah.
		
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			And it is a gift and a blessing
		
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			that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala chose us to
		
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			be from amongst his ummah.
		
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			And his teachings,
		
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			his love, his dua
		
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			were for us,
		
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			and this indeed is a great blessing from
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, a great favor from
		
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			Allah.
		
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			In terms of lessons,
		
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			we understand that he was tasked with he
		
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			was instructed to recite
		
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			the verses.
		
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			To recite
		
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			the verses.
		
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			And what are the verses? These are
		
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			the ayat, the signs of Allah subhanahu wa
		
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			ta'ala.
		
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			So the message of the prophet sallallahu alaihi
		
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			wasallam
		
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			was a logical message.
		
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			It was a message
		
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			with evidence
		
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			and proof,
		
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			logically appealing arguments,
		
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			of course, which Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
		
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			had sent.
		
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			So from have effective leadership,
		
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			there must be a logical position.
		
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			There must be
		
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			a logical underpinning
		
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			to the platform,
		
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			to the position, and to the message.
		
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			Secondly, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala tells us
		
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			purifying them,
		
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			paying attention
		
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			to their manners. Right? We're talking about spiritual
		
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			purification. We're talking about purification
		
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			in terms
		
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			of behavior
		
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			and character
		
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			and the heart, the inside.
		
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			Right? The outside as well, of course, in
		
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			terms of tahara,
		
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			but
		
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			referring to purification on the inside. So paying
		
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			attention
		
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			to their manners
		
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			and the character
		
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			and behavior
		
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			of the people,
		
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			building conscience and building spirituality.
		
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			So not just a message
		
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			that sounds nice,
		
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			that appeals to the heart,
		
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			and that,
		
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			you know, looks good on paper, that is
		
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			appealing to people,
		
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			but rather one
		
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			which is meaningful.
		
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			It should be all of those things also,
		
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			but not empty on the inside.
		
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			A message that is meaningful
		
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			and while being logical also touches
		
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			people's hearts
		
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			and inspires them to become
		
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			better people.
		
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			And finally, allah subhanahu wa ta'ala tells us
		
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			To teach them.
		
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			So we understand
		
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			that leadership
		
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			includes
		
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			teaching,
		
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			and the way of prophetic teaching was with
		
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			kindness.
		
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			So to teach with kindness and what did
		
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			he teach? Al Kitab, the book of Allah
		
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			subhanahu wa ta'ala,
		
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			which means that as leaders,
		
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			we need to have
		
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			some sort of reference.
		
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			We need to have some sort of manual,
		
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			a guidebook
		
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			that we refer to. And in this case,
		
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			and of course for us as believers,
		
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			it is the most powerful book of Allah
		
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			subhanahu wa ta'ala.
		
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			And finally, to teach them wisdom.
		
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			Right? Which is what? It is the practical
		
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			implementation of the teachings. So not just theory,
		
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			not just instructions,
		
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			but showing
		
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			what
		
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			the execution and the implementation of the teachings
		
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			looks like.
		
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			How to deal with situations
		
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			in the most appropriate
		
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			and optimal
		
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			manner.
		
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			So the sunnah of the prophet sallallahu alaihi
		
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			wasallam
		
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			is al Hikma.
		
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			It is the wisdom
		
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			that he was there to teach.
		
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			The wisdom is found in his sunnah. So
		
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			if you follow the sunnah, if you learn
		
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			from the sunnah,
		
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			you will become
		
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			a wise person by the mercy of Allah
		
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			Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala Insha'Allah.
		
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			My brothers and sisters,
		
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			these are golden
		
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			leadership lessons from the example of the prophet
		
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			sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. And indeed, there are
		
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			many others.
		
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			Ultimately,
		
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			the impact of the prophet on
		
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			society at his time
		
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			and until now
		
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			is enough
		
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			to make a fair minded person
		
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			or a fair minded observer realize
		
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			that there is something
		
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			incredibly unique and special about him and his
		
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			message
		
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			because
		
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			this
		
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			example
		
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			is not found
		
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			anywhere else in history.
		
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			Nothing like this
		
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			has ever occurred
		
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			with such
		
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			tremendous
		
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			and long lasting
		
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			impact.
		
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			Of course, we
		
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			know it was because the prophet
		
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			was divinely inspired and guided.
		
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			We know that, and we believe that. And
		
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			that explains
		
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			this profound and tremendous impact,
		
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			this long lasting positive impact.
		
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			But even for someone who is not yet
		
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			convinced,
		
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			just looking objectively
		
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			at the example and the impact
		
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			should make
		
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			the observer realize
		
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			that there is something
		
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			special
		
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			here. My brothers and sisters, if this was
		
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			the tremendous impact on society
		
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			and indeed
		
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			the entire world
		
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			of
		
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			the prophet
		
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			and the message that he brought from Allah
		
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			how great of an impact
		
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			can the book of Allah
		
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			and his messengers
		
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			have on you and me?
		
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			And our minds and our hearts
		
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			if
		
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			we make an effort to let them in.
		
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			If
		
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			society can be rid of
		
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			its evils,
		
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			if such transformative
		
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			change can come to a people who were
		
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			drowning in the depths of ignorance,
		
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			that it pulls them out of that and
		
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			makes them the best of people ever
		
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			and leaves such a lasting legacy
		
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			impacting
		
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			positively impacting
		
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			couple of 1000000000 people in the world.
		
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			If we were to embrace
		
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			properly and sincerely
		
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			the message
		
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			and the teachings,
		
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			what impact could it have on us?
		
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			So my brothers and sisters, let us recognize
		
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			the value of the great blessing from Allah
		
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			subhanahu wa ta'ala in the messenger of Allah
		
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			sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and his beautiful teachings.
		
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			Value him and his teachings
		
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			and love him and his teachings.
		
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			Secondly, let us develop a yearning
		
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			to learn more of his teachings
		
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			and his life
		
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			and to implement it in our lives on
		
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			a practical level.
		
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			And it's one of those areas where no
		
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			one can say that I know enough
		
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			of the life of the prophet sallallahu alaihi
		
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			wasallam.
		
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			I have learned enough.
		
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			I have practiced enough. I don't need to
		
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			learn anymore. I don't need to practice anymore.
		
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			This is a delusion my brothers and sisters.
		
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			Every single one of us is perpetually in
		
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			need of the guidance of Allah and his
		
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			messenger
		
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			Every single one of us continuously
		
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			has a need to rectify ourselves
		
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			and to improve our lives and to get
		
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			closer to Allah
		
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			and his messenger So we are curious about
		
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			what is the personal impact of the prophet
		
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			on your life. So for that, tonight, we'll
		
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			be having a special gathering to hear from
		
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			you. You don't have to give a lecture,
		
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			just a couple of minutes from,
		
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			from each participant, inshallah, whoever is willing to
		
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			speak, to share how the prophet
		
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			has impacted
		
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			your life. And the reason we want to
		
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			do this is because sometimes when you hear
		
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			from one another,
		
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			it inspires
		
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			us when we share,
		
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			and we see different perspectives,
		
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			and we learn from each other. So that
		
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			is the objective insha'allah. You'll also have some
		
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			poetry and some
		
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			that will refresh our love for the prophet
		
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			Everyone is welcome. So this will be tonight
		
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			at 7:45.
		
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			We ask Allah
		
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			to increase us in our love for the
		
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			prophet
		
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			and his sunnah. We ask Allah
		
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			to make us those who value him in
		
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			his teachings
		
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			and those who follow it at every step
		
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			of their lives.
		
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			We will take a few moments
		
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			to offer
		
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			prayers if you like, and then we will
		
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			continue.