Night 12 | Positive Change: A Way of Thinking, A Way of Life | Shaykh Nuru Mohammed

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Eve of the 12th of Muharram | Positive Change: A Way of Thinking, A Way of Life | Shaykh Nuru Mohammed Venue: Al Mahdi Centre, Wessex Jamaat Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views or position of Wessex Jamaat & Al Mahdi Centre, its affiliates, members, office bearers or Trustees.

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[21:01][Music] Muhammad.

[21:29]Condolences to the Imam of our time and to all the Min

[21:33]on the Shahad of Imam Hussein Alisam and his holy family.

[21:41]Kindly join me in reciting a surah fata for Marum Kasmali Hussein

[21:47]Karim.

[21:48]Marumin of Hussein Karim Huda family.

[21:50]Marumin of Tarbai Huda family.

[21:52]The Marumin of Ismile Huda family.

[21:55]Marum Muhammad Jaffer Ahmed Nanjikara.

[21:57]Maruma Ma Kanani and the Marumin of the Kanani family.

[22:00]Marumin of Hashnali Mirali family.

[22:02]Marumin of Alibali family.

[22:06]Marumin of Maharali family.

[22:07]the Marumin of Raj Bal Ganji family and Kulumin ala inshallah the

[22:27]topic for tonight's majus is positive change a way of thinking a

[22:31]way of life kindly join me in welcoming she Muhammad to the

[22:37]member with a loud salawad alam Muhammad Ali Muhammad Allham.

[23:14]Alhamdulillah.

[23:37]Alhamdulillah.

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[24:15][Music] For the love of Abi Abdah Hussein, with the loudest of

[24:29]our voices, for the purification of our hearts and hastening of the

[24:43]reappearance of our beloved the 12 Imam.

[24:53]Once again my dear brothers and sisters, lovers and the followers of

[25:02]Im Hussein, we thank Almighty Allah for making tonight possible for each

[25:10]and every one of us.

[25:12]The 12 nights of the holy month of Muharam.

[25:19]I take the opportunity to express my heartfelt condolences to each and

[25:27]every one of you to our great scholars Maraja and to the

[25:35]master of our time on the painful departure of Sajid Shuada, his

[25:44]beloved family and his companions.

[25:49]As we indicated yesterday or last night that the pains of a

[26:02]B began last night.

[26:03]And it is important we do not lose the spirit we managed

[26:12]to build and incalcate during the course of the first 11 nights

[26:22]of the holy month.

[26:24]Remember one thing, Imam Hussein's head and that of were still with

[26:39]the enemies.

[26:39]Say and the members of the family were still oppressed.

[26:50]So inshallah lasers doesn't necessarily suggest we lose the spirit of lamentation

[27:03]and the spirit of mourning.

[27:06]Let us try as much as we can to maintain this spirit

[27:16]of remembering say before inshallah I begin with our last not the

[27:27]least majist it's important I show my gratitude to the community for

[27:41]inviting me.

[27:42]First is to thank Allah who granted me these ti to contribute

[27:51]little bit here and there towards the revival of the mission of

[27:58]Aal B.

[28:00]I mentioned this before.

[28:01]Who are we?

[28:01]The 11th Imam did not even have the opportunity to sit with

[28:08]five or 10 people at one point in his life to explain

[28:12]hadith to them.

[28:14]It would be through indications.

[28:17]To such an extent, the 11th Imam would say to his companions,

[28:22]"When you see me out there, don't say salam to me because

[28:26]your safety is not guaranteed." So alhamdulillah we thank Allah and I

[28:34]hope Allah accept it.

[28:36]Secondly is to express my heartfelt gratitude to my seniors Shak Moujahit

[28:46]who is not feeling that okay tonight and Shak Fazi for the

[28:53]support right from the day I arrived up until tonight.

[28:55]Thank you so much for the support.

[28:58]really appreciate it.

[29:00]You are my seniors.

[29:01]You've got experience more than me.

[29:02]And also to thank my friend, my colleague Shak Ali Hussein for

[29:09]the support for attending the majalis.

[29:10]It encouraged me more to see these three great personalities in our

[29:18]midst and always being there before even everyone came.

[29:22]So, alhamdulillah, thank you so much for that.

[29:24]It goes a long way in my encyclopedia.

[29:28]And then next is to thank the executive you know and his

[29:38]team for the supports.

[29:38]But I must single out two persons.

[29:42]One is brother Shafi and one is as uncle.

