Suleiman Hani – Tafisr of Juz Tabarak #07

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The speakers emphasize the importance of trusting and being patient in addressing evil behavior. They stress the need for people to trust and trust in God to avoid becoming impatient, and advise against false accusations and predictions from Islam's followers. The title provides guidance on achieving Islam awareness and success, emphasizing the need for a legal process and collective effort to achieve awareness and success in Islam. Prayer is encouraged to pray for Islam to bring relief to their life.

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			going back to where we start, remember, I have 33 Karate colada. What are the
		
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			rules? Oh, can we are the moon, we spoke about the punishment for these people. And this was after
the story of the people of the garden. And then the transition here about punishment for the people
who reject the blessings of Allah meaning they take the blessings of God, and then they use them in
a way that is displeasing to Him. They violate the rights of others, they become stingy, or they
commit to the worst of possible sins, which is to reject the law, and to reject the message that
comes to an individual. And then the attention shifts in the finale of this surah 34 until the end
of the surah and Shama. So I a 34. Allah subhanaw taala says in Linwood, Talena, and Daraprim
		
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			Jannetty nine. Here's a promise for you a promise from the One who created you a promise from Allah
subhanho wa taala, the one who says configure Allah subhanaw taala says, Indeed the righteous the
righteous servants, the righteous people will have the gardens of bliss with their Lord, and they'll
be so there's a garden for you that Allah Subhana Allah has prepared for you. All right, that limits
have been prepared for the God conscious. And I want you to keep in mind here why this is being
mentioned at this point. Remember, the beginning of the surah was about the pagans, those elites of
Kadesh, who had very vile traits, they were very hostile towards Islam. They rejected the message of
		
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			Islam, they saw themselves as pretentious as above others, and they saw themselves as above others,
some of them because of their wealth and because of their offsprings. So because they had more
worldly things, they thought they were better in terms of a spiritual status. They thought that this
gave them justification for being arrogant that their status was higher. So it's as though imagine
the people of Mecca are arguing with the Muslims. The elites, sorry, of course are arguing with the
Muslims. And it says Lord
		
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			are saying, look at all the blessings of Allah that we have that you don't have. These are signs and
proofs that we must be good people and you must be bad people because you're poor. Many of the poor
follow the Prophet sallallahu Sallam many of the slaves that were freed, follow the messenger
SallAllahu sallam. So the elite of Horatio cared about their wealth, and they were very stingy like
and what he did and Alito mentioned earlier in the tough scene of the Surah, it's as though they are
saying in their minds, because we have a lot of wealth, it must imply, and it must indicate that
after we die, we will be in a better place than you, we will have with our Lord, the Creator,
		
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			because again, they did believe in the Creator, but they also worshipped idols. It's as though they
are saying we have something in the next life as well, that's better than what you have. And you
cannot change basically our situation in the next one. Now, I want you to keep in mind that what is
being mentioned here gives rise to a question and a question that comes up often.
		
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			Oftentimes, people ask, Are we missing out? Do religious people feel like they are missing out? So
Allah subhanaw taala? It's as though he is bringing to our attention an answer to a question
preempted answer to a question. Now, a lot of youth ask us this question. A lot of atheists asked
this question. A lot of Muslims with doubts, ask this question. It's the question of what's missing
out? What do we mean by this, and most of them asks, If I follow these rules, I will feel like in
this life, I'm missing out on something greater, I'm missing out on being who I want to be. I'm not
following rules. We had a young man, maybe 19 years old. He came to a lecture that I gave about
		
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			atheism, a few years ago in I believe it was in Minnesota. And he said, one of my problems, the
reason I'm struggling, I thought he was going to bring like, bring up an intellectual question. He
said, one of my problems, the reason I'm struggling is because I don't like to follow rules. I said,
What do you mean, he said, I don't like to follow rules. And you know, religion is all about rules.
And God is saying, you have to do this, and you cannot do that. What's interesting about this, and I
know 100, I assume the majority of you here would be able to give a very sufficient response to
this, this question and this inquiry in this concern, he said, How am I supposed to reconcile this
		
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			with Islam?
		
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			And simply put into summarize a lengthy conversation, I asked him, Do you follow any rules? Do you
follow rules in society? Do you follow legal system rules? Or do you do you commit crimes? Are you a
criminal? He said, No, of course, I won't commit crimes. I said, why? So I don't want to go to jail.
I want to be free. I said, so you're concerned about the deterrence here. You're concerned about the
punishment, and the consequences of an action based on manmade laws, but you're not worried about
breaking the laws of the One who created you, the one to whom you will return when you die? The one
who gave you all that you have? Is there not a little bit of a contradiction here in terms of
		
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			logical consistency. And there's an issue here with the ego, if you find your ego ever telling you I
don't feel like this rule applies to me. And it's an obligation and it's not. There's a problem
internally, not a problem with the rule. And I'm not saying here that we're not talking here about
the manmade systems. What we're talking here is about the ego and how people start to justify
through their desires to show what distancing themselves from God. So I want you to think of someone
who says that they are missing out because they are following religion in this life, that somehow
they think they will be happier based on small images and glimpses of lifestyles, illusions that
		
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			they see through media through movies and TV shows, or through whatever else they've consumed, and
will likely the reality, not just from the religious perspective, but even from the secular
perspective is that this is not true. The unilevel shape model Arman the devil makes sinful
lifestyles look appealing to people Xena, decorated, made look made, he made them look to be better
or preferred or something nicer something is to be desired. But you look at the number of studies
that we have psychological studies studies in sociology and psychology. A multitude of studies study
after study has found that people who are religious tend to be less depressed and less anxious than
		
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			non believers, they are better able to handle the difficulties of life. So for example, I wrote a
very lengthy essay, a paper on the topic of the the problem of evil, the question of suffering, and
a number of studies I have to go through of Hamdulillah, which were very beneficial, finding that in
short, people who believed in God and were religious tended to be happier and tended to be able to
deal with hardship much better than people who had no religion or much better than people who are
heedless and distant from God. And there are many examples of this volunteering for a charity
organization going to a local mosque, being connected with a community, a sense of belonging, all of
		
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			these things, and of course, the worship itself. When you have purpose in life, through for example,
submission to Allah subhanaw taala. When you have purpose in life, it gives you the ability to work
towards something and to have meaning in something
		
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			and to pursue, let's say a certain goal or to pursue a certain objective, even though there are many
challenges, and not to give up so easily when there's suffering in the world. Now, suffering as
we've said many times before, it's embedded in human experience, everyone experiences discomfort,
every single person who is right now attending this class, all of us have our struggles, every
single one of us is struggling with something that we the rest of us do not know about. And the
reality is, despite the disparities in struggles, a lifestyle that is devoid of God, a lifestyle
that is focused on alcohol, to numb their basically, pain to to escape in their minds, escape from
		
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			reality leads to a number of other problems socially and mentally as well, the links between alcohol
and suicide cannot be ignored. In many studies, the links between alcohol and not just suicide, but
severe depression, the links between alcohol and in many cases, crime, people killing others, people
committing certain crimes, the links between alcohol and let's say fatal car accidents killing
innocent people on the road. There are so many examples of this. And yet people drink to numb their
pain, even in countries that are private, that are primarily atheist countries, and yet they have
everything worldly that they need. And I'm speaking here from both experience going to a number of
		
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			Scandinavian countries like Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, and also from talking to people
there. And number three, from the studies as well in terms of suicide rates. These people who are
completely living lives devoid of God, don't have a purpose. And when you don't have an ultimate
purpose, that you yourself are not making up. It's not created purpose. It has a rational, external
support system and it has to be beyond you. It's coming from the One who created what happens if you
lose that is you start to lose all sense of reality, our sense of true meaning it becomes arbitrary.
And Allah Subhana Allah gives us many examples of the benefits of remembrance and worship of God in
		
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			the Quran. And what this does for the human being, was part of who created us Gnosis, best LLB
degree law, he took my job, LLB degree law, he took my annual kuruva LLB degree law, he took my
inner guru, truly in the remembrance of Allah in the worship of Allah, do the hearts, the spiritual,
psychological hearts here, find reassurance find arrest, find peace. There are some people who are
known as anti natal lists. I don't know if any of you have heard of this before. Anti natal lists
are people who believe that they should not have children for ethical reasons. They believe it's
unethical for people to have children. Why? Because in their perspective, the world is filled with
		
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			so much suffering. If you have children, you're going to be bringing children into a world of
suffering. Look at how this completely contrast with the Islamic perspective on having many children
for the sake of Allah, people who are going to worship Allah, people who will revive goodness in the
world, people will be continuous charity. So the Pujari as well, people who are collective light in
society, there are many darknesses. So because they have no religion, because they have no purpose
because life is meaningless to them. All they are doing is following their desires. All they are
doing is fulfilling random things here and there to try to be spiritual, but not religious. Why?
		
