Ramadan 2011 – Stories of the Prophets – Day 01

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The upcoming month of centers of excellence is a series of messages from Allah Subhanho wa Taala, including predictions and advice for achieving the pleasure of being in the afterlife, as well as predictions for achieving the pleasure of being in the afterlife. The importance of practicing acceptance of Islam's historical significance is emphasized, along with the need for people to be more aware of the actions of the Prophet and their actions to avoid confusion and misunderstand. The importance of learning about the Bible and avoiding misunderstandings is also emphasized.

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All praise is due to Allah subhanho wa Taala blessings and salutations upon Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. We ask Allah Subhana Allah to Allah to bless him and all his companions and we ask Allah Subhana Allah to Allah to bless every single one of us, my beloved brothers and sisters in Islam,

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it brings tears to the eyes.

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In gratitude to Allah subhanho wa Taala for having granted us the acceptance to witness this blessed month

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tonight being the first night

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of the month of Ramadan, 1432 PGD 1432 years after the Legion of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam and we are sitting here in the house of Allah subhanho wa Taala far away in the city of Cape Town, in this beautiful Masjid Xena to Islam, we ask Allah subhanho wa Taala to accept every single effort of ours. Every one of us who has made an effort to come here this evening, all the listeners, all the viewers, every single person We ask Allah subhanho wa Taala to grant us all forgiveness. And we ask Allah subhanho wa Taala to lighten up our lives. Just like we noticed the difference when these lights were put on. We asked Allah subhanahu wa taala to increase us in new and to grant us the full

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use of this month of Ramadan.

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Really, it is a sacrifice, it is a month of sacrifice. It is a month where we will be abstaining from many things for the pleasure of Allah subhanho wa Taala from a certain time to a certain time. And in the evenings we will be sacrificing again to stand in long prayer solely for the pleasure of Allah subhanho wa Taala. Remember, it is an effort

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that will make us from amongst those who are successful, those who are not prepared to put an effort or to make an effort? What type of success do they expect? May Allah subhanho wa Taala accept our efforts?

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This evening.

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In sha Allah I have decided to embark on a series known as lessons from the stories of the prophets May peace be upon them all that are mentioned in the Quran. And as you know, it is very important to introduce a topic so tonight we'll be dedicated to the introduction.

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And it is very important that we know what is it that Allah subhanho wa Taala expects from us We all know that we were created by Allah, we were created by Allah subhanho wa Taala we call him Allah Allah mean, we call him Lord of the worlds and the word Rob does not have an English translation, it would require a whole paragraph for us to understand what is meant by it. And for this reason, some of the scholars have said the term Rob but includes the one who created

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the one who nourishes, cherishes, provides for protects the one in absolute control of all the aspects of his of existence is known as a Rob. So this is why when we say Rob, we are referring to whoever made us and whoever is in absolute control. Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us the understanding.

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Before I commence It is very important for me to make mention of the fact

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that each one of us would like to achieve the pleasure of the one who made us and each one of us would like to achieve the paradise that he has prepared for us. But where did we come to learn about this paradise from and where did we come to learn about the fact that there is life after death?

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We came to learn of it from the Creator Himself when He created us. He did not just leave us without giving us an instruction or a manual or sending us messages to remind us or him.

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Me Indeed, there is no nation that has passed except that there has been

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messenger who was sent to that nation, a reminder, a warner the word Nadine in actual fact means a warner, one who wants to say, oh man, you are not in existence in order to enjoy your life, you are actually here as an examination. And the qualification of the examination will determine your status in the real life, which is the life after death. And this is why all the messengers of Allah subhanho wa Taala. There, they were more interested in the life after death and in the hereafter than this dunya none of them gave preference to this world. It's important for us to know this. And it's important also for us to know, then when Allah subhanho wa Taala created us and sent

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messengers, and sent messages when those messengers, there are two types of people that he sent. One were those known as Russian, and the others were known as ambia. There is a difference between a raw soul and the inner be. So what is the difference? One is a messenger, and one is a prophet. The one who has a higher status is a Rasool a messenger, because every messenger is a prophet, but not every prophet is a messenger. And here I'm using the English language, although I have used the word Rasool or the word messenger to refer to Rasool, what is meant by this, I assume is a person who came with a new sherea with some law with a book with something that Allah subhanho wa Taala gave

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him an instruction revelation. And Allah said, go and teach this to the people and go and warn them and so on, that is known as a soul. A person who is a messenger, given a message to go and deliver.

