Yassir Fazaga – Gratitude Is A Key To Happiness

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The conversation discusses the best and worst nations on Earth, with the exception of Finland, which is on the first top three. The importance of happiness is discussed, with the exception of the US being far away from achieving it. A variety of popular statements and ideas about happiness, including the belief that happiness is a priority, the existence of a sadness, and the importance of gratitude and happiness in one's life, are emphasized. The speakers emphasize the importance of finding one's happiness within oneself and finding one that is "any."

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			Although they will let him in the shaytani R rajim Bismillah Al Rahman Al Rahim Al hamdu Lillahi
Rabbil Alameen wa salatu salam ala Ashraf al Anbiya. You will have heard it more saline Shaffir al
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			In US local Hadith Kitab Allah wa Hiral had had you Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, in the
name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah. And May His peace
and blessings be upon our beloved prophet muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, we bear witness that
no one is worthy of worship but Allah, and we bear witness that Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
is indeed his final messenger. The best of speech is the book of Allah. And the best of guidance is
the guidance of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa salam, may Allah Subhana Allah make us amongst those
who listen to the best of speech, the book of Allah and follow its commandments. And may Allah
		
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			Subhana Allah make us amongst those who come to know the best of ways the way of Muhammad sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam and make us amongst his followers. Allah whom I mean Allahumma Amin Allahumma Amin,
		
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			it will call you up has answered.
		
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			There is a fact amongst all human beings, we are constantly looking to be happy.
		
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			Well, as he lay up has what Annie sadder has her way up has been hungry and nifty.
		
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			And if we're not looking for happiness, Evan has an indicator and he says that we are actually
looking to get rid of any discomfort or anxiety that we may potentially feel or experience. Mila if
if he ever heard call center. L. Haider, todo Allah, B. S, Advil, Daniel alum.
		
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			You know, towards the end of the year, the United Nations come up with a list
		
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			about the happiest nations on planet Earth.
		
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			Which nations are happier, they have a list the 10 Happiest nations. And actually, there is a list
of the 10 saddest nations.
		
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			And for four consecutive years,
		
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			Finland has always been number one.
		
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			And the question is, why?
		
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			What is it about these people that makes them to be amongst the happiest people on Earth? Remember,
we're not getting into defining what happiness is. That's really not the point. Whatever measurement
the use of happiness, Finland always comes number one, at least for the past four years, Finland is
number one.
		
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			But there is something about geographical location of this country. It's all the way up north, it is
very cold. In fact, they get six months of darkness. Yet, they are amongst the happiest people on
Earth.
		
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			And people want this, what is it about them? I mean, look at their climate, look at where they're
located. Why are they so happy?
		
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			Different people have different theories about them. But generally speaking, they say it's a
country's great landscape
		
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			with a temperature of ill health and health.
		
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			And as we know, you know, beauty captivates the eye. So they say they have a beautiful landscape.
		
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			They get more serious, and they say they have the lowest crime rate on Earth.
		
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			For the jury in Finland, they have the lowest crime rates.
		
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			And then number three, they say they have the best education system in the world. And by the way,
the United Nation also comes up with a list of the best education in the world. And the list is
always always Finland is on the first top three.
		
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			And then they say their health system is
		
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			absolutely immaculate. It is beautiful.
		
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			And then they also speak about number four high living standards. They say that,
		
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			sadly, when you look into the saddest nations on earth
		
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			number one is South Sudan,
		
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			Central African Republic of Congo, and then there is Tanzania. Then there is Rwanda. Unfortunately
we see Yemen. Syria is on that list. China is number 93. The United States is number 17. And look
into this and say, Why are some people happy? And when we look for happiness, where is it that we
are looking? You're gonna Allah Listen, local man, you're gonna work at Dana Lachman. And heck
matter a niche called Lila
		
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			Allah subhanaw taala. You know, the issue of Salah the happiness in the Quran. Actually, the term
sad is only mentioned twice in the Quran.
		
