Yaser Birjas – Ramadan 2017 – Khatirah Night 2

Yaser Birjas

Quran as a source of Guidance

2017-05-27 at the Valley Ranch Islamic Center

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The speakers discuss the importance of understanding the Arabic language for guidance and reconnecting with Facebook. They share stories about young American men reciting the word "hamm validation" and the importance of learning it to avoid confusion. The speakers also mention a recent trip to Bosnia where they met a native English speaker who used to translate the word "hamm validation" for them. They emphasize the importance of learning the language to move up in life and partnering with her to help.

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			maaseiah muka naka de vida de Roma publikum la la ku
		
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			takuan O you who believe tastic fasting, catabolic amasian was prescribed for you the way it was
prescribed for those who were before you lock into the phone, so that you might go to sleep during
the day right?
		
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			Look into takuan Cinema to become pious and righteous. So the whole purpose of faster the month of
Ramadan is to draw you closer to Allah azza wa jal
		
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			And believe me, if you don't feel that the four and if you don't feel that Ramadan or fast is bring
you closer to Allah subhanho wa Taala. There is something wrong with your fasting, not Ramadan.
		
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			Something is wrong with your fasting, you're not fasting for the right reason. You're not fasting
for the right intention, or probably you're not getting the fuel by which you would benefit from
your fasting. And where do we get the fuel for understanding the purpose of fasting? Allah subhanho
wa Taala mentioned to them the ayah that comes out. He says shall Ramadan and let the Quran show
Ramadan in which the Quran was revealed to you?
		
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			Only the Koran so if Allah subhana wa does reminding us that a ramadan ramadan is that month when a
loss of how good the Koran what reason? owns the refuge or an houden leanness guidance? Will people
were the United Min alhuda signs and proofs of guidance, one for con a criteria that spreads with
separates between falsehood and the truth? So Allah subhana wa that is telling us what the Quran was
revealed for a lot of us Ramadan. hamdulillah will enjoy reading the Koran, day and night. We listen
to it. We play day and night probably, but are we getting the purpose of it are and supposed to be a
source of guidance, specifically in the month of Ramadan? And here's the three things Allah
		
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			mentioned about the Quran this ayah Allah Quran Allah subhanaw taala says houden linas guidance to
mankind all people doesn't mention anything about them understanding Arabic or not, doesn't mention
anything about language. No. So it doesn't matter what kind of language you speak what language you
understand, it doesn't matter. Core and in general, is a source of guidance for you. Just listening
to it is guidance, just reading it as guidance. So that in itself brings me closer to Allah subhanho
wa Taala imagine number two will be anatomy alhuda. And there are proofs, clear proofs of guidance.
Now that is for whom, for those who can comprehend and understand.
		
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			just reading it listening to it would give you guidance from Allah subhanho wa Taala. And we know of
course there are tons and 1000s probably more than actually the Muslim in the Muslim population. 1.6
Muslims, that mature vast majority they read the Quran, they don't even understand it. But they
still have guidance, they still have hidden they come to Allah subhana wa that brings him closer to
Allah so just listening to it or reading it. Imagine if you add to that understanding the net
		
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			so this is for those who understand the Arabic language. How many of you understand Arabic here on
camera? Raise your hands if you understand Arabic?
		
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			Well, law you are We are privileged beyond measure. But you have no idea.
		
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			You have no idea how much many people around you mbu, just the fact that you understand Arabic
language.
		
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			Are you among those who have been at the middle Buddha understand the proofs of the God of Goddess
in the Quran, then you say one for fun, a criteria that separates between falsehood and the truth.
Now this is doesn't matter whether you speak Arabic or English or any other language, you need to
have knowledge for it.
		
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			If you have knowledge, you will know how the Koran helps you separate between the heart and the
bottom, the truth and falsehood. So all your life is about understand the word of Allah subhanho wa
Taala to get to this moment, and Ramadan Alhamdulillah Allah Ameen is the greatest opportunity to
reconnect with the Quran to reconnect with Allah subhanho wa Taala I want to share with you a story
probably very informed me multiple times but I have to mention again because of holla every time
Ramadan comes in, and I stand behind the Imam and the party's, as I said before and I listen to it,
I just cannot stop being grateful to Allah subhana wa that I've been privileged to live have grown
		
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			up speaking the Arabic language as a native language understand the Arabic language you know, just
native language for me. When I finished in Medina Alhamdulillah I was you know, in mid 20s early 20s
and
		
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			The entire life on time my life before that was in the Arab world. So everything I did was
interaction in the Arabic language English was just kind of language that you studied in school.
That's it.
		
