1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,000 We are a sun that never sets. 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:10,000 If the caller calls, we respond. 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,000 We shall restore the stolen right. 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,000 We shall grant victory to the beloved Al-Aqsa. 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Within it is the best of creation, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,000 It is indeed an excellent place of prayer. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:28,030 An excellent place of prayer. 9 00:00:28,030 --> 00:00:35,979 What is the connection of Musa, peace be upon him, to Palestine? 10 00:00:35,979 --> 00:00:43,659 Musa, peace be upon him, is the greatest of the prophets of the Children of Israel. 11 00:00:43,659 --> 00:00:47,659 And the best of creation after our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 12 00:00:47,659 --> 00:00:51,659 And the intimate friend of the Most Merciful, Ibrahim, peace be upon him. 13 00:00:51,659 --> 00:00:56,659 His story is the greatest of the stories of the prophets mentioned in the Qur'an. 14 00:00:56,659 --> 00:01:01,659 It is more significant than others, and the most frequently repeated and detailed. 15 00:01:01,659 --> 00:01:08,859 The story of Musa was repeated nearly thirty times across thirty-four surahs. 16 00:01:08,859 --> 00:01:14,859 Musa, peace be upon him, was mentioned in the Qur'an one hundred and thirty-six times. 17 00:01:14,859 --> 00:01:19,859 He was the most frequently mentioned prophet, to the point that some said: 18 00:01:19,859 --> 00:01:25,079 "Musa, peace be upon him, almost took over the Qur'an." 19 00:01:25,079 --> 00:01:32,079 To understand the strong connection and firm attachment of Musa, peace be upon him, to the Holy Land, 20 00:01:32,079 --> 00:01:38,079 One must envision the pivotal stages of his life from birth until death. 21 00:01:38,079 --> 00:01:42,079 It can be divided into four stages. 22 00:01:42,079 --> 00:01:49,209 The first: from birth until his departure from Egypt after killing the Copt. 23 00:01:49,209 --> 00:01:57,340 The second: in Madyan, his marriage to the daughter of the righteous man, and working for him for ten years. 24 00:01:57,340 --> 00:02:09,400 The third: his return to Egypt with his family, his speaking with Allah, his mission, and his being tasked with the message on the way back to the Holy Land. 25 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:20,719 The fourth: after his salvation with the Children of Israel, the drowning of Pharaoh and his soldiers, and their journey toward the Holy Land. 26 00:02:20,719 --> 00:02:29,979 The beginning of the connection of Musa, peace be upon him, to the blessed land of Palestine began with the start of Allah speaking to him. 27 00:02:29,979 --> 00:02:36,979 And his mission and being tasked with the message on his way back from Madyan to Egypt. 28 00:02:36,979 --> 00:02:39,069 Allah the Almighty said: 29 00:02:39,069 --> 00:02:42,360 “Hath there come unto thee the story of Moses?” (20:9) 30 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:48,360 When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here." 31 00:02:48,360 --> 00:03:05,360 “When he saw a fire and said unto his folk: Lo! Wait! I see a fire afar off. Peradventure I may bring you a brand therefrom or may find guidance at the fire.” (20:10) 32 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:11,360 “And when he reached it, he was called by name: O Moses!” (20:11) 33 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:27,360 "Indeed, I am your Lord, so take off your sandals. Indeed, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa." 34 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:31,360 “And I have chosen thee, so hearken unto that which is inspired.” (20:13) 35 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:39,900 The sacred valley is in the blessed spot of the tree in the Holy Land, Palestine. 36 00:03:39,900 --> 00:03:42,900 The beginning of the divine speech and the mission. 37 00:03:42,900 --> 00:03:45,900 And the miracle of the staff, the hand, and the revelation. 38 00:03:45,900 --> 00:03:48,900 And the prophethood of Harun, peace be upon him, alongside him. 39 00:03:48,900 --> 00:03:56,900 To serve as a starting point for Musa, peace be upon him, in an important, difficult, and arduous phase. 