[29:47]I think this invitation came to me while I was in Nairobi

[29:52]or I was just moving to Birmingham through brother Shafi.

[29:56]But Allah give us life and we managed to come and of

[30:02]course uncle solid man you know alhamdulillah you know no day no

[30:11]night supporting me inshallah but in general I cannot single out the

[30:15]rest you've been fantastic I'm not just saying it for sake you've

[30:19]been incredible the support the lunch the dinner the moral support is

[30:25]unbelievable trouble and of course Hajameham how can I forget Hajamameid mashallah

[30:30]when I was drained out of Majis he calmed me down alhamdulillah

[30:36]so thank you so much everyone you've been incredible audience and the

[30:41]children mashallah the children majis amazing so I can just say one

[30:45]thing before I give the last majis inshallah but you have a

[30:48]very wonderful community very switched on community highly intellectual highly professional cuz

[30:56]I interacted with so many people.

[30:58]Take advantage of these blessings inshallah.

[30:59]And we see where Allah takes us.

[31:04]And lastly, forgive me for any shortcoming.

[31:05]Whatever you see good in me, it is Allah and my teachers.

[31:09]And any negative you see in me, it is from me, not

[31:14]from my teachers and Allah.

[31:14]So forgive me for any shortcomings.

[31:16]We only tried our level best.

[31:17]We e, you know, we are not infallibles.

[31:20]So forgive me for any shortcomings and inshallah we'll meet again inshallah.

[31:33]So the verse I've just quoted is a known verse.

[31:37]I quoted this verse on the second or third night Quran 13

[31:45]verse number 11.

[31:46]It's a long verse but I picked up that line only that

[31:52]indeed Allah will not change the conditions of people until and unless

[31:58]they change what is in themselves.

[32:00]In the last night I thought it's important after all these series

[32:06]of discussions to look at way forward where do I begin when

[32:11]it comes to implementing whatever I had.

[32:13]So the topic of tonight inshallah is positive change a way of

[32:20]thinking and a way of life.

[32:22]Main aim inshallah is really as I have just said to start

[32:28]reflecting on how to implement some of the lessons we heard from

[32:36]here or from other speakers cuz it's easy to listen but to

[32:40]implement is something else.

[32:43]So examination of tonight inshallah will be of the following three stages.

[32:48]The first stage we'll look at the benefits or the blessings of

[32:53]positive change.

[32:53]Meaning when I achieve something positive what's the benefit?

[32:57]What are the blessings?

[32:58]second stage of the examination.

[33:02]Then we'll discuss inshallah the foundations of positive change and then the

[33:07]last stage of the examination I will inshallah share some few practical

[33:11]tips on how to embark on a journey of positive change.

[33:19]Remember very wellmin and we have an overriding theme.

[33:23]Our theme is discussing the timeless the timeless secret behind the mission

[33:34]of Imam Hussein.

[33:35]We began our journey by looking at Imam Hussein.

[33:39]am as the heavenly initiative on earth and we discussed into details

[33:47]as to why we believe wholeheartedly say shahada is a heavenly initiative

[33:56]on earth and we indicated to some of the main reasons as

[34:00]to why I imam went out we didn't look at looked at

[34:06]Husseini dimension in Immi heritage.

[34:12]He also we discussed so many things.

[34:16]You remember very well we looked at different opinions as to why

[34:21]Shuada went out but some held that opinion that he went out

[34:25]for sulta for authority for power.

[34:26]Some hold this opinion that he went out for martrdom and some

[34:34]hold this opinion that he went out so people cry over him.

[34:37]But we said all this here.

[34:42]No, but rather I imus went out to change I and you.

[34:47]And then we went ahead and on and on and we discussed

[34:51]if you remember very well the spiritual horizon in the character of

[35:01]Imus.

[35:00]We look at the essence of martyrdom and we focused more on

[35:06]our Arafa of Shada.

[35:07]There after we looked at some very practical topics for example unleashing

[35:13]our ambition in life.

[35:14]We look at the whole question of success.

[35:17]If you remember very well how to build youth with passion with

[35:25]purpose for example we discussed worship as the main thirst for our

[35:29]feelings and emotions.

[35:29]So I thought today let's wrap it up nicely inshallah.

[35:35]Where do I begin implementing all this so that we gain a

[35:44]bit of reformation first stage of the examination my dear brothers and

[35:51]sisters benefits of positive change.

[35:55]These are very simple things but it's important we remember this.

