Umm Jamaal ud-Din – Understanding al-Qadar in Times of Trial

			Bismillah Alhamdulillah wa Salatu was Salam ala rasulillah wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa, ala? First of
all, why do sisters ask Allah to Allah, that you're all the best of you, man, and I asked a local
Tyler, you know, to bring ease to all of you out there and you know, to bring ease to all about
Walmart in shoreline. Remember that our ultimate goal is Gen nine Sharla. And this is what we're
working for. And this is where you know inshallah and john now there'll be no more hardships, no
more, you know, sadness, no more suffering, no more hearing bad news kind of losses, we're just
aiming for that. And until then, you know, where we have to be patient and keep moving forward in
		

			our lives inshallah, right? But look, what I wanted to speak to you briefly about today is about the
belief of a God that you will put up, right, and how having knowledge of this sixth pillar of Amen,
can increase our mental resilience when facing any types of hardships in our lives, right? Um, you
know, and also, I want to talk about, like, why understanding about other is actually very powerful
in helping us reach a state of overall sukeena and tranquility in our lives, inshallah.
		

			So, first of all, for those of you who don't know, right, in a nutshell, believing in a pod, bite
you one other is to believe that everything that happens to us, has already been, you know,
predestined and pre ordained by a level Tyler. Right? So, in other words, everything that happens to
me, that's already from the eternal knowledge of a level to Allah, Allah always knew that that thing
was going to happen to me, right? And most of you would know that from a level dahlias, Beautiful
Names are, you know, his name is like Li lien? The one who knows everything right? And hobby are the
one who is aware of all things I love, please, the one who is knowledge reaches all of the subtle
		

			affairs. Okay, so when you know, just how an encompassing the knowledge of Allahu taala is, what
that means for you is that whatever you're going through, you know that you're not alone. Right? And
you know, that there is no one who knows more about what you're going through than Ally's origin.
		

			So, you know, because Yanni if, if, as long as and also like, as long as Allah knows what I'm going
through, right, if we, if I know that Allah knows what I'm going through, then in other words, no
matter what happens,
		

			that helps me to feel like inshallah, I'm going to be okay. You know, because Allah knows what I'm
going through, it means he's with me, therefore, I can know I can get through this inshallah I've
got Allah with me to get through this and I don't have to face this trial on my own. Okay, so this
is something that really strengthens you. And if you think about the famous words that the prophet
SAW, a lot of them seem to have a book when they were in the cave, right? And you know, when they
were doing that he drugged to an Medina and they were in that cave together and the disbelievers
were surrounding them from every direction at any moment. They could have been the end of the
		

			Prophet sallallahu Sallam that could have been the end of islam even right. What is the prophet SAW
as some say to have a buck? He says, Let that Zen in Allah mana right? Do not be afraid, Do not be
sad. very unlikely is with us.
		

			Right? So whoever knows that Allahu Allah knows all things right? And, and that when you know that,
you know that Allahu taala knew that this trial was always going to be for you. Okay, he always knew
this, this trial is going to be for you. This is from the greatest causes for a person to feel at
peace with what they're going through. Because why because it allows you to hand your trial over to
Allah. You don't have to feel that you have to carry this whole burden of this trial on your own.
		

			Okay, and that's very empowering for people to understand that.
		

			The other thing too is that one of the powerful things we learn as well from then 50,000 years
before the creation of the heavens and earth, okay, it was all written in a low and mouthfuls write
the present tablet, so a lot of times it tells us instead of headed by that I would be like in a
shutdown regime.
		

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			In deca and oh boy he has seen the Kayla that so other man fat kumada the floor who Bina at home one
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			So these verses incident hygiene allowance Allah tells us that man or Saba mean, we'll see that in
feet on the no calamity before someone in the earth or in yourselves except that it was already
written in a low and my foot, right? That's the first part of this. Then after that, a lot tells us
what is the benefit of knowing that what is the benefit of knowing benefit of knowing that Allahu
Donna already wrote everything and Alo and my foot. Allah says Lee Kayla, that so I learned our
first icon, that you will not grieve over those things you failed to get well at the frog will be
mad at Taco and that you won't over rejoice with what Allah brings to you. Okay, because Allah does
		

			not love those who are prideful. boasters Okay, so what I'm trying to say here is that if you know
that whatever happened to you, was always going to happen to you, then there's no use regretting and
thinking that you should have done something else. Okay, because it means that there's nothing you
could have done to make things turn out differently.
		

