Yassir Fazaga – Distilled Wisdom – PT 5 – Islamic View Of Intellect

			Bismillah Alhamdulillah wa salatu salam ala rasulillah. To all of our viewers out there. May the
peace and the mercy of Allah be upon all of you as salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato. And
welcome back to distilled wisdom, we are still speaking about distilled wisdom. And today inshallah,
we're going to take a different shift, it must be understood my brothers and sisters, that Islam, as
expressed in the Quran, has high regard for rationality, and intellect. And interestingly speaking,
the Quran speaks of believers, as men and women who are endowed with intellectual abilities. We all
have some sort of appreciation for people's intellectual abilities, it seems that we limit
		

			intellectual ability, and people who do well in school or good in math or good in physics and
chemistry, and these applied scientists, that is part of it, you know, the way we interact with the
creation of God around us. So the Quran also speaks about Odin and Bab, people who are endowed with
intellect, in 16 different places in the Quran.
		

			Sometimes, sadly, there is a tendency in the religious community, that somehow being faithful or
being a believer means that it's almost like I have to believe it, but it really does not have
sense, it does not have to make sense to me. And what we do is that we make this dichotomy or almost
This is split between that which is supposed to be taken as faith. And that is supposed to make
sense as if there is no relationship between them. And that is absolutely not acceptable. But rather
what happens is as the Quran is teaching us that blind faith is neither accepted nor expected. Allah
Subhana Allah has endowed us with this Faculty of intellect, so that we are able to know him better,
		

			so that we are able to look into and to ponder in his creation, and also to look and ponder into His
revelation as well. So the Quran chooses to describe the believers as only an Bab in 16 different
places in the Quran. Allah speaks about only alpa.
		

			And the way that the Quran speaks about Albert is a really interesting way. For example, and we will
not go through all of them but we will pick maybe have episodes in Sharma, for example, says polis,
they will hobby so are you one of our Java caucus certain hobbies
		

			that are not equal, they are not equal. The hobbies is anything that is unlawful, anything that is
impure, anything that is evil, is given this general term of hobbies, all lies that will hobby for
you say that they are not equal, the good and the pure, and the nice, are not equal to the things
that are induced unlawful. And Rebecca castrato hobbies, even if it be that you are mesmerized, or
you admire the quantity of hobbies, this means more than one thing is that hobbies in itself comes
in big quantities, or those who adhere to it are in big quantities. And somehow we are impressed
with big number of people. We are impressed with big number of people simply because oh so many
		

			people saw this movie, or I must see it or so many people have bought the CD, I must buy one or so
many people have visited that place I must go to it. Or so many people took this ride or so many
people went. So what happens is that somehow we are encouraged by the abundance of quantity.
Sometimes the abundance of quantity is good, if it's in something that is good. But sometimes that
is not the case. And Allah doesn't speak about this. He said there may be a case where the abundance
is really for that which is a beef that which is evil, that which is not right that will just impute
it is in abundance. So Allah said know that they are not equal for de la jolla.
		

			So
		

			All people have intellect be mind of Allah.
		

			Because many times, you know, quantity should not be the only measurement in knowing whether
something is good or bad. And that is why it's beautifully said, right is right.
		

			Even if no one is doing it, and wrong is wrong,
		

			even if everybody is doing it,
		

			it's not a big deal to be right where everybody else is right? It's a big deal to be right when
everybody else is wrong. Right is right, even if no one is doing it, how many people are committed
to the right?
		

			Does not matter is irrelevant? Yes, it helps. You know, the journey does not become lonely. But in
principle, the fact that there is not a big number of people committed to the right, it does not
diminish the right, it remains to be right. It's right that is neglected. But it still remains to be
right and wrong is wrong. Even everybody else is doing it wrong does not gain legitimacy, because so
many people are doing it wrong does not become normal, because so many people are committed to it,
it remains to be wrong, where many people are committed to that is really the most that can be said
about it. So what happens?
		

