Yahya Rhodus – Reflections on Surah Ya Sin #6 of 19
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But Acharya, the people of the town, and we'll get into what
scholars say that that means, and that the meaning behind this is,
is so that, that first and foremost is that those among the
prophesy son who denied the message and by extension, all of
those who deny that any prophetic message can take he did, they can
hopefully learn a lesson from the those that came before them and
what happened to them. And as the principle states, if we do not
learn to take lessons from the people of the past, is it we will
be lessons for people to future, if we do not take lessons from
people of the past, we become the lesson for the people of the
future, because it will fall into the same thing. And that this is
why it's so important for us to learn lessons, and to that go
beyond the surface level of how we understand that human acts to
understand the purpose behind them, which relates to ultimately
the decisions that you and I make. And he means a very subtle, and
the way that we come to the conclusions that we make, the way
that we make the decisions that we make is very subtle, and it
requires an intimate knowledge of the states of our heart, an
intimate knowledge of what is taking place there. And that why
it is that we do what we do, and how does desire play its part and
how to shift on play its part, and how does that relate to our
temperament and all of these different things, and our
particular situation that we're in and those that are around us in
the ways way that we are raised as children, and so forth and so on.
That this plays out with different people in different ways. But the
key is, is that we come to know ourselves. And some of those
characteristics we share with all human beings and some of those are
unique to ourselves. But we hope as we go through life is that we
make the right decisions and Allah to Allah gives us Tofig to be able
to that do sincerely for his sake, what is pleasing to Him, Subhan
Allah to Allah, and to avoid all the different ways of going astray
the two greatest archetypes of which are to not know and thus go
astray without knowledge or to know but to have our desires get
the best of us, and so that we go astray based upon knowledge, and
that that latter state is more dangerous than the former. So
Allah Allah says in verse 13,
he will let him know whom method and Asaba duty is heard and more
so no, and set forth for them as a parable. An example and let a
lesson is similar to the people of the town when the messenger
Bettman the message bearers or you could say the messengers came unto
it. And so here is that the Prophet Salatu Salam is commanded
to provide the Quraysh was an example of what happened to those
that came before them, when they denied the messengers that came
with truth.
And so that this is why what live in set forth for them is first and
foremost. A photog, Allah is addressing Satan and Mohamed Salah
idrs IV Salam, and by extension, Allah is dressing that all people
who are that carrying out the prophetic message and that
representing him someone lies and him as his inheritor to the people
that they're speaking to. And so that this is first and foremost, a
an address of the Prophet and by extension, all of those that are
carrying out their prophetic duty after him, well lit up the home
method and, and set forth for them. The home for them here
refers to the, again, the machinery key of the Quraysh, the
policies of the corporation, that
that were around him, and that were described earlier as those
whom that were denying the message.
Well, there's nothing and a method in the Arabic language actually,
before we get into methods, sorry, I want to look a little bit at
this word that was
not about your the repo is normally the word that we use for
hitting somewhere. But the foundational meaning of bottom is
that where that you take two things and you bring them
together, and such that they strike one another, and then an
impact is left. So that's really what is meant by daughter. And
obviously you can think about when you hit someone, that's what
happens is there's forces use is that you have for instance, your
fist then impacting touching that someone else's body and then that
some type of impact. So this is the foundational meaning of data.
And it is for this reason, that it is used in different contexts as
well, for instance, is that we also speak of it in the context of
time
Definitely. And that if you say that, that the reason that it
relates to Traveling is because is that, that when the traveler that
walks upon the earth or treads the earth or his riding the city is
riding upon treads of the earth. Yep, little village lady village
lady alarmed, is that he is in a sense hitting the ground, that
with his feet if he's walking or with the legs of the animal, the
hooves of the animal that he is riding, and then that there's
imprints that are left when you walk that there's footprints and
when that you ride that on some type of riding base that
footprints are left in the earth or in the sound or whatever. It's
also a word that we use for printing coins. So you say dollar
bill full unknown and that is it. So printed that here in this
sense, silver coins or even gold coins. And the idea behind that is
is that you that are taking that coin that you want them to look
like and you are pressing them. So it is the you are pressing the
molds, and then you are forming new coins. And
this is why that when we use this word with a methyl, which you're
roughly translate as parable is that well, little bit of nothing.
And so that you that setting forth a parable, what are you trying to
do is that you're trying to impress a lesson upon someone.