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			term happiness about it serried, Luca thermodyne if you could tap into what could you have any be
Amaryl era famine, home Sherpa, universal read for millennia Shaku I'm ballerina, sorry, only two
places in Surah tude Allah Subhana Allah says in the Day of Judgment, after accountability is taken,
then there are going to be two kinds of people, those who are miserable and those who are going to
be in a perpetual state of bliss, happiness. And then these are the only two places that happiness
is mentioned in the Quran.
		
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			But then the Quran gives us keys to happiness.
		
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			And the first key that we find is what Lachman Allah subhanaw. Taala said about man, while
		
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			man and hekman Indeed we have bestowed wisdom upon Lachman, what is this wisdom? I Inishmore Lilla
		
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			be grateful to Allah subhanaw taala I think I've said this before. In psychology, we are told that
the shortest distance between any person and happiness walhi The shortest distance between us and
happiness, no shorter distance exists beyond this one, the shortest distance is gratitude.
		
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			Axon Mustapha axon, banal insert was sad, a chakra,
		
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			the shortest distance. And that's why, why. And they say, if you want to be in speaking terms with
happiness, you have to learn the language of gratitude.
		
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			If you want to be in speaking terms with happiness, you have to learn the language of gratitude.
		
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			And they have a list.
		
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			This is a why are people not happy?
		
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			In the constitution of the US, it says that part of what we pursue is justice, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness meaning that this is a right that the constitution grants you you can pursue
happiness but they're saying they finding Why is the US so far away? Why are we not in the first top
five top 10? Or maybe 15? Why are we all the way out on number 17 They say that maybe in the pursuit
of happiness people have become so anxious that we forget what makes us happy anymore.
		
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			And then they speak about what robs people of happiness they will have the less bad and we're going
to go in and do cool our Melissa
		
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			like in her physical Tinder Oh SS whoa should all be sad his insert sounds don't leave hospital
		
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			was your leash legislation was set read the Mossad.
		
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			salby Their image Dodger their Eman? Ha if their image has been Anna Masako, so when they look into
this idea of despite the potential that we have to be happy, yet a good number of us are not happy.
Why?
		
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			We eat well, we drink well. We're very warm. Our basic needs are absolutely met. We are living in
one of the most beautiful places on planet earth. Why are we not happy?
		
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			Why?
		
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			And in one of these reasons that they mentioned, they say that sometimes we are so busy complaining
that we actually forget to enjoy how beautiful life is.
		
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			Euro an hour Jews can miss out a couple of Qatar.
		
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			There is this story about this elderly lady. She have heard she's heard about the train so much. And
she told her tastes he said look, one wish I have omnitrax bonell Qatar. So that one wish I have is
I really want to get under train. I want to experience what that is like. So they bought her a train
ticket and then they say you go on your visit your friend in the neighboring town. Her doula
		
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			director Elizabeth
		
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			METAR Ro hazera, Saudi Allah Kofi Medina to mudra wherever she got on the looking forward to the
trip.
		
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			But soon she discovered that the seat that she was sitting on was torn. Train took off. Seat is
turned off or torn apart.
		
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			That's it allegiance la mesa.
		
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			biocote she became very upset that this seat is is torn. So she got up and she moved somewhere else
from Takata de la McLennan Aha.
		
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			But when she said it was a baby crying
		
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			the manta call it Illa makan.
		
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			Personally, as I just
		
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			said, You know what, I'm moving to the back. Hamilton, Anthea aura hat, rattle Qatar, Rohit and Maka
rattle Qatar. Why did it in the chef's didn't stop Nanak guard there found it to be very hot in the
back and she said I'm just going to move to the front of the train, sat on a very comfortable seat.
And she looked outside. Jealous that remark had Maria, Nevada el harj, Monza Bedivere It was a
beautiful scenery, beautiful scenery, looking at the outskirts of the city and on this beautiful
		
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			vegetations. And as immediately as she started enjoying it, the announcement was made, that she has
reached her destination.
		
