Suleiman Hani – How to Find Inner Peace

			How much would you be willing to pay for a medication? If your body was in need of it?
		

			How much are some people who are given a lot of wealth in this world willing to pay, regardless of
how much it is? How much are they willing to pay for a life saving medication when they are told you
have no other options.
		

			We look at the different types of treatments, physical treatments, we find that some are literally
over a million dollars like a heart transplant.
		

			And yet some people require these things, they have the wealth, or they have the insurance they have
the funding they have the lottery win that they have, and then they end up pursuing that treatment,
regardless of the million dollar cost. Because it's life saving. When we talk about the measures
that people are willing to go to and through in order to be saved physically or to be healed
physically, we find that at times
		

			others are struggling, not with the physical, they have good health, may Allah preserve our health
and grant us and our brothers and sisters Shiva.
		

			What they are struggling with is internal. What they are struggling with is a lack of inner peace.
What they are struggling with is a type of internal misery. They are just not happy, they have
enough to live, they have good health, they may even have family members, but they are just not
happy. They're looking for some kind of piece that is not tangible. It's not about the physical
health anymore. They're looking for a piece that is no longer about the dollars that you're spending
on materialism, on consumerism, that's not what they're looking for. They're looking for something
that transcends all of this. And we ask this question, because so many people in society today more
		

			than ever, historically, are struggling with this question of inner peace? What are you willing to
pay for inner peace? What are you willing to pay for inner tranquility? inner happiness? And what
does the Muslim have have a blueprint or a manual? What do we have of guidance from Allah subhanho
wa taala, about what it is that we should do to have inner peace. First and foremost, the One who
created us, created our hearts and created pathways for our hearts to be healed, created for us a
means of healing these hearts a means of inner peace. And out of His mercy, He did not just create
us and leave us with no purpose. No, Allah subhanaw taala is perfect, created us for a purpose and
		

			told us exactly what it is. Because knowing your purpose is one of many factors that helps you with
that inner peace. But in addition to this, he tells us subhanaw taala, that this life is a test. And
with this test, Leah blew up a ucommerce and Ramona to see who was best in their actions, that
you're here for a test you exist for a test for a temporary time. So you have choice, you have
freewill. You can choose what you do with your test. You can choose if you pass or fail. But you
cannot say I don't have the answers. You cannot say I don't have a blueprint. You cannot say there
is no manual to life. The One who created you out of His mercy gave us Prophets and Messengers built
		

			by you not with clear evidences. So you know this is the truth intellectually and psychologically
and according to the fitrah. And then when you will follow it, and you read it and you study it, you
find that in fact, it is a healing for us. Let's take a step back. Oftentimes, in a secular setting.
Many people are taught to set goals many children, many youth many high schoolers and adults with
life coaches are told set goals for five or 10 years down the road.
		

			And this is a very common thing. What do you want to do in the next five years? What do you want to
do in the next 10 years of your life if Allah grant you life,
		

			from an Islamic perspective, we have to take another step back and say rather than starting with the
10 years, or the five years or even the 20 years, the Muslim takes a step back and looks at the
entire picture. What is the end result beyond the five or 10 years because you may not make it
there, and you may live much longer? What is the end destination? Where's your soul headed? We
believe in an afterlife, we know the soul moves on. We believe in the reality of paradise and
hellfire which are already created. Therefore you start with the final destination in mind. If you
say I want to set goals, what is your final goal? Where do you see your soul ending up? What is it
		

			that you desire? Allah subhana wa Tada out of His mercy. He gave us the definition the criteria of
success so that we start with the end in mind, we understand that present moment is linked to the
final destination. When Allah subhanaw taala tells us couldn't learn I've seen the pontoon mode
every soul will experience death meaning you are not here to stay. Your goal setting cannot be
limited to one two or 50 years on earth. Every soul will leave this world
		

			And then Allah subhanaw taala gives us the objective factual criteria of success. What will happen
when you leave this world?
		

			Allah subhanaw taala says, we're in nama to our phone and your I call me a woman or
		

			you will be given your compensation on the Day of Judgment in this life. There is no accountability
for your religiosity in this life. There isn't any reward or any punishment because you committed
that sin or because you prayed your prayers the reward is from Allah. But there is an inner peace
you can experience in this life knowing that on the Day of Judgment, Allah will give you your actual
compensation, and out of His mercy for the believers will give them much much more than they can
imagine. And then what is the criteria here? Allah subhana wa Tada says, feminists Xhosa, Zi Hara,
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			whoever saved from the fire and enters paradise, they have succeeded they have won.
		