So on all of these, all of these meanings, is that there's this
idea of contact and then an impression, whether it's
physically hitting, or whether it's traveling and the traces that
you leave behind, whether it's that printing coins and pressing
coins. And the idea behind what that have been on methylene is
that you have a parable a lesson a similitude that you want to
impress upon someone. And that's the whole point of this is not
that we just hear the story is that the meaning is impressed upon
us, and imprinted in us. So that in our own lives is that we can
see how that the archetype manifests in our own sense in
relation to how we respond to it. So well, a little bit of a method
and a method is a parable in a parable and English is it's a
story that is used to illustrate that some type of lesson. That's a
parable, if we that translated as similar to the similitude is
really closer to the foundational meaning of method, which is this
idea of comparison between two things. And you compare one thing
to another. In this sense, what is being compared is that the state
of these people who as we will see denied the messenger bear the
message bearers that came to them is that is the same state of these
people who that denied the Prophet sallallaahu Southern Sudan. So
there is a similarity there. Or you could just roughly refer to it
as an example, which is that something specific that indicates
a general rule, anyhow, we'll develop a method and set forth for
them as a parable as hobble Korea, the people of the town.
And the vast majority of scholars say that the town that is referred
to here in Arabic is umpah, kiya in English Antioch. And that when
they say when Allah says is Jaya and Mercer know, when the message
bearers came unto it, here's where they differ. That are these
message bearers, apostles, that were sent to the town by senior
isa by the Prophet Jesus Isla his center. And that this is the one
opinion of the commentators is that it was the city of Antioch
and it was a the town in which there were poly theists. And that
Allah to Allah commanded the Prophet Jesus ITSM, to send to the
of His apostles there to convey the message and to call them to
Islam.
According to another opinion, the here the moreso known the message
bearers are the messengers, their prophets. And some of the scholars
say this seems to be more likely because our Prophet himself is
that referred to as that one of the more Sunni as we spoke about
in the third verse in Nicola Mina, Mercer Nene, truly you are one of
the messengers. So there's a difference of opinion, the point
is, is not the historical details. The point is, is that the lesson
that comes from it, okay, and so that, again, that our Prophet has
been commanded to that tell them set forth within a parable. And it
is the story of the Sahaba Korea, because in the Koran is left
general means the people of the town, and so that, that those that
are in here
As time can understand what happens to people when they deny,
prophetic truth. And then Allah to Allah says in verse 14, if all of
a sudden that a lady with an ephah can level homer for as as Nebby
30, sinful called in illegal, more saloon, when we sent to them too,
they denied them. So we reinforced them with a third. And they said,
Verily We have been sent to you.
And so that if we base it on the fact that it was, if we look, if
we say that it was the Prophet Jesus who sent the apostles, that
are that they were either way, is that, that two of the messengers,
either the apostles or the messengers that came to this town.
And the first response of the people of this town, was that they
denied their message that they bought, and then Allah to other
sets for as NaVi Sadie thing, so we reinforced them with a third.
And then the third messenger came. And that reinforced everything is
that the first two set and that encourage them to that move away
from their polytheism into worship Allah to Allah only an associate
no partners to Him, and to leave their worshipping of idols. And
the way that they spoke is that in NA la come more saloon is that
they wanted to emphasize what it is that they had been commanded to
tell them, that indeed, that they were messengers that indeed,
verily We have been sent unto you. And there are that to McKee that
here, there are two that functions in the Arabic language that are
used to that emphasize the sentence. The first is Inna. And
the second is, in this case, the Joomla ischemia, the nominal
sentence. And
scholars also point out is that the wisdom of that if we say that
it was the Prophet Jesus sending that to people, and how that one
of them could support the other, and that one testimony is not the
same as two, and having two people that speak and there's more
convincing that for the people that they're speaking to. And then
that they said in response to these matches, bears coming to
them. And this is verse 15, follow Matt and elaboration on Mr. Luna,
will Mertens on a rock man woman she into Illa, tech, the bone
they said you are but human beings like us, in the All Merciful has
not sent down anything, you are simply lying.
So this was their first response.