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And in a bill who is a prophet is one who also delivered the message of Allah subhanho wa Taala, but not given to him specifically, but rather given to some message to some messenger who came before him. So this is why when we look at Haruna is Salatu, salam, Allah subhana wa Jalla speaks about him in the Quran. And Allah says, One

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mattina Whoa, whoa Nana via Allah speaks about Moses May peace be upon him. musala salam, and Allah says, We gave him or we sent with him how role or Aaron May peace be upon him as a newbie, which means as a prophet to help him. So whose message was it? It was the message of Allah given to whom given to Moses May peace be upon him, but Haruna a Salam was assisting, that is a very simple verse. If you'd like to know you can memorize that verse Haruna Bian. If Haruna a salon was a newbie, then it's automatically known that a resume is higher than nav, Allah Subhana Allah grant us understanding. So Allah subhanho wa Taala sent two types of people but there is a third type of

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person who is neither a newbie nor they assume, but he is or a soul or a soul, which means he is a messenger of a messenger and who is that? Every single one of us, so Han Allah, we are all messages of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, we have the message, it is our duty to learn it. It is our duty to practice upon it, and it is our duty to teach it to others.

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This is why when Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was sending one of his companions mcgivney Jabba the Allahu anhu to Yemen. And he asked him a few questions at the end of that he says Alhamdulillah Illa de la *a Rasulullah rasulillah De Lima Yoruba Rasulullah

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Praise be to Allah subhanho wa Taala who has granted acceptance to the messenger of the Messenger of Allah subhanho wa Taala. to that which has pleased the Messenger of Allah Subhana Allah to Allah, so Allah guided why the blue Javelin or the Allahu anhu and Allah subhanho wa Taala obviously had sent Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in turn since mahogany Jebel Ali Allahu Allah and he has informed all of us believe Oh, and he will go and convey the message even if it means a small verse. So every one of us inshallah we have that status. May Allah subhanho wa Taala accept us for that. Now, it is important for us to also go through the creation of

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man, why Allah created us and how He created us. It is impossible to know that except through revelation, and this is what makes us believe is if you take a look at the Jewish scriptures, or the Christian scriptures, the scriptures of the Muslims, you will find there are some similarities when it comes to the stories of the previous nations.

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And how time began and how men were was created and so on. But we adopt and we follow the Quran because we believe that there is a lot of respects that has crept into the previous scriptures, they are debating amongst themselves as to what is authentic. And there are so many different versions of the Bible's and the scriptures, that we have to discount them. And we have to adopt what the Quran has said, because no doubt, it is pure, and it is pristine. And there is no ways that anybody can argue with that. May Allah subhanahu wa taala, grant us acceptance.

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So Allah subhanho wa Taala created us. And when he told us whatever he told us, he told that to us through revelation. So therefore, a person who's a non believer, or who does not believe in any of the heavenly religions, they would not know what happened.

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And if they were to tell you what happened, it means they got it from a heavenly scripture, no scientists can tell you that the first person created was created in this way, and his name was Adam. And nobody can tell you that then there was Hawa and what happened. So we need to be muslimeen we need to be submitters we need to be more meaning believers in the unseen and we need to know that the scriptures that have come they have come as a gift from Allah subhanho wa Taala to us. Now if we take a look at the Quran,

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Allah subhana wa tada has revealed this book and it is a very, very blessed book. And Allah has given us the Muslims a man known as shadow Han. It is the month of the Quran.

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And Allah subhanho wa Taala has kept it the same month as the month of fasting. And Allah subhanho wa Taala speaks about a night in this month, that is so powerful. In it, the Quran was sent down from the preserved tablet to the lowest heaven.

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And this is why he says

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we have indeed revealed it in the Night of Decree

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translates as the night of the deal, The Night of Decree when all that is going to happen for the next year is written by Allah subhanho wa Taala It is called The Night of Decree. We all call it the night of power because it also depicts the power of Allah subhanho wa Taala.