			It's not a big deal to be right when everybody else is right. It's easy, you see, but the reality
is, can you still be right? When everybody else is wrong. That's where the challenge is. And that
requires only
		

			that requires intellect. So remember this in principle, the Quran does not teach a dichotomy between
rationality and belief. But rather, there should be harmony. And that's why we say in Islam is the
intersection of faith and reason. And this particular point, you know, there is a nice story about
this about, you know, the idea of numbers here, they said that one scholar visited a locality, and
he was about to give a lecture there. And when he got to the place where he's supposed to give the
lecture, it turns out that the people who came for the event was very small number of people. So the
organizers of the event were a bit disappointed. And they were telling themselves, oh, look at this,
		

			we have done so much work. And we've done so much advertising, only just a handful of people are
showing up here. That's very disappointing. And they say that was a wise man. And the wise man knew
what was going through their head. So he said to them, people, do not be disappointed by your
numbers. We are not looking for numbers amongst our faithful. We are looking for faith amongst our
numbers. Why is this? Because numbers are just numbers. And that's not really what's important. So
Allah Subhana Allah is saying, Do not be fooled by the abundance of that which is wrong. especially
nowadays, there is a lot of wrong that is admired by many people, it does not make it right. There
		

			is so much wrong, that is very popular, it does not make it right. So what happens is that it takes
somebody who actually reflects to look into this and say, Well, I recognize that there is so much of
it, but it is just so much wrong. Because there is abundance and there is a great quantity of it,
that does not make it right. And Allah said, Those whose intellect are able to make that
distinction. Because see, sometimes, especially when it is sold, when we're bombarded with it, day
or night, we forget to see it in matters of right and wrong. We just look into abundance, and we
just follow that abundance. So Allah Subhana Allah said, not only Alba, not the possessors of
		

			intellect, they are able to make that distinction. Also part of it Allah Subhana Allah speaks about
Al Bab, because remember this, you know, religiosity or faith is not about stagnation and pondering
about the unseen and trying to fake that is not part of it. We do believe in the unseen humbler
that's part of it. However, though, remember, religiosity does not mean intellectual stagnation or
intellectual vacation. Sometimes we feel that you know, the more religious I am the little use I
have for my intellect not acceptable. What does that mean? To the contrary, Allah invites people to
debate or to reflect, therefore, to ponder, to think these are all invitations throughout the Quran.
		

			The more religious you become, the more deep
		

			You become, the more thoughtful you are to be. Why is this because now this vast creation of Allah
subhanaw taala is at your disposal and the more you know of the creation of Allah, the more you know
of the Creator, Allah subhanho wa Taala. So the Quran said, Those who are endowed with intellect,
they do not waste their energy, in what? In trying to figure out answers for things that the mind is
not equipped to do. The Quran tells us about something from the unseen then what happens we believe
it because intellectually initially, we have accepted the portal. So as a result, what we say is
that part of being religious, especially if you adhere to this religion of Islam, the deen of
		

			Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam what happens is that the more religious you become, the more you
are going to find for your intellect. Hold on to that thought in sha Allah, and we will be back and
please stay tuned.
		

			To this hidden, misleading petitions create confusion,
		

			where truth is hidden, lack of knowledge and cause upheaval and commotion with truth hidden,
manipulate scripture, and Christian facts emerge.
		

			hidden truth creates false propaganda,
		

			chaos, disorder and turmoil in our lives and the world.
		

			But is there anyone with courage and wisdom?
		

			What is the truth and kind of strict?
		