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			Because of their ego, because of arrogance, because of stubbornness, not willing to submit to God,
the worship of Allah subhanaw taala brings you blissfulness in this life more than any other
lifestyle. And this does not mean that your worldly situation is necessarily better or worse, right?
That's not dependent on the fact that your internal state is connected to purpose connected to Allah
four, there are people with nothing of this world, and they are the happiest people. And there are
people who have everything of this world and they are very miserable people. And of course, we ask a
lot for the best of both worlds, or bene attina. Finn dunya has an awful lot he has worked in either
		
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			but not. And I want you lastly, on this note, think about the one who gives up an eternity of Jana,
for a few moments, not even we don't want to say yours because it's not going to be perceived as
yours. A few moments of heedlessness a few moments of pursuing their own desires without any
boundaries without a proper way to to follow desires, meaning through the boundaries of Allah
subhanaw taala. They're missing out on eternity of Jana for a few hours of heedlessness. And when
you compare an infinite life, it basically eternity to limited life of 50 to 100 years, 70 years,
120 years, whatever it may be. And for some people, not even that, whatever it may be, it's nothing
		
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			compared to eternity. How can anyone be willing to give up an eternal paradise where there is no
suffering? There is no harm, there's no pain, there are no trials, tribulations, there's just pure
reward blissfulness happiness, eternally speaking with Allah subhanaw taala. And there'll be him
Jannetty nine, we ask Allah subhanaw taala to make us amongst the people in general. Now, what is
the transition here? What is the point? We have the story of the people of the garden and then a
mentioned about punishment for those who reject the blessings of God those who reject the message of
God and then an emphasis that the righteous will be
		
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			In paradise, so if you feel like you're losing momentum if you feel like you need this reminder if
you feel like you're affected by the people of forage or in our ties by, let's say, a secular
society and atheist group, if you feel like you're being affected in some way, remember that Allah
subhanaw taala is guaranteeing for you as long as you are righteous as long as you do what's right,
guaranteed for you, Jana, and that is forever. May Allah subhanaw taala grant us closeness to him in
this life and closeness to him on the Day of Resurrection Allama me 35 and 36 Further, John will
mostly mean Kelly moody mean, Allah subhanaw taala saying should we make the righteous people have
		
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			submitted Muslims like people who are evil can moody mean, mad or concave Atacama? What is the
matter with you? On what basis do you judge? Now Allah subhanho wa Taala is not asking for a
response here. This is a rhetorical question so that people who are being basically foolish and they
are not thinking properly they're not thinking clearly they're not reasoning. correctly, they may
perhaps pause and reflect on this following question. Does it make sense for the believer and the
disbeliever? To be exactly the same in terms of the reward their compensation and the consequences?
Or is it more reasonable and more just and more fair, that the righteous person should be rewarded?
		
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			And the one who is evil, whether their crime is the greatest of crimes rejecting belief in God
rejecting the worship of God, or a minor crime, that they get away with their crime? Is this equal?
Someone who lives 50 years righteously and someone who does not? Are they equal? So ALLAH SubhanA,
Allah is telling these people have arranged? Do you really think this is equal? Do you think you're
going to be evil and reject the messenger and simply die and be resurrected and have the same reward
as the righteous people you attack? And you think here about disbelievers even today? Especially
atheist? Many of their arguments can be rejected on the basis of this question. How? On what basis
		
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			do you judge something? Do you assume something? What is your measuring stick of truth or for truth
for your claims? How do you measure what is right? And what is wrong? Malcolm kafer tackle this is a
question that if we were to really understand it, and understand and study, let's say, morality,
moral ontology of good and evil, all of this, if we were to study this, then perhaps 5060 70% maybe
more of the arguments of disbelievers, atheist and others as well against Islam or about religion
are removed or rejected or refuted why? Because the basis on which they are judging the basis on
which they are pointing that finger at Muslims and making claims or making assertions is flawed or
		
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			is incorrect is erroneous. It's their own desire. It's secularism, its atheism, its irrationalism.
It's something other than objective morality. It's other than Objective Truth. And I want you to
keep in mind here that we're not just talking about non Muslims bringing this up, please keep the
following point in mind, even Muslims may fall into this trap. A Muslim may say, for example, this
part of the religion doesn't make sense to me, why should I follow it? That's not how you judge pay.
That's not how you judge whether or not you should follow truth. Right? So the truth is measured in
a certain way. And what makes sense to you is a completely different thing. Now, when someone says,
		
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			This doesn't make sense to me, what does that truly mean? Does it not make sense to you? Meaning
you're not okay with it? Does it not make sense to you? Meaning you need to seek knowledge? Does it
not make sense to your desires are asking you to do something else, be cautious of this trick and
troubleshoot on? It is a very common one, even for believers, for a person to say it doesn't make
sense to me, or they're not going to follow it because it doesn't make sense. There's a flaw there's
a fault in the way that they are reaching a conclusion. And there's here an excuse or justification
for them not to do something they're supposed to be doing. Now, this is why they're next to verses
		
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			37 and 38. Allah subhanaw taala is telling the same people, on what basis do you judge I'm not
complete I'm on fee heated row soon, in nella configure matter for your own? Do you have a scripture
a book with you, that tells you that you will have whatever you choose? Meaning that your reality
and religion and morality is based on whatever it is that you decide? Is that how you think truth is
measured? And do you have a proof for what you're saying? So for someone to say Muslims are A, B,
and C, do you have a proof for what you're saying? Meaning, is there a basis for this? Or is this
based on your opinion of what's right and wrong? Number two, it is clearly against both logic and
		
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			justice, that people who are righteous cannot have the same end as people who are sinful. Even in
this world. Human beings, generally speaking, do not want people who are good to be given the same
compensation as someone who committed crimes, the one who committed crimes gets a certain
consequence or reward or punishment, and the one who does certain things that are considered moral
or things that are virtuous will be rewarded for in a certain way. Now, how can such a person expect
perfect justice and
		
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			truth if they are not willing to admit that they are trying to make good and evil, exactly the same
meaning the end of it is just death. I want you to imagine this following point.
		
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			Imagine for those of you who are educators or students, imagine a teacher giving students an exam.
And the student mashallah they start taking this exam and they come up with something creative. They
say, You know what, I don't know the answers to these questions. I'm going to come up with my own
questions. So they start crossing out all the questions on the test, and they start writing their
own questions. And the teacher says, Sorry, what? Excuse me? On what basis? Are you changing the
exam question, you don't have that authority? You are not in that position. Now, this is a minor
analogy. It's not even equivalent to what were the point we're trying to make, that Allah Subhana
		
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			Allah gives us the legend, the key the exam questions, on what basis? Do human beings Muslims or non
Muslims, try to change this question, say, this doesn't make sense to me, I will come up with my own
answer to a question that I am formulating as well. That's not how this works. Allah subhanaw taala
be questioned about his decisions, we will be questioned about our actions, like us alarm if I do
what Allah says with an MBA, he will not be questioned. He has many wisdoms for why he created this
test this life as it is. And we have many reasons laid out for us. And that's not the objective of
our discussion today. But the point is, you cannot try to change the exam based on your desires.
		
