Yaser Birjas – Bringing Positive Changes to the World

			I think now everybody in hamdulillah realize, Okay, enough talking about this on the member Enough
talking about the softer side of Joomla. Let's go back to old business. And that's what usually
happens.
		

			People, they always put so much investment in the moment. And once it's over palace, what's next, we
go back to business 200, a lot of people think that change is going to happen because I did
something, they don't realize that to have that positive change, you're going to have to put so much
effort. And there are rules for that change to become over lasting and happening. So patola that the
whole idea of the election, the midterm elections and the change, many people were expecting to
happen, there will be a blue wave here and and, and a complete change in the overhaul on this area
and that area and our community and society. But then, To their surprise, not much really happened.
		

			So what did we do? That's it allows I mean, this next time, and this guy's always says, when I knew
what, it's not gonna change anything, so therefore, why bother? Now that is a big, big problem on
top of this, somehow, what enforces this idea that change didn't happen, and it's not going to
happen anytime soon, the moment after the election was over, and people can't process the results of
Hannah law, we have the mass killing and shooting in California.
		

			And people just like, Here we go again,
		

			like nothing happened. It was on the news on the front page of every news outlet for less than 24
hours. Today, you watch the news, it's not even on the second page.
		

			Nothing happened. And then now people are busy with the fire that has happened in North California,
my loss of how to make it easy for the people that are below element, and keep them safe and save
their families and their properties, your element. But still people now seeing these things
happening. And for them the same pattern like it was before the election. So therefore, we go back
again to normal business. That is one of the biggest mistakes people do is that we don't know, we
don't necessarily expect things to happen overnight. But it's going to be a process that we're going
to all have to work on a shallow data and in this clip, I want to share with you as a Muslim
		

			community, a momentum that was built way before this whole idea of election came about how can we
invest on this in Charlottetown? How can you build on that vanilla zosen? How can I understand
change? How can I bring change, positive change to my surrounding my area and my community in
shallow Donna, here are a few points we need to understand about change. Number one, when it comes
to change, we have to understand that it starts from within, it starts from within. We all know that
and we all know that I have lots of answers in the Quran in Allah Allah euroma common Hatoyama
beyond person that Allah subhanho wa Taala will not change the condition of a people until they
		

			change their wishes themselves. Which means if I need something good to happen, I truly, truly need
to desire that sincerely, from the bottom of my heart, a lot of people they desire something to
happen. But honestly, what happens is that just like they want other people to take care of it. And
they don't participate in that. And other people, they just want to even though they know that this
is the right thing to do, but their heart is somewhere else. So unless we're authentic, honest, we
are genuine, about what change we're looking for, for our communities, how to do what we really
desire for our communities to look like and be in Shaolin the future vanilla zone, unless it's not
		

			unless it's coming from the heart, the change is not going to happen the society, like they keep
saying, if you would like to have something, some positive change in the community, be that change
yourself represent that chain, which means it needs to start from within. So no matter what we've
seen, that is an indication that there's still some resistance in our overall community, whether
it's in Dallas or Texas or even in America, there is resistance to that change that people are
actually looking for. Maybe it's not there yet in their hearts. So what can we do about it? What am
I going to do with the results right now? Here's the second point about change. Allah subhanho wa
		

			Taala says wasa and Takahashi N word Allah houfy hyaluron. Katia, perhaps you might dislike
something. And Allah subhana wa Taala put so much hate for you in there. You know, maybe we desired
you know, to elect this person or that person or that part to this party, regardless of the names
and the colors. Our desire is to have these people to represent us. For example, Allah subhanho wa
Taala gave us different results. What do we do improvise,
		

			we're going to improvise, which means I'm going to work with everybody that I can see in my
community. If this become the elected official, I'm going to go work with them.
		

