1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,399 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,399 --> 00:00:07,169 The pulpit. 3 00:00:07,169 --> 00:00:11,109 The Qur'an is the beauty of life. 4 00:00:11,109 --> 00:00:13,509 The Qur'an is the balm for hearts. 5 00:00:13,509 --> 00:00:15,910 The Qur'an is elevation and guidance. 6 00:00:15,910 --> 00:00:18,109 The Qur'an is the path to happiness. 7 00:00:18,109 --> 00:00:20,109 The Qur'an is the way of safety. 8 00:00:20,109 --> 00:00:22,710 The Qur'an is the friend of the hearts. 9 00:00:22,710 --> 00:00:24,710 One that never betrays. 10 00:00:24,710 --> 00:00:27,910 Whoever makes it their companion has truly succeeded. 11 00:00:27,910 --> 00:00:30,910 And whoever abandons it has truly lost. 12 00:00:32,299 --> 00:00:35,299 The Qur'an and its impact on the soul. 13 00:00:35,299 --> 00:00:37,700 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh. 14 00:00:37,700 --> 00:00:39,700 Khalid Ibn 'Abdullah al-Hamudi. 15 00:00:39,700 --> 00:00:42,369 May Allah preserve him. 16 00:00:42,369 --> 00:00:45,909 Praise be to Allah, equal to the number of all things. 17 00:00:45,909 --> 00:00:48,909 Praise be to Allah, filling all things. 18 00:00:48,909 --> 00:00:52,390 Praise be to Allah, equal to the number of what He has created. 19 00:00:52,390 --> 00:00:54,490 And filling all that He has created. 20 00:00:54,490 --> 00:00:58,490 Praise be to Allah, a praise that has no limit and cannot be counted. 21 00:00:58,490 --> 00:01:01,780 A good, blessed praise therein. 22 00:01:02,439 --> 00:01:05,439 O Allah, to You be praise, equal to the weight of Your Throne. 23 00:01:05,439 --> 00:01:07,469 And the pleasure of Your Self. 24 00:01:07,469 --> 00:01:11,469 And the number of Your creation and the ink of Your words. 25 00:01:11,469 --> 00:01:15,500 O Allah, to You be praise, and we cannot enumerate the praise due to You. 26 00:01:15,500 --> 00:01:18,569 You are as You have praised Yourself. 27 00:01:18,569 --> 00:01:24,730 And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, with no partner. 28 00:01:24,730 --> 00:01:28,620 He is the Subtle, the All-Aware. 29 00:01:28,620 --> 00:01:31,879 He is the Subtle, glorified be His Majesty. 30 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,829 The subtlety of the Subtle One toward His creation is never hidden. 31 00:01:36,829 --> 00:01:40,989 Through His beauty, we are spared from worries, and that suffices us. 32 00:01:40,989 --> 00:01:46,060 He is our sufficiency; how many a calamity have we felt constrained by. 33 00:01:46,060 --> 00:01:51,980 Yet His hidden subtlety dispelled its distress. 34 00:01:51,980 --> 00:01:57,980 And I bear witness that our master, our prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His Messenger. 35 00:01:57,980 --> 00:02:01,049 His chosen one and His intimate friend. 36 00:02:01,870 --> 00:02:03,870 The most beautiful of people. 37 00:02:03,870 --> 00:02:05,900 The most perfect of people. 38 00:02:05,900 --> 00:02:07,900 The best of people. 39 00:02:07,900 --> 00:02:09,939 The bravest of people. 40 00:02:09,939 --> 00:02:16,030 The most forbearing, the most generous, the most God-fearing, and the most pious of them. 41 00:02:16,030 --> 00:02:18,129 He is the Messenger of Allah. 42 00:02:18,129 --> 00:02:20,129 And the beloved of Allah. 43 00:02:20,129 --> 00:02:23,289 And His prophet and His chosen one. 44 00:02:23,289 --> 00:02:27,289 In sending blessings upon you, I find what suffices me. 45 00:02:27,289 --> 00:02:31,289 And through it, I possess a certainty in which my conviction has flourished. 46 00:02:31,889 --> 00:02:35,889 It is the cure; whenever you complain of pain. 47 00:02:35,889 --> 00:02:39,889 You will find its essence healing me. 48 00:02:39,889 --> 00:02:43,889 Through it, I please my Lord and hope for His pardon. 49 00:02:43,889 --> 00:02:47,889 And I attain from His blessings what satisfies me. 50 00:02:47,889 --> 00:02:51,889 In sending blessings upon you, O best of creation. 