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			Consider, if you will, a pair of glasses, imagine every human being had to see the world through
some lenses through some glasses, and you put on these glasses. And some people in this world 1/4 of
the world's population, approximately see the world through the lens of Islam, through the lens of
Revelation. So everything makes sense to them in accordance to what Allah subhanaw taala revealed.
So you see the world you see something happening of injustice, and you say that's wrong? How do you
know this, you're seeing through the lens of right and wrong, as it is objective as it is revealed,
then something is an obligation. So law has an obligation, it makes sense why it makes sense. These
		
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			are very loose words. Why because you're seeing the world through the proper lens, hijab makes
sense. You're seeing the world through the proper lens, that character makes sense. You're looking
at the world through the proper lens. Now, I want you to think about other people in our society,
maybe a family member, maybe community members, colleagues, classmates, they're looking at the world
through a different lens, different glasses, some of them are seeing the world through their own
desires, whatever it makes sense to them, whatever feels right to them, whatever feels good for them
instinct, gratification, rationalism, whatever it may be whatever shaped them, but there's no moral
		
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			reference point in terms of religion, terms of objective reality. So what do they do? They start
pointing at Islam, they start measuring the world, they start pointing at religion, based on their
personal lenses based on these glasses, and they start saying things like, it doesn't make sense to
me. This is raw, this is backwards. This is primitive, this is archaic. And then when they commit
sins, even as Muslims, they start to make excuses for their sins. These are the type of people who
are wearing the wrong glasses or the wrong tints the wrong shades on these glasses. So they start
blaming others instead of accepting responsibility, or they become cowardly in the face of truth or
		
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			justice. Or they start to commit to a morality and they justify or ignore discussing it altogether.
Other people are wearing the glasses of scientism, as a tool, scientism, as a religion, thinking
that the scientific method is, is the tool that gives answers to all questions, and is the tool of
religion that is sacred for some people, when in fact, there are many problems in the philosophy of
science, like the problem of induction, the the underlying assumptions of how science works, it's
not answering philosophical questions, religious questions, psychological questions, it has its
limitations. And it's very useful as a tool, but some people see the world and these are mostly New
		
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			Atheists, only through those glasses. So they're using the wrong glasses to look at the world. Other
people are looking through the lenses of rationalism, or through Shaohua Trueheart, or a social
justice movement that has its own morality, or maybe through a political party or through
nationalism. So the state religion, or the religion is the state is their god is their deity that
they worship. And if you do anything against it, you are seen as somebody who's committing
blasphemy, you're committing the worst of crimes worse than shake in their perspective. So it really
depends on what lenses you decide to wear. That's your freewill, Allah subhanaw taala will question
		
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			us about this, that you reach the point where your lens, your lenses, your glasses, it dictate how
you see the world, and Allah gave his creation gave all of us the final messenger sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam with the final message of the Quran. And that is the lens through which you see the world.
The speech of Allah, the Sunnah of the Prophet, so I sent him to see accurately and the more you are
focusing on these lenses, the more accurately you see the world to properly see reality. To
understand your purpose. Why are you here to measure things correctly? How do you measure the truth?
How do you measure scholars, activists, leaders, organizations profit
		
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			It gets in accordance with the truth. It's not in accordance with one or two people here and there.
It's not in accordance with social movements. It's not in accordance with a government
administration or a political party. The truth is measured by what God has revealed to us. And all
of this goes back to our natural disposition, our filter, our our, our reasoning as well. Allah
subhana danas M lecom, A man on Aileen Antonella Yamanaka Yama, te Nicola Mata Hackman, or do you
have? So do you have a book with you? Do you have this with you? Do you on what basis do you judge?
And then Allah subhanaw taala saying what? I'm lacking a man or do you have oaths, some kind of oath
		
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			that is binding on us until the day of judgment that you will have whatever you decide, and some
people don't want to worship God, but they want to have whatever they design. We are living in the
age of post modernism. And I'm not going to get into any philosophy. But in short, the era of the
1600s and 1700s. It's called modernity, right? In the modern age. That's a that's an age in history.
Modernity lasted until approximately 1960, or around this time, 1960s 1970s. And some philosophers
and some sociologists, psychologists and others started to comment on the fact that we have shifted
over from that age, that era of modernity to something called post modernity after the modern age,
		
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			and that's where we are now. We may even be beyond it. But that's where we are. Now. What does this
mean? The age of modernity? 1600s, let's say 16th 17th century really onwards. What really defined
this age was that people started abandoning the church abandoning remember, the church was a
political authority, not just a religion, abandoning the political authority of the Church, and
replacing Christianity, primarily Christianity, with rationalism with reasoning. So the emphasis was
no longer on the religious tradition. It was now on thinking beyond religion and thinking beyond the
afterlife, and thinking more about basically a critique of all of this using reasoning and
		
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			rationalism to move forward. And what's interesting about about this is that basically the age of
secularism, this entire age of modernity, produced a number of isms, a number of movements, like
atheism, right, so they replaced God with let's say, science and rationalism, philosophy, they
replace the you're after with a focus on this life, what happens if people are no longer focusing on
the afterlife or no longer focusing on God, naturally, the number of people who worship will
decrease any particular community now, the Muslim community has found the opposite trend
SubhanAllah. Despite all of that, Islam is increasing, and the number of Muslims are increasing,
		
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			definitely in quantity, but we want to focus more on quality. After approximately the 1950s 1960s,
we reached a point where now we are in post modernity. And there's a lot more to say on this. Keep
an eye out insha Allah for a webinar that may be coming in December in sha Allah, between another
institute and your clean Institute. On post modernism, basically, we're in the age in which it's a
free for all. It's a focus on individuals. And there are no rules, there are no boundaries, there's
no system to how things are done. Anyone who expresses anything is free to do so. And I don't mean
freedom of expression. What I mean by this, even within art, even within philosophy, even within
		
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			science, basically, it's a free for all right, so forget the rules and hierarchy of how things were
done before. individual expression is all that matters. This is what they think. And this is one of
many, many strands within the modern or postmodern age. And this affects art, this affects
philosophy, this affects people's religious practice. When it comes to this I in particular, I want
you to keep this in mind. It's as though these people are saying whatever we choose is what will
happen. Did you receive a book from God that told you that that whatever you choose, in this world
of religion is reality? Is this the the stage you're in in terms of your immature thinking that
		
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			whatever I want will happen? Is this how you think about money? Is this how you think about
relationships? Is this how you think about anything in this world material as well? Of course not,
right? You work for things based on the proper methodology based on a proper approach based on a
legend or a key or as was mentioned, a manual, and then you reach a conclusion. And so you don't
have whatever you want. That's not how religion works. But that's the age we're in today, this
postmodern age in which people think there are so many options that perhaps none of them are true.
And that's not a reality, that there are so many options that people become confused. And that
		
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			contradicts everything about reason, because you can research you can find very clearly, in the
proofs of profit, the origins of Quran, there is an absolute clear truth. And we talk about an
absolute truth. It means what you don't have whatever you choose, you will have what Allah subhanaw
taala has decided is right. And this is a reminder for them, that people have courage and the
reminder today, 1400 years later in the age of post modernism, that you don't have whatever you want
in a country you no matter how you run, then you will have whatever you choose. Now you have to
follow what Allah has revealed.
		