[36:00]The first and foremost benefit of positive change is cuz we're not

[36:09]just talking of positive change for the sake of positive change.

[36:12]We talking of positive change within the religion of Islam.

[36:16]So first benefit is gaining divine proximity.

[36:23]When you strive to change either to change my salah for better

[36:31]or to change my Quranic relationship for better or service to the

[36:36]community as I indicated to you will gain divine proximity.

[36:40]That's number one.

[36:42]So I beg you brothers and sisters do not hesitate to begin

[36:48]your journey towards positive change.

[36:50]Even our own beloved prophet with the dua of the Quran prophet

[36:57]also wanted he wanted to go higher and higher because the one

[37:04]and one only who doesn't need to move ahead because he's the

[37:08]cup full is Allah subhana wa ta'ala.

[37:10]So the first benefit divine proximity simply means feeling the presence of

[37:16]Allah wherever you are.

[37:20]Number two benefit my dear brothers and sisters is and you remember

[37:28]when we discuss success and failure.

[37:29]What is success?

[37:32]Success is is to obtain tranquility.

[37:35]So if I work harder for positive change in my life, you

[37:42]will obtain tranquility.

[37:45]We we that's what we looking for.

[37:48]We looking for tranquility.

[37:48]We looking for peace of mind.

[37:51]That's number two benefits.

[37:53]Number three benefit of positive change my dear brothers and sisters is

[38:03]that it enhances your relationship with people.

[38:06]Yes, because you remember I mentioned one night if you want to

[38:13]master spirituality, one of the best tool is to master people because

[38:19]people can be a nightmare, people can be extremely difficult.

[38:24]So once you master people, Allah, you sort it.

[38:30]And in fact in spiritual journeys, mystical journeys, there is a tool

[38:39]called mastering people.

[38:43]So positive change enhances our relationship with people.

[38:51]Number four benefit of positive change, you get reward saw from Allah

[38:57]because you're striving to change.

[39:00]The more you strive to change, the more Allah rewards you.

[39:05]And last but certainly not the least benefit is that you are

[39:11]cherished by the right people, by the good people.

[39:17]So these are the benefits.

[39:19]Now look at the second stage of the examination.

[39:21]It is the most important part of my tonight discussion.

[39:25]Foundations of positive change.

[39:29]You see, when you want to build a house, you first need

[39:34]to make sure you lay a good foundation.

[39:37]Once you have a good foundation, whatever you put on top of

[39:43]the foundation will be okay.

[39:43]But if the foundation is loose, then everything else will not be

[39:53]stronger.

[39:50]And here what I seek to do really is to invite parents

[39:59]those who have young children to appreciate some important points when it

[40:06]comes to positive change because you learn those things from your children

[40:12]and of course all of us even if you don't have children

[40:16]important we learn these things from children when they come to the

[40:19]mosque or you interact with children.

[40:21]So before then you know there is this scholar he's a scientist

[40:30]Roger he won Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 he's a specialist in

[40:38]brain you can google him Roger I think his name is Espri

[40:45]or something he analyzed the roles of brain and he concluded that

[40:51]our brain brain is of two half.

[40:53]You have the right side of the brain and the left side

[41:00]of the brain and he said the left side of the brain

[41:04]plays the role of analyzing things in life.

[41:09]Number two, left side of the brain focuses on routine, doesn't want

[41:20]change, but it is meticulous, but no change.

[41:24]But then the right side of the brain said no, it want

[41:31]changes.

[41:29]It doesn't want routine.

[41:32]And then some scholars when they analyzes this they said anyone who

[41:39]is a lefty can easily become a good engineer.

[41:45]And they said anyone who is a righty can easily become a

[41:54]businessman.

[41:52]But then these scientists mentioned that there are those who are lefty

[41:59]and there are those who are righty.

[42:02]Meaning what?

[42:01]Some only the left part of their brain is functional.

[42:06]So they don't want to change at all routine until some also

[42:13]they are righty.

[42:14]Everything they want to change whether things are working or not they

[42:20]become annoyed when there is no any change.

[42:25]But then these scholars said there are people you'll find one person

[42:30]is is the sometime lefty and sometime righty.

[42:34]Why am I mentioning this?

[42:38]I'm mentioning this because the change I'm talking about is not change

[42:43]for the sake of changes.

[42:45]I'm talking of positive changes and shrine and sanctioned by Allah.

[42:53]Don't just want to change things for the sake of changing.

[42:59]Sometimes you hear people, I want change, I want you.

[43:03]Okay, what change do you want?