			You're the true winner because of your belief in Allah subhanaw taala you're a truly successful
human being because you please Allah subhanaw taala you are amongst the winners for the IFLA Halima
noon guaranteed by Allah in the past tense of Florida, to guarantee from Allah because you took care
of your prayers because you did not give up because when you fell short when you had sins when you
felt bad, you felt remorse you turn back to Allah subhana wa Tada and you never give up you kept
trying to grow and improve. And you knew that the Mercy of Allah subhana wa Tada. You are in need of
it. And at the mercy of Allah subhanho wa Taala is what would allow you to enter paradise. And then
		

			Allah subhanaw taala reminds us as there is a link between the beginning and the end of the IEA
coluna Fs in the equatorial mode, every soul is going to experience death, taste the reality of
death, you will leave this world at the end of the iron woman higher to dunya Illa Mata or this life
is a type of delusion. It's a type of distraction. It's a type of entertainment. So be cautious, be
cautious and do not allow yourself to be distracted. You are here on a mission, you know the
criteria of success. And the reason we start with this in mind is because it is extremely important
and in fact necessary for any Muslim young or old from every walk of life. Who wants to think about
		

			what it means to be a successful human being to link all of their goals to the afterlife to link
their studies, their relationships, their children, their marriages, their jobs, they're
volunteering, every single thing of this life that you experience should be linked to the final
destination and it could be an act of worship, even if it is a worldly thing that you intend your
education for the sake of Allah, you intend your marriage for the sake of Allah you intend raising
righteous children for the sake of Allah subhanho wa taala. So the one who enters Jana Thapa
differs, this is the one who succeeded. Therefore, it is important for us to normalize and
		

			frequently emphasize to our children, to our loved ones, to our friends, in our dialogue and our
conversations, wherever we are, that the true metric of success is not your degree. It is not
whether or not you got married or divorced, it is not whether or not you are blessed with children
or not. It is the reality that you please Allah subhanaw taala while you look for worldly things,
and you want to worldly things, and you're seeking whatever you're seeking of a dunya the ultimate
metric of success is did you please Allah subhanaw taala? Are you pleasing Allah right now? Are you
living for the sake of Allah? And if you were to leave this world today, and you were to think I
		

			will become a religious Muslim later, I'll repent later, I'll stop doing this later. Because right
now I'm busy with my worldly success. The worldly success will not help us at that point. May Allah
subhanho wa Taala forgive us and guide us one practical thing every Muslim can do, especially those
who are maybe in their high school years and college years, and you're trying to figure out what am
I doing with my life? Don't be overwhelmed by the reality of many changes in life. But it's
important that with any goal you set any habit you have, that there's a purpose and there's a
method. There's a why. Why are you chasing this goal? Why are you chasing your degree think really
		

			deeply about it? Why do you want to change your habits? Why do you want to memorize Quran? Why do
you want to get married? Why do you want to have children? think very deeply about the why the
purpose and that's where you link it to Allah subhana wa Tada. And then the how, what are you going
to do? How are you going to link your marriage to the earth? And how are you going to link your
education to the afterlife? Your children as well? May Allah subhanaw taala guide us and guide our
families along I mean, there are many people, Muslims who struggle and many people here perhaps who
feel this way that at times, there's a friction between the internal and the external
		

			You may be doing anybody that you're praying, you're coming to every Juma prayer which is mandatory,
you're listening, which is mandatory. You're not missing the Hello, which is part of the Salah,
you're silencing your phone, you're paying close attention. So you say I'm doing what I'm supposed
to do externally, I'm fasting Ramadan, sisters are wearing hijab, but then internally, you feel like
there's something off. I'm not connecting to it. I'm praying, but I don't feel anything. And one of
the many reasons is that at times, there's a disconnect between the internal and the external, the
external, you know, you're doing it right, because it's based on the Quran and Sunnah. It's based on
		