In other words, is that the people of the town responded to these
three messages in this particular way? And the what they said
includes three things. That is, first of all, what is called the
tail rod, that is, is that they are denying, or they are opposing
the message? And then secondly, is that there is
the ham? Or if tirar that they are that line? And then there is the
it the ham, and that they are then blaming
them or they are that finding that putting into question, what is
that they're saying? And so that one of the other meanings that we
take from this as well is that this is again, this is the nature
of that truth when someone comes with it is that there will be
people who are opposed to it and Allah Tada continuously mentioned
stories like this in the Quran to us. So this can be firmly rooted
in ourselves. And so that we shouldn't, that be amazed at
people that opposing that religious truth. This is not
something that should shock us. This is something that in fact, is
expected. Now, when it comes to the as often is the case in our
time, when people are misrepresenting the religion
itself. That's something else entirely and suddenly has to be
dealt with, which is one of the problems of our time. But when it
comes to people who are really embodying the principles of the
religion, it's to be expected that they are going to be seen as
strangers. Lest we forget the hadith of our Prophet sallallahu
Sallam is that Islam began as something strange, better Adeem
hurry, but we'll see Udo who even came out but it will return
Strange as it began football in Hyderabad, so glad tidings to the
strangers. So if you feel estranged in your particular
locale in your community, wherever it is that you are from, because
they're not like minded people, because that you are struggling to
maintain your deen and you find people around you, or not going
through the same struggle is that we should go back to the Hadith of
the Prophet slicer and, and we should actually be happy and see
this as a blessing of Allah that we are finding that difficulty
because our Prophet so glad tidings for October that horrible
God tidings to those who are strangers who feel estranged. And
that, in general,
this is also how we are taught to live here in this world confit
dunya can Nikka reborn, or Abby to severe be in this world as if you
are a hottie, a stranger, or an average civilian, someone who's
just passing by Wayfair. So the world in and of itself, even if
you didn't have a lot of Islamophobia, for instance, or a
lot of people that hated you, or whatever else it is, is that the
world itself is like this is that if we feel excessively comfortable
in the world, it's a sign that there is a lack of inner because a
believer that should feel more comfortable in his or her
reflection of the world to come. And then we need to work on
ourselves to slowly detach over time, putting things in their
proper place while we're here, of course, but working with a strong
intention, and having the motivating factor behind
everything that we do to be to draw near to Allah to Anna, and to
return to him safely. Suppan who went to Anna? And so is that the
first part of this What did they say? Hello, not into elaborate
Scharoun Mr. Luna, their first response is to say is that you are
but human beings like us.
And that, if you really look carefully at this,
this is one of the that main things that people can't get over
is that the fact that there are messengers, and sometimes a lot of
people throughout history and even in our time
find it far fetched and difficult to believe that a human being like
them, will that be a be able to receive what we are calling
prophecy, and to that receive this message from Elijah legendado. And
to convey that and we must follow them.
And unfortunately, is that there are many Muslims today that are
finding difficulty in understanding this. And that this
is a very, very dangerous situation. Because yes, that our
prophesy center was a human being no one is saying that he wasn't
Masha. The Beshara in Arabic is your skin. Bashar is a human
being.
And we have a lot to add. It says in Surah Ted gaff called in nama
Anna by Sharon, Mr. OCO, say that I am a human being I am I better
like you, Mr. Chrome. I'm a human being like you. But then what does
the verse say? You have a lay,
I receive revelation, and then a law Hueco ALA.
And then the that your Lord is one. And so is that while we
absolutely affirmed that our Prophet was a human being so Allah
sent him. And there was a wisdom in that, so that we could follow
him. Because the fact that he was a human being is that enables us
to that feel that sense of closeness to us, even though he
wasn't like other human beings. And what we mean by he wasn't like
other human beings, is that he receives revelation, which is this
right after that in the same verse. So He's different from
other human beings insofar as he receives revelation. And we spoke
a little bit yesterday about the difficulty of embarrassing
revelation, and how it is only prophets and messengers that have
the ability to bear revelation. And we're anyone else in creation,
that was not prepared to receive it, that have to receive
revelation, which they can't, obviously, but let's just say no
thought were they to have is that they would have been completely
that just completely and totally annihilated from the power of
Revelation. Just as we mentioned yesterday that no one's gonna hurt
a quarter Elijah, this is what would happen to that mountain. And
so is it allowed to add has chosen prophets and messengers to be able
to bear receive and transmit revelation? And that this opens up
a door for us to understand a very subtle point.
How do we view a lot of adequate artists creation?