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			To get to the conclusion that you want, and as well, there is no oath that is binding upon these
pagans, there's no oath that they have in which God favorite them above the rest of the creation to
do whatever they want it. Now we shift over here to a question a number 40, we shift you into a
question in which the Prophet salallahu Salam is being told ask them however, this is not for a
specific response. Ask them send him a human be them because I asked them all Prophet, which of them
can guarantee all of that, that they will have whatever they want, send him a Yom ask them about
this, be that because are you meaning design is in the Arabic language used for a person who stands
		
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			on behalf of someone else is are in. So someone who will basically speak on your behalf a
spokesperson defend you will reach a certain conclusion on your behalf? So here's the question,
Which of you have the pagans and even after they will ask that the atheist, which of you will come
forward and say that he has made such and such a covenant on your behalf with God? Nobody, of
course. So the judgment that you are passing, concerning yourself that you are well off in the next
life because you're well off in this life or that you're right based on your desires, it has no
basis whatsoever for you to point the finger against anyone else of Islam, and to start accusing
		
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			them of anything that you find to be immoral when it is in accordance with the Quran. For you to do
so contradicts reason because you have no basis. And this is the entire point about frameworks and
methodologies. What I mentioned to you earlier, maybe 70 plus percent of the arguments from atheists
or non Muslims in general, towards Muslims in Islam can be refuted and even disregarded altogether,
because they are dealing with morality or meta ethics. Right? So you discuss the framework here, not
the secondary moral issue itself. You don't argue about hijab or niqab or Hellfire or gender or
something specific have rituals and worship I these are secondary manners. Their worldview is
		
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			problematic, their worldview is wrong. They're looking through the wrong lens and say, Well, I don't
see that same color as you. You're wearing the wrong glasses. I don't see the same shape as you
you're wearing the wrong glasses. I don't see that this is good or evil, you're wearing the wrong
glasses. And Allah's had I gave you directions to the right glasses so you can see things
accurately. Otherwise, you will see things fuzzy, you'll see things wrong, you'll see things in
accurate. And they don't have another message from God, obviously, because the Quran is the only
preserved message of God. They don't have some sort of revelation that Muslims do not have, they are
		
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			being told basically, if you don't have access to all of these things, then you cannot make a claim
that you have some kind of promise from God that you'll be secure in the next life or have paradise.
Paradise is for the righteous in the little mattina in the robin Jannetty nine. Now, the Prophet SAW
Selim is being told send him a yummy daddy design. This is obviously not for a specific response.
And then I have 40 1am Loving Shoraka. Do they have some kind of partners besides the gods, some
kind of deity some associates? If so, let them produce their partners in candles on the screen if
they are telling the truth. So when an atheist argues when a non Muslim argues even when a Muslim
		
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			with doubts or secular influence argues with you, on what basis do you are you do you have somebody
who's giving you this information? Is this a source from God? Are you coming up with it? And you'll
reach the conclusion shortly in that conversation? Sometimes an argument that really this person is
coming up with their own things this person is pulling at straws this person is really they don't
know the basics of a moral framework and what that means they're not being logical or rational.
They're following their own desires and sometimes even Muslims fall into that unfortunately, may
Allah subhanaw taala protect us and guidance. I have 42 and then we will take a break inshallah.
		
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			Allah subhanaw taala says, Yo, Mama Yorkshire for answering Well, you don't wanna eat us to Judy
fella yesterday. On the Day when matters become urgent or dire, they will be invited to sudo to
prostrate themselves, but they will be prevented from doing so. Fela is totally your own, they will
not be able to prostrate to God. Now the term here that you see the phrase, you shuffle answer young
woman on that day you shuffle answer. Literally what this would mean is the day that the shin will
be uncovered. What is this referring to even our bustle of the law one and the majority of linguist
as well as many experts of Hadith vocabulary, they explained that sup here is referring to hardship.
		
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			So the day of hardship, and there's a term that was used by the Arabs in their poetry or Palmerton
humblebee na SAP and the war has stood on its surface, which means this is something that is bearing
hardship for us the day of hardship, so I've been Kathira him a lot of scholars to see it. He says
the illusion here is to the Day of Judgment when events of extra ordinary significance will take
place. Your soldier in this world will save you in the next life. Your prostrations to God in this
world will give you the ability to prostrate in the next life. Protect your Salah in this world
protect your prayer in this world before you depart from it for the one who abandons the prayer here
		
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			will
		
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			wish to come back even if it weren't for one raka for one such that for one record, but by then
it'll be too late. Protect your prayer in this world for you will be protected by on the day of
judgment. And the people cannot prostrate on that day refuse to prostrate here when they had the
chance, they refuse to prostrate to Allah subhanaw taala here in this world, and that is why and
this is the conclusion of that is Allah Subhana Allah says Hoshyar turned upside on to help them
they, their eyes will be downcast they will be overwhelmed with shame and guilt and regret. What are
they accountable, you don't want that either. So God welcomes you. They were invited in this world
		
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			to prostrate themselves to God while they were still safe, but they refused. That is they were
holed. They were healthy, they were able to embrace Islam, they received the message of God, maybe
they made fun of Muslims. Maybe they insulted Muslims, maybe they had a capitalistic agenda. Maybe
they had a societal agenda. They refuse to prostrate to God in this world, they made fun of Muslims.
And we hear this all the time where people are like, Wow, you guys put your faces on the ground five
times a day. We're humbled to do so we're honored to do so the one who humbles themselves to God,
the One who has that humility towards the God will be elevated in the next life. This is true
		
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			submission to Allah subhanaw taala that you don't care what other people say when they are upon
falsehood because they're wearing the wrong lenses. They're looking through the wrong glass. On the
Day of Judgment, it will be openly and publicly demonstrated as to who in this world had worshipped
Allah, and who was disinclined to do so. So people who try to run away from people who we don't know
their situation, maybe they died upon Cofer, maybe they died upon Islam, many people we don't know
about those who are sincere and were able to worship God and prostrate it to God will be able to do
so in the next world otherwise, it will be impossible for them on the Day of Judgment, and that is
		
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			what will expose them. That is when they will be standing in shame and regret wishing that they had
not been arrogant, wishing that they are not rejected that message. A person in this world might
commit a sin regularly throughout their lives. But eventually the truth will come out if they don't
repent, may Allah protect all of us and guide us to seek forgiveness from him. Furthermore, tuck one
God consciousness is what makes you honorable is what really makes you honorable. Even if people in
society look down on you or don't respect you. And this obedience of Allah can make someone
disgraced even if he is the leader of a leader of a nation or a tribe. And the last thing we want to
		
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			say Inshallah, is that everything has its time and place, every opportunity. So if the opportunity
for salvation passes by because you rejected that extra Salah, the extra nephila The extra soda, you
could have you could have given, if that door closed, when it was open for you for so long, then
regret will not help you in the next life. Work towards God, and walk through that door while you
can. And not one door, every door of opportunity Allah gives you may Allah Subhana Allah forgive us
all, for all of our past sins, the major, the minor, the ones of the past, present and future, the
ones that are public and the ones that are private. And may Allah subhana make us humble, humble
		
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			human beings who prostrate ourselves to Allah and look forward to that sujood in a state of peace,
so that we are standing there on the Day of Judgment in a state of peace and submitting to Allah in
a state of peace along the Amin Allama. Mean, while also Palatinus as further only Yama you can do
via that hadith Center study the German High thriller. This is one of the most powerful verses if
you were to consider its implications and consequences in everyday life. Allah saying leave to me or
prophet those who reject this message. So the people you try to call multiple times they attacked
you oppose you all of that, Leave them to me, those who reject this message, Center study regional
		
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			home in hatred, I Ottoman we will gradually draw them to their punishment to destruction in ways
they cannot comprehend. Now, what does this mean? Number one, do not worry yourself as to how to
deal with such a person who is let's say deserving of a punishment or consequences. The one who is
opposing you that enemy to you. Leave them to Allah Subhana Allah can take care of that that's not a
concern for you. Number two, sinister the region instead, Raji, Allah will gradually draw these
people with their worldly punishment as well into doing something, let's say whatever they wish, or
some worldly benefit or some provision, some blessings that are given to them as a way to lead them
		
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			to believe that let's say for example, that what they're doing is fine, because their way of
measuring righteousness and evil is broken. They think it's based on what they think it's based on
their worship of Allah subhana wa, tada and their,
		
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			their state of material possessions. So when Allah subhanaw taala says sinister, diligent home mean
how to lie on the Moon is the logic here is for someone evil to have some worldly blessing as a test
for people. This is a test. So in this case, someone who is evil, let's say has a lot of money. And
they think well, I have wealth like the people of God. So they thought since we
		
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			have wealth God is pleased with us. They're measuring where they are with God, the righteousness
based on their worldly state. Some Muslims make this mistake all the time. They go through a
hardship. They're tested with their wealth, may Allah protect us all. And as soon as they're tested,
they think God, God hates me. God is angry me, I'm not a good person. If you are righteous, and
you're practicing, do not assume automatically to punishment, do not link your worldly state with
ALLAH SubhanA data's love and will. What I want us to consider here is that righteousness is not
equivalent to your material state. That's the point. And some people are led to their punishment,
		
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			because let's say Allah knows they will never want to be godly in their heart, if they were given
every sign every proof, every message possible every morning, they will still reject it. So one of
the ways that they're punished is not just a disaster, wiping out their garden, like you saw the
surah. Another way that some people of evil are punished is that they are given even more blessings.
Now, I know this may seem surprising to some Muslims or maybe new information, they're given more
blessings because they become even more distracted by it, and more deluded into thinking that
whatever they are doing, they're doing it right, that there are good people, so they deserve this.
		