[43:04]Aspire for change because it is good for you.

[43:09]For example, you've been struggling with salah.

[43:13]Aspire to establish salat.

[43:15]You've been struggling with your salah on time.

[43:19]Aspire for your salah to be on time.

[43:22]Mrs.

[43:23]struggling to have teachers, aspire to be one of the teachers because

[43:28]the first bismillah you put in the mouth of that child, it

[43:34]becomes kaf for you on the day of Aspire for positive change.

[43:41]And so look at the foundations of I found this personally fascinating.

[43:47]The first foundation is kindly I beg you pay attention to this

[43:54]is the renewal of energy.

[43:59]I'll explain what it means.

[44:01]What do I mean by renewal of energy?

[44:06]You can just be one thing, one thing, one thing.

[44:08]Since the center began, every Thursday is the same thing.

[44:17]since we started every Thursday is the same thing.

[44:24]There must be what they call the renewal of your strength but

[44:31]for good not just for the sake of doing it.

[44:37]No, no, no, no.

[44:36]Now, how do we renew our energy?

[44:38]This is what I said parent can learn from their children.

[44:44]wall.

[44:45]There are four things we can all learn from our children or

[44:48]grandchildren when it comes to the renewal of our strength and energy

[44:55]for positive change.

[44:56]Now look at the four things.

[44:59]Number one, changing activities.

[45:06]If your children the way they are they playing with this you

[45:14]ask them don't play with this you take it from them by

[45:16]the time you are at that door they playing with something else

[45:21]if they are not sick or sleeping they are busy alhamdulillah at

[45:27]least they are solid mashallah but children are like that sometimes you

[45:31]see you see elders get worked up but it's a child yes

[45:36]you need to control put some breaks here and there but at

[45:38]the end of the day children are children you don't want to

[45:43]become too strict with children I give an example you know the

[45:50]holy prophet used to welcome enter for dua for questioning so one

[45:56]tribe visited the holy prophet in Medina and one of them had

[45:59]a young child with him prophet normally would take the child and

[46:02]would pray for the child for blessings so while prophet was having

[46:05]the child.

[46:06]The child messed with the clothes of the prophet.

[46:09]So those who were sitting next to the father of the child

[46:12]they became angry, worked up.

[46:16]Take the child from the prophet.

[46:18]Take as we will do.

[46:18]You know what prophet said?

[46:22]You have destroyed the soul of this child by your behavior.

[46:26]The child doesn't have a to determine when to go for nature

[46:31]call or not.

[46:31]So the first thing we learn from children is A child cannot

[46:39]be stationed with just one activity.

[46:42]Baba, you've been praying your salat very late.

[46:46]Why don't you change for the past 5 years?

[46:52]Your Quran is bad.

[46:54]You happy Ramadan sh Ramadan.

[46:57]You come and recite like that change.

[47:01]For the past three years they've been invited to come teach madasa

[47:06]you can't change come I give you tradition tradition from the holy

[47:16]prophet recharge and refresh your souls hour after an hour because souls

[47:31]get tired the way bodies get tired.

[47:33]One naration tells us this hearty souls are of good mood and

[47:42]bad mood.

[47:44]You know what the narration says?

[47:45]When you are in a good mood, that's the time you do

[47:52]and whenever you realize you are not in good mood, you are

[47:54]so down just do the wajat because if you keep adding, you

[48:00]will destroy the soul.

[48:01]So first thing we learn from children is they are so active.

[48:07]Why you not active when it comes to your relationship with Allah?

[48:13]That's number one.

[48:16]Number two thing we learn from children ali inquisitiveness.

[48:21]Children they are so inquisitive especially children of today.

[48:27]Sometime they will hold your beard and ask you what is this?

[48:32]This is not by chance.

[48:36]Allah makes them that way.

[48:41]So you learn who interact with them for they are inquisitive.

[48:49]Why are some of us are not inquisitive about religion?

[48:54]Why you not learning since last year?

[48:59]How many Islamic books have you read?

[49:01]How many verses of the Holy Quran have you gone through since

[49:06]last year?

[49:07]I beg you, it's a rhetorical question.

[49:10]Answer yourself.

[49:13]Since the beginning of Muaram, did you miss your salah?

[49:19]And there was nothing wrong.

[49:22]You were just chilling.

[49:24]So you need to have this inquisitive mind that why this why

[49:29]am I like this?

[49:29]Why can't I improve?

[49:31]Why is he improving and I'm not improving?