40 00:03:56,900 --> 00:04:01,900 In calling Pharaoh and establishing proofs and evidence against him. 41 00:04:01,900 --> 00:04:07,129 After years of calling, patience, and struggle in Egypt, 42 00:04:07,129 --> 00:04:11,129 Musa, peace be upon him, left with the Children of Israel 43 00:04:11,129 --> 00:04:14,129 toward the Holy Land. 44 00:04:14,129 --> 00:04:17,129 Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them. 45 00:04:17,129 --> 00:04:21,129 Then the miracle of the parting of the sea occurred. 46 00:04:21,129 --> 00:04:25,129 Musa, peace be upon him, and those with him crossed. 47 00:04:25,129 --> 00:04:28,129 And Allah drowned Pharaoh and those with him. 48 00:04:28,129 --> 00:04:32,129 Thus began a new and important phase. 49 00:04:32,129 --> 00:04:37,129 The goal of Musa, peace be upon him, in it was to enter the Holy Land. 50 00:04:37,129 --> 00:04:40,129 And to establish the worship of Allah therein. 51 00:04:40,129 --> 00:04:44,480 Musa, peace be upon him, and those with him from the Children of Israel traveled 52 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,480 toward the Holy Land 53 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,480 after their deliverance from Pharaoh. 54 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:54,480 Many situations and miracles occurred. 55 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:58,480 And the speaking of Allah to Musa, peace be upon him, and the revelation of the Torah. 56 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,480 Yet every time, his people refused 57 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,480 except with stubbornness, arrogance, and disbelief. 58 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:09,699 And a lack of submission and adherence to the commands of Allah, the Almighty. 59 00:05:09,699 --> 00:05:13,699 On their way, they passed through a barren desert. 60 00:05:13,699 --> 00:05:18,699 They asked Musa, peace be upon him, for water, food, and shade. 61 00:05:18,699 --> 00:05:23,699 Several miracles occurred for the Interlocutor, Musa, peace be upon him. 62 00:05:23,699 --> 00:05:26,699 Among them was the gushing of water from the stones. 63 00:05:26,699 --> 00:05:31,699 And their protection from the heat of the sun by the shading of the clouds. 64 00:05:31,699 --> 00:05:34,699 And the sending down of manna and quails. 65 00:05:34,699 --> 00:05:39,060 Musa, peace be upon him, endured much from his people. 66 00:05:39,060 --> 00:05:42,060 And he was patient with their obstinacy and stubbornness. 67 00:05:42,060 --> 00:05:48,060 Until Allah, the Almighty, revealed to him to enter the Holy Land. 68 00:05:48,060 --> 00:05:52,060 And he commanded his people to strive in the way of Allah to conquer it. 69 00:05:52,060 --> 00:05:57,060 After reminding them of the religious and worldly blessings. 70 00:05:57,060 --> 00:05:59,089 Allah the Almighty said: 71 00:05:59,089 --> 00:06:03,339 "And when Musa said to his people, 'O my people, 72 00:06:03,339 --> 00:06:06,339 remember the favor of Allah upon you... 73 00:06:06,339 --> 00:06:13,339 “And (remember) when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Remember Allah's favour unto you, how He placed among you prophets, and He made you kings, and gave you that (which) He gave not to any (other) of (His) creatures.” (5:20) 74 00:06:13,339 --> 00:06:18,339 and made you kings, 75 00:06:18,339 --> 00:06:25,339 and gave you that which He had not given to anyone among the worlds.'" 76 00:06:25,339 --> 00:06:31,339 “O my people! Go into the holy land which Allah hath ordained for you. Turn not in flight, for surely ye turn back as losers:” (5:21) 77 00:06:31,339 --> 00:06:37,339 “O my people! Go into the holy land which Allah hath ordained for you. Turn not in flight, for surely ye turn back as losers:” (5:21) 78 00:06:37,339 --> 00:06:42,339 "...then you will return as losers." 79 00:06:42,339 --> 00:06:47,629 Musa, peace be upon him, was longing to enter the Holy Land. 80 00:06:47,629 --> 00:06:52,629 And to worship therein, knowing its status and virtue. 81 00:06:52,629 --> 00:06:57,629 It contained tyrannical, polytheistic giants. 82 00:06:57,629 --> 00:07:02,629 He did not ask of them anything but to enter the gate, and Allah would grant them victory. 