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			And the reality is that this person reaches a conclusion in which they think that nothing that
they're doing or saying is wrong, that is their punishment, they are being punished through their
worldly blessings. And what this means is that Allah subhanaw taala turned away from them only
because they turned away from him. Allah subhanaw taala it's not like he caught off their fair
opportunity at guidance. Do not misunderstand this. These are a people who got to such a far point
in their arrogance that they refuse to repent. And Allah Who knows the future knows that if he were
to give them every opportunity, they would reject it. So instead of delaying the punishment for some
		
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			of these people, their punishment is given to them through a stupid Raj, gradual extension of
blessings and they are tested with these blessings, not realizing it is it is leading them to the
ruin, it is leading to even more punishment. And in fact, it leads to greater punishment because
they had an extension of blessings. Another point to keep in mind. For us as believers, one of the
most terrifying thoughts is to drench it it's not it should not be necessarily to be prevented from
worldly success. That should not be the most terrifying thought to you, or to be prevented for more
wealth while you're worshiping God and you're righteous. And yes, we want to the best of this world,
		
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			no doubt, but that thought that you're prevented from it should not be the most terrifying thought.
What should be terrifying is for you to be blessed constantly by a law while you are constantly
disobeying. Well lay this is very frightening. Well, law heinous is frightening if you were to think
about it, that a person a Muslim is disobeying Allah and they're still being given more and more and
more, this should terrify them. Because this may be leading what you're even a greater fall a
greater punishment. May Allah protect us and forgive us. Another point to keep in mind is that every
time these people committed a major sin, and they remain stubborn and arrogant, and they rejected
		
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			the Signs of God, they were tested with more and more blessings. So they became distracted from
seeking forgiveness from Allah for that transgression. Al Hassan Al Basri Rahim Allah one of the
great scholars of the earliest generations, he said, What is translated as how many people think
they are upon goodness, righteousness, but are actually being tested and let us stray through
instead Raj, and how many people are tested their test with the praise of people while that praise
does not reflect their true reality, meaning it is false, it's based on an image, and how many
people become arrogant or prideful, thinking that they are good, but in reality, it is Allah's
		
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			concealing of their faults, so they become deluded by their own thoughts. May Allah protect us and
guide us and forgive us. And the last point here, we must not be impatient as believers. If we see
evil people, that wicked people flourish in this world, we cannot become impatient, or lose sight of
the proper measurements, the proper way of knowing things, it may be that the very appearance of
flourishing here is part of their punishment. And there may be an eventual punishment by some type
of, let's say, capitalism, some kind of, let's say, gradual process after that, let's say, instead
Rajee, in terms of an evolutionary punishment of sorts, for this individual, for a society for a
		
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			nation, as we always see with nations that rise, and then they start to disobey God and then they
fall, an issue that rises in there for many internal reasons, they start to fall, Allah subhanaw
taala may punish evil people by granting them more time, and that extends their punishment, and
providing for them worldly benefits in advance or in abundance in advance of their punishment and in
abundance, which encourages these people to continue sinning. Look at the world today. Look at St.
drod. Today, with many nations that are atheistic, many nations that are anti religious, many
nations that oppose and attack Islam today in our modern times a very common
		
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			obvious example there's no doubt regarding this is the country of France. Right? So you see many
nations that are given worldly things. And yet despite all that God has given them they continue to
attack people of religion. They continue to oppose religion, and specifically Islam. They continue
to use these blessings in ways that are displeasing to Allah subhanaw taala they continue to insult
the messengers and the messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, they continue to insult the religion
they continue to assault Muslims, 2 million Muslims in the world. So I want you to think about the
reality that as Muslims, when you see people flourish, it does not mean they're necessarily
		
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			righteous. Right? So don't become impatient. When someone evil is flourishing. Don't make them
impatient, Allah Subhana Allah knows trust Allah more than you trust yourself. Trust Allah subhanaw
taala in terms of how he's dealing with his creation, more than you trust how you think things
should be Allah Subhana Allah knows what he's doing. Everything is in good hands. Allah subhanaw
taala then says we're only long I only delay the end for a while in KD Mati. My planning is
flawless. These two iPads go hand in hand. 44 and 45 will only learn I'm only dealing these people
sinister did you communicate with IMO these people have evil? Giving them blessings from sources
		
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			they wouldn't expect to keep them distracted? May Allah protect us all May Allah protect us, may
Allah protect us. And then Allah says Well, only now. So don't worry, Allah's plan is flawless. The
word here that Allah uses in a KD Mateen the word Kade in the original means to devise a secret plan
or scheme against another one Macker Womack Rolla is another term that used MK and then you have
Cade, a lot of pantallas saying what there is here a plan of theirs to devise or do something and
loss or panelist plan is much greater, it is flawless in Nikiti Mateen. So, it is an evil only in
case it is devised to harm somebody unjustly, otherwise, there is nothing wrong with it, especially
		
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			when a scheme is adopted is implemented rather against a person who has made himself worthy of it.
So Cade may seem to be something with negative connotations, but Allah subhanaw taala is using it
here in a positive connotation, reminding us that there's nothing wrong with this plan. This plan
behind the scenes, the unseen, so long as the person who is at the receiving end is deserving of it.
Right and the one who is doing it is also worthy of it. And then the Prophet salallahu Salam is
being asked a question and this is rhetorical. And as agilon Filming MALAMI muscadine are you asking
them for a reward from the message? This is a 46 and they are feeling overburdened? Are you asking
		
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			them for money? For them to access the religion like let's say the Church of Scientology, you have
to upgrade to level two, level three, level four, you got to pay 1000s or 10s of 1000s of dollars?
That's such a fake religion? Are they being told that to get to Paradise, you have to use your money
to access the knowledge so that you know what to do know the message of God is for all people and as
a John Fomin Muhammad? Is the messenger requiring from people from Koresh any funding whatsoever? Is
he taking their wealth and saying you want to access the message of God and salvation than pay me?
Of course not. Now, the Prophet sallallahu Sallam although he's been asked this question, he's not
		
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			the intended audience. The real audience are the people who are crossing all the limits to oppose
him. The disbelievers today as well, is our messenger asking you for a reward that makes you feel so
absurd, so overwhelmed. is Islam really asking you for that much? Is that what you feel? Is that
your perception? What is it asking you for? And what is it offering, offering you, Jana, you
yourself love that he is absolutely selfless. The Prophet salallahu Salam did not accept worldly
bribes and accept these things to stop spreading the message of God, and He is exerting all his
efforts the last 23 years of his life, so long it was so that you would attain salvation, so that
		
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			you will find for your own benefit and wellbeing manifestation, if you don't want to believe in what
he says you might not. But why are you feeling so enraged at his invitation or this invitation to
you? Meaning Why are you even trying to oppose the message if you don't agree with it? The second
question also appears to be directed to the Prophet slicin. I have already sent a marine demo label
from Yakubu Boone, basically, do they have knowledge of the Unseen that enables them to write it
down the future, though? So it's as though the question is going as follows? Have you all people
looked behind the scenes and found that the messenger is not a messenger and that the truth is
		
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			presenting from God before you are not true? Is that why you're so stubborn in accepting the message
and you are opposing him? Because you have knowledge of the Unseen? And of course, the answer is no.
These are rhetorical questions. And this is a reminder for the believers that the disbelievers do
not have access to the unseen. And so the attacks don't let them don't let them bother you so much.
And in fact, this is what leads us to the next is right here. When Allah subhanaw taala says in
verse 48 fosse will hook me up. Be patient with your Lord's decree. What are
		