			Right. And in fact, there's a hadith from the Prophet so long on insulin, in which he
		

			Yanni in this hadith is read by even our best rhodiola, one hole, he says one Anima forca lamea, can
you see back that no, that anything that I'm
		

			Yanni anything that be passed by you, it didn't come to you, it was never going to be for you.
Without a saw Becca, lamb yakun you cap that anything that befalls you was never going to pass you
by.
		

			Okay, so. So what we learn from this is that
		

			we shouldn't be leaving our lives, like prisoners to our past, like a lot of people, you know, they
get trapped in their past.
		

			And unfortunately, they keep beating and beating themselves up for what happened to them, or like
choices they made, or people did this to me people get to me, you know, but the reality is, my dear
sisters, we have to realize that this was this was written for us, you know, and it was always going
to happen, no matter what you said, no matter what you did, no matter what different thing could
happen. It was written for you, it was always going to happen. Because if you look at that Hadees I
just mentioned that, you know, whatever, before you was never going to miss you. Okay, so I think
that this is one of the really powerful lessons that we take from this knowledge of al Qaeda because
		

			it helps you to be able to finally let go and move on.
		

			Right. And something else that Islam teaches us as well is is how we need to have a realistic look
at the life of this world. Right and to realize that trials are from the reality of his life.
		

			You know, trials is something that a lot of data has written and destined to happen to us while
we're in this life you know, in the life of this dunya. If you look at what Allah tala mentions in
su baccara
		

			he tells us will another do when a combi Shea in mineral whole fuel jewelry, when that will see mean
I am worthy well unfussy when Well, what's the morons? Well, that she's sobbing. Right? That very,
we will test you with something from fi from hunger from, you know, loss in your wealth in
yourselves in your you know, your is, your, your samurai, to your fruits, with Ashley sobbing, give
good tidings to the patient.
		

			And one of the greatest benefits that we get, just from having a more realistic outlook towards life
in general, you know, and coming to except that, you know, I'm being tested with trials is part and
parcel of this life, is that it helps to be it helps you to be more resilient in facing those trials
whenever they come back. Because you've already you already understand this is what life's about.
Right? So that changes your whole perspective. The biggest one of the biggest challenges in facing
trials is it's just changing your whole perspective to it in the first place. That's one of the
biggest coping mechanisms right.
		

			Now another aspect we are believing you know, I thought you were positive is that you know, not only
did Allah tala always know everything before it happened, and that he recorded all of that in a low
head math was preserved. I bet that's been him, right. But also whatever happens
		

			From what He wills to happen as well, right it happened by his will. Now, I need to explain
something here that you know, we should never think that Allah's view is just some random aim this
wheel. Okay? What is that a lot of dollar wheels to happen. That's from his infinite wisdom.
		

			Right almost on a season shoot in San. This is where Matt to share owner illa ayisha Allah that you
will not be able to do something and this Allah wills it. And then he says in Allah hi kana I lean
in hekima Verily, Allahu taala is the all knowing and wife. So in other words, what I'm trying to
say here, in this verse, Allah with Allah connected between his will and his hikma.
		

			Alright, so it shows that his will is connected to his hikma, therefore, nothing happens. Except
there's a huge hikma a huge wisdom for why it has happened, even if we can't see the wisdom for that
right now.
		

			Right? So it's not just some random event that has no meaning or purpose. That's what the atheists
would like you to believe. Right? atheists in reality, they reduce our whole human existence to
basically be nothing more than like a cluster of particles, which are, you know, randomly existing
in the universe, like everything else, right? With no meaning, or purpose for our existence. No,
anything we go through. Right? But what Allahu taala tells us instead thought, for example, he says,
one hour while upon us sama, well, I will go on eBay now. Houma Valentina, that we did not create
the heavens and the earth, and what's between them. belvilla but for nothing in Amos for Amos
		

			reason, right? What is almost an adverse Valley, Calvin new levina Kapha Panama, that's what the
disbelievers think. I think Allah created all this for nothing with an aimless reason, right? For
way to levena cafo in And now, we're to the disbelievers from the fire mouth ticked off. Alright,
so, you know, you kind of begin to imagine what kind of mental distress that atheists and those who
don't have any do any kind of region, get what they go through, like, when you've got no meaning or
purpose for the trials of this life? You know, it's kind of what have you got to hold on to you, I
mean, there's no meaning to it, right? Because you just, you're basically just, you know, a bunch of
		