51 00:02:51,889 --> 00:02:56,080 There is a light for my religion toward the path of piety. 52 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:00,110 So may the prayer of my Lord and peace be upon you. 53 00:03:00,110 --> 00:03:03,110 By my father and mother, you are the best of creation. 54 00:03:03,110 --> 00:03:07,240 O Allah, send prayers, peace, increase, and blessings. 55 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,240 Upon Your servant, Messenger, Prophet, and beloved, Muhammad. 56 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:14,240 And upon his family and his Companions. 57 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:18,240 And grant him abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 58 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,270 Now then, servants of Allah. 59 00:03:20,270 --> 00:03:23,819 I advise you and myself to fear Allah. 60 00:03:23,819 --> 00:03:27,819 For it is the commandment of Allah to us and to those before us. 61 00:03:27,819 --> 00:03:32,819 “Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And We charged those who received the Scripture before you, and (We charge) you, that ye keep your duty toward Allah. And if ye disbelieve, lo! unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and Allah is ever Absolute, Owner of Praise.” (4:131) 62 00:03:32,819 --> 00:03:34,819 That you fear Allah. 63 00:03:34,819 --> 00:03:37,819 So fear Allah, servants of Allah. 64 00:03:37,819 --> 00:03:40,819 And hold fast to His firm rope. 65 00:03:40,819 --> 00:03:44,819 And remain steadfast upon His straight path. 66 00:03:44,819 --> 00:03:47,819 Verily, hearts rust. 67 00:03:47,819 --> 00:03:50,819 And their polishing is the Holy Qur'an. 68 00:03:50,819 --> 00:03:54,819 The Qur'an is the true spring. 69 00:03:54,819 --> 00:03:57,819 That never runs dry. 70 00:03:57,819 --> 00:04:02,819 It is the constitution that fulfills the needs of the Ummah. 71 00:04:02,819 --> 00:04:07,819 And it is right for it to boast of it at a time when. 72 00:04:07,819 --> 00:04:11,819 Other nations and peoples are being driven. 73 00:04:11,819 --> 00:04:15,819 Driven toward man-made constitutions. 74 00:04:15,819 --> 00:04:18,819 And human laws. 75 00:04:18,819 --> 00:04:20,819 The Holy Qur'an. 76 00:04:20,819 --> 00:04:23,819 Is the eternal miracle of this religion. 77 00:04:23,819 --> 00:04:25,819 And it is the clear Book. 78 00:04:25,819 --> 00:04:28,819 Which was revealed to the noble Prophet. 79 00:04:28,819 --> 00:04:31,819 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 80 00:04:31,819 --> 00:04:34,819 And if the previous prophets. 81 00:04:34,819 --> 00:04:36,819 Peace be upon them. 82 00:04:36,819 --> 00:04:38,819 Were given miracles. 83 00:04:38,819 --> 00:04:42,819 That people believed in during their time. 84 00:04:42,819 --> 00:04:44,819 Then those miracles ended. 85 00:04:44,819 --> 00:04:46,819 With their deaths. 86 00:04:46,819 --> 00:04:48,819 And the passing of their nations. 87 00:04:48,819 --> 00:04:51,819 Then that which was given to Muhammad. 88 00:04:51,819 --> 00:04:53,819 May Allah bless Muhammad. 89 00:04:53,819 --> 00:04:55,819 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 90 00:04:55,819 --> 00:04:57,819 Remained. 91 00:04:57,819 --> 00:04:59,819 And will remain a miracle. 92 00:04:59,819 --> 00:05:01,819 Realized by those who come later. 93 00:05:01,819 --> 00:05:03,819 After those who came before. 94 00:05:03,819 --> 00:05:05,819 And seen by those who follow. 95 00:05:05,819 --> 00:05:08,819 Just as those who preceded them saw it. 96 00:05:08,819 --> 00:05:11,819 And that, by my Lord, is a miracle. 97 00:05:11,819 --> 00:05:14,819 That corresponds to the nature of this religion. 98 00:05:14,819 --> 00:05:16,819 Which Allah intended. 99 00:05:16,819 --> 00:05:18,819 To be the final religion. 100 00:05:19,819 --> 00:05:21,819 And corresponds to the Qur'an. 101 00:05:21,819 --> 00:05:24,819 Which Allah intended. 