			Islam, the internal, you may be struggling with something, you may be struggling with looking for
some kind of peace, some kind of fulfillment, some kind of purpose, there are many possibilities. It
might be a symptom, this feeling that you're disconnected from the Quran, it might be that you are
in fact experiencing a deficiency in your arm. It might be that you really, if you're honest with
yourself, you may be thinking, I don't feel close to Allah subhanaw taala I don't feel like I'm
doing something internal. It's all external. And that causes us to once again, look within
introspection, ask yourself certain questions. Why are you doing what you're doing? What can you do
		

			to internally also transform your heart to get closer to Allah subhanaw taala. Then of course, we
begin with what Allah Subhana Allah subhanaw taala told us to begin with the core, the crux of inner
peace, the blueprints the foundation is the Quran. The foundation is the Quran. The foundation is
the Quran. It is one of the most powerful ways to rekindle that inner peace, to rekindle the
relationship with Allah subhanaw taala. Knowing that the Quran heals the heart that is ailing,
knowing that the Quran which you don't have to pay money for Allah subhanaw taala gave it to you
through the messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that at times we neglect it, we abandon it, we
		

			forget it, we disregard it. And everything else in life becomes a high priority because it's time
sensitive, our jobs, our marriages, our work, whatever we're doing, but the Quran comes second and
third and fourth. And if even on the list of priorities, may Allah subhanaw taala forgive us. It is
the legend. It is the key. It is the manual, it is the blueprint, and ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada says,
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			at home or you go to middle rock being home washing for only Matthew swallowed washi only Matthew
Soto, anyone who don't want off my twin loom meaning or mankind you have been given an admonishment,
a warning, a reminder from your Lord from Allah subhanaw taala and a healing for what is in the
hearts a healing for what is in the chests. Allah subhanaw taala defined the Quran for us so that we
are not ignoring it and looking for that inner peace in every other thing but the Quran, some people
in order to avoid that feeling, that internal feeling of struggling, a lack of fulfillment, they
will chase after desires, they will chase after intoxicants. They will chase after certain worldly
		

			things or they will become so busy in life they will make themselves busy so they do not have to
think about the void that they feel in their hearts. And Allah subhanaw taala is telling us what
you've been given a warning a reminder a glad tidings from your Lord and a healing for what is in
your chest and a guide your last here's your guide. You know how to live life you know how to make
it to Jannah and a mercy for the believers. It is truly a mercy from Allah subhana wa Tada.
		

			The Quran is Allah's correspondence to his creation. It is the final revelation. It is the miracle
given to the messenger salAllahu alayhi wa sallam, and it's a guidance for everything that is
misguided, it corrects everything that is bent or corrupted in society. Every ideology every
philosophy that comes and goes the Quran corrects the Quran gives us what is right and gives us the
reference point. How do you deal with this new movement this new ideology this new trend with the
liberalism and anything else? The Quran gives you the epistemology gives you the ontology gives you
what you need of ethics and morality. The Quran is the foundation of truth it is the objective fact
		

			that tells us what is right and what is wrong and how to deal with life's difficulties. How do you
deal with difficulties in relationships? How do you deal with poverty? How do you deal with loss of
loved ones? How do you deal with the test of life in general? How do you deal with the struggles of
the OMA May Allah subhanaw taala levy the affairs of our brothers and sisters in every land in every
place? We know this and we say this and perhaps every single person who's listening to this today
already knows and has heard many times that the Quran is a Shiva. If you can, please silence your
phones about a philosophy. The Quran is a healing. The Quran is a guide. We know this. But in
		

			reality we neglect in reality we are in need of reminders. One time
		

			A young students, college student, he came up and he asked me a question. And a couple months later
he reached out follow up question another time he reached out again. He's like, every time I come to
you and I'm venting to you, and I'm asking of you, it's not like I feel like I'm learning new facts,
but I'm just in need of these reminders. We're all in need of reminders. We're that good thing that
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			show he has had a dose at the one of the Imams of the home, he shares a story, an incident that took
place over 20 years ago. And incident he never forgot. One day in the masjid. He was sitting and a
man was reciting Quran to him. And somebody came up to the chef, and he looked very, very disturbed,
very like moved emotionally, like he was in need of some help. Some advice. He came up to him and he
said, I'm feeling very disturbed and I need you to recite the Quran to me. And the chef responded
back to him. I'm with my students right now. But why don't you go sit in the front of the masjid the
masala pray to doctors and sit and recite the Quran. And then afterwards, I will call for you
		

			continue reading Quran until I call for you. So the man walked to the front of the masala he prayed
to Rock as he sat. And he started to recall that after some time, he finally called him a chef
called the man to him he had finished with his student. And the man came to him but he looked very
different. He looked a little more calm. He looked a little more comforted. And the chef told him I
can read the Quran to you now if you want the medicine, may Allah reward you, I don't need it
anymore. I feel like my mind is relieved. I feel better with my situation. And I can move on. And
the chef said to him, I felt when you came in like you were in need of these two records and this
		

			recitation of the Quran. And this is why I told you to do that it looked like your soul was
starving. It looked like your soul was starving. Again, we know many symptoms of the body. We know
many symptoms of different illnesses if they are very common.
		