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			Second Castle Hi Bill Hootie, nada Who am I can be patient brothers and sisters, be patient with
Allah's decree, be patient or messenger of Allah Azza wa salam, and do not be like Sahagun Yunus and
he said, I'm the person of the whale or the man of the whale, who cried out to Allah in total
distress. Lola and today we're not only are not in the lobby, the newbies have been out, you will
not know, if his Lord's grace had not reached him, he would have been left abandoned and blameworthy
on the barren shore. Now, the beginning of the if possible, be patient, they hooked me up. This
means that the time when Allah will issue his decree about your victory and success, and your
		
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			opponents defeat is not far off. So be patient. Until then you have to endure until then you have to
be patient with whatever hardships come your way, and you have to continue preaching the faith. And
as Muslims today, we say the same thing my brothers and sisters, you have to be patient. Now, I
believe the maybe all of us in this course. And those who listen to it throughout the week later on
Inshallah, everyone who's attending this class, I believe, is in the United States. And I want you
to consider while the situation is volatile, it is May Allah protect us look at the situation in
other places like East Turkestan, where you cannot say anything that resembles Islam, you cannot
		
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			look as a Muslim you cannot appear to be Muslim. You cannot wear the hijab, a person who tried to
sit a woman nor hijab whatsoever they cannot. She sat in a chair just to just to pray. It was time
for prayer in the middle of a marketplace. She sat down to print and barely made any movements. And
somebody noticed her and reported her and by the end of her salah, somebody came and took her her
family never saw her after that. What are we complaining about? Meaning what you have the freedom to
pray, to preach? And yes, we still have to be patient because yes, there are attacks on Islam. Look
at our brothers and sisters in France with the recent stabbings and attacks, right we tell them as
		
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			well as possible if you're not big, the victory will come soon. The relief will come soon. But
continue preaching the way of Allah continue holding on to what you have what Allah has decreed as
best for you always, even if you don't see it. And if you remember this, what Allah subhanaw taala
has prepared for you and decreed for you as best for you. If you remember this concept, this phrase,
possibility of rugby rugby, you will find yourself more patient with everything you experience, you
will find yourself stronger, psychologically resilient, emotionally coping in terms of what you're
dealing with, and happier mentally and spiritually and religiously and in general, throughout your
		
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			life. What are technical Sahiwal? Now we have a story here, right what are technical soft, I mean,
who do not be like the one of the whale, the man of the will do not behave? This is a reminder to
the prophets. Why Selim do not behave impatiently do not make that same mistake. The Prophet Yunus
Allah has said it he said, peace be upon him, made who on account of his impatience was driven into
the belly of the whale. Now, if a situation in your life becomes extremely overwhelming and
difficult, turn to Allah, the Merciful turn to Allah first and foremost, Allah the ever loving, that
Allah Subhana Allah says, who says, it will only establish a study that can call upon Me I will
		
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			respond to you, but he does. The need for in your body or D without a doubt either Dan, Allah is
nearby listening to you. And the way that is accepted is in many different forms. But keep making
dua every dua makes a difference every opportunity you have make dua ask Him in every prayer, the
one who responds and do what you need to do to remove any barriers between you and Allah, for relief
for victory for escape from hardship, keep working towards that. Now to put it briefly Prophet Yunus
it Salam was sent to a town Some believe it's in modern day Iraq, the townspeople delayed their
decision about him and his message. So they rejected it initially, right. And this anger Prophet
		
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			Yunus, Ali Salam, so he left them in anger saying to himself, Allah will not please me in the
constriction of staying with these rebellious disbelieving people. He thought to himself that maybe
he could be sent to another town. So this anger took him to the shore where he boarded a ship.
However, when they went when they were in the middle of the waters, and it became very difficult due
to a storm. They basically had to draw lots. And eventually he was cast into the sea, a large whale
or fish devoured Prophet Yunus, Ali Salam, and he called to his Lord from the depths of the
darkness. Allah subhanaw taala heard him and the whale eventually threw him back out onto the shore.
		
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			We don't know the duration of this time, it could have been years it could have been months or
longer. And when this verse is read alongside the story in sort of soft fat, we basically learn that
at the tune, the Prophet Yunus, Ali Salam was caused to be swallowed by the fish. He was
blameworthy, so there's something blameworthy there in that he abandoned the city or the town. But
when he started to glorify Allah, and he confessed his fault, and will fault we'll focus on what
that is. And although he was sped up by the whale on a bare shore or beach in a state of sickness,
he was not blameworthy at that time. When he came back out of the will, Allah by His mercy then
		
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			caused a tree to grow above him plant of sorts. So that's leaves
		
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			would provide him shade and food and drink as long as he needed to recover. And that is basically
the revelations were given to profit universities and um, he was forgiven and he basically was asked
to intercede for his people. And then as these people were accepting of the message he was sent to a
town or a nation or a tribe of over 100,000. This is mentioned in the Quran is the legend I've seen,
of course, will be Rama, Allah. So this is the first. This is the first description of these ayat,
the Prophet SAW Islam, it's as though he's being told as well do not hastily ask for the destruction
of your people. Now we know the Prophet slicin didn't do that. Right. But it's a reminder for him.
		
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			This is in the beginning of the Revelation, the beginning of Mecca. Do you remember Paul, if when
the angels of the mountains came to him, and asked him, Do you want us to destroy them, those people
who rejected you who attacked you with rocks when you came to them with a message of salvation? Do
you want us to crush them? And he said, No, basically, perhaps amongst them someone will one day say
that you and Allah, may Allah forgive them for their people who do not know. So this is one of the
teachings to the prophesies of them. Do not hastily rush to disregard them or to think that they
will be punished some of them may say Allah, Allah, Allah, this is the beginning of prophethood and
		
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			later on many of the disbelievers yes speaking Muslim as well. Now Prophet Yunus Ali Salaam in the
belly of the whale made the famous dua every single one of us should know this dua and should make
this dua La ilaha illa, ALLAH SubhanA Can you continue writing in
		
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			the interest of Hanukkah in equal to nobody mean? There is no deity except you owe a lot Glory to
you, you are perfect or law above all of these accusations and fabrications of mankind you are
perfectly Allah. There cannot be another deity other than you Oh Allah. In a container Valentin I
was one of the wrongdoers. If you make this dua regularly, according to an authentic hadith, it is a
cause of relief. It is a source of relief for your hardships that enter Subhanak and you continue
although I mean, but don't just make the DUA as many people do. These are not just like video games
shortcuts where you just press the button and see the diamonds don't make that dua in your heart and
		
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			on your tongue meaning live by it experienced the DUA as you're making it feel the dogs your monkey
think about it, ponder it. What is it that you are seeing in the continual document I was amongst
the wrongdoers? Allah said foster Gemina we answered his call. You understand Islam making this dua
in the belly of the whale calling upon Allah festa Jimena level one agenda, Hamina, Lacan, worker,
then you can join me, Allah Subhana Allah says We answered his call and delivered him from his
hardship saved him from his distress. And this is indeed how we deliver or save the believers,
brothers and sisters, in sha Allah, none of us will ever experience being in the belly of the will
		
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			ever insha Allah. And if you have never reached such a point of darkness upon darkness upon
darkness, imagine a whale as well in terms of where it where it exists and where it flourishes in
the ocean. Think about what he went through either his Salah and what Allah has saved him from if
Allah subhanaw taala conceive Unison University Sinha from the belly of a whale in multiple layers
of darkness, beneath what the ocean and in a lower, let's say layer of the ocean, a lower level and
as well in the belly of the in the belly of the whale. If Allah can save universalities and I'm from
that hardship, a lot can save you from any hardship. If Allah can save Musa Islam by splitting a
		
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			sea. A lot can save you from any hardship you'll go through any enemy, any opposition, if Allah
subhanaw taala can save the Prophet so I sent him as his house is surrounded and they do not see him
physically they are blinded to seeing him and he escapes. So the Lohani was salam. O Allah can save
you from any hardship in this world. Turn to Allah subhanho wa Taala turn to Allah subhanaw taala
and be amongst those who glorify Him who made the thicket who asked for forgiveness and look for
relief. fanola and the whole Can I mean, and also behind, had he Eunice Eiser not been amongst those
who always make to spear when he was in the belly of the whale. Let me Taffy Buckley helium yoga
		
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			throne, he would have remained in the belly of the whale until the day of judgment. And this brings
us to our next number 49 Lola enter the Laconia to me Robbie Lupita belhar evohome. Now Allah
subhanaw taala is telling us here
		
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			and I want you to remember this fine point when Allah writes down a blessing for you. Near machu
robic when Allah writes on a blessing for you, it will come to you at the right time in the right
place. It is inevitable that your blessing is only for you. Allah wrote it just for you, Lola and
tada Otto near Metro Manila Merapi had his had the Grace of Allah Sparta and this blessing from
Allah not follow them and it is basically sure to follow him he would have remained in such a place
of distress. What is meant for you will come to you whether you like it or not, the blessings that
are written for you will come to you whether you like it or not, and whether you miss it or not.
		