102 00:05:24,819 --> 00:05:26,819 To be the final book. 103 00:05:26,819 --> 00:05:28,819 Revealed from the heavens. 104 00:05:28,819 --> 00:05:31,819 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said. 105 00:05:31,819 --> 00:05:33,819 Regarding all of that. 106 00:05:33,819 --> 00:05:36,879 There is no prophet among the prophets. 107 00:05:36,879 --> 00:05:39,879 But was given signs. 108 00:05:39,879 --> 00:05:42,879 The likes of which people believed in. 109 00:05:42,879 --> 00:05:45,879 But what I have been given is. 110 00:05:45,879 --> 00:05:46,879 Revelation. 111 00:05:46,879 --> 00:05:48,879 That Allah revealed to me. 112 00:05:48,879 --> 00:05:52,879 So I hope to have the most. 113 00:05:52,879 --> 00:05:54,879 Followers on the Day of Resurrection. 114 00:05:54,879 --> 00:05:57,879 Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim. 115 00:05:57,879 --> 00:06:00,259 And since the Arabs. 116 00:06:00,259 --> 00:06:04,259 Were masters of eloquence, dialogue, and debate. 117 00:06:04,259 --> 00:06:06,259 The Qur'an was revealed. 118 00:06:06,259 --> 00:06:08,259 To challenge them all. 119 00:06:08,259 --> 00:06:10,259 Both their humans and their jinn. 120 00:06:10,259 --> 00:06:13,259 In eloquence and rhetoric. 121 00:06:13,259 --> 00:06:16,259 Say: If mankind and the jinn gathered. 122 00:06:16,259 --> 00:06:20,259 “Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof though they were helpers one of another.” (17:88) 123 00:06:20,259 --> 00:06:22,259 They would not bring the like of it. 124 00:06:22,259 --> 00:06:26,259 “Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof though they were helpers one of another.” (17:88) 125 00:06:26,259 --> 00:06:28,259 And beyond that. 126 00:06:28,259 --> 00:06:31,259 The Holy Qur'an was able. 127 00:06:31,259 --> 00:06:33,259 To pierce their hearts. 128 00:06:33,259 --> 00:06:36,259 While they were still in disbelief and misguidance. 129 00:06:36,259 --> 00:06:39,259 It continued to influence them. 130 00:06:39,259 --> 00:06:42,259 Until its people returned. 131 00:06:42,259 --> 00:06:44,259 To guidance and faith. 132 00:06:44,259 --> 00:06:46,259 Jubayr Ibn Mut'im says. 133 00:06:46,259 --> 00:06:50,259 Ibn 'Adi al-Qurashi al-Nawfali. 134 00:06:50,259 --> 00:06:52,259 May Allah be pleased with him. 135 00:06:52,259 --> 00:06:54,259 He was one of the elders of Quraysh. 136 00:06:54,259 --> 00:06:56,259 And their scholars of genealogy. 137 00:06:56,259 --> 00:07:01,259 He said: I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 138 00:07:01,259 --> 00:07:04,259 Reciting Surah al-Tur in the Maghrib prayer. 139 00:07:04,259 --> 00:07:07,259 And when he reached this verse. 140 00:07:07,259 --> 00:07:10,259 “Or were they created out of naught? Or are they the creators?” (52:35) 141 00:07:10,259 --> 00:07:12,259 Or were they the creators? 142 00:07:12,259 --> 00:07:15,259 “Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!” (52:36) 143 00:07:15,259 --> 00:07:17,259 But they do not have certainty. 144 00:07:17,259 --> 00:07:20,259 “Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord? Or have they been given charge (thereof)?” (52:37) 145 00:07:20,259 --> 00:07:22,259 Or are they the controllers? 146 00:07:22,259 --> 00:07:25,259 He said: My heart almost flew. 147 00:07:25,259 --> 00:07:27,259 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 148 00:07:27,259 --> 00:07:30,259 And although his conversion to Islam was delayed. 149 00:07:30,259 --> 00:07:33,259 Until between the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah and the Conquest of Makkah. 150 00:07:33,259 --> 00:07:34,259 And before Khaybar. 151 00:07:34,259 --> 00:07:37,259 There was the story of 'Utbah Ibn Rabi'ah. 152 00:07:37,259 --> 00:07:39,259 Which is famous. 153 00:07:39,259 --> 00:07:41,259 And its chain of narration is sound. 