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			Some of us we like this lady,
		
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			rather than enjoying what is going on. We are so consumed by complaining about these things about
this little thing here and that little thing there. And what that does, it robs us of happiness.
		
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			With Allah it robs us of happiness.
		
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			When you see the number of people
		
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			and how exhausted their lives is,
		
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			and how bitter we have become,
		
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			and how unhappy we are. Despite having every reason to be happy. You cannot help but feel sorry for
us.
		
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			Because we have all these things that that we should be happy, but we don't.
		
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			And then they say another reason
		
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			that does this to us, is the idea of wanting to impress others or wanting to catch up with others.
Or just man if you had any theories or our views on Allahu Allah alayhi wasallam Yeah, bye advisor
on your element who are doing a welcome for LM and who have held for indelicate Alatus dari Namath
Allaha Lake, instead Abuja the Prophet peace be upon him said to him, said a bizarre in this worldly
matter said consider those who are less fortunate than you are.
		
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			Do not be consumed by looking at those who have more than you do. Less you belittle the blessings of
Allah upon you.
		
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			And fortunately, we are mostly engaged in belittling how blessed we are.
		
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			Give you an example a
		
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			few weeks back, maybe what two weeks back
		
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			21 People froze to death in Kashmir because of the cold. May Allah bless their souls looking into
Syrian refugees in their own country, freezing to death in their tents.
		
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			May Allah help them out a bit Alameen but many times we just forget how blessed we are.
		
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			I'm not driving the car that I like.
		
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			I'm not wearing what I really like. I'm not working where I like, I'm not living where I like I am
not. This is what I'm fine.
		
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			So always it's not a bad idea to look for something better, but not at the expense of being
miserable
		
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			not at the expense of that
		
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			h bar and Bialetti Well, let me get your attorney Jabarin chakra you
		
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			and said that in the story of a Salah Salem or Loomis missa tee Chicago.
		
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			L has scfe Her Allah cattle in Selma.
		
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			You know, they speak about the idea of the distance between us and misery is determined by the
distance between us and our mothers.
		
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			Recently, he Salam said, of the blessings of Allah upon me, that Allah has given me the book he has
granted me prophethood, he has not made me a criminal. And then he said, and he made me go to my
mother, and he did not make me shall he, he did not make me miserable. And the scholars say that he
mentioned this blessings of Allah, after speaking well about his relationship with his mother. And
they say that these types of relationships is the distance that gap, determine how miserable or
happy we may be
		
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			the old saying, you know, they go back and they have all these different measures, they come back to
it and they say, count your blessings, and your family and your parents relationships.
		
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			Say, dad is how we become happy. And then finally,
		
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			say that some of us are so engaged about this idea of feeling sorry for the past, very worried about
the future. Who has the zero hour interview sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Allahumma inni will be
coming at him you will hasn't know we're so worried about the future. We're so sad about the past.
And that's where we know the Prophet peace be upon him gets up in the morning. And what does he
begin his day with Allah who are also becoming an HMI will hazard or Allah I seek refuge in You from
anxiety and grief to Sir about yesterday, too worried about tomorrow, we miss out on living. today.
		
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			We miss out on living, we miss out on living today.
		
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			Finally,
		
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			happiness is not what happens to us.
		
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			Happiness is what happens within us.
		
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			Remember, this, happiness is not what happens to us. It is what happens within us. And that's why
they say that happiness is synthetic. That has to be made. It does not just happen to you, we would
have to actually, you know, do it. And that's why they say, you know, people speak about the key to
happiness is this. And the key to happiness is that like somebody said, he said, Man, I know all the
keys to happiness, but they're in somebody else's pocket.
		
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			What good is, what good is if the key to happiness is in somebody else's pocket. So what do they
say? You don't need a key to happiness. The door is always open.
		
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			What do we have to do? Get in?
		
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			How do you do that? Make peace with imperfection.
		
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			The seed will always some seeds are going to be torn. That's okay. Some kids may be crying. That's
okay. It may be too hard. It may be too. That's okay. But what do you do? Enjoy the journey.
		