And four, it really is simple at one level. And then to the degree
that someone doesn't have that clarity is that there are that
various diversions where by which the
Your heart and mind becomes muddled. And it becomes difficult
for people to decipher what it is that they should really believe in
what it is that they shouldn't believe. Whereas if you just
confirm the existence of Allah, once you believe in the existence
of Allah, in you believe that Allah to Allah is all powerful,
and you believe that he's
read, and does whatever he wants. So many other things become so
easy to believe.
Miracles are easy to believe what you believe in Allah,
that believing that Allah that gave revelation, right to
a human being is easy to believe, once you affirm the existence of
Allah, all of that is easy to believe. And one of the common
questions that you're asked, especially with young people, what
does Islam say about evolution, and so forth, and so on, in
questions of this nature, natural selection, and that Darwinism, and
while I'm in agreement that we need to have very
sophisticated responses to various obfuscations, this being one of
them. And I'm all for doing the research for these things and
writing books to clarify these points. From one perspective, once
you realize in believe that a larger law, Gerardo is all
powerful, and does whatever he wants to Panama data, it's very
easy for you to believe in the unique creation of Adam Mandisa.
It's really simple as that.
And so what ends up happening is a lot of people, that when they
entertain these questions, they're entertaining them from a
standpoint of weak belief.
And that this is the modernist Muslim tendency, where you have to
go back now and rewrite some of our history or much of our
history, because it's hard for you know, wait the late Isami. Raj,
then it was just a dream. Okay? Or is that, that miracles aren't
really miracles are some type of scientific explanation for it. But
none of that is necessary once you believe in the existence of Allah,
you realize is that everything appreciate belongs to him. And in
reality, is that this is why we call a miracle is a breaking of
the norm. Even the norm actually, is really a miracle if you think
about it.
The very fact that we are experiencing existence like this,
in with this fluidity, and we are experiencing time right now as we
speak, from one moment to the next. And we don't feel it has
been choppy, we don't feel ourselves going into existence and
out of existence. Allah Tada is creating all of this in every
single moment, right now as we are speaking in my as I'm speaking,
it is something really amazing. And that he has his son and, and
creation so that we know gravity being one of them, that you hold
something up, generally speaking, that it's going to drop. But these
what we call norms. It's only because Allah to Allah is creating
that and sustaining that in every single moment that it is
happening.
So a breaking of the norm really is in relation to how we see
things, otherwise a lot to add, or could have made things
differently.
But this is the way that we experience things. And it's really
fascinating to think about that everything that is happening in
creation, right now, as we speak, not just in this world, but in the
micro world. And then the macro world, is that Allah to add is the
title a similarity with art, and we say, and sort of an eye cursive
letter who the who sing or tone while I know, he does not doze
off, nor does he sleep. And that just as you and I were we to doze
off, we lose our kodra we lose our power. And they actually mentioned
this in the books of fit as a way of determining whether or not you
fell asleep because there's certain legal rulings that relate
to your window if you fall asleep. And if you're holding a pin and
the pin falls out of your hand, is that that's a sign for instance,
that you had fallen asleep. And what is the meaning there is that
you lose your power you fall asleep, but you your normal power
you have you no longer have were allowed to either to doze off and
it is impossible for him to doze off because he has the higher Luca
you is that everything in universe will be obliterated.
He is sustaining everything in every single moment and creating
and recreating it Subhan who want to honor and then the way that we
experience it is that it's seamless. But the reality is, is
that we're not to be that a lot that is giving us the ability to
live in every moment and to do what it is that we do in every
moment. None of this would ever be here.
Anyhow, is that once you establish that is
It's very easy for you to believe that Allah to have adequate adda
sent a messenger. But a lot of people get veiled on this
particular point, and at the level of disbelief and refusing to
accept a message that comes from that a messenger. And then for
other people that even though they might be believers and accept the
idea of a messenger is that they de emphasize the special nature of
the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu sallam. And that is also a great
danger.
Other examples of that previous peoples denying that the prophets
because of their human side and sort of the to Harbin that he
could be a new candidate team little sort of in that vein nets.
And thus it was that their Messengers used to come them to
them with that clarifying matters staccato, a visual on your donor.
And they would say that, will a human being be a source of
guidance for us? Will the human being guide us? In other words,
that they were in the state of charge of a state of negative type
of wonder that led them to deny and then sort of for Carlo Carlo?