154 00:07:41,259 --> 00:07:43,259 Its summary is. 155 00:07:43,259 --> 00:07:47,259 That Quraysh chose their best men. 156 00:07:47,259 --> 00:07:51,259 To speak to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 157 00:07:51,259 --> 00:07:53,259 So Abu al-Walid came. 158 00:07:53,259 --> 00:07:55,259 'Utbah Ibn Rabi'ah. 159 00:07:55,259 --> 00:07:59,259 And spoke to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 160 00:07:59,259 --> 00:08:02,259 He spoke to him at length. 161 00:08:02,259 --> 00:08:04,259 While he was listening to him. 162 00:08:04,259 --> 00:08:06,259 When he finished, he said. 163 00:08:06,259 --> 00:08:08,259 Have you finished, O Abu al-Walid? 164 00:08:08,259 --> 00:08:10,389 He said: Yes. 165 00:08:10,389 --> 00:08:12,389 He said: Then listen to me. 166 00:08:12,389 --> 00:08:13,389 He said: I will. 167 00:08:13,389 --> 00:08:17,389 Then the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said. 168 00:08:17,389 --> 00:08:20,389 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 169 00:08:20,389 --> 00:08:22,389 Ha-Mim. 170 00:08:22,389 --> 00:08:26,810 “A revelation from the Beneficent, the Merciful,” (41:2) 171 00:08:26,810 --> 00:08:29,810 A Book whose verses have been detailed. 172 00:08:29,810 --> 00:08:32,809 An Arabic Qur'an. 173 00:08:32,809 --> 00:08:34,809 For a people who know. 174 00:08:34,809 --> 00:08:36,809 As a bringer of good tidings and a warner. 175 00:08:36,809 --> 00:08:38,809 But most of them turned away. 176 00:08:38,809 --> 00:08:40,809 So they do not hear. 177 00:08:40,809 --> 00:08:43,809 “And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou (O Muhammad) callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. Lo! we also shall be acting.” (41:5) 178 00:08:43,809 --> 00:08:46,809 From what you call us to. 179 00:08:46,809 --> 00:08:48,809 And in our ears is deafness. 180 00:08:48,809 --> 00:08:51,809 “And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou (O Muhammad) callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. Lo! we also shall be acting.” (41:5) 181 00:08:51,809 --> 00:08:54,809 So work, indeed we are working. 182 00:08:54,809 --> 00:08:59,809 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, continued. 183 00:08:59,809 --> 00:09:01,809 Reciting it to him. 184 00:09:01,809 --> 00:09:04,809 When 'Utbah heard it from him. 185 00:09:04,809 --> 00:09:05,809 He listened intently to it. 186 00:09:05,809 --> 00:09:08,809 And placed his hands behind his back. 187 00:09:08,809 --> 00:09:11,809 Leaning on them, listening to him. 188 00:09:11,809 --> 00:09:15,809 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, finished. 189 00:09:15,809 --> 00:09:17,809 At the prostration verse, so he prostrated. 190 00:09:17,809 --> 00:09:19,809 Then he said. 191 00:09:19,809 --> 00:09:22,809 You have heard, O Abu al-Walid, what you have heard. 192 00:09:22,809 --> 00:09:24,809 So it is up to you. 193 00:09:24,809 --> 00:09:28,059 Then 'Utbah stood up to go to his companions. 194 00:09:28,059 --> 00:09:30,059 Some of them said to others. 195 00:09:30,059 --> 00:09:32,059 We swear by Allah. 196 00:09:32,059 --> 00:09:34,059 Abu al-Walid has come to you. 197 00:09:34,059 --> 00:09:37,059 With a face different from the one he left with. 198 00:09:37,059 --> 00:09:40,059 When he sat with them, they said. 199 00:09:40,059 --> 00:09:42,059 What is behind you, O Abu al-Walid? 200 00:09:42,059 --> 00:09:44,059 He said: Behind me. 201 00:09:44,059 --> 00:09:46,059 Is that I heard a speech. 202 00:09:46,059 --> 00:09:49,059 By Allah, I have never heard the like of it. 203 00:09:49,059 --> 00:09:51,059 By Allah, it is not poetry. 204 00:09:51,059 --> 00:09:53,059 Nor is it magic. 205 00:09:53,059 --> 00:09:55,059 Nor is it soothsaying. 206 00:09:55,059 --> 00:09:57,059 O assembly of Quraysh. 207 00:09:57,059 --> 00:09:58,059 Obey me. 208 00:09:58,059 --> 00:10:00,059 And leave him to Me. 209 00:10:00,059 --> 00:10:02,059 Leave this man alone, 210 00:10:02,059 --> 00:10:04,059 and leave this man, 211 00:10:04,059 --> 00:10:06,059 and leave him to what he is engaged in; stay away from him. 212 00:10:06,059 --> 00:10:08,059 For by Allah, 213 00:10:08,059 --> 00:10:10,059 his words, 214 00:10:10,059 --> 00:10:12,059 which I have heard from him, 215 00:10:12,059 --> 00:10:14,059 will have great consequences. 