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			Bismillah R Rahman Rahim In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate the Most Merciful. Assalamu aleikum
wa rahmatullah wa barakato made a peace in the mercy of Allah be upon all of you. And thank you for
joining here back again with us in distilled wisdom. If you are just joining us, we are talking
about the relationship between intellect and religiosity. So what we will do inshallah, now is we
are going to take one verse of the Quran that gives about nine different qualities of the people who
are endowed with intellect. This verse happens to come from Surah Turan, and it says, I've ever
		

			seen a camera become a Pokemon who armor and say to them, oh, Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wasallam.
Do those who know the truth from your Lord? Are they equal to those who are blind and blind here is
no metaphorically speaking. It's not necessarily that they are blind where they cannot see, but it
is their inability of not wanting to see the truth. So Allah Subhana, Allah calls them blind. And
then Allah says, In surah, Al Bab, only men and women who are endowed whose intellect will remember
and they will reflect upon this. And then the Quran goes on, to take us on a journey. About nine of
the characteristics of the people who are in doubt was this intellect in Nanaia Kuru Al Bab la Vina
		

			u una de la William O'Donnell, Misa. They are those who fulfill their covenant with Allah and they
do not break it down or they do not break down the contracts. What is that covenant was a law. The
Covenant was a law we have taken is that we have agreed
		

			And we made a pledge that no one is worthy of worship but of law, and they constantly remember this.
You foon be the law, that could be part of it, that they're constantly reminded, and they remind
others of their obligation in their relationship towards their Creator. Avast. subhanho wa Taala.
Well, livigno soluna, amatola OBE are useful, they are those who connect, that would Allah Subhana
Allah has commanded to remain bind, or to remain connected. There are different relationships that
we have to go through in this life, there is our relationship with our Creator, Allah subhanaw
taala, there is our relationship with our own selves. And then there is our relationship with the
		

			creation of Allah subhanaw taala. But within the creation of Allah Subhana Allah, some have more
rights before others, some have higher priorities than others. So in this case, Allah Subhana Allah
says, There is this idea of siliconera him to always remain connected to your kinship and your kiss
chip, or your relatives. What happens is that people are related to us sometimes either by birth,
sometimes by blood, sometimes by marital obligation. And the closer they are to us, the more
obligations they have, and we have towards them, such as in a begins with our parents, maybe our
children, our spouses, our brothers, our sisters, our neighbors, our relatives, and what have you.
		

			So these people, they fulfill their relationship to their Creator. And at the same time, or part of
this is also their acknowledgement of their obligations towards others whom Allah Subhana Allah
said, to remain connected to well, Levine and soluna, murmur Allahu OBE are useful. They are those
who they bind together, that which Allah subhanho wa Taala has commanded that remains together,
especially with our relatives. Sometimes people say, you know, I have relatives that I am very good
to them yet. They're very rude to me. I always tried to keep in touch with them, they cut me off
they severed my relationship, you know, what do I do at that point? How am I supposed to fulfill
		

			this obligation of mine? This same question was actually posed to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi
wasallam when a man came and he said yeah, Rasul Allah in nearly a quarter of all messenger of
Allah, I have relatives of Shinto Elohim I am good to them. It was them was righteousness. What can
you see una LA, but they wronged me all the time as a loom. I tried to keep in touch with them. I
tried to connect with them while personally but they cut me off they severed a relationship with me.
What happens is, if the man is saying, Oh prophet of Allah, Allah fulfilled all my obligations
towards these people, am I done? Am I free of all obligations? The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
		

			sallam
		

			invited the man as he always does, to take the higher road. What is that higher road? The prophet
SAW, Selim said, laser loss Hello, Bill McAfee. Wallach, in the law sulamani of Salomon kotoko. He
said, The person who keeps this connection does not do so out of reciprocating, you know, they
called me I called them they visited me I visit them, they inquired about me, I inquired about them,
you're just reciprocating these types of good relations. And if you remember a while back, what did
we say? We said that being good to those who are good to you does not make you good. Being good to
those who are rude to you may make you good. being kind to those who are kind to you does not make
		

			you kind but rather being kind to those who are not very compassionate towards you, that makes you
compassionate, that makes you kind. Why is this because generally speaking, we are good to those who
are good to us. But what's the big deal in this there is really no challenge in it. So the process
silom said, Remember, because somebody is being good to you, and it's easier to connect with them.
That really you're not really being tested, you're not being challenged. But the real test the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said is, how do you react towards those who choose to cut you
off? Did you still maintain Are you still able to maintain a relationship with them? So the process
		

			alone invited that man, and we are all invited to this and that is to take the higher to take the
higher road. While I am gonna meet up in the night at a kurulu Al Bab el la Vina Euphorbia delay,
Walla
		

