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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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We shall begin.

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We shall begin.

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We shall begin.

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Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, says:

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Regarding Ibrahim,

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"And he believed in him,"

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[referring to] Lut.

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And he said, "Indeed, I am

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emigrating to my Lord."

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Indeed, He

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is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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The meaning is:

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"I am emigrating"

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from the land of my people

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to where I may worship my Lord.

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Indeed, He is the Exalted,

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the Wise.

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Thus, Ibrahim, peace be upon him,

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had defined the objective

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of his presence in Palestine.

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And the Khalil (Friend) of the Most Merciful,

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peace be upon him,

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had advanced in age,

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yet he had no offspring,

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despite his intense desire for the continuity

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and permanence of realizing

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servitude to Allah, the Glorified and Exalted,

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in that land.

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So he supplicated to his Lord, the Almighty and Majestic,

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to grant him [a child] from among the righteous,

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to serve as the nucleus

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for that monotheistic community.

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Allah the Almighty says:

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"And We gave him

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Isaac and Jacob,

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and We placed in his descendants

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prophethood

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and the Scripture."

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And We placed in his descendants

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prophethood

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and the Scripture.

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“And We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and We established the prophethood and the Scripture among his seed, and We gave him his reward in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he verily is among the righteous.” (29:27)

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And indeed,

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in the Hereafter,

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he is among the righteous.

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No prophet came after him

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except from his descendants,

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and no Scripture was revealed

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except to a prophet

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from his descendants,

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until they were sealed with the Prophet Muhammad,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon them

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all.

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This is among the greatest

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of honors and distinctions:

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that the sources of guidance,

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mercy, happiness,

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and success are found in his descendants,

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and through their hands, the guided

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became guided,

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the believers believed,

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and the righteous attained righteousness.

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Allah, the Glorified, gathered

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in Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for Ibrahim,

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peace be upon him,

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the best of this world and the Hereafter.

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He provided him with a righteous wife

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of exceptional beauty,

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who was Sarah,

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as well as abundant provision

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and righteous offspring.

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These are the sum of goodness

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and happiness in this world.

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There is a great link

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and a firm relationship

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between Makkah and Bayt al-Maqdis

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during the era of Ibrahim, peace be upon him,

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which points to the importance

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of both locations and the sanctity

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of both places.

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For Ibrahim, peace be upon him,

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would travel between Makkah and Bayt

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al-Maqdis after he left

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Hajar and Isma'il in Makkah,

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and Sarah in Palestine.

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Among the characteristics

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and qualities of the ideal society

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that was founded by Ibrahim,

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peace be upon him, in Bayt al-Maqdis:

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Allah the Almighty says:

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"And We gave him

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Isaac and Jacob

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as an additional gift,

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and all [of them] We made

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righteous."

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Meaning, as a favor,

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an increase, and a grace.

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And from him, after Isma'il,

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peace be upon him,

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Ibrahim and his two sons were made

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righteous, peace be upon them.

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Then Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, mentioned

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the foundations, elements,

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and principles for building

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a strong, cohesive society

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that aspires to steadfastness,

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permanence, and the realization of

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servitude.

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The Glorified says:

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They achieved righteousness

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in the Jerusalemite society

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through their own selves,

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and they were role models for others.

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By this, they combined

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in that blessed land

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knowledge and action,

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theory and practice,

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teaching and practical example,

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and they connected people to Allah,

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the Glorified and Exalted,

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not to individuals or...

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not to individuals or...

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not to individuals or...

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not to individuals, groups,

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or parties.

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Allah the Almighty says:

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"And We inspired them

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to do good deeds."

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Meaning, We revealed to them

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that they should perform good deeds,

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which are righteous actions,

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by performing acts of obedience and abandoning

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forbidden things. This

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indicates that He, the Glorified,

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distinguished them with the honor of prophethood,

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and that is among the greatest

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of blessings upon the Prophet Ibrahim.

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The ideal society

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in the blessed land

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is established upon righteousness,

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reform, good role models,

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enjoining

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the good and forbidding the evil,

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guiding people

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to the most upright path,

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the clearest way,

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hastening to perform good deeds,

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and achieving the highest degrees

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of servitude to Allah, the Glorified,

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through the performance of

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His greatest right,

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as well as the rights of people,

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the pillar of zakat.

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Allah, the Glorified and

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Exalted, has described that elite group

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of prophets in Bayt

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al-Maqdis with important qualities,

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to show us that these

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characteristics, whenever they are

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realized,

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[establish] servitude to Allah, the Glorified

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and Exalted, upon the face

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of the earth in general,

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and in Bayt al-Maqdis in particular.

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And our Lord, the Glorified,

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does not say—

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“And verily we have written in the Scripture, after the Reminder: My righteous slaves will inherit the earth:” (21:105)

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after the mention—

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that the earth

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shall be inherited by My servants,

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the righteous.

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that "the earth" means

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the land of Bayt al-Maqdis,

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[which] shall be inherited by My righteous servants.

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And it is so;

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there have always been

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righteous servants of Allah there

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until the Day of Resurrection.

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And Allah the Almighty said regarding the state

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and descriptions of His chosen ones

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among the prophets in Palestine:

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"And remember Our servants,

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Ibrahim, Isaac,

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and Jacob—those of

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strength and vision.

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Indeed, We

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chose them

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for an exclusive quality:

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the remembrance of the Home [the Hereafter].

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And indeed, they are, to Us,

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among the chosen

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and the best."

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Thus, he realized

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servitude to Allah,

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the Glorified and Exalted,

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which is the highest of stations,

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[along with] strength, knowledge, and insight.

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For the truth

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Whoever lacks the strength to protect it will lose it.

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Allah has distinguished them

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with a magnificent quality,

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by placing the remembrance of the abode

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of the Hereafter in their hearts,

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making work for it the focus of their time,

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and making sincerity

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and constant awareness of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,

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their perpetual attribute.

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We have made them a reminder of that abode,

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so that those who seek to remember

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may be reminded by their states,

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and those who seek to learn a lesson may take heed from them,

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and they are remembered in the best of ways.

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For there is

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a consistent relationship

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that the Ummah must grasp:

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it is linked to that

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sacred land and the realization of

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servitude to Allah.

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Whenever the Ummah raises the banner

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of servitude to Allah, the Majestic and Exalted,

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and works to achieve it,

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it preserves its sacred sites

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and does not neglect them.

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The foremost places

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where the meanings of servitude

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should be instilled

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are those sacred sites.

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Therefore, there must be serious work

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to rescue them

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and liberate them from the clutches

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of the usurpers, in order to attain

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the pleasure of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.

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What an excellent place of prayer!

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We are a sun that does not set;

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if a caller calls, we respond.

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We reclaim the stolen right,

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and we grant victory to the beloved Al-Aqsa.

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In it, the best of creation prayed;

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it is truly an excellent place of prayer.

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It is the landing place of the trustworthy revelation,

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the place of mission for the messengers,

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the qibla for the Muslims,

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and the gateway for the conquerors.

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In it, the best of creation prayed;

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it is truly an excellent place of prayer.