			This is my duty. I might dislike this person to be my leader because they don't represent my values.
But you know what? I am going to go and put hand in hand with them and bring
		

			The best of my community, perhaps by seeing you, the Muslim, working with them, and having unity
your heart into your own community, it will change their views
		

			that become the best investment that you've done in your community. So we improvise, we might
dislike something, but there's so much hype will come out of it. So if you've disliked the results
in your own County, or your own city or your place or school district, whatever, if you dislike the
results, you never know. Maybe that's what is meant to be for you. So you can bring a bigger
Charlotte change and a positive change in the community. Remember, you might dislike something but
Allah will put so much hate in there for you in shallow Tabata, Kota Allah. Number three. When it
comes to change, you cannot force it on other people. You can't it has to be gradual. You can't
		

			force it. You can't just you know, bring it from away in a way that is just going to like shove it
down, throw the people this might happen. But that doesn't actually last long. Why because if people
resist that is not going to happen. And this we can see from the example of the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam Allah throughout the hunter, down, but one particular incidence upon Allah after
the conquest of Mecca. Now here's the thing, the prophets, Allah sallam, he received the revelation
in Mecca. For three years, it was secret Dharma, and then four years they were tortured. And then
after that, they were put in concentration camps for three more years. And then they were released
		

			after that. And in three years, the prophets Allah said migrate to Mecca to Medina. So 13 years
there in Medina, and Mecca. And then after that, eight years later, the profitsystem goes back again
to Mecca, conquering the entire city of Mecca and take control of Arabian peninsula.
		

			Now he's in charge.
		

			But then one day he was standing as he was watching the people given off or on the cover, he said,
		

			he said, You know what, Lola and komaki. Heidi to me, Julian, if it wasn't that your people are
still too soon for them, they were just recently came out of jelly out of cover out of you know that
their way of life.
		

			I would have ordered the Kaaba to be knocked down and rebuilt, according to the actual foundation of
Ibrahim alayhis salam. And he mentioned that design to be longer and a little bit higher, and has
two doors, one from which people get in and the other people get out from it.
		

			So the Prophet Salah Salem, he saw that this is this is basically where the camera how the camera
should look like. Which means that's how it should be. So if the prophet SAW so I wanted to force
that change on these people, it would have an adverse effect on them. So he rather sallallahu
wasallam he rather to keep the people on their faith than making the construction of the Kaaba, the
structure of the Kaaba on the original Foundation, Ibrahim alayhis salam. Now see this. This is a
sacred sacred site for the Omar Jima, the Kaaba,
		

			and the Prophet sallallahu sallam, he refused to change the structure of the car, but because for
him the sanctity of faith and a man of the people is much more important than the sanctity of the
cabinet itself. So panela a few years later, or you could say a few decades later, during the time
of Abdullah having a severe and beloved as a bear who was in control of the Arabian Peninsula during
the turmoil that happened between them and Ben omega omega that time, so he was in control of Mecca,
and I'll had judge the tyrant he came catapulting the carbon carbon into Mecca, so the car was
destroyed. So our beloved exhibit took advantage of this moment. And it says, since it's already
		

			been destroyed by the catapults of the of the Hajaj, limited by the Kaaba, he rebuilt the carbon and
he did it according to the foundation, the prophets, Allah some suggested.
		

			So he did it.
		

			But when he was overthrown, and he was actually killed alone, and afterwards and the woman Yes, they
came over, they saw the structure, the structure of the Kaaba, they just kind of like said no, put
it back again. What was
		

			and they did it back again to what it was, until one day one of these leaders of the Romanians he
asked one of the oldest hobbies he goes, do you see what I'm doing? bla bla bla bla Zubair did like
he is such and such. You know he's, that's a blasphemy he has done. Look what he did to Aqaba. And
he claims that the Prophet Salah Salem, he would wish to do the cover like this. So that all the
Sahaba he said to me says Indeed, he said the truth, it was true, that are sort of law, his Salah
Sam, he would hope that we will cover and that that foundation. Sometime later another Khalifa. He
said, let me do the Kaaba put the Kaaba back to what it was. To make it longer like the professor
		

			wanted it to be. It says, Yeah, I'm your minion advisor and our alumni around the mysticism Please
don't make the house of Allah to become like a play for the kings. Like everyone can come this is I
want to put it back there. No, I don't like what he did. And just leave it as is and since then, has
been the same design that we see today. But the point here is that the Prophet sallallahu Sallam
even though he got an opportunity to make something right in that position,
		

			But there was a higher purpose that is more important for him to keep the sanctity of faith for a
sort of law, his silhouette, Allahu wa salam Ali. So my dear brothers and sisters in our situation
right now we have to understand change cannot be forced.
		