216 00:10:14,059 --> 00:10:16,059 If the Arabs overcome him, 217 00:10:16,059 --> 00:10:18,059 then you have been spared by others. 218 00:10:18,059 --> 00:10:20,059 But if he prevails over the Arabs, 219 00:10:20,059 --> 00:10:22,059 then his kingdom is your kingdom, 220 00:10:22,059 --> 00:10:24,059 his glory is your glory, 221 00:10:24,059 --> 00:10:26,059 and you will be the happiest of people because of him. 222 00:10:26,059 --> 00:10:28,059 They said, "He has bewitched you, 223 00:10:28,059 --> 00:10:30,059 by Allah, O Abu al-Walid." 224 00:10:31,059 --> 00:10:33,059 He replied, "This is my opinion regarding him; 225 00:10:33,059 --> 00:10:35,059 do as you see fit." 226 00:10:35,059 --> 00:10:38,059 Such is the Qur'an, O servants of Allah; 227 00:10:38,059 --> 00:10:42,059 it affects every living heart. 228 00:10:42,059 --> 00:10:45,059 The Qur'an is the beauty of life. 229 00:10:45,059 --> 00:10:48,059 The Qur'an is the balm for hearts. 230 00:10:48,059 --> 00:10:52,059 The Qur'an is elevation and guidance. 231 00:10:52,059 --> 00:10:55,059 The Qur'an is the path to happiness. 232 00:10:55,059 --> 00:10:58,059 The Qur'an is the way of safety. 233 00:10:58,059 --> 00:11:00,059 The Qur'an, and the Qur'an, 234 00:11:00,059 --> 00:11:02,059 is the true, sincere friend 235 00:11:02,059 --> 00:11:05,059 who never betrays. 236 00:11:05,059 --> 00:11:07,059 Whoever makes it their companion 237 00:11:07,059 --> 00:11:09,059 has surely succeeded, 238 00:11:09,059 --> 00:11:11,059 and whoever abandons it has surely lost. 239 00:11:11,059 --> 00:11:14,059 O Allah, make us among the people of the Qur'an, 240 00:11:14,059 --> 00:11:17,059 who are Your people and Your chosen ones. 241 00:11:17,059 --> 00:11:20,059 O Allah, make us among the people of the Qur'an, 242 00:11:20,059 --> 00:11:23,059 who are Your people and Your chosen ones. 243 00:11:23,059 --> 00:11:26,059 O Allah, make us among the people of the Qur'an, 244 00:11:26,059 --> 00:11:28,740 who are Your people and Your chosen ones. 245 00:11:28,740 --> 00:11:31,700 May Allah bless me and you through the Great Qur'an, 246 00:11:31,700 --> 00:11:36,059 and benefit me and you with the verses and wise reminders it contains. 247 00:11:36,059 --> 00:11:40,299 I say what you hear, and I seek Allah's forgiveness for me and for you, so seek His forgiveness, 248 00:11:40,299 --> 00:11:44,590 for He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. 249 00:11:44,590 --> 00:11:47,269 Praise be to Allah for His benevolence, 250 00:11:47,269 --> 00:11:50,429 and thanks be to Him for His guidance and grace. 251 00:11:50,429 --> 00:11:56,549 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, in reverence to His majesty, 252 00:11:56,590 --> 00:11:59,710 and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, 253 00:11:59,710 --> 00:12:05,110 the caller to His pleasure. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his family, and his companions, 254 00:12:05,110 --> 00:12:08,350 and may He grant them abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 255 00:12:08,350 --> 00:12:10,740 To proceed, O servants of Allah, 256 00:12:10,740 --> 00:12:14,379 because of the profound impact of the Noble Qur'an, 257 00:12:14,379 --> 00:12:17,220 I will recount to you this incident 258 00:12:17,220 --> 00:12:22,340 that took place in a nearby neighboring Arab country, 259 00:12:22,340 --> 00:12:26,259 specifically in Upper Egypt. 260 00:12:26,299 --> 00:12:29,419 A preacher I know told me about it, 261 00:12:29,419 --> 00:12:33,139 and I do not presume to know his standing before Allah, but he is a reliable and trustworthy man. 262 00:12:33,139 --> 00:12:37,139 He said there was, in a village in Upper Egypt, 263 00:12:37,139 --> 00:12:39,340 a train station. 264 00:12:39,340 --> 00:12:42,820 A few minutes after the Isha prayer, 265 00:12:42,820 --> 00:12:44,980 one of the young men shouted 266 00:12:44,980 --> 00:12:48,940 that someone had been struck by the train. 