Yasir Qadhi – Some BIG News

Yasir Qadhi
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The speaker discusses the negative impact of social media on one's well-being and personal development, citing examples such as negative views on quantity and false information. They also mention a newsletter aimed at creating a safe and authentic YouTube channel for YouTube users to share information and answer questions. The speaker encourages viewers to sign up for the newsletter and spread the message.

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			Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu Social media is of course
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			in many ways a blessing, but we all
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			know it has a negative side as well.
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			Because there is a drive for quantity and
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			viewers rather than quality, algorithms promote sensationalist and
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			divisive content rather than balanced and authentic Islamic
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			knowledge.
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			And when such negativity dominates, it harms the
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			da'wah and it also harms our soul.
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			You know, as many of you are aware,
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			it was partially for those very reasons that
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			I decided to withdraw from social media and
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			concentrate on more useful projects.
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			And Alhamdulillah, I have finished a number of
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			books and you're going to be hearing about
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			those announcements soon.
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			But I do believe that it is also
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			now time for me to return, not to
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			social media, but to a platform in which
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			I'll be able to communicate with all of
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			you.
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			And Alhamdulillah, I'm pleased to announce that I
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			will be launching a series of projects.
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			The first of them is a regular newsletter
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			directly from me and my team to you
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			in your inbox.
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			And the goal of the newsletter will be
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			to deliver balanced Islamic content directly to you
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			and to have a safe and immediate line
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			of communication with those who are interested in
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			the type of lectures that I'm producing.
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			The newsletter will be a mix of current
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			events and academic tidbits and spiritually uplifting messages.
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			And also, through the newsletter, there will be
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			the opportunity to directly ask questions because at
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			regular intervals, I will be selecting some of
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			those questions to respond to.
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			So if you're interested in joining an online
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			community of like-minded individuals, I urge you
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			to sign up for that newsletter and begin
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			in our journey to the worship of Allah
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			subhanahu wa ta'ala.
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			Also, please do spread the word and share
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			this message because there will be more exciting
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			announcements coming soon.
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			Yalla, Bismillah, let the journey begin.