Malley had the rustle, and they said that what is with this
messenger yet called a Tom Williams, you've heard us walk as
if he eats food, and he walks in the marketplace. Lola owns a daily
Malecon Fiona another era, is it whether or not to have been that a
angel that have been that descended with him, and that could
then warn others alongside of him? So in other words, is that this is
nothing new, that people have been blinded by
the human side of the messengers from the earliest of times? And
that this again, that gets back to something very fundamental, is how
do we look at Allah subhanaw taala, his creation,
and everything in creation, from the standpoint that a lot of other
got added, created, it has a meaning. And we've pulled to this
line of poetry many times. But it's such an amazing line of
poetry, that it deserves to be quoted time and time again. And it
definitely pertains to this subject, where that Sheikh
Mohammed bin Habib said, in the Medeco, no man and party Matt and
his sword khulumani, did Kochava CanAm. And however, indeed, that
the entire universe is meanings, that set up and forms anyone, and
everyone who perceives this is from the pupil of recollection, is
from the true pupil of intellect. In other words, all of creation
has meanings.
But it's whether or not that we can pick up on that meaning or
not. And so people that just look at creation, as creation, there's
nothing beyond the material is that those same people will be
blinded to that learning the special nature of something,
something that I'm not to add a put in that thing, whether it's a
wisdom, or whether it relates to a prophet or messenger, that
something special he has given them, ie made them a prophet and
messenger to bear revelation, and then convey it. And so it really
gets back to that our belief in Allah, and once you establish that
is that all of these other things actually become very easy for us
to reconcile. So, mountain to elaboration, or Mr. Luna, you are
human beings, like us. And the second part of this are Muslims
that really de emphasize the importance of the Prophet Muhammad
Sallallahu sallam, in almost think of him in a very vague, that very
that
distant type way that somehow his only job was to come and to convey
the message and that's it. There's no connection that you really have
to them after the other than to the message, not the message
bearer. And this is just simply not the understanding of the
companions, or that all of the people who came after them, the
right you got his scholars had this until this day, if that was
the case, why did Satan and beloved, that have to leave Madina
Munawwara, after the time of the Prophet SAW,
there was so much nostalgia in Medina that it was so much that
reminded him of the prophesy Center. He couldn't bear being
there. And then at the very end of his life, just before he passes,
is that he is the one that said that when that his wife realized
that he was going to pass soon, and she said, What codabar What a
difficult situation this is, and he changed the frame. They said
what Padova he says, what an exhilarating situation this is a
Culloden elocon I have 100 in warehouses, but tomorrow I'm going
to meet my loved ones Muhammad and his companions. In other words,
why was that?
What he was saying at the end of his life? Why was the only thing?
Yes, he believed in Allah. Yes, he wanted to meet Allah.
But why was it the province I sent him in his companions?
And why was it that not only a mentioning of Allah, because he
saw being with the Prophet Salah license and the what the prophets
companions as the means for him to receive the bliss of paradise.
And that's not only not, that does not contravene any of the
principles of towhee that we believe in. And this is from the
essence of Turkey, everything a lot to how to create it is
creating this creation ultimately, that is a means for us if we
approach it the right way to draw near term subhanho data. And you
could go on and on and on and on and on. Same with man been a fan,
that the night before that he was murdered, he saw her dream with
the proper size, and I'm saying to him, is that tomorrow, you're
going to break your fast with me, Satan, Hussein when I saw
something similar, that in so forth and so on, there's a number
of examples like this throughout history, where is that it shows
the connection of people to the Prophet himself, Salah lie down
just like you sent him. And this is one of the not only important,
this is one of the most important that aspects of our deen and that
this modern coarseness that many modern Muslims have in relation to
the Prophet Sunlife center. And that almost as if that they don't
want to, since I don't want to point them, I mean, even there's
so many proofs of this, that this is a topic in and of itself. But I
just wanted to point out that
even though Muslims believe in the Prophet of the Prophet still is it
sometimes that his special nature is the emphasised.
And that what we want is a balance in the middle. We believe that the
Prophet was a human being, but we believed he received revelation.
So the license, ultimately, this is about being sincere in
worshiping Allah, but the way that we do that is through the
Prophetic teachings. And then the more that you love the Prophet,
the more that you're going to follow him, and then the more that
you follow Him, the more that then you will attain the love of Elijah
legit. And so the point is, is that traditional Muslims have
always understood a balanced way to understand this. In this
context, Allah Tada speaking of how people are blinded from the
Prophet sallallahu sallam, or from a prophet or a messenger, by
virtue of their humanity, and just being in the state of wanting How
could another human being that guide me.