			But we do not always pay attention to the symptoms of the heart that is struggling. The soul that
feels deprived. The fact that you don't make dua is a symptom. The fact that you're not reading a
Quran outside of salon is a symptom. The fact that you might feel there's a void internally but
you're doing every act of worship which is great externally, is a symptom that perhaps your soul is
telling you. I'm in need of a Quran. I am in need of the speech of Allah subhanaw taala when we do
not have a daily recitation and relationship with the Quran, we miss out we miss out on nourishment
for the soul. May Allah subhanaw taala forgive us, Allah subhanaw taala tells us in another verse in
		

			the Quran, when Eunice Xeomin Al Quran, Emma who was she felt what I truly mean we bring down the
Quran is a mercy as a healing and a mercy for the believers. And yet we do not always take it as a
healing. When you encounter difficulties when you experience pain or sadness or suffering or
struggles of any type. As every one of us could be struggling in many different ways behind the
scenes. Turn to Allah subhanaw taala first and foremost, find strength and resolve through the
Quran. First and foremost, turn to the Quran turn to Decatur turn to dua turn to Allah subhana wa
Tada. And know that inner peace, the path to inner peace comes through a number of steps but you
		

			must maintain that prescription. It's not a one time thing. And the reality is first and foremost.
It requires us to know who Allah is. When you know who Allah subhanaw taala is and you study his
names and his attributes. You may be going about your daily life, but you'll have a very different
demeanor, you'll find yourself a little stronger, you'll find yourself a little more fulfilled as
you go about perhaps a more mundane job or your studies or something you don't really care about
externally. In addition, obeying Allah subhanaw taala consistently may not always be easy for the
body. But when you start thinking about the why, and who Allah is, and that you're sacrificing out
		

			of pleasing Allah subhanaw taala. Eventually the consistency of obeying Allah leads to Baraka
blessings, in your sight, in your hearing in your body, as Allah Subhan Allah tells us through the
Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam, in addition, trusting in Allah leads to inner peace, while may yet
our canal Allah Azza wa Hussmann. Whoever puts their trust in Allah, Allah will suffice you, Allah
will take care of you, Allah promises you and the Promise of Allah is always true. Why are the law
law your belief, Allahu Allah. So if you know who Allah is, and you're reading the Quran, and you're
making dua, and you're making the Quran, you're making stuff up, and you're reciting ayaats, that
		

			are also about Jana and the reward of Jana, that there's a day of justice a day of judgments that
nothing of evil or suffering or injustice in this world is ignored, that you will be given your
reward in the next life and that paradise is forever and there is no hardship in Jannah that
paradise is eternal and you will never feel pain or struggles or anxiety again, and that the
believers are successful. All you can do is keep moving forward. Alladhina amanu Alladhina amanu
those who believe what up more in Nakuru won't be the killer and their hearts find comfort in the
remembrance of Allah and be the green light of my annual follow up indeed in the remembrance of
		

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			Do the hearts find peace reassurance, tranquility, they lost the Panatela keepers consistent upon
his remembrance and forgive us for shortcomings and make us a source of peace for others as well.
Who probably heard that was stopped for a while you were a confessed hero in the hood of a photo
Rahim.
		

			hamdu lillah wa salatu salam ala Rasulillah. While early he was a heavy woman word.
		

			Sometimes when you're talking about emotions in Islam, some people think that we are not allowed to
have emotions. Some people want to deny emotions altogether. And on the other end of the the extreme
part of the spectrum, they want to allow their emotions to control them. And we have a healthy
balance in Islam. Emotions are mentioned throughout the Quran, the lack of inner peace and the
fulfillment of the heart is also mentioned in the Quran. And this balance comes through
understanding that when you have emotions, you want to look at what Allah subhanaw taala says in the
Quran, about that emotion or through the messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam about that emotion
		