			particles that's just randomly, you know, having these trials before you, okay, so, panel, this is
the this piece, and sukeena that this belief about your father actually brings to your heart, right?
Because, you know, when I know that whatever happens to me, was actually what allow real to happen.
And, you know, whatever Allah will happen is only from his hikma. Right, he's perfect wisdom. And
that means that when something happens to me, instead of me asking unhelpful questions like saying,
you know, why me? You know, why did I, you know, what did I do to deserve this? You know, those
questions are not helpful, all they do is create more distress. Okay? So instead, I'm able to ask
		

			questions, like, you know, what, can I learn from this trial? Right, because I know there's a
meaning behind it. What can I learn from this trial, you know, how can I grow from this experience?
Right? And in particular, to ask myself, how is Allah shaping me and developing me as a believer
through this trial?
		

			Okay, there's, there's always so much we get out of our trials, whether it's forgiveness of sins,
raising levels, and even just developing us and making us stronger as believers, purifying our
hearts, purifying us, so that we will be will be ready to enter john that inshallah, right. Um, so,
you know, like, as I said, Before, I know that what is happening to me,
		

			you know, was written for me, by Al Hakim.
		

			Right, the one who is most wise, right? Who is also the most who is a lot leaf like Allahu taala is
a love beef to his servants. So he's the most gentle to his service. Right? So knowing that, I know
that there must be a higher meaning behind this trial, even if I can't make sense of it right now.
		

			Now, before I finish, I just wanted to also speak about one of the common questions that a lot of
people ask
		

			which is why does a long time that allow bad things to happen? A lot of people that are Christian
		

			So first of all sisters, we need to understand that
		

			just because a lot of dollar, you know, destined for something to happen, it doesn't mean that he
loves that thing to happen. Right difference between what He wills and what he loves. Right? So,
even though a lot done a wheel that to happen, but that but don't think that just because He willed
it to happen, that he necessarily loves that thing to happen. Okay, so an example of that, if you're
looking at this, how do you think it's a How do you could see how difficult it is when the Messenger
of Allah so a lot of times told us something that Allah has said, right, and this is recorded by a
party, right, bubble hooray rajula. One was a bit long, but I'm just gonna read the last bit. So the
		

			last bit of this hubby basically says that Allah said, the Messenger of Allah tells that Allah said
that I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate from taking the soul of my abdomen
movement, that from my faithful servant, right? Because why? Because Allah knows that his servant
does not like this is something that, you know, no one likes death. Right. But Allahu taala says
that I and I hate the harm of that for him, you know, I, this is something that a lot, you know, is
the only thing that Pamela he a long time mentioned that
		

			the one thing that he really hesitates about is, you know, because of his gentleness towards his
believing servant, that this is something that, you know, a lot of dollar does not like to do this.
But at the same time, because a lot of wrote death for a believer, right? A lot of data wrote just
for a believer.
		

			But it's not something that Allah loves for his believing servants, right?
		

			He does not love that he doesn't actually love any harm to come to us believing service at all,
okay, but there's all a greater purpose and a greater reason for why he has willed for these
different things to happen to us in this dunya. Right. And you have to, you know, even go with what
the Messenger of Allah said,
		

			about the rasma. And the mercy that Allah has for his believing slave, right, it is more than a
mother to her child.
		

			So if you've got to remember that when you're going through something, or you see people suffering,
		

			remember, if you feel mercy for them will lie, Allah has more mercy for them. So there's a huge
reason, there's a huge reason why Allah is destined to happen, right? And that's why, you know, if
we look at all the different trials affecting our Alma now, you know, whether it's COVID whether
it's, you know, killing off innocent Muslims, you know, in Palestine, or Syria, Yemen, Burma,
wherever, all the, you know, everywhere we look, right, but we have to keep on, you know, you have
to console yourself, don't over, load yourself with what you are not like, you do what you can, but
you don't overload yourself with all that because you can, you're only asked to do what you can
		

			right now you can leave Allahu nevsun illa husana Allah does not put a burden on Assad more than
they can be right. So you have to come back to yourself and realize that there's a huge reason why
huge wisdom behind what why Allah has written for these things to happen. And despite this, it's
very bitter seeing these trials, you have to also look, there's a lot of higher that comes out of it
even despite that, right.
		