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			So after I finished in Medina graduate with the handover the studio degree, and I got the
opportunity and I went to Bosnia, not even English, so I forgot the English altogether. So there in
Bosnia start teaching students hamdulillah different ages, some of them were young, some their
Mashallah teenagers, young adults. And one of my oldest students who wasn't his probably his 60s,
his name was her saying wish to call them husum.
		
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			So one of those days whoso was so eager to learn the Quran. When I arrived over there, he used to
invite me to his place and he would hold the translation of the of the Quran, in his language in
Bosnian, and he would be speaking to me and talking to me explaining to me and asked him a question
as if I understand a word from what he's saying. And while I have absolutely nothing,
		
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			but I was just gonna eager to sit with him and interact. Hopefully, I will learn a few words from
him.
		
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			And then one day, we will bring a lot of data we are southern Russia, as a matter of fact, was
selected Russia. And our amendment handler was native from Bosnia was Halford as one he spoke a
little bit out of it. So as standing behind him as he was reciting, and then when he was reading
Somehow, I don't know what he was reciting. But I felt something about it, like, you know, when you
understand the meaning, so naturally, without even thinking about it, I start nodding my head.
		
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			Like it just like, wow, this is unbelievable.
		
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			So when when the Salah was over who was next to me, he turns to me, he goes, sure, you know, install
and the language and at that time, I said, understanding Adriana, because when you would use a man
was reciting you will not have your head there a sooner and that can anything sooner. Did I do that?
I didn't even pay attention. Because Yeah, I thought that you nodded your head. I said, there's
something and so I don't know, honestly. But if I'd done that, maybe because the man was reciting
something so powerful. So I and as I was trying to explain to him, he was way, way, way way. What
did you just say? So when I was listening to the Imam, and he was reading something so powerful,
		
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			because because of what a second, he said, Why
		
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			are you telling me that you understand what the man decides?
		
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			And I'm like,
		
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			Well, sometimes I need to see
		
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			just what a man is reciting. You understand this?
		
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			And I'm like,
		
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			yeah, hamdulillah
		
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			and I just said that casually. And whoso broken tears.
		
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			He starts crying.
		
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			You could say he was weeping.
		
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			And Allah He broke my heart and I'm just like, wow, what do I do? What did I do to him? I put my
arms around his shoulder and just like, okay, it's okay. So what is this? What is it?
		
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			So he turns to me, he goes, when is that day going to come? When I would understand the Quran, the
will you do?
		
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			will lie I never felt so privileged of understanding the Arabic language or speaking Arabic numbers
before that they
		
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			never felt as much before that they
		
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			just know in the fact that the Quran that the Imam is reciting and every almost gathering in every
Salah every method that I visit in America or anywhere else, probably Paula every time when they
mama decides this thought and this idea, it keeps hitting me back and again and again and again,
that you're probably among the few people if not probably the only person in this congregation who
understand what the Imam is reciting. And that is what LA is a huge Amana is a great amount of
melanin because it may give you the ability to deliver that Amana to all of your Juma but somehow at
the same time, I want each and every one of you to take the opportunity and understand that what
		
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			come to the Quran being the book of guidance, you don't have to understand the Arabic language to
get that guidance.
		
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			But you need to have involvement in the Quran in your life. Reading, memorizing,
		
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			carrying it with you, residing in Salah. Just doing that on a regular basis, it keeps you attached
to Allah Subhana Allah and the words of Allah azza wa jal, that in itself, that itself is guidance.
Now having the baby not the understanding of the proof that you will find in the Quran that would
remove any apprehensions any thoughts, any doubts in your heart in your mind, then you need to learn
few words from the Arabic language you need to learn a little bit of Arabic language I will enable
you to understand inshallah Baraka wattana we given many, many actually, you know, any ways of doing
that, and if you would like to have a handle on the the perfect understanding to learn the Huck and
		
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			the bottle through the Quran, that means knowledge you can have to upgrade yourself to the next
level of learning more and more, not just the Quran. More than that in Allah hit America with Allah
make us among those who will have the Quran under
		
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			What's your opinion I mean, and the level of the book of Allah Subhana Allah in their hearts and
their minds Allah, I ask Allah to give you all the ability to decide the book of Allah subhanho wa
Taala perfectly and to understand the book of Allah azza wa jal and to work upon the digital
parabolan I mean candelabrum Solana you know Muhammad Anwar earlier
		
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			Just a quick reminder of shallow talabat
		
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			make sure before you leave in shout out to visit