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			Whether you feel sad or not, whether you think it's not coming to you or not, it will come to you.
Keep this in mind. If Allah's Grace had not reached him he would have been abandoned you would have
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			Your woman moon, he would have been in such a situation in which also he was blameworthy before it,
and he was raised to a higher status. He was sent to a people of 100,000 and they accepted Islam.
And so I want you to keep this in mind that if Allah can save unicycling from the belly of a will,
and lead Him to guide more than 100,000 people to Allah subhanho wa Taala What do you think Allah
can do for you? So keep thinking optimistic, optimistically Mala even when you go through hardship,
		
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			Prophet Yunus only Center is a messenger of God. And even he was not saved except by Allah's
blessings and mercy. So how about nonprofits after and on the note of the blessings and mercy that
are written for you, I want you to keep in mind that you should never become anxious
psychologically, or think that someone else can possibly change the blessing of Allah, meaning they
can take what is your information, Allah wrote it for you, it's coming to you. And I don't want to
want you to ever think that it's going to disappear. So a blessing is written for you. It's in for
you. Keep praying for it. Keep working for it's reserved for you. Think good of your Lord, who
		
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			decrees who gets a blessing and at what time in place. So when you see others as well, getting
blessings that you currently do not have, do not ever allow the shaytaan to trick you into 1% a
fraction of envy or jealousy. Allah chose where that blessing should go. And you should be happy for
others wishing good for others so that Allah will bless you as well. If you are ever disappointed,
or you find yourself envious of what other people have, may Allah protect us from envy. It is one of
the diseases the worst diseases of the heart of the disease that lead at least to become a devil. If
you find yourself ever falling into envy or jealousy, remember, when you are jealous, because
		
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			somebody has a blessing, you are showing in a way that you are not happy with how Allah chooses to
decree His blessings upon a certain person at a certain time and place. Allah Subhana Allah gives
everyone their own personal unique circumstances, work with what you have wish well for others think
good of Allah and keep moving forward towards Allah's mercy and towards Allah's pleasure. And may
Allah Subhana Allah purify our hearts, and forgive us and protect us all along with me. I am number
50 Vegeta horrible for Domino's sada Hey, Eunice Ali Salam, Allah chose him after this moment after
the story. Allah then chose him and made him one of the righteous. I want you to remember although
		
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			we are mentioning basically something blameworthy, right. Allah subhana told us through the
messenger so why Salam, it does not behoove anyone, any Muslim that he should ever say that the
Prophet Muhammad SAW Islam is better than Yunus on a setup this is mentioned by even Kathy rockmelon
others, meaning what I want us to keep in mind that the Prophet salallahu Salam is reminding us of
the Stories of the Prophets and Messengers and not thinking of oh, this person is better this person
is this person made a mistake. Allah subhanaw taala shows us the stories for a reason. Unison he
said, I've made so much dua after your wrongdoing. And I want you to think about the wrongdoing.
		
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			It's not a wrongdoing, like our wrongdoings. It's not a wrongdoing where somebody like a prophet
would ever commit a major sin or mess up with the revelation. No, the wrongdoing was because of his
passion for people to accept Islam, that he became hasty that he wanted to go to another town and
perhaps they would accept Islam. And so don't think of the word wrongdoing as something that we
would do ourselves. Right. So wrongdoing in the sense that it's something perhaps for us. Minor, we
might not think much of it. We are not in a position to do this. We are not at the love of
universities today. But ultimately, Allah forgave him. And he made so much to art universities and
		
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			made so much to art. And think about this, his status when he was preaching the first time. And then
what happened with the swallowing of Prophet Yunus is that when he went into the belly of the whale,
and then I want you to think about what his status after that, your sin of the past should not
define you or get in between you and Allah subhanaw taala if you repent sincerely to him, your sin
does not define you so long as you abandon it. Your sin does not define you so long as you overcome
it. Don't think of a sin that defines your lifestyle as that is who you are, as long as you're
trying to get rid of it. And I don't mean this to say that if you're committing a sin that yes, now
		
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			that sin defines, you know, your Toba defines you more than that sin, that action defines you. So
work towards progress, you might have had a really bad past, but look at the future. Look at what
can completely change. After his repentance. Allah elevated the status of universities and I'm due
to his sincerity, made him amongst the righteous and made him a person who was sent to more than
100,000 people, all of whom accepted Islam. So do not look at your past and say, I don't have a
bright future. Do not look at your past and say I have no accomplishments. Do not look at your past
and say I did so many I committed so many mistakes. I did so many things I shouldn't have done.
		
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			There is no hope for me. Now your future can be completely different by your past. Your future
rejects your past. While you're working towards something different. You might become a completely
different person due to your sincerity due to your remorse due to your Toba to Allah subhanaw taala
your journey towards God you
		
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			Her future might be completely different, and it may gradually get better. So it does not have to be
sudden through one incidents like this, it may be a very gradual thing, or this was a, let's say, a
climax and a story. But look at the end of the story. Look at the end of Prophet Yunus it said and
what happened 100,000 People accepted Islam.
		
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			And before that he was in the belly of the will. You might be in the darkest of places and later on
become a source of light for the world. Do not give up on a better present and future for yourself
and your loved ones, and learn lessons from the past but do not delay your change because tomorrow
is not guaranteed. righteous people when they fall short rush back to a law known he'll embrace them
and knowing that there's a sense of urgency and time. And the last two is here 51 and 52. What year
can you let in a couple they usually Aluna can be absorbed in lemme semiotic way or coluna in a hula
Majnoon, the disbelievers almost strike you down with their looks when they hear the Quran, they are
		
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			so angry. And then they say he must be mad, he must be insane. They're still insulting. The Prophet
SAW Selim, what this means, like usually Honecker, about the disbelievers, they would trip you up
with their eyes, may Allah protect us from the eyes of the people of evil, or they would eat you up
with their eyes, they wish that you did not have what you have. So think about this, some of the
elites of Quraysh were confused as to why one of them was not chosen as a messenger. Now they know
deep down why they were not honest people, they were not trustworthy people. It was the profit
slice. And then who was a Saudi for me before prophethood. But they see the prophets I send them and
		
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			they hear the Quran and they become very jealous, and angry and envious, that people are listening
to him the Quran and its impact on people. And it leads people to believe, and it leads people to
stay away from, let's say, the elite of Quraysh. And now they're losing their status in society,
their wealth, and so on and so forth. Protect yourself with a loss protection, that very same thing,
a victory the Quran is what will protect you protect yourself with ethical Sama, who want to set
against these types of people. No matter how great of a status you reach in this world. Remember
that the most excellent role model is the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam the one that you
		
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			follow. He brings light to people and they insult him and attack him and call him crazy. He brings
people salvation, happiness and success and they hurt him and harass him and attack his followers.
People's labels mean nothing in the face of truth Don't be affected by societal pressure. Don't be
affected by family pressure Don't be affected my community pressure when that pressure is
contradictory to the remembrance of Allah subhanahu wa. Now also in this verse, like usually a
pointer can be of Saudi and even cathedra from Allah says this confirms that the concept of the Evil
Eye May Allah protect us all May Allah protect us all is a reality. The Prophet sallallahu Sallam
		