267 00:12:48,940 --> 00:12:53,299 Everyone who was near the accident gathered; 268 00:12:53,299 --> 00:12:55,539 they surrounded the young man. 269 00:12:55,580 --> 00:12:59,299 He was nineteen years old, 270 00:12:59,299 --> 00:13:01,340 struck by the train, 271 00:13:01,340 --> 00:13:03,299 yet he was still alive, 272 00:13:03,299 --> 00:13:07,059 his body trembling violently. 273 00:13:07,059 --> 00:13:09,500 The young man was still alive. 274 00:13:09,500 --> 00:13:11,700 One of them approached him, 275 00:13:11,700 --> 00:13:14,179 cradled his head in his hands, 276 00:13:14,179 --> 00:13:16,259 and whispered in his ears, 277 00:13:16,259 --> 00:13:19,259 saying, "Say: There is no god but Allah." 278 00:13:19,259 --> 00:13:21,980 "Say: There is no god but Allah." 279 00:13:21,980 --> 00:13:24,340 His body shook even more, 280 00:13:24,340 --> 00:13:27,059 and the young man was gasping and convulsing. 281 00:13:27,059 --> 00:13:29,779 He said, "Say: There is no god but Allah." 282 00:13:29,779 --> 00:13:32,620 Then the young man turned to him and said, 283 00:13:32,620 --> 00:13:35,539 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 284 00:13:35,539 --> 00:13:38,659 and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 285 00:13:38,659 --> 00:13:40,379 Then the body grew still, 286 00:13:40,379 --> 00:13:41,980 the soul became calm, 287 00:13:41,980 --> 00:13:44,139 and it departed to its Creator. 288 00:13:44,139 --> 00:13:46,580 The young man died upon the testimony of faith. 289 00:13:46,580 --> 00:13:50,379 He shouted, "Bring a cloak, 290 00:13:50,379 --> 00:13:52,580 so we can carry him on it." 291 00:13:52,620 --> 00:13:54,340 The night was pitch black, 292 00:13:54,340 --> 00:13:56,220 and the darkness was intense. 293 00:13:56,220 --> 00:14:01,539 Some of the youths lit up their mobile phone lights. 294 00:14:01,539 --> 00:14:04,700 They carried him to a nearby cafe. 295 00:14:04,700 --> 00:14:06,899 They searched his clothes 296 00:14:06,899 --> 00:14:09,500 for something that would identify his family 297 00:14:09,500 --> 00:14:12,379 or lead to his home. 298 00:14:12,379 --> 00:14:15,259 One of them took his right hand, 299 00:14:15,259 --> 00:14:18,509 then shouted and said, "O Allah!" 300 00:14:18,509 --> 00:14:20,629 "He is a Christian; 301 00:14:20,669 --> 00:14:22,789 he has a cross on his hand." 302 00:14:22,789 --> 00:14:24,509 Everyone was astonished, 303 00:14:24,509 --> 00:14:27,549 and they became confused about what to do: 304 00:14:27,549 --> 00:14:28,950 whether to leave him, 305 00:14:28,950 --> 00:14:31,269 even though he had died upon the profession of Tawhid, 306 00:14:31,269 --> 00:14:33,190 or to return him to his family 307 00:14:33,190 --> 00:14:36,029 so he could be buried in the Christian cemeteries. 308 00:14:36,029 --> 00:14:39,070 They all carried him in silence and tears. 309 00:14:39,070 --> 00:14:41,149 Then his father met them 310 00:14:41,149 --> 00:14:43,470 at the entrance to the village, 311 00:14:43,470 --> 00:14:45,389 for the young man 312 00:14:45,389 --> 00:14:48,029 was from a neighboring village 313 00:14:48,029 --> 00:14:50,110 to the one where he died. 314 00:14:50,149 --> 00:14:52,230 He died near the mosque, 315 00:14:52,230 --> 00:14:55,269 and all the people of that village were Muslims. 316 00:14:55,269 --> 00:14:57,549 When his father saw them, 317 00:14:57,549 --> 00:14:59,909 he bowed his head, weeping, 318 00:14:59,909 --> 00:15:03,230 and said, "You will be surprised by what I am about to tell you. 319 00:15:03,230 --> 00:15:06,309 I tell you this in shame: 320 00:15:06,309 --> 00:15:08,269 my son 321 00:15:08,269 --> 00:15:10,830 loved listening to the Qur'an." 322 00:15:10,830 --> 00:15:13,830 "Yes, he was a Christian, 323 00:15:13,830 --> 00:15:17,389 but he loved listening to the Qur'an of the Muslims." 