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			They are also in all of their Lord. See our relationship with Allah subhanho wa Taala is based upon
like we said, Ava is what ever is utmost love or look at its perfection was this unconditional
obedience? Because unconditional obedience is only befitting to Allah and Allah, everybody else. Our
obedience to them is conditional respect to some people like our parents, for example is
unconditional. But obedience is to anybody else is conditional.
		

			So what happens? Here, this verse tells us about another type of relationships that were shown.
		

			They are in all of the Lord, Allah subhanho wa Taala. What does that mean? We said that we love
Allah. And remember, that any act of worship, that is devoid of emotions becomes very empty, it
becomes very mechanical. So what is the big deal about knee prostrating and bowing down and washing
and so, what if there is no emotion in it, if the heart is not involved in it, then it becomes very
empty, mechanical, it becomes physical it becomes void, it will eventually turn into a burden. So
part of it is that we must love our Creator Allah subhanho wa Taala. In the Hadees, the process alum
spoke so much about this, that you know, the idea of the processor will say that we know how to come
		

			hashtag Guna la hora de la merci wahama that none of you is truly a believer you have not attained
you know the status of a perfect believer, unless and until what happens that Allah and His
Messenger become most loved by you, and you prefer them over anybody and anything else. But see,
there is a requirement for love. Love must be preceded by knowledge. We cannot say that we love a
lot if we do not know him.
		

			We cannot say that we love the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam if we do not know him, love
becomes much easier. The more you know, the easier it is to love, because you have enough
information, to love, be to love our Creator Allah Subhana Allah or to love the messenger sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam. So constantly, Allah will tell us about himself. Allah will invite us to know him.
So that you know and sometimes Allah states the obvious It is Allah who created the heavens, Allah
who created the earth, Allah who was made and facilitate this for you. But why is Allah stating the
obvious, because our relationship with Allah is jeopardized. Once we forget who Allah is to us, the
		

			minute we forget this, our relationship with Allah becomes very shaky.
		

			So Allah subhanaw taala reminds us, Allah Subhana, Allah invites us, Allah Subhana, Allah to Allah
lists for us, the kind of things that he has done. So you look into it and say, Allah has been very
comfortable. Allah is being very patient with me. Allah has not seized me immediately, for all the
erroneous and poor decisions and choices that I have made. Allah, despite of me, being very
negligent of my obligation towards him, Allah has is still providing for me. Despite that, I
remember Allah seldom, I don't, sometimes May Allah forgive all of us. It comes you know, days goes
by, we don't remember Allah subhanho wa Taala. Despite this, Allah does not stop providing for us.
		

			So the more we know of him, the more our emotional relationship with him is going to be stronger.
There was a great Muslim scholar by the name of Yahoo.
		

			And Yahoo Morales, you know, there is this formula that says that you know, what, accruable Nancy
Illa Allah for Nancy Villa, he said that those who are closest to Allah are those who are most
knowledgeable about Allah, and those who love Allah Subhana Allah Most are those who know of him.
Chapin hautala, most so you have more as he said that, you know, in our relationship with Allah
subhanho wa Taala. He said, and this is a beautiful, beautiful statement. He said, metta Raja Illa
Jadoo, oma, Tasha was a Kuru. He said in the relationship with Allah. anytime they feel like they
can come back to him, and he will always be there. And anytime they wish. They can remember him and
		

			he that he is so available.
		

			He is so approachable was this he Allah, we come to the conclusion of this part of our episode.
Again very grateful that you were able to tune in with us this week, and inshallah We will also meet
with you next week. And until then we say so long and a salaam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.