			This is some of the height like it's from these trials that the oma wakes up. Right? Allah wakes up
Alma, he reminds us all of the reality of this dunya You know, he shows us where our true concerns
should be focused towards as employment, right. And we can also see how Allah tala unites us, he
brings us together as an Alma through these trials. And he shows us who are the real traitors, and
the enemies and hypocrites now protect us, right? It all comes apparent in these things, right? The
other thing you notice that he gives us, modern day examples of true heroes, and true role models
for us to emulate, what we become inspired by their level of patience and sacrifice for the sake of
		

			a lot, right.
		

			And, as for those suffering, all of these trials, you know, look at what Allah tells us, tells us
instead, for example, fidelium, right, right, a lot of Dallas's
		

			whether yanam Allah will lead in that arm and all we are definitely there mean come, she had that
explaining why a lot, you know, allows for these different trials to come down on on his believing
servants. He said, in order to see you know, it's like a refining process right through it through
the hidden income, she had that and he, he kind of lost so many get, you know, they get the position
of Shahada. That's why my desist is you know, never think that anything happens except as you
		

			Huge wisdom behind it and never think that what any believer suffers in this dunya. Right. So this
is why having this knowledge of other is very powerful.
		

			And if you look at what causes most people to suffer mental distress is through overthinking about
one of two things, right? Either regretting the past, or worrying about the future. Right. So, if I
know that everything was written 50,000 years before the creation of the heavens and the earth, then
it means that there's nothing else that I could have done in order to prevent what's happened. So
what's the use of missing here regretting the past? Right? The other thing is, if I know that all of
my, my future fears are completely in the hands of a lie alone,
		

			this helps me to I you know, I work slowly towards my goals, but at the same time, I have to work on
in Allah, you know, put my trust in Allah, that he's gonna take care of my future affairs,
inshallah. So then why live, you know, in a constant state of worrying about the future,
		

			right, so you can see how that's very empowering.
		

			To the parliamentary system. This is how having this knowledge about your product, helps you to
attain true inner peace and serenity, with whatever happens to you in this union.
		

			And it's this state of inner peace.
		

			That's the panel we find. So many non Muslims are now paying 1000s of dollars, and doing all kinds
of strange and different practices and rituals, right? Just to try to find this inner peace, that
Allahu taala has already shown us the way to attain it.
		

			You know, may Allah have done to make it easy for us to reach a state of having revoir with whatever
befalls us in sha Allah. Because of course, you know, speaking about it is one thing, going through
is another thing, but still having a knowledge it's something to hold on to and hopefully, you know,
we're doing we're doing this recording, I'm hoping that inshallah will be there for sisters and
maybe they're going through something they could just play it when they're going through that trial
and remind himself of these words, inshallah even I can pay for myself when I'm going through a
trauma. Right. But I just wanted to leave you all with some beautiful words by Emmanuel am Rahim
		

			Allah, to reflect upon where he says these words, right? Just listen closely and just reflect on
this right? So he says, had Allah lifted the veil for his believing servant, right? And shown him
how he handles his affairs for him. And how a level to honor is more key for the benefit of his
slave than his own self. That believes his heart would have melted and a love for Allah
		

			Subhana Allah, right that believe his heart would have melted out of love for a lot if you knew how
gentle and how much mercy helped, you know, a lot is more merciful to you than your own self. And
you think something good for you along those what's better for you, is what you have to realize it's
hard to understand that but that's the honest truth. Allah knows what's best for us even more than
we know for our own source. So that's why we just asked a lot of dollar to help us all to have
rebar, you know, to have contentment with what if Allah tala, you know, chooses for us in this dunya
and asked Allahu taala to relieve the suffering of our Omar to relieve every person who's going
		

			through some sort of trial, you know, hold on to the hope of Jana. You know what I mean, as I said
in the beginning of my talk, that this is our greatest hope we know that whatever as Muslims,
whatever we're going through in this dunya Subhan Allah This is a temporary abode right. And in
Jana, when you enter Jana, you know, she won't even remember like all of this you won't even you it
will all be washed from your brain. Just one dip in Jana. Makes it person forget any suffering that
we threw in this dunya right. And imagine in Jana no more hearing bad sad stories, stressful
stories.
		

			You know, anything that makes you said, Yanni Subhanallah just bliss and happiness always my last
partner help us all to reach this safely. And male all Tyler, you know, strengthen us and he never
Amen. And you know, you're not asking genital photos from Sharla