			and how to channel it. Where do I take this happiness? Where do I take this sadness? Where do I go
from here? If for example, that sadness leads me to abandoning Salah then I've channeled it into the
wrong direction. But when you start channeling your emotions towards Allah subhanaw taala, you start
to find a healthy balance, it doesn't mean that your emotions will disappear. It doesn't mean that
grief doesn't exist. The Prophet salallahu alayhi salam was sad at the loss of loved ones at the
loss of Hamza at the loss of Khadija, at the loss of his children, the Prophet sallallahu wasallam
experienced emotions as well. And this is one of the mercies of Allah that He sent to us not an
		

			angel that is infallible, but a human being a greatest human beings. salAllahu alayhi salam so that
we can relate to him? How did he channeled his emotions? How did he deal with different life
struggles? How did he keep moving forward? How did he raise that generation of companions, young and
old, so they could carry the mission forward and the message forward. So listen to the Quran on a
daily basis, reflect on it on a daily basis, and study it on a daily basis, you will find your love
for Allah subhanaw taala increasing, you will find your soul perhaps was struggling more than you
thought. And wherever you are with the Quran or the good or do I take it to the next level? teach it
		

			to others, share it with others make it a regular thing in your home and for your children. Rather
than listening to many other things rather than falling for many distractions, may Allah subhanaw
taala forgive us and protect us in our homes and in our hearts. There are many stories I don't have
time to share. Amongst them. I have a doctor who converted to Islam years ago, this was over 20
years ago. And to summarize his story, why and how did he learn about Islam it was through a patient
who was given a terminal diagnosis. He had a terminal illness and told he had several months to
live. They would try end of life support to do what they could for him end of life care. And that
		

			patient was very content. He was very strong. He's very resilient. And the doctor said I used to see
many different patients with their reactions to this news. But this person stood out and it was a
Muslim man. He said to him, what is it that you're feeling? Why are you so okay? How are you so
strong? You can be sad, you can cry, but also be strong. What is it that gives you the strength. He
said, I'm content with Allah's decree, I'm going to meet my Lord, at least I was given time to
prepare for it. I had my time on Earth, and I took advantage of what I could. So there is nothing
left for me to disagree with, to deny to ignore to be angry about. This is the decree My Lord has
		

			for me. So the doctor started to ask him about his beliefs. And he said he was Muslim and long story
short, the man ended up becoming a muslim himself. He said years before this, despite Hamlet he was
doing well. Financially despite his position in his hospital. He said I felt like I was missing this
inner peace. And to see this in a person who was just given a diagnosis of a terminal illness gave
me motivation that it exists somewhere, that this must be connected to the truth of life. And just a
few months ago, a sister as well in one of our communities that were memorizing the Quran, and was
teaching the Quran and she has two young children and a family was given a terminal illness
		

			diagnosis as well. And in her last month in her last weeks, she would say I accept Allah's decree
for I'm content with what Allah has decreed that inner peace is not because of money. It's not
because of degrees. It's not because of a job comes from your relationship with Allah. And if it
could take place in the most difficult of physical moments, in the most difficult of situations in
one's health, then perhaps we should be seeking it as a way of life. And ask Allah subhanaw taala to
grant us that inner peace in every moment and every day every time we wake up, and we find there's
another opportunity to live for His sake, before we leave this world before our time is up. Remember
		

			that Allah subhanaw taala not only did he refer to the Quran as she thought she found the mafia So
Lord, it is also a who
		

			Today it is a guidance. It is a Rama, Rama to limit me it is mercy for the believers. And right
after this, Allah subhanaw taala says, Will Be Fugly law he will be Rama te forbidden he can follow
your flow who are hired on me manage my own say indeed in Allah's grace and mercy let them rejoice.
It is far better than any wealth or anything they have, gathered, accumulated or masked, turn to the
Quran, you will find more inner peace than anywhere else turned to do art and thicket turn to the
purpose of life starting with the final destination in mind and make this a regular part of your
lifestyle. Not something that's once a week or every time you feel bad. No, it is a lifestyle for
		

			the believer. And as the believers experience peace in this world, it is a guarantee that they will
experience peace when they leave this world and on the Day of Judgment and as they cross over the
Hellfire with Eman with strength, with trust in Allah as they had in this life and entering Jana be
Salam May Allah subhanahu wa Tada grant us inner peace and forgive us for our shortcomings and
guidance and guide others through us and make us amongst those who are fulfilled in their hearts and
make us amongst those who give and spread fulfillment to others as well. And may Allah Subhana Allah
grant us the highest ranks of Jana Olam, Amin