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So it is important for us to know that there is no doubt in the book that Allah has revealed. And as Muslims, we are fortunate to be from amongst those who follow a religion that makes it a duty upon us to study all the verses of the Quran, not just a few verses. And Allah says while he revealed the bond, we need to know this. Why did Allah revealed the Quran? Why did he create men? Why did he do this? Why did he do that? The answers are in the Quran. This is why Allah says kita

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it is a book that we have revealed.

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lie to you Oh Mohamed Salah, Salah, MOBA raccoon, it is so blessing.

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Leah dumped baru

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in order for its verses to be pounded upon.

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So why did Allah revealed

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in order for its verses to be pondered upon that is the reason. So how many of us have pondered over the verses of the Quran? How many of us have understood why Allah revealed the Quran?

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Did he just reveal it that we can recite it? No point in understanding or no interest in understanding it? Did he reveal it so that we can use it as a pillow we read it at night and then we put it away and go and sleep and the following morning we get up?

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No, take a look at what has happened to the Bible and to the other books.

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Very few followers of those books have read those books cover to cover. But every one of us have heard the Quran cover to cover by the will of Allah.

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This is why in the month of Ramadan, what are we doing? great effort is required

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to prepare the taraweeh to come for the cerave to stand in the tarawih it is not simple, it is not easy to be standing for one hour, trying to concentrate on the words that is a sacrifice that is an act of worship, that is a gift that Allah has given myself in yourselves.

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So treat it as a gift and understand that if we have not

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tried to ponder if we have not tried to ponder over the verses of the Quran,

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then we don't even understand why it was revealed.

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So every one of us needs to try our best to ponder over the verses of the Quran and inshallah This is

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What we will be trying to do during the month of Ramadan, I encourage myself and yourselves

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to try our best to read a portion of the Quran in the language that we understand as well.

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Because without that, we won't be able to succeed. Imagine, Allah sins with us a manual to say this is how you should operate yourself. And we don't know about that manual.

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I decided to spend a few moments

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to explain the importance of this book because it is the month of the Quran. And not only the recitation in the Arabic language, yes, that is important. Very important. But more than that, is to understand the Quran the message of Amar, I have heard people saying it is haram to read the meaning of the Quran. Where did they get that from? We want to know how can we behave like those of the previous scriptures? And prohibit our people from trying to understand the word of the one who made them? When Allah asks me after I've died? And you that I sent a book, did you read it? Did you try to understand it? What will our answer be?

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And then if he were to ask us, how many books have you read and understood, and we will be mentioning all the novels and all the little storybooks and fairy tales and bedtime stories that we read.

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We give preference to Harry Potter over the Quran its effect.

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We give preference to all these other books over the Quran its effect. I think it's about time we use this Ramadan to change that.

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We can change it and this is why we have reminders of this nature. This is why we are standing up here reminding ourselves in yourselves to say it is about time your own metal, oma or nation whom the Koran has been sent to, to try and understand this book.

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I guarantee you it will change your life. I guarantee you it will raise you in spirituality without a better violent law.

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That is the book of Allah subhanho wa Taala. Yes, there are rules and regulations governing how to deal with a question that crops up on your in your mind whilst you are reading the meaning.

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Those questions need to be answered by the professionals that will allow those who know.

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So when you come across a verse,

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you will find if there is a question in your mind,

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it would be wrong for you to answer it on your own go and ask Allah. I read this verse, I don't understand it.

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But there are so many verses in the Quran, that are very easily understood the stories of the prophets which makes the bulk of the Quran that's why we want to go into it this year.

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Very easily understood. Allah tells us about noon Noah, Allah tells us about Jacob, about Joseph May peace be upon them all. Allah tells us about Luke not May peace be upon him.

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So it's important in Sharla for us to make an effort to try and read the stories to try and see why Allah revealed them why Allah sent them down for what reason?

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And then inshallah we see how everything is connected. When Allah subhanho wa Taala sent messages to mankind, he selected the best.

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He did not send messages from amongst the worst or the mediocre of community No, I assume, or unabie was always selected the best of them.

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And this is why there are certain qualities

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that all the prophets had, we need to know these qualities.

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Because if we'd like to continue the work of the messengers, we need to try and learn from what Allah subhanho wa Taala selected and chosen, may he choose us all to serve his cause. Allah says regarding some of his profits in Ghana,

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definitely he was chosen. When Allah says, in Allah

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elemi Allah has chosen

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to choose.