			So now that we know where the boundaries are, and what people's views are, this is now the moment
for you to start working on bringing in that slow and gradual positive change. And in their book,
brother, the two brothers actually Dan and chip Heath on their book called switch, which is all
about change. They mentioned three points, very important points about change, which one of them is
number four over here is what it looks like being a people's problem, it's often a situational
problem. What does that mean? Some people they keep, you know, labeling others based on the color of
their skin, or the address where they reside, whether they're in a suburb or an in the countryside,
		

			if they sit in a big city or a small town. So these kind of, you know, imagine boundaries has become
all of a sudden, our definition of who people are and what most likely they will vote for blah,
blah, blah, all these kind of things.
		

			So the other he said, Listen, these people do not necessarily resist change because of who they are.
It's probably because of where they are in terms of, you know, the circumstances. Some people, some
people have never ever in their life seen a Muslim Gemma. And they only see the Muslims online. We
know what the image of Muslims online, it's not the best image, right? So how do you expect for them
to make that positive change in their mind, about you about the value the Muslim community
contribution the Muslim communities, and some halala change some of their circumstances, look for
bright spots for them, and he will see the difference. The other day, I was sitting with some
		

			brothers who are working for humanitarian organizations locally in the country, and a lot of
galantamine, like Islamic Relief and an equal relief, and so forth. The impact these brothers and
sisters, they have been on the country, and on these individuals, it's much greater than any
pamphlet and any conference and anything that you've ever done for the Dow Subhan. Allah, these
brothers, they said that when there was a disaster, they will be the first respondent. And they go
there, and they help the people without even telling them, hey, we're the Muslims want to help you.
Because we're Muslim, we don't say that. We just go and help people recognize their natural Muslims.
		

			And for them, just like, Wow, you guys are unbelievable.
		

			And that, by itself is unbelievable. So part of the brother was telling me that they had an
encounter with actually with the church that they were helping with
		

			the residents and the parishioners of the church and so on. And the pastor was so impressed. He
couldn't believe that you guys, you were Muslims, right? Yeah, he was so so happy. And so surprises
every time you guys you want to come in this area, please, you let me know, I'll bring the
congregation to help out.
		

			That brings positive change. Last year, when we're helping with
		

			the aftermath of the hurricane in Houston. Some of the volunteers were with Mr. Paul in the car, as
we were coming back, have a long day work in some people's houses there. We were still wearing the T
shirts of that says volunteer and says basically, Muslim organizations ignore leave and so on. And
as we will kind of like shopping in one of those stores or gas stations. Some people I didn't pay
attention that I was still wearing the T shirt. They were actually as we were walking around, they
say thank you very much for volunteering, thank you much for your help. We appreciate your help. I'm
just like what they're saying that for, we realized we still want to say that the T shirt that says,
		

			you know Islamic circle of North America or Islamic Relief and volunteer in the back. So that in
itself just walking in, we did not even say a word. We were just walking, buying our own coffee and
stuff and leaving and people so that to be a positive thing. Imagine if you start now living with
the people that will you should. Then we mentioned that many times in the hotbar that the prophets
Allah Sam was indeed a great humanitarian before he became a messenger. The five qualities he
rejected the alarm and he remembered about the Prophet sallallahu wasallam, when he received receive
the first revelation, they were all humanitarian work. How often do you volunteer Juma? whether an
		

			engineer or a doctor or whatever pushing profession that you have, how often do you go and volunteer
to help people around the country? Help people in your own town, in your own schools, your kids
school? How often do you want to do that? That creates positive change, but we need to understand we
need sometimes just to change the circumstances of some people, and they will bring that change to
their life in shallow Tana.
		

			Number five, in regards to change. Sometimes we think that change is because people are just lazy.
They don't want to do anything. their lifestyle is just you know, kind of like perpetuating their
crisis all the time. It's not true.
		

			It's not true, really Subhanallah no matter how desperate people they are, if you just give them the
right message, you'll be able to solve their problems. So it's not about being lazy, it's about
being exhausted. These people are tired, exhausted, always been put down, almost have been ignored
and neglected and never, you know, bring their cases, attention to the world. And so and so and as a
result, they feel trapped. But all we need to do is just we need to inspire them and motivate them.
You see, when the Sahaba they landed on home, they won the battle of button. And then they lost on
the battlefield in 100. But then when that when the Battle of a trench arrived, and they realize
		

			that 10,000 people coming to seize Medina, they were terrified, and a lot of scrub them on the floor
and that their hearts were just literally up to their throats. so afraid they couldn't even go to
use the bathroom to relieve themselves of hannula. Still, in a situation like this, they were so
exhausted and so terrified. But Subhan Allah, when the time came to dig the trench, they were all
there.
		