[49:34]Why is he volunteering and I'm not volunteer?

[49:37]I tell you if you're not volunteering and you have the chance

[49:39]to volunteer, it's not normal.

[49:41]Is the work of Allah.

[49:47]Look at tradition.

[49:50]We quoted this tradition before.

[49:58]Two groups of people are never satisfied with what they do.

[50:04]The seeker of the wealth and the seeker of knowledge.

[50:08]Don't ever get tired of learning.

[50:12]The more you learn, the better chance you stand to enjoy every

[50:18]act of worship you undertake.

[50:20]So that's number two thing we learn from children.

[50:22]Number three, we learn from children the spirit of creativity.

[50:32]You monitor your children.

[50:34]You go to IKEA or wherever you buy a dami aeroplane.

[50:39]You bring this dummy aeroplane.

[50:41]You try looking for the menu to read.

[50:44]Wah.

[50:45]You leave it with your sons and daughters as young as they

[50:48]are.

[50:48]By the time you realize they able to assemble everything, isn't it?

[50:52]You agree?

[50:53]They they assemble everything because they are creative.

[50:59]These young children Alise and all these mashallah solid guy wrote in

[51:06]the in the feedback they sent to me.

[51:09]The children by the way.

[51:12]Thank you so much.

[51:12]The feedback they said you are the one who wrote solid.

[51:16]Is it your solid guy?

[51:21]You know solid but solid guy.

[51:25]Now you have three groups man.

[51:27]These are three solid guys.

[51:29]They will assemble it easily.

[51:32]That's creativity.

[51:35]Meaning what?

[51:38]Okay.

[51:35]I'm struggling to wake up for faj.

[51:39]Why can't you be creative about it?

[51:43]As I said, my change the change I'm talking about is about

[51:48]religion.

[51:47]But of course, you can apply this in everyday life.

[51:51]Why can't I be creative so that I learn how to recite

[51:59]Quran?

[51:57]How many of us are using global village digital to enhance our

[52:05]businesses?

[52:06]Why don't you do the same with religion?

[52:09]You don't know how to recite Quran and you don't have time

[52:14]to go come go online.

[52:16]There are so many teachers online.

[52:19]No, you struggling with your father for example.

[52:22]Go YouTube.

[52:26]It's not only for watching movie.

[52:30]We need to look at the advantages of this.

[52:33]Of course, they have got so many disadvantages.

[52:36]So children they've got this spirit of creativity.

[52:40]They are so creative.

[52:43]Sha gave them to write yah in those papers.

[52:45]See what they wrote on that on those papers.

[52:49]So that's number three.

[52:51]We learn from children.

[52:51]The last but certainly not the least thing we learn from our

[52:58]children is what?

[53:00]Children have this spirit of not worrying about danger.

[53:07]Children are not scared of danger until they experimented.

[53:12]Of children, you know, they can pull the entire wire in the

[53:17]house.

[53:18]Especially those who have the young ones until it burns them, they

[53:25]will not stop.

[53:26]They want to experiment.

[53:28]So the same way you hear people saying I will not go

[53:36]for Zara until I'm ready.

[53:38]Classic when are you going to be ready until comes you already

[53:48]ready ever since you were born.

[53:50]People say no I'm not going to go for Haj until I'm

[53:55]ready.

[53:56]There is nothing like that in Islam.

[53:59]You are ready from yesterday.

[54:02]Go for it.

[54:06]You know the tradition one tradition one version I mean we said

[54:18]when you become scared of doing something that's the time to do

[54:22]it cuz you waiting for it is more dangerous than not doing

[54:25]it.

[54:27]You keep contemplating should I accept the role of motherasa go for

[54:35]it you going to keep contemplating contemplating I mean we said that

[54:42]is more dangerous then at least go do it if it doesn't

[54:45]work it doesn't work at least you are free now you've done

[54:50]it so children my dear brothers and sisters when it comes to

[54:54]danger they are in for These are the four things we learn

[55:00]from children under the first foundation renewal of our strength.

[55:04]Number two, foundation of positive change order.

[55:11]You cannot achieve any positive changes if you are not organized.

[55:18]You must be organized.

[55:21]Organize yourself properly.

[55:25]I know fajger is 2:34 for example or 239 organized yourself properly

[55:32]tomorrow morning I have a b cde e no no no no

[55:35]you too busy with your work organize yourself in such a way

[55:38]that you have time for Quran you have time for your family

[55:43]to his beloved two sons he made it very One version said,

[55:57]I give you this was oh my two sons and all my

[56:02]children and anyone who will receive this message to develop consciousness of

[56:09]course of Allah and be organized.