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			Enjoy the journey. And I would say to us as parents, husbands wives, spouses, please remember
		
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			the attitude that we have at home is so unbelievably crucial. We'll have people who speak about with
my wife, it's always doom and gloom. With my husband, there is always something wrong with this
there is always that is not a good environment to create at home, but rather a environment that is
just always full of gratitude, this western
		
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			tourist, he goes to Kenya and he comes back and he said I was stricken by how happy people were. And
he said it began with my one legged taxi driver. He said his happiness was so radiant. He said the
man was
		
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			genuinely happy. I did not see their poverty. I did not see the fact that he was one legged. He said
all I saw was a very happy individual.
		
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			Material things make life comfortable, but it does not guarantee happiness. May Allah Subhana Allah
grant us and our loved ones happiness your Bill Allen Apollo cola Hydrostone Rolla Hello we're
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			hamdu Lillahi wa wa Salatu was Salam ala Rasulillah Mustafa alum and br 30 Activa the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would go to bed at night. What can be useful? Allahu Allahu Salam either
our elaphiti rashi a call Alhamdulillah Allah the apartment was akana work Asana for come in Milan,
Allahu Allah cough. He would go to bed and he would pray and he say all praises due to Allah Who has
given us something to eat, who has given us water to drink, who has given us a shelter to protect us
and for our loved one to care for us. The commandment lamb we Allahu Allah cough for how many people
are spending this night with no shelter to protect them, nor any loved ones to care for them.
		
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			Man as Mohammed entry is here to be more honest and free, but then he ruined the whole quarter yummy
socket haze at LaHood dunya. Whosoever wakes up in the morning, physically there are good health.
They spent the night feeling very safe. They have enough sustenance for the day. It is as if this
whole world has been presented to them. Remember, you're one that this idea of gratitude is not a
feeling that comes as a result of feeling guilty. We don't do that. Do not become grateful because
you feel guilty but rather because you really feel the blessings of Allah subhanho wa Taala upon us
and when we do this, we become very grateful and abuse Allah Allahu Allah wa salam, your will in
		
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			Allah lair. The annual Abdi is a Khalil Athleta Oh Sherry by servitor and Yama, the who Allah He
said that Allah has truly pleased with a servant, that even when they take a bite, when they take a
sip, they they thank Allah subhanaw taala for it, you know what's going on? The joy, the
acknowledgement of blessings, you're all Laura Bona well in Shackleton, the as either Nakum if you
are grateful, I shall increase you, increase you in what increase you in what they say increase us
in the ability to see how blessed we are. So we become more grateful for these blessings. So now we
see even more blessings. So now we even become more grateful, we see more blessings, and you just
		
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			become continuously grateful for all the goods that we have. And we have a lot of good Wallahi we
have lots of goods. What we need to do is be grateful for these goods. Let's begin with our
families. Law who this would be a homework for all of us. If family is good, please go and tell
them.
		
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			Tell them how grateful you are. That you're my wife, my husband, your My child, my daughter, my son,
so grateful that you are part of this family I am part of this family. And that is how we start
celebrating the blessings of Allah subhanho wa Taala upon us. May Allah Subhana Allah increases in
gratitude. May Allah Subhana Allah make us of those who are happy in this life, as well as in the
Hereafter. May Allah Subhana Allah keep our family sound safe and happy or below Allah mean for all
of our brothers and sisters who are not doing well. melas hunt Allah ease their pain. May Allah help
all the people who are in need people who are suffering in the cold, may Allah Subhana Allah bring
		
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			warmth to their lives. For those who are naked May Allah Subhana Allah clothe them, they love to
hunt Allah makers facilitators for peace and justice Yarbrough Allah mean, if any of us or our loved
ones are not feeling well may Allah Subhanallah grant us a speedy recovery. If any of us or our
loved ones are going through difficult times may Allah Subhana Allah ease these times. If any of our
loved ones have passed away, may Allah Subhana Allah bless their souls. Robina Artina dunya Hassan
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