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Allah chose Adam alayhis salatu salam, we believe that whenever we say the name of a messenger, it is our duty to say May peace be upon them. They have done a splendid job. In fact,

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Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam says that there is a curse upon the one who says Mohammed without saying, Allah Allah.

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May peace be upon him.

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So some of these qualities, the messengers were always truthful, they never uttered a lie, even prior to Prophethood never uttered a lie even prior to Prophethood. They were known by their people as truthful, always. One might ask, what about Ibrahim alayhis salam, we'll get to that inshallah. It's not actually a lie. It was something and inshallah, when we speak about Ibrahim Alayhi, salaam, in a few days time, we will get there.

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They were trustworthy, and they will known as trustworthy all of them.

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So in order for us to be chosen by Allah subhanho wa Taala. We need to try our best to also be truthful and trustworthy.

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Because if a person is not truthful, and that is lies, there is a choice, they become champions of the devil and shavon shavon becomes pleased with them. We don't want that. So it's about time we started telling the truth, and it's about time we were honest

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and trustworthy, then all the messengers were trained in a specific way. Do you know what the prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam says, ma'am, in the beginning in LA,

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there was no Nabhi except that he was a shepherd at one stage he looked after some sheep. So Allah trained them, a lot of train them, with sheep with animals before they came to human beings. Because what is more difficult to look after animals or to look after human beings?

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I see the smiles Mashallah. Does someone have adult here?

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Allah subhanho wa Taala opened our understanding, it is definitely more difficult to look after animals. But in the Quran, Allah describes certain people.

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He says, Allah in cackle and Nam even whom

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there are certain people who are like cattle, and in fact worse than cattle. Because with the sophisticated minds and brains And eyes and ears and noses that Allah has given mankind, they still don't want to hear, they don't want to see they don't want to understand. Allah says for those type of people, can we equate them to cattle? No, they are worse than cattle, Allahu Akbar, may Allah make us from amongst those. So it's important for us all to have the quality in us to want to propagate what we have, we want to dish out what we have, there is a quality, the messengers had that quality, they wanted to give the message. They wanted to always spread the goodness they will

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not selfish with it. So every time we learn something, let us try and think of ways of how to spread it. To whom Let me tell you to whom

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Robbie corabi there was a stage and Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was instructed to start primarily with his family members. So we start with those around us. We try and remind them we want to tell them May Allah subhanho wa Taala make it easy for us. Then there is another quality of the messengers. They were very intelligent. Allah did not send stars or LA people who were sick to a nation No.

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Allah sent highly intelligent people look at Ibrahim Allah is Allah. Allah says Subhana Allah that He had given Ibrahim Pokemon one Nobu wacha. Allah gave him so much Allah gave him Prophethood Allah gave him wisdom. Allah gave him authority.

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When he was a young boy, look at how intelligent he was. He began questioning and he debated Did you ever know that the messenger who has debated the most was Ibrahim alayhis salam, his debates are mentioned in the Quran.

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He had the most debates from a young age he question he asked the questions. And this is why for us, when the young ask questions, find answers for those questions. Sometimes they are innocent questions. And we rattle out words of rebuke to these youngsters without even knowing that this might have shaped some negativity in the youngsters mind that will last forever because we did not answer the question.

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So it's important for us to try and look at the questions that are being asked and we need to ask questions as well.

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There was a time when people used to say don't ask, no, in Islam, it is simple to understand, we asked but we have imagined that when we are given an answer from Allah, Revelation, we surrender to it. There we are. There are certain things we may never understand, but we will try our best to and there are certain explanations for as long as those explanations are coming from Revelation, inshallah we surrender to them.

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It's important for us to know that

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So the ambia were always highly intelligent, another quality of the prophets of Allah subhanho wa Taala. Physically,

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they did not have any defect that was repulsive, repulsive, meaning chase people away. Rather when you looked at them, you felt like getting closer, low.

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All the messengers were described as very handsome, all of them.

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And they were not only good looking, but they had this like magnetism. Do you know what Abdullayev nee Salaam are the Allahu anhu says about Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he said is one llahi when I saw the face of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam I knew that this is not the face of a lion,

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the other Sahaba of a llama and described him and say

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Allahu Akbar, as though he's a piece of the moon Subhana Allah.

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And they have all said, We have never seen anything more beautiful, more handsome than Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam.