And sometimes that could just merely be from the a lack of
understanding of Tawheed, a belief in the Divine unity. And sometimes
that could come from arrogance citizen, the heart.
And so that in our day and age is that we have to understand, and
I'll speak specifically in the context of the United States of
America, we live in a highly racialized society. And if you
would go and ask the vast majority of people in America, what is
their opinion of the Middle East, mentioned adjectives to describe
the particularly the, in your mind, the typical Middle
Easterner. And you'd be surprised, actually probably wouldn't be
surprised that what people would say, now, but knowing that our
prophesy syndrome is from the Middle East, and he's from the
Arabian Peninsula, and even people earlier in history, is that in the
two great empires of the time, the Byzantine and the Persian Empire,
is that they completely disregarded the audit
that they had, they held the audit in very low regard. But this is
because of their arrogance, is that if a lot of sends a messenger
is that if we are truth seekers, we would accept that message from
anyone and whoever that person might be. And what I'm pointing
out here is, is that if people have arrogance, if they disregard
people, or if they look down upon people, and they belittle people,
do you really think that they're going to accept guidance from that
person?
Do you really think they're gonna accept guidance from that person?
And it's on the tip of many people's tongues even to this day,
although that people now will, that get in big trouble if they
actually say it. And then even within the United States of
America, when that people look at other converts, and certain types
of converts, one of the things that you'll hear people say is
that I'm not in need of changing things. I'm very happy with the
way that I am. But a lot of what it really is suddenly, it's like,
Hmm, these are the people that are converting, but I don't really
want to be with them. Because I'm of a certain class or I'm of a
that certain social, just level of social distinction. These will
blind us from the truth, these types of things. And that again,
it gets back to the humanity of someone being blinded by their
humanity.
Tea in one of the beautiful two hours of Chicago welcome in Salem
is alum of three Annie machinery at Cooley, Missouri where she
hosts OCR columnist and Okemah. Con, he has a lot to that veil
from him, the human side of all believers in to show them the
special nature of all believers. All believers have something
special. Everyone, everyone in this room, everyone in this
community, everyone in this area, almost institchu, me will have
something special about them. But if you're arrogant, and you don't
think that there's anything special about them, you're not
going to benefit from, you're not going to be able to that take what
it is that they have, and to benefit from them. So this is the
first thing and this is really deep. There's so many things that
can be said about this is very deep psychology that has prevented
so many people and to this day, there are people that it's just
too far fetched for them to believe that a human being
received revelation, the idea of a prophet or a messenger. And as
long as they're caught up on that, is it it would it's very difficult
for them to accept the truth that they bring, because they see
themselves as human beings just like them, and rather in our time,
is it what is prevalent now in our time is that anything of the past
is considered to be that looked down upon, for the most part with
this myth of progress. Is it anything of the past is like, like
1400 years ago, you're following someone who lived 1400 years ago,
we live in
the age of, you know, space exploration. We live in an age of
that nanotechnology. We live in the age of that all of these types
of things that are happening, that you're falling someone 1400 years
ago.
And you'd be surprised the vast majority of people who are a part
of this globalized modern world, and that are that inundated with
much of its nonsense. This is that perspective. Yes, we are following
a prophet who live 1400 years ago. And not only are we following a
profit of 1400 years ago, created a coral colony.
It was the very best time of all, the best of all centuries, the
best of all ages was my age. So the licen similarly, the new
normal for millennial. And this is why if you really think about it,
there is so much that about our deen, it's just diametrically
opposed to what we're being told in the modern world. It doesn't
mean that we can't exist in the modern world, we can be a part of
the modern world, there's nothing, there's no other way, there's not
really a way not to be a part of the modern world, we are a part of
the modern world, but we are holding on to something much
different. And that this is why it's so important for us, it's so
important for us to have as we have to have is of Islam. And the
reality is, is that we feel the love of our heart, is that we've
been given the greatest gift of all, we have been given the
greatest gift of all, which is the gift of la ilaha illallah,
Muhammad Allah, so Allah in submitting to the Lord of the
heavens and the earth in a time, where we have some of the most
arrogant people who have ever walked the face of this earth, who
actually think in their mind erroneously, of course, that they
can do things better than Allah, you have legit.
And yes, that we are maintaining our principles in light of all of
that, that yes, we even wear traditional dress.