			They were inspired by the prophet sallallahu Sallam being there himself hungry, they were all
hungry. They were starving. Every day messenger sallallahu wasallam, he had to tie a stone, a stone,
a piece of rock on his stomach, and he tie he kind of like fastened is so tight on his stomach
sallallahu wasallam because he was hungry, he wasn't showing up for the villa. He just was hungry
like everybody else. But that inspired people.
		

			It's inspired people everybody was was digging and doing it Subhanallah so that when it was over,
and when they were done, they were very excited. Like, wow, we really we did it. And they won
against the largest army, the Arabian Peninsula was ever able to put together over 10,000 people. In
that time, we were just like saying hundreds of 1000s these days. But you can imagine, it's not
because they were lazy, they were exhausted. But the prophet, Salah Salem inspired them, motivated
them. And they did they see they saw the future. And they saw the end result and they moved forward.
Sometimes this is what we need to do. We just need to go and give people hope. While I communicate
		

			with the people speak to them, inspire them, let them see something that they can look up to in your
own story in own life. Let them know, even if you're coming as an immigrant, let them see that what
you've done is something positive, something you can inspire people to panela and live and live
through. just teach them something be someone that people can look up to whether they're young, or
adults. I know a lot of people like Al Hamdulillah would love to help at least inspire the next
generation, maybe the older generation, you could say there's nothing to change these people. How
about the new one, the young ones, go volunteer in one of these high schools in your own local
		

			community. speak about you know about your profession about your job, give them hope. give them
direction, let them see that you can do something shallow down. And no matter how you're humble your
circumstances were when you came to this country, when it comes to change. The sixth point is
shallow doubt, I want you to understand that what looks as a resistance from people they say in
their books, which is that it honestly it's nothing more than just lack or absence of clarity. Like
when there is no direction. People get confused, and they don't do anything. So what do we do? We
need to show people the way and we give instruction, clear instruction. Some people don't even know
		

			how to deal with you as a Muslim.
		

			I know it sounds trivial, right? Because you're human while they thought otherwise probably.
		

			It's sometime to that level, that basic human conversation when you talk to them. You just like, Oh,
interesting. Some Hello, my kids used to play soccer when they were younger. We had a lot of course,
we're the only Muslim family in Qatar and the entire team, not even the entire league at the time.
And some of these parents we came close to them because you have to volunteer you have to rotate,
you know, certain services and so forth. And I was just going with the with everybody else and
having conversation tokonoma in conversation and Subhanallah we never spoke about Islam as a
particular subject unless they ask the question. They know we're Muslims, because you see my wife
		

			with a job. They see me praying when Sam for Salah, they know that, but we never brought this up to
them and Subhanallah one day, one of these people of these families as he came to me, he goes, you
know, yes, sir. I said, Yes, sir. He goes, thank you very much. I appreciate what you did, said,
What are you talking about? Because, you know, before I have never met Muslim in my life before,
I've never really had any good, you know, perception of Muslims and so on. But really just working
with you for the past few weeks and few months. It just changed my way and my view of the people.
		

			And I'm somehow not exactly Thank you very much. Appreciate that. I mean, that's the testimony that
I'm so proud of. But once again, I wasn't doing it because I was trying to make the Muslims look
better or good.
		

			ally, I was doing it because this is the right thing to do. This is who I am.
		

			This is what a Muslim look like, basically try my best to be the best I can. Some people just need
clarity they need direction they need instruct, they need to see things the right way. And only you
could do that if you talk to them and let them show them the way in shallow water go to Allah. You
see Rasulullah hasta la Solomon the final hope but the final sermon, he stood on the members de la
Salam on the mountain in our farm, and he just gave the Sahaba and the oma the full description of
the message. Like everything made it clear, completely from the beginning to the end. What does
Islam mean? What does it mean to worship Allah subhanho wa Taala the rights of people against each
		

			other man versus woman, husband, wife and people of different races and so on. He put the main
foundation salata Lau said I'ma just like the final now draft of the future blueprint for the Muslim
eye when he finished he said, sallAllahu sallam, Allah, Allah, Allah did not deliver the message.
And they all said yes, indeed your Salah, so he raised his hand and he goes Allah, Masha. Allah be
my witness.
		