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			used to make this following dua for Al Hassan and Hussein his grandsons by saying are you do Kuma
became Atilla he term in coalition icon in wahama. Amin Kalyani Allah, I seek protection for you to
buy the perfect words of ALLAH from every level and dangerous creature and from every evil eye that
exists meaning every evil eye that is looking upon you. And then he would say this is the dua that
Ibrahim used to use to seek protection for his help and his my, his sons on the Hill center. And
this hadith was recorded by Bihari, so you're making dua naroda, we can imitate Allah hintermann
equally shaytani wahama Michelia ulama anywhere you go all the time before you post online before
		
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			you share anything and also you do not overshare with others, especially with social media, some of
the scholars say and we have heard this in many lectures, even Mufti Menk May Allah reward him has
said this before in a very beautiful way. One of the most common causes of evil AI today and harming
people's lives is social media meaning over sharing your personal life on social media and basically
leading to some harm in your life. May Allah protect us all may last Patternmakers concert upon
every liquor you make, every if Quran AYATUL kursi morning, evening supplications it's a fortress
for you. It's a shield and barrier for you be regular in the morning, evening supplications in
		
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			AYATUL kursi, the last three holes and you will be protected by law as well as this dua as well. And
you can find this door in fortress of the Muslim Hassan Muslim, may Allah subhanaw taala protect us.
And then the last one who are ill the Quran Allah enemy, but truly it is nothing other than a
reminder for the whole world. This is the Quran. The Quran remains timeless, universal as a guidance
for all people on how to live, how to thrive how to attain your purpose, the Quran is the answer to
all of these questions, how to succeed with a test given to us by God, how to seek Allah's pleasure
and how to make it to Jannah. And yet even though it is the ultimate truth and the speech of God to
		
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			His creation, some people will reject it. Some people will fabricate accusations against it. Some
people will label it with their own insulting labels. And yet they are the ones seeing through the
wrong lenses the wrong glasses. Do not let people's labels pressure you when it comes to your
beliefs or your actions. Focus on what Allah has revealed and you will always be in a good state one
or what they call Iran. I mean, it is a reminder for all of the world so focus on it as a central
thing.
		
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			Your life everyday you are living by this reminder of the Quran May Allah subhana reward us and
protect us Aloma I mean, a couple links between the opening and closing of the surah and then we
will conclude Inshallah, number one Allah swears by the pen and the tool that is used to write down
the Quran into the most half the scribes and at the end of the surah Allah says Wanda, who were Illa
de Coronavirus, I mean it is a reminder for the world. That pen is a very powerful thing. And the
Quran reaches the world through this reminder through these tools and manifestations. Number two,
Allah reminds the prophet in the beginning of the surah mountains of mineral material because the
		
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			monsoon you're not crazy by the grace of your Lord at the end of the surah Allah repeats their
fabrication way according to him no damage. No they are saying that he is crazy ALLAH SubhanA is
reminding him you're not so don't worry about this pressure. Don't worry about these insults. They
do not measure up to truth. Number three in the beginning of the surah Allah says you are not By
Allah's grace upon your newer material. Big, insane, right? This is not the same idea. At the end,
Allah describes Eunice Ali salaam Lola and Rocco near Machu middleby The blessing of Allah subhanho
wa Taala upon you the blessings of Allah for you like guidance to Islam. You are blessed by Allah in
		
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			so many ways that no amount of worldly wealth can equate to brothers and sisters. If you are a
believer, you are richer than the richest disbeliever in this world. If you are a believer in a lot,
you are richer than the richest disbeliever in this world, not in necessarily your dollars or your
cash, but you are richer in terms of your status in the sight of Allah so keep working towards that.
And another point to keep in mind if Allah blesses the disbeliever and they reject its proper use,
they end up like the people of the garden or the people of grace, who are facing some kind of
punishment. Number four, Allah says in the beginning of the surah we're in a like a giant oil on the
		
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			moon, you will have a never ending reward at the end of the surah Allah says me test a JIRA for him
in Muslimeen with edgier is used in two ways in the sauna in the same exact Surah two different
ways. One is the editor of this world, and one is the editor of the Hereafter Jana, editor of this
world provisions or wealth, it is provided by God if you use it for the sake of Allah, Allah will
reward you with the provision the edges of the next life ajilon vedova never ending reward number
five and the second last point in sha Allah or third last point, Allah says in the beginning or in
Nicola Allah Hola. Now the viewer upon exalted moral character, and then at the end of the Surah,
		
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			Allah says phosphorelay Hockney robic be patient with a decree of your Lord. Patience is one of the
greatest aspects of exalted moral character. For you to have great character you need to exemplify
patience and perseverance, especially during this time, number six again second, last point shallow,
faster to zero, you have zero and Allah says the equal of two and you will soon see and they will
see which of you was truly afflicted with madness or upon misguidance. At the end of the surah Allah
says we're only in look at Mateen I am delaying them, but my plan is flawless. So it's not now that
you will see its leader you will see so do not rush do not become hasty as a believer and judge
		
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			things based on how they are today. And the last point Insha Allah, Allah reminds us in the
beginning, earlier part of the surah what do we have to do for you do you know do not compromise so
that they will compromise? Otherwise, your measuring stick becomes your desires, your temptations or
their worldview? You will mix truth with falsehood and you cannot mix truth with falsehood.
Otherwise, he becomes a falsehood. Allah says later in the Surah, of an Algerian Muslim, Ina
Calamondin. Me and Allah says in the limits of cleaner and there'll be in Jannetty nine, you cannot
make truth and falsehood the same. You cannot take parts of Islam and add other things to it or
		
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			reject parts of it. The reward for you not compromising? What do you love to do you innovate you
know, the reward for not compromising? Simply put is Jana in the limiter cleaner and there'll be
Jannetty nine the reward for following what Allah commands in this store is Jana, and that is a
promise of Allah subhanahu wata and this concludes our Tafseer of sorts of column and we ask Allah
subhanaw taala to allow us to benefit from what we studied what we heard what we learned, and most
importantly, we ask Allah subhanaw taala to make us people of action, people of optimism, people of
resilience, people who fall in the footsteps of the messenger SallAllahu sallam, especially today,
		
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			we are dealing with many things around the world today. May Allah keep us all patient and also
useful and productive for the Ummah, look at what's happening around the world and take action in
terms of what you can do with your time, your effort, your capacity, your social media, that people
you know, take some kind of action, the Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam 's name, and that the
religion is being insulted but he's above such a thing, right, the one who insults the prophesy
Selim will be nothing in the end in the Shanika when after that person is will be gone in terms of
history. And the most mentioned person in the world today is the one who has the greatest moral
		
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			character, what in the Kannada Holyoake now, the Be patient, be patient, be patient work towards
solutions in a proper way to work towards some kind of awareness. People should not get to the point
where they feel they can freely insult and attack the prophesy Salam in such a derogatory way in
such a disgusting way and
		
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			Simply get away with it rather than needs to be legislation. There needs to be a legal process,
there needs to be international pressure. And that requires a collective effort. And of course, we
are not condoning anything beyond the law beyond the shadow, of course. But what we are saying here
is that people should not feel like they can simply insult when they do insult. Remember, this is
not you. This is something they've been doing since the very beginning. And it's not true. These
fabrications do not matter. But we get to a point in terms of our effect in the world, our status
and our presence, because we don't compromise when we get to that status by the will of Allah
		
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			subhanaw taala that is that we have towards Islam. In following the message, not just protecting and
defending his name, in following the messenger sly send them and protecting peace in the world
amongst people and not having hate speech become a very normal thing. In doing so we live by the
Sunnah of the Prophet salallahu Salam every single day and not just when some incident takes place.
So may Allah subhanaw taala allow us to utilize the Tafseer of social Panem to become better
followers of the messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and this concludes our Tafseer of the surah
was salam ala Nabina Muhammad while early was to be a Gemini