324 00:15:17,429 --> 00:15:20,350 "I used to enter his room 325 00:15:20,350 --> 00:15:22,269 and always find him 326 00:15:22,269 --> 00:15:25,710 with his phone earphones in his ears. 327 00:15:25,710 --> 00:15:28,429 I would ask him, 'What are you listening to?' 328 00:15:28,429 --> 00:15:31,789 He would reply, 'I am listening to songs, Father.' 329 00:15:31,789 --> 00:15:33,269 I would approach him 330 00:15:33,269 --> 00:15:35,190 and put on the earphones 331 00:15:35,190 --> 00:15:37,870 only to discover it was the Qur'an. 332 00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:40,509 I used to forbid him, scold him, 333 00:15:40,509 --> 00:15:42,149 and rebuke him, 334 00:15:42,149 --> 00:15:44,350 to the point that I told him, 335 00:15:44,350 --> 00:15:46,870 'If you do not stop, I will kill you.' 336 00:15:46,870 --> 00:15:49,190 He said, 'You will not be able to, Father, 337 00:15:49,190 --> 00:15:51,110 and you will not be able to stop me 338 00:15:51,110 --> 00:15:53,629 from my search for the Qur'an.'" 339 00:15:53,629 --> 00:15:56,190 The attendees looked at one another 340 00:15:56,190 --> 00:15:59,509 with joy mixed with tears. 341 00:15:59,509 --> 00:16:01,870 They said to the grieving father, 342 00:16:01,870 --> 00:16:05,190 "Your son died upon the profession of Tawhid; 343 00:16:05,190 --> 00:16:07,950 he uttered the testimony of faith and then died." 344 00:16:07,950 --> 00:16:09,870 The grieving father said, 345 00:16:09,870 --> 00:16:12,029 "Is what you say true?" 346 00:16:12,029 --> 00:16:13,269 They said, "Yes, 347 00:16:13,269 --> 00:16:15,470 by Allah, he uttered it." 348 00:16:15,470 --> 00:16:18,990 He said, "If that is the case, 349 00:16:18,990 --> 00:16:21,309 then I also bear witness 350 00:16:21,309 --> 00:16:23,590 to what my son bore witness to: 351 00:16:23,590 --> 00:16:26,350 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 352 00:16:26,350 --> 00:16:29,429 and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 353 00:16:29,429 --> 00:16:31,990 It was a night of celebration and wedding, 354 00:16:31,990 --> 00:16:33,990 not a funeral. 355 00:16:33,990 --> 00:16:35,429 The attendees began 356 00:16:35,429 --> 00:16:37,750 to praise and glorify Allah. 357 00:16:37,750 --> 00:16:40,549 And he was buried in the Muslim cemetery. 358 00:16:40,549 --> 00:16:42,950 Thus, O servants of Allah, 359 00:16:42,950 --> 00:16:44,870 does the Qur'an 360 00:16:44,909 --> 00:16:46,269 act upon souls. 361 00:16:46,269 --> 00:16:48,429 So be among the people of the Qur'an, 362 00:16:48,429 --> 00:16:50,029 and do not let a day pass you by— 363 00:16:50,029 --> 00:16:52,389 do not let a day pass you by, O servant of Allah, 364 00:16:52,389 --> 00:16:54,309 and O handmaid of Allah, 365 00:16:54,309 --> 00:16:56,429 do not let a day pass you by 366 00:16:56,429 --> 00:16:59,149 without having refreshed your eyes 367 00:16:59,149 --> 00:17:01,669 by looking into the Book of Allah. 368 00:17:01,669 --> 00:17:04,910 Read your daily portion, O servant of Allah, from the Qur'an 369 00:17:04,910 --> 00:17:06,150 every day, 370 00:17:06,150 --> 00:17:08,549 for this, by Allah, is the happiness 371 00:17:08,549 --> 00:17:10,910 beyond which there is no greater happiness. 372 00:17:10,910 --> 00:17:11,910 [Ta-Ha] 373 00:17:11,910 --> 00:17:14,630 “We have not revealed unto thee (Muhammad) this Qur'an that thou shouldst be distressed,” (20:2) 374 00:17:15,589 --> 00:17:18,910 Do not let your time spent looking at your phone 375 00:17:18,910 --> 00:17:20,230 be more 376 00:17:20,230 --> 00:17:21,710 than your time with the Qur'an. 377 00:17:21,710 --> 00:17:24,309 O Allah, make us among the people of the Qur'an, 378 00:17:24,309 --> 00:17:26,670 who are Your people and Your chosen ones. 379 00:17:26,670 --> 00:17:29,109 O Allah, make us among the people of the Qur'an, 380 00:17:29,109 --> 00:17:31,789 who are Your people and Your chosen ones. 381 00:17:31,789 --> 00:17:33,309 O Allah, make us 382 00:17:33,309 --> 00:17:35,990 among those who read the Qur'an and are moved by it. 383 00:17:35,990 --> 00:17:38,630 O Allah, remind us