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So those who did not see the light, and who did not come closer to Him, they had to be really, really rejected by Allah subhanho wa Taala. For that to happen. It is reported that it is enough for a person to look at Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam or to be in his company, in order to be totally rectified, and known as a hobby and deserve after his name, the word Allah. May Allah be pleased with him,

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just by being with him for a moment as a moment as a believer, but there were others who were fortunate and unfortunate who were they.

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They were the likes of Abu Jamal and the enemies of Islam who fought Islam and they fought Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. They were fortunate in that they lived in his midst, but they did not look at him with the eye of sincerity even once, not even once. So for that reason, they did not receive that cleanliness, they did not receive that spiritual level of Sahabi. Allah subhanho wa Taala again, has chosen the Sahaba of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam.

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There is another very important point that we need to know the messengers were all protected by Allah from committing sin, all of them were masumi masumi meaning they were protected by Allah from committing sin. Now one might ask what about this deed that was done by musala salam inshallah we will get to that. What What about that which was done by this Nabhi? Well, that maybe we will get to that inshallah. They will protected by Allah Subhana Allah to Allah from sin, and we need to know that and we believe that.

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And Allah subhanho wa Taala thereafter, has kept certain merits in these messages. The messengers, whenever they spoke whenever they uttered whatever they said, was inspired by Allah subhana wa tada through divine revelation. And we know this about Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, Allah says

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he does not utter anything from himself. It is indeed revelation that was revealed. It was a revelation that was revealed. So one might say, Well, look, once the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam looked away from Abdullah, tomorrow, the Allahu anhu. And the Quran came and admonished him.

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So people say well, what was that? Allah subhanho wa Taala had a lesson for us in that, because sometimes it is the plan of Allah subhanho wa Taala to let something happen so that when the solution of it is shown, or when the remedy of it is shown, the lesson can remain up to the end, we learn a lesson from that, that no matter how high you are, no matter how knowledgeable you are, no matter how much you think, you know, when you are corrected, take it properly and accept it and be happy that you are corrected when the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was corrected. Why was he corrected? Why did he make a mistake in the first place? Because had he not been made to make that

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mistake? Where in his sooner would there be a lesson for those who make mistakes to learn from Subhana Allah, so it was part of His perfection, to make that mistake for us to have a perfect example to follow so that when you make a mistake, you know what to do, because when he did it, he was also shown or he showed us what exactly to do. I hope we've understood this. Then Allah subhana wa Jalla has spoken about how

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the messengers none of them sought a reward. None of them wanted money in return for their message. None of them

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Wanted to gain some form of popularity through their message? No. This is why we know the verse where Allah subhanho wa Taala speaks about a man

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who came from the innermost part of the city and he says

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it Debbie Roman is Aluko.

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Angela.

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Follow those who are asking no recompense from you. They don't want any reward from you follow those who are rightly guided. May Allah subhanho wa Taala. Grant us an understanding. Also it is very important to know that the messengers came with a direct message. They did not beat about the bush, when low calorie Salam came to his people. He told him directly abstain from homosexuality. He didn't say, you know, now there's something you guys need to worry about. And there's something we need to talk about know the messengers they came with a direct, clear cut message and they delivered it as it was given from Allah subhanho wa Taala. And we will see that in the Quran also, we will

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know or we will notice that the messengers they had firm belief in monotheism, they worship Allah alone, if there was anyone who worshiped anything with Allah or besides Allah, they will not messengers of Allah subhanho wa Taala they worship Allah alone. And they believed in the unseen and they promoted the unseen and they gave preference to the hereafter over this life. Now, the last question we have for this evening.

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Why talk about stories of the prophets in the Quran? Why? Why does Allah make mention of these stories? When Allah answers the question, Who can they be better than Allah? subhanho wa Taala? To answer the question, and Allah says, La

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Mancha de da,

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de de una de de la Cruz cliche.

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Indeed, in the stories of the previous nations, and in the stories of the prophets, are lessons for those with sound intellect. Allah says it was not fabricated.

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It was not at all fabricated. But it is a lesson.