83 00:07:02,629 --> 00:07:05,629 However, his people let him down. 84 00:07:05,629 --> 00:07:07,759 Allah the Almighty said: 85 00:07:07,759 --> 00:07:17,759 “They said: O Moses! We will never enter (the land) while they are in it. So go thou and thy Lord and fight! We will sit here.” (5:24) 86 00:07:17,759 --> 00:07:26,759 "...so go, you and your Lord, and fight. Indeed, we are sitting right here." 87 00:07:26,759 --> 00:07:33,079 There was nothing left for Musa, peace be upon him, after all those situations and this betrayal 88 00:07:33,079 --> 00:07:37,079 but to pray against them for the first time. 89 00:07:37,079 --> 00:07:43,079 This indicates his sadness and regret for not entering the Holy Land. 90 00:07:43,079 --> 00:07:49,079 So Allah punished them and forbade them from it for forty years of wandering. 91 00:07:49,079 --> 00:07:55,399 “He said: My Lord! I have control of none but myself and my brother, so distinguish between us and the wrong-doing folk.” (5:25) 92 00:07:55,399 --> 00:08:00,399 "...so part us from the defiantly disobedient people." 93 00:08:00,399 --> 00:08:09,399 “(Their Lord) said: For this the land will surely be forbidden them for forty years that they will wander in the earth, bewildered. So grieve not over the wrongdoing folk.” (5:26) 94 00:08:09,399 --> 00:08:13,399 “(Their Lord) said: For this the land will surely be forbidden them for forty years that they will wander in the earth, bewildered. So grieve not over the wrongdoing folk.” (5:26) 95 00:08:13,399 --> 00:08:17,850 Harun, peace be upon him, died during the wandering. 96 00:08:17,850 --> 00:08:24,850 And the Angel of Death came to Musa, peace be upon him, three years later to take his soul. 97 00:08:25,850 --> 00:08:30,850 But he struck him, and the angel returned to his Lord. 98 00:08:30,850 --> 00:08:37,009 He told Him, "My Lord, You sent me to a servant who does not want to die." 99 00:08:37,009 --> 00:08:40,009 Allah said to him, "Return to him." 100 00:08:40,009 --> 00:08:43,009 "And tell him to place his hand on the back of an ox." 101 00:08:43,009 --> 00:08:48,169 "For every hair his hand covers, he shall have a year of life." 102 00:08:48,169 --> 00:08:52,169 Musa, peace be upon him, asked, "Then what?" 103 00:08:52,169 --> 00:08:54,169 The Angel of Death said, "Then death." 104 00:08:54,169 --> 00:08:57,230 He said, "Then now." 105 00:08:57,230 --> 00:09:04,230 But due to the intensity of Musa's, peace be upon him, attachment to that blessed land and his love for it, 106 00:09:04,230 --> 00:09:07,230 He wished to be buried at its borders. 107 00:09:07,230 --> 00:09:11,259 For whoever is near a thing takes on its ruling. 108 00:09:11,259 --> 00:09:16,259 So he asked Allah to bring him near the Holy Land to the distance of a stone's throw. 109 00:09:16,259 --> 00:09:20,460 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 110 00:09:20,460 --> 00:09:28,460 "If I were there, I would show you his grave beside the road at the red sand dune." 111 00:09:28,460 --> 00:09:31,620 This is a miracle for Musa, peace be upon him. 112 00:09:31,620 --> 00:09:38,620 And likewise a miracle for our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in knowing the location of his grave. 113 00:09:38,620 --> 00:09:43,740 Thus, the story of Musa from his mission to his death 114 00:09:43,740 --> 00:09:49,740 is significantly linked to that blessed Holy Land. 115 00:09:49,740 --> 00:09:54,740 This reflects the reality of the relationship and the intensity of the concern. 116 00:09:54,740 --> 00:10:00,740 And that would not have happened except by revelation from Allah and a legislative purpose. 117 00:10:00,740 --> 00:10:06,740 And a firm belief from the Interlocutor of Allah, Musa, peace be upon him. 118 00:10:06,740 --> 00:10:09,740 An excellent place of prayer. 119 00:10:09,740 --> 00:10:12,740 We are a sun that never sets. 120 00:10:12,740 --> 00:10:15,740 If the caller calls, we respond. 121 00:10:15,740 --> 00:10:18,740 We shall restore the right intact. 122 00:10:18,740 --> 00:10:21,740 We shall grant victory to the beloved Al-Aqsa. 123 00:10:21,740 --> 00:10:25,740 Within it is the best of creation, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 124 00:10:25,740 --> 00:10:28,740 It is indeed an excellent place of prayer. 125 00:10:28,740 --> 00:10:31,740 The landing place of the Trustworthy Revelation. 126 00:10:31,740 --> 00:10:34,740 The place of mission for the messengers. 127 00:10:34,740 --> 00:10:37,740 The qibla for the Muslims. 128 00:10:37,740 --> 00:10:41,740 The destination of the conquerors. 129 00:10:41,740 --> 00:10:44,740 Within it is the best of creation, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 130 00:10:44,740 --> 00:10:47,740 It is indeed an excellent place of prayer. 131 00:10:47,740 --> 00:10:50,740 It is indeed an excellent place of prayer.