of what we have forgotten of it, 384 00:17:38,630 --> 00:17:40,829 teach us what we are ignorant of, 385 00:17:40,829 --> 00:17:43,349 and grant us its recitation during the hours of the night 386 00:17:43,349 --> 00:17:44,890 and at the ends of the day. 387 00:17:44,890 --> 00:17:47,069 And make the Qur'an an intercessor for us. 388 00:17:47,069 --> 00:17:49,390 O Allah, make the Qur'an an intercessor for us. 389 00:17:49,390 --> 00:17:51,190 O Allah, forgive our sins, 390 00:17:51,190 --> 00:17:52,549 conceal our faults, 391 00:17:52,549 --> 00:17:55,789 accept our repentance, and seal our deeds with righteousness. 392 00:17:55,789 --> 00:17:58,269 O Allah, if we fall short in our supplications, 393 00:17:58,269 --> 00:18:00,470 You know our needs better. 394 00:18:00,470 --> 00:18:02,930 And if we are deficient, You, glory be to You, 395 00:18:02,930 --> 00:18:04,589 know our ultimate goals. 396 00:18:04,589 --> 00:18:07,990 Nothing of our affairs or conditions is hidden from You. 397 00:18:07,990 --> 00:18:09,829 So mend our broken hearts, 398 00:18:09,829 --> 00:18:11,630 mend our broken hearts 399 00:18:11,670 --> 00:18:13,269 with the overflow of Your mercy. 400 00:18:13,269 --> 00:18:15,990 O You whose mercy encompasses all things, 401 00:18:15,990 --> 00:18:18,029 have mercy on us with a mercy from Yourself 402 00:18:18,029 --> 00:18:20,910 that makes us independent of the mercy of anyone else. 403 00:18:20,910 --> 00:18:23,309 O Allah, protect us from the scattering of our affairs, 404 00:18:23,309 --> 00:18:24,589 from the touch of harm, 405 00:18:24,589 --> 00:18:25,950 from the constriction of the chest, 406 00:18:25,950 --> 00:18:27,390 from the torment of the grave, 407 00:18:27,390 --> 00:18:28,829 And the onset of poverty, 408 00:18:28,829 --> 00:18:30,430 And the turning of the ages, 409 00:18:30,430 --> 00:18:32,430 And hardship following ease, 410 00:18:32,430 --> 00:18:34,309 And disobedience following righteousness. 411 00:18:34,309 --> 00:18:35,670 Bestow upon us, 412 00:18:35,670 --> 00:18:38,230 The continuity of well-being and concealment. 413 00:18:38,230 --> 00:18:41,029 O Allah, grant us peace of mind, 414 00:18:41,069 --> 00:18:42,710 And the rectification of our state, 415 00:18:42,710 --> 00:18:44,430 And the acceptance of our deeds. 416 00:18:44,430 --> 00:18:48,069 Bestow upon us the health of our bodies, 417 00:18:48,069 --> 00:18:50,349 And protect us, O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, 418 00:18:50,349 --> 00:18:52,750 Protect us from the evil of mankind and the jinn. 419 00:18:52,750 --> 00:18:55,950 O Allah, we ask You for relief for every distressed person, 420 00:18:55,950 --> 00:18:58,109 And a gift for every deprived person, 421 00:18:58,109 --> 00:19:00,150 And healing for every sick person, 422 00:19:00,150 --> 00:19:02,589 And mercy for every deceased Muslim, 423 00:19:02,589 --> 00:19:04,910 And provision for every needy person, 424 00:19:04,910 --> 00:19:07,859 And an answer to every supplication. 425 00:19:07,859 --> 00:19:10,460 O Allah, make us among those who offer praise, 426 00:19:10,500 --> 00:19:12,180 When receiving a gift. 427 00:19:12,180 --> 00:19:15,660 O Allah, make us among those who offer praise when receiving a gift, 428 00:19:15,660 --> 00:19:19,180 And among those who possess patience and seek reward during trials. 429 00:19:19,180 --> 00:19:21,700 O Allah, grant us contentment and acceptance. 430 00:19:21,700 --> 00:19:24,460 O Allah, grant us contentment and acceptance. 431 00:19:24,460 --> 00:19:26,339 And conclude our lives with goodness, 432 00:19:26,339 --> 00:19:29,259 And grant us the highest level of Paradise, 433 00:19:29,259 --> 00:19:31,700 By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful. 434 00:19:31,700 --> 00:19:34,660 “Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)” (37:180) 435 00:19:34,660 --> 00:19:36,380 And peace be upon the messengers, 436 00:19:36,380 --> 00:19:38,740 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.