Yasir Qadhi – Wisdoms of the Quran #10 How ONE Person Can Bring Change

			Today's gem will be challah very interesting one surah Hood, verse 78, Allah subhanho wa Taala
mentions the story of the Prophet Lu today his Salam. And the Prophet Luth is surrounded by the
people of Sodom, the people of Gomorrah that used to commit those sins, the angels have come to
visit him. And the people have come to bring the angels to forcibly do unto the angels, the evil
that they want to do. And the Prophet Luth says to them, lay some income Rajon Rashid, is there not
one sensible man amongst you? Isn't there one person who has common sense who is a good man amongst
all of you? Now, this idea can be understood in multiple ways. Of course, the outer or the simple
		

			meaning is that the entire city had become so corrupted, that not a single person was willing to
speak sensible truth. The city was so corrupted in their vice, that not one person was willing to
not be a part of the crowd. Everybody in the whole town had gathered, and they wanted you know, the
angels they come in, they appear. And of course, we believe and the Quran mentions the angels are
very beautiful. The angels are very handsome. And so as they're coming in, as they're walking
through the towns, people are lusting. And the townspeople want to do their evil, forcibly. And so
they surround the house of the Prophet, Lord, and they say, handover, your guests, and profit loads
		

			says, How can I apply a fee for that off to our own? Don't embarrass me, these are my guests. How
can you do this? And he says to them, Repent to Allah and turn back to Allah. And if you accept
Islam, how will I be not you who not how to Allah come, I will marry my own daughters to you, if you
become righteous, then do the regular thing, don't do the unnatural thing. And then he says, Isn't
there one person that is of common sense amongst you, not even one person. So at the base level, the
ayah tells us that it is so easy to corrupt society, and especially this particular sin, it is as if
you lose your rationality. In fact, in another verse, Allah subhanho wa Taala mentions a very, very
		

			powerful reality of what happens when you follow your sexual lusts and passions. In another verse,
Allah subhanho wa Taala one Lutz says to his people, if you repent, I'll give you my own daughters
that who know how to look home. Then Allah says lamb Ruka in whom Luffy Sokrati him Yabba Hoon.
Allah says, I swear by your life Jaros will Allah pause here, Allah has never given a custom upon
the life of any human being, except the life of the Prophet salallahu it he was seldom the only
human being and of course, Allah can give us them upon the created we know this, where Shem sealed
or how how well comedy, so he gave us some he gave an oath upon the life of our Nebby sallallahu
		

			alayhi wa sallam Ibn Abbas said, that is because no life is more sacred and noble than his life. So
Allah gave a custom upon his life. What was the object of the Kasam la Maruka in the home? Luffy
Sokrati him Yama Hoon, ya rasool Allah, I swear by your life that these people are drunk in their
lust and they're wandering aimlessly. Allah called their lust drunkenness, Sakura, Sakura means
drunk. And Allah calls the lust that overtakes this category as losing track of reality. And of
course, we have to point out, look around you Wallahi people are speaking things that don't make any
sense at all, male and female is all gone and everything they're not, it's as if we have to prove to
		

			them the sun is shining, and they're not willing to believe the sun is shining. It's literally as
Allah is saying, isn't there one sensible person amongst you? They've lost their minds. And what
they're saying doesn't make any sense. Not from alcohol. Not from Shahrukh, not from science, not
from history. Literally, Allah is telling us this. So this is one meaning, but actually, this verse
has many other meanings. I will mention two of them.
		

			I lay some in Cobra Jordan Rashid, another meaning it is as if loop Alayhis Salam is speaking not at
the crowd level. But at the individual level. Oh, people don't follow the masters. At least one
person, save yourself from Jahannam at least one person say don't worry about everybody else.
Because on the Day of Judgment, we learned from the Quran that the people are going to say, Oh
Allah, it's not our fault in now to our NASA that's in our Cobra and we followed everybody we
followed our leaders and Allah will tell them the angel will tell you the prophets will tell them
you should have followed the truth not the people around you. So we learn from this if you cannot
		

			look at the Masters, you cannot follow the crowd. You must make the judgment for the truth.
		

			At least some in Cameroon Rashid, you must use your common sense Rashid means they have common sense
they have apple and the rightly guided. So it is as if loyalty saying, forget what everybody else is
thinking, forget going with the crowd. You need to stand up and make a difference because you will
be responsible for yourself. Allah says in the Quran, yeah, you had a lady and Armando Alikum and
Fusa calm are you who believe you are responsible for yourselves, lie your guru calm, Ambala EDA
datum, the one who is misguided is not going to harm you, as long as you are rightly guided. So we
are taught in the Quran, la sermon camera, Julian Rashid, you be sensible and wise, even if
		

			everybody else is being foolish, why are you being foolish if society is foolish? And then the
second meaning from this, which is really so profound, if an LT mentions one of the greatest
facility and if an athlete mentions a les Simon Cobra Jordan Rasheed, it is as if Luke Alayhis Salam
is asking one person to begin the change amongst the rest of the people because change begins with
one brave person. Now this is a powerful, powerful message, what is the message one person can bring
about a revolution? And Luther saying, isn't there one person that's going to stand up and speak the
truth because when that one person speaks the truth, inshallah others are going to follow, I need
		

			the first brave soul, I need the leader amongst you, that is going to stand up and create that
change. And from this idea, we have a sense of empowerment, leadership begins from within change
begins with myself and with Allah He brothers and sisters history teaches us this How did any change
happened except with one person who stood up and began to change? This is at every level, of course,
Islamic level, the prophets, they began single handedly, of course, we believe this, but it's not
just prophets, even the followers of the prophets. How did every great item How did every great
Mujaddid began their trend whether it is sha Allah, Allah della, whether it is shareholders have
		

			even Taymiyah whether it is who Judas Tamil Horizonte, whether it is a sheet can go here, whether it
is Hassan Al Banna, whether it is whoever you might want to follow, how did they begin that one
person said, You know what, we need to do something we need to create a change, and they stood up
and they preached and they taught and single handedly, by Allah's blessings and Baraka, they founded
movements that affected and continue to affect millions of people and place them in Cameroon regime
change begins at the individual level. This isn't just Islamic law judges look around you in history
and technology in science and politics. How does change begin? One person has a vision, one person
		

			has a dream and says I need to do something even in the technological world, whether it's Steve Jobs
or whoever it might be, they have this passion and vision and they say I need to do something
different because the system is not working and they stand up and they do with the help of Allah
subhanho wa Taala change occurs. So la Semin como la jolla and Rashid The question goes back to me
and you Isn't there one person of common sense amongst you? Isn't there one person of guidance
amongst you, you begin to change in your own life you do the best you can do and then insha Allah
Tada. When you do that, like if an LDS says, When the righteous stand up and began change, others
		

			will follow in that change, when you will become the role model. When you start instigating head and
good as our Prophet Sall Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, the one who guides other people to good shall
get the reward of all those who follow in that guidance. So the message to me and you, let us be
that catalyst and change. Let us be that positive leadership, even if it's within our own families,
just our own friends, whoever it might be. You don't have to become shareholder snap. But be amongst
your own community amongst your own family be that Rajon Rasheed be that righteous figure so that
when you become the role model of virtue, others will follow you brothers and sisters, the question
		

			goes back to you allay some income, Rajan Rashid, may Allah make us that Rajon Rashid May Allah make
us that low role model and that rightly guided person and inshallah to Allah we will continue
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