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And the details of everything are made mention of for those who believe we need to believe. So Allah says it is a lesson for us when the people of Noah May peace be upon him. When the people of norm Allah is Salatu was Salam transgressed, how long did they transgress for for many, many years, what was the result? We all know they were drowned in the floods, they were destroyed. So what will happen? Allah Subhana Allah, Allah is showing all of us that look, it might appear to you that the forces of evil are winning, and the forces of goodness are losing. But Allah says, Don't worry, it's just a matter of time. When we pull, we pull completely. And Allah says always, the winners are

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those who are in the force of goodness, always. Maybe not immediately, but ultimately, and this is why Allah speaks about entry into Jelena. And he says, Do you think it's going to be easy to enter into Jelena? Do you think it's going to be simple? You think you're going to enter gender without the test? This life is a test. Allah says,

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while I'm

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Latina, follow me on

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my set.

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Allah.

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Allah says, do you think you are going to hit the agenda and that which afflicted those before you has not yet come to you? They were tested and they were shaken. And they were tested in so many different ways with trials and tribulations with war and sickness until the messengers from amongst them said when is the health of Allah going to come met him for a messenger who is sent by Allah to say, when is the help of Allah going to come? And then Allah says, then we said, No, the health of Allah is very near Subhana Allah, which means you are tested right to your peak. I always like to give the example of a school. The higher you go, the greater the test.

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the more difficult it is. And remember, your life is not in the school, your life, the real life that you are living is outside the school. I mentioned this on Friday.

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So those who don't understand that the life in the school is just a test. And they need to work as hard as possible, whether they like the school or not, whether they liked the work or not, whether they like the teachers or not, whether they enjoy the union wearing the uniform or not, they need to wear the uniform, they need to work hard, they need to try their best, they will pay in order to attend the school, and they must write the exams every so often. And every time they write an exam, they will have a higher qualification than the previous exam. And when they graduate, they will now with that certificate be able to do whatever they want in the world.

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The higher the qualification, the more chances you have, let us take that example and put it into our lives. Our life compared to the ACA and the life after death is like your school. So, we are in the school. Now, we will have tests every year, every second year, we will have so many difficulties, we will have to dress in a specific uniform in a specific way, we will have to do certain things we will have to engage in things we may not like or may they may be difficult to engage in man, every time you write a test you have a significant other higher level. And the higher the greater the test, the more the love of Allah subhanho wa Taala. And then when we die, what will

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happen, we have the ultimate certificate we can do what we want thereafter in the era. When you have all A's, what will happen a lot will say

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enter into the nosepiece Here's your certificate. And Allah speaks about how he will give it in the right hand lock about me give us all our books in the writer.

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This is the month of Ramadan.

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We need to earn the forgiveness of Allah let us take this month seriously. Let us make an effort every day to fulfill the turabian correctly. And to try and listen to a message or to on a daily basis to make an effort with the Koran to fast properly. To try and change our lives. Bad Habits need to be kicked out music CDs need to be changed with boronic CDs and with the message of Allah subhanho wa Taala we will be asked Life is too short, so many people are dying. There are people who've passed on just before the month of Ramadan, we Allah did not accept them to see the month of Ramadan or we can word it differently. Allah had mercy upon them and took them away

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to open our doors.

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Indeed, we are blessed by Allah subhanho wa Taala to be gathered in his home. There are people as we are speaking who are suffering across the globe, and I'm talking of muslimeen who are homeless, who are wealthy moments ago, but they are being bombarded on a daily basis whether it is in Libya, whether it is in Afghanistan or Pakistan or Iraq or Somalia or Sudan wherever it is on the globe in Palestine, anywhere on the globe. There are so many who are unable to gather in this manner that we have gathered here this evening. So let us take this as a gift of Allah. Let us never feel too lazy. Because if we are not to seize the opportunities that Allah gives us, they will stop at some point

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and we will not be able to then have the opportunities May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us the ability to seize the opportunities when he has given them to us. He says that I give you the opportunity of your good health you should seize it before it does not exist anymore or before sickness overtakes you. Your life before death overtakes you. Your wealth before poverty overtakes you. Your free time before occupation overtakes you, your youth before old age overtakes you, it's important for us to make use of this inshallah we are We will meet here by the will of Allah subhanho wa Taala tomorrow at the same time, and we will commence with the stories of the creation

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of men and we hope and pray that Allah accept us all and grant us every form of goodness desert Camilla Farah, basalt, Allahu wa salam, ala nabina Muhammad Subhana Allah Subhana Allah Hamada hamitic Mashallah. La la la

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