If when people outside see a woman with a hijab on, they see a man
covering his head or wearing a turban or something like this, or
wearing traditional clothing, it they don't know how to process
that in their mind. Although there still are religious communities
that even here in the United States that dress traditionally,
there are, but for the most part, the public sphere is not a place
that is warm, to religion.
And all of these meanings are circling around this same
archetype that started that a long time ago, and is been further
compounded in the time in which we live. And it's become more
nuanced. Anyhow, this is the first thing
mountain to mountain elevation mezzaluna you are but human beings
like us, well mountains on a rock man or woman shape. And so this is
the if Tara this is where they live, and they said and the All
Merciful has not revealed anything.
And so notice here is that they acknowledged these particular
people that believe in that Allah jelajah because they refer to him
as Rama. But they're denying that he sit down revelation.
And again, if you take it back to that blesseds story
which has so many different meanings packed into it.
They'll say no bucket of Sadiq.
And when he was asked if he believed that the Prophet went to
Jerusalem by night and came back and ascended into the heavens, and
he said his famous statement, if he said it, it is true. And Ken
because then he said, I believe he that receives something greater
than that, which is revelation from Allah.
And that is the amazing thing about belief is that if Allah
places belief in your heart, he makes it easy for you to accept
that Allah Allah gives revelation to certain prophets and
messengers.
It is easy to accept, because Allah, Allah DiNardo, does
whatever he wants.
If he wanted to, he could have left us to our intellects, and
said, work it out. You're not getting sent a messenger, work it
out yourself. I gave you an intellect and intellect that even
though definitively, it can't, according to the shaido actually
position is that tell you what that good and bad is, in short is,
is that by virtue of the fitrah, we tend to incline towards knowing
what is good, and what is that not good luck, I could have done that.
But he didn't. So the second thing is, is that they denied that the
sending down a revelation in then, and that they started to criticize
the character.
So at first they're like, you know, who are you you're just a
human being like us. And then second is that they then deny that
they had this special, they were sent something special, which is
Revelation, and then they started to criticize their character,
right into inlet tech, the wall, you are simply lying.
And if you would look at these three principles and apply it to
many people's responses, these are the things you will see happening.
And then especially this last one, there's a long list of things that
people end up saying about you, you're this you're that you're
this you're that you're this, you're that along with the things.
So in in some Illa texty room, that you are that simply line and
then that their response to this was Paulo Rabona animal pod Rabona
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so keep in mind that they just said
that they just said to them is that they were that they were sent
to them in a legal Masano
excuse me, they just said to them in that
that verse 14 in a commercial loan, yes. And then in verse 16,
is that auto or ogbonna? Yeah animal in a nickel no more so no.
So it's very close. But there's a slight difference. It first I said
to them in the late comer Sano, verily We have been sent to you.
And we use verily here even though it is an archaic word because
there is emphasis in the Arabic expression in right. So inna is
one of the ways that we emphasize something in Arabic. So if I say
that Munir is present with us, and someone thinks that Melania is
actually not really here. So I say Maduro, how they don't matter. But
then if someone thinks that that's not the case, I can further
emphasize that by saying in more niran, how they don't matter. I
emphasize that Melania is definitely with us, or verily,
he's with us. And then that if I want to even emphasize that
further, I can say, in Munira law, how they don't matter, I can add a
lamb before harder. And it gives further emphasis. And so that, as
there was two ways of emphasizing when they first said that were
messengers, because they wanted to get the point across now in verse
16, is that there's four ways of emphasizing it, the same two, and
then two more was the first one I say, all Rabona Yeah, that our
Lord knows, which is emphasizing the port further in the electron
law. This is known as the lemon Xalapa lemma also known or knows
that we have indeed been sent unto you. And so this is the way that
they responded to them. And that when you have people that deny is
that there's only two things you can do. And this is why their
response was twofold was to reiterate what it is that they
came with in the first place. And part of this is the rhetorical
value of a lot of people when people question
what it is that they're saying, Will all of a sudden, maybe
slightly waver?
And that they're denying what I'm saying? So maybe I'm not going to
say that again. Right? Whereas these were either, according to
one opinion, apostles or messengers is that they reaffirmed
that more emphatically, because there are people of truth, and
they've been sent with a mission
and in not illogical numbers.
And so that this is why that if we believe in truth, and we speak
that truth, and there is a response from people, that is not
really the ideal response, and that they are putting into
question What is it we're saying or not accepting or saying, and
then they become that disparaging and derogatory? Is it how do we
respond?