			Like I made it clear to them. And then he said, Allah salam, falabella Shahada, those who witness
this delivered to those who were not here. And he mentioned several Assalam perhaps he was delivered
to somebody who will understand better than you just do the message, deliver the message. So very
clear instruction from the prophets of Allah Salam that brought this change to the oma onto the
world. And finally, when it comes to the subject of change, I know some of Australia it's easier
said than done, and I'm with you. But no one is asking you to do more than what you can when it
comes to change. Even a loss pan or to Allah, He said for takala Hamas tatata
		

			you feel as though john as much as you can you be conscious of Allah as much as you can, which means
you do as much as you can, but you will not be able to understand your abilities and will allow you
your skills until you try first.
		

			Just because it looks so hard up there doesn't mean you shouldn't try to climb the mountain.
		

			You should try one time after the other one until you reach you might have never reach it
Subhanallah but at least you try and I'm sure all of you right now has been speaking about this all
of you had in their mind right now the video that is actually becoming viral the past few days about
the little cup you know with the mother bird trying to climb this the the snowy mountains one time
after the other one down until they were able to go up to Panama. It was interesting watching it's
how the baby keeps falling and keep trying and falling and trying a new mother just standing up
there waiting for her baby to come up. Can you imagine if you keep trying and trying and trying and
		

			trying? At some point you will get there I'm sure a lot of
		

			changes a process doesn't happen overnight. And whatever results that we got, we still have a lot of
blood. I mean, we improvise, we're gonna work hard with the law to make it even better and better in
the future inshallah and as we see the results coming out, we're going to put our hands with all
these officials to make things happen and shall make them positive in the light of water Kota akula
kolyada was tough for a lot of the money will come
		

			through.
		

			Al hamdu Lillahi Rabbil alameen wa sallahu wa sallam Baraka Nabina Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi
wa seldom at the Sleeman kathira Ma Ma Ma. Ma the brothers and sisters are the last message the last
point I want to share with you here. As we do that, we realize that if there's any quality and it's
any trade that we need to work on to improve in shallow data and increase when the last gel, its
patients are sober.
		

			A sunburn on the last panel data filled the Quran with messages to the Prophet sallallahu wasallam
and to the oma in regard to the subject of a subject. So total acid is one example Soraka was
Vanessa Kamala Dina Obama de la she, the proper was instructed to show patience with those who have
or worshipping Allah subhana wa m day or night, which means you need to show patience and need to
bring people around you. So we can all of you encourage and assist and help each other and Sharla
terracotta we are one community, we are going to go and Charlotte and move forward with milazzo gel
and persevere. Because without it, we will not reach anywhere and in our destination. So what is our
		

			duty? There are two examples. Some people their way of thinking is just like a corporate Carpenter
or an engineer. You do the the print and you do the plan and everything. And it is you who's going
to make sure that results come according to the plan. And therefore they're very technical,
		

			very, very technical Cipolla. And if the results don't come out the way they planted, it's a
disaster for them. But some other people and that's us from believers who handle the profit or loss
panda wonders from us is
		

			To be like gardeners, Your duty is just to plow the ground, put the seeds pour some water and you
know the feeding and everything. And that's it you did your part.
		

			If it's gonna grow or not, not my duty that's Allah subhana wa Tada. Allah as Allah says arrive to
matters matter how soon
		

			do you see what you what you play on the ground and what you put in the ground? Is it you who make
it grow? Or is it Allah subhanho wa Taala is it's Allah subhanho wa Taala so we just put the seeds
and Allah will grow it in sha Allah in a way that will pleasing to us in the dunya and so make sure
to make commitment to start a shout out to Allah with something positive. Think about it. I'm not
going to give you any leads over here but you know yourself, you know where you can volunteer, you
know what officials you can reach out to for example, you know, what school you can go to, you know,
whatever that you can do, inshallah, this is the time to start moving forward but Allah heatable
		

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