We have to be even further, we have to be even more firm in a
lake when Mr. Salone Kado. Rob when I when Mr. Sudden the answer,
our Lord knows that we have indeed been sent unto you and then why am
I Lena little Bella Hood movie. And our duty is only to convey the
message clearly.
That's all we can do. And every person that is that interested in
accepting living, Inconvenient Truth has to know this. Well, not
Alena ll Bulava, muy bien. And our duty is only to convey the message
clearly. You cannot make someone else do something. You cannot
force someone else to believe something. There is no compulsion
in religion. Our job is to clarify the truth of things. A bow, that
is morphine and Bulava and well being to convey the message
clearly, if there's questions that people have, we happily answer
those questions to the best of our ability, if we can't answer them,
we send them to someone else who can answer them is that we do our
very best to express the truth that we believe in to other
people, and that we clarify our principles to other people. And
then people will have different responses, people will have
different responses. This is just the way things are this is the
Sunnah of Allah subhanaw taala in the earth. But once you realize
that, it gives you the internal solace, because sometimes that we
get weak because people don't accept what it is that we say. And
somehow we think that because people are not accepting something
we say, it means that what we say is actually not true. So we start
to question ourselves in this type of thing, whereas No, is that when
you believe in truth, you have to be firm in that belief, and that
we have to realize that not everyone is going to accept what
it is that you believe, and that this is there to make us that have
that firmness that we need. And to recognize our whole purpose is
just to clarify, just to clarify, in a clear fashion, and then the
rest is up to our Lord subhanho wa taala. If we incorporate these
principles into our lives, is that you will find we will find much
much much good that comes from it. And our interactions with people
will be very different. And that we should think a lot about people
because as has been said, Mahela Canis LNS, only people have that
destroyed other people. One of the biggest veils for most people are
other people, and wanting approval from other people wanting to be
like other people having expectations in other people. And
that, ideally is that we don't want to have any expectations any
human being is that we only want to have our hope be in our Lord
subhanho wa taala. And then based upon the Prophetic teachings is
that we interact with all other people that are around us in a way
that is principled. And sometimes that means being gentle. And
that's usually the case and other times, which is a little bit more
rare. It means that we are firm
in putting everything in its proper place. Because indeed,
sometimes when we have, sometimes having good character means is
that you affirm and so we put everything in its proper place.
And then ultimately, we leave the creation to the Creator. We leave
the creation to the Creator. And we are first and foremost only
required to save our own selves and to work upon our own selves.
And then because we've been commanded to do so, is it is many
other people that we can help we try to do so. But all of that the
whole purpose of is is to unburden. It's to establish our
servitude to Allah because he wants us to do it. And so our love
of good for people in all of the manifestations of the love of that
good is ultimately because this is what is pleasing to our Lord. So
we live and die upon
that, and even our worst enemies that have caused us personal harm
to a degree that we can't possibly imagine is that we are worshipping
Allah by that wanting good for that particular person. And when
you have hearts that embrace these meanings as that
it won't be a short time won't pass in any particular geographic
location, except that usually what happens is that people are guided
to that truth because of the great hearts of these people who then
embody these lofty principles may not have adequate to honor that
route these principles in our hearts and McDonough listens to
benefit from these IR to a lot of cut to give us Tofik and all over
different uppers and learn to take lessons from the situations that
are happening around us from that our own lives and from people that
are around us so that we will be the lesson for the people in the
future will follow. And I see you didn't listen Lydon but adding
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there's any quick questions.
How does hypocrisy come into play here?
Somebody opposes the truer statement or an action. And then a
person does stand up for the truth? Could this be a sign of
hypocrisy?
Like if the person if if someone's opposing the truth and someone
doesn't stand up to that person's truth
it might it might not necessarily be hypocrisy, because people have
different personalities too, right? So some people are
able to be stronger than others. And that some people from certain
backgrounds find it very easy to be very firm upon the truth other
people, they believe in it, but their interactions with people,
but they have a personality, that is there's a weakness to it. And
so there's no doubt that's a deficiency, and then they have to
go about that treating that deficiency in themselves. So it's
not necessarily if I think about it in that way, hypocrisy. It
could be if someone who's just kind of just glossing over it, and
that really not that saying anything when they had the ability
to do so, or out of hypocrisy, but in my mind, it doesn't have to
necessarily be hypocrisy. It could just be like a weakness in
someone's personality or something like that
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