[56:14]You cannot achieve anything tangible especially in religion if you are not

[56:20]organized in your life.

[56:24]Alhamdulillah we are all organized when it comes to our duny but

[56:27]why when it comes to salah when it comes to Quran when

[56:33]it come to serving communities some of us are not willing to

[56:36]be organized so that's the second foundation third foundation of positive change

[56:44]is your friend cycle yes sometimes you may be the best But

[56:54]those you hang around with by the time you realize they finish

[57:00]you cuz they don't bother about salah.

[57:01]Excuse my word.

[57:03]We'll do later.

[57:05]We'll do later.

[57:07]And you are just alone amongst them.

[57:10]So it's important when you have friends, we encourage friends to do

[57:17]good.

[57:18]Assist each other when it come to righteousness.

[57:24]Don't assist them in sinning.

[57:28]So your friends are important.

[57:32]If you can't change them to be good and you know that

[57:36]they can influence you to be bad, stay away from them.

[57:39]That's number three.

[57:42]Number four, I mentioned it today.

[57:48]We discussed about ambition.

[57:47]Aim high.

[57:50]have a great aim to change.

[57:53]What do I term great aim?

[57:59]Something loved and cherished by Allah.

[58:00]There is no greater thing than what Allah cherishes.

[58:06]So whatever Allah cherishes is great is of a high salat is

[58:18]high.

[58:17]L is high cuz Im Ali sat next to the prophet you

[58:22]know the tradition and prophet said to him Ali look after three

[58:27]things in your life asked the holy prophet what are these three

[58:32]things he said when he went to when he met his spiritual

[58:44]guru and he said to him advise him I want to achieve

[58:47]success No, our own daily salah, our souls are sent to Allah

[59:05]when we stand for salah.

[59:06]So long that that salah is established and not just performing.

[59:10]So you have to have and that is why upon the m

[59:21]of his beloved son you heard it last night he said whatever

[59:29]is happening to me is so easy because it's under the watchful

[59:33]eyes of Allah why because it's so the four foundation aim something

[59:38]Great.

[59:39]Last foundation then we conclude be proactive not reactive.

[59:52]What do I mean by reactive?

[59:54]You know come we are all charged.

[60:00]It's good.

[59:59]It's the magnet of but then after that we relax.

[60:08]Ramadan come.

[60:15]Excellent.

[60:16]But why don't you continue a little bit?

[60:21]We shouldn't be reactive.

[60:24]We must be proactive in everything we do.

[60:30]But here I'm focusing more on religion because you know Dr.

[60:36]Alhilli Shak Mhammed Ili's brother he conducted a survey I don't know

[60:39]last year or year before last and he shared with some of

[60:41]us as to what do people need and this survey was filled

[60:48]and attended to by people from different walks of life what came

[60:53]on top is that spirituality people said we lack spirituality we want

[60:59]spiritual development exciting But we need to be proactive.

[61:07]The Holy Prophet says it.

[61:13]Be proactive in doing you will find next to you.

[61:19]So these are the foundations.

[61:24]Now last stage practical tips.

[61:26]What do I do as an individual to bring about positive changes?

[61:34]Having these foundations in mind, number one, take a baby step.

[61:51]When they start something, they don't finish it.

[61:54]They take doses they can handle.

[61:57]Start small.

[61:59]Say to yourself, Im Hussein upon all the challenges in Kbala, he

[62:10]ensured that salat was on the dots.

[62:13]I'm going to start that.

[62:16]No, you got to say to yourself in recited so many verses

[62:21]of the holy Quran actually if you read the story of imit

[62:23]so many verses like if you look at Fatima mentioned so many

[62:29]vers of the holy Quran I'm going to from tonight build my

[62:33]relationship with the holy Quran start stop I want to volunteer but

[62:40]I don't know how to do it from tonight I'm pledging myself

[62:43]and Allah that I'm going to At least once a month I

[62:49]will volunteer in the community.

[62:53]I've got the capability to teach in Madrasa and I know our

[62:58]mad is struggling to have teachers.

[62:59]I'm going to talk to you give me something light.

[63:04]I want to start little by little start something brothers.

[63:08]I beg you those of you are not some alhamdulillah are doing

[63:12]it.

[63:12]May Allah bless them.

[63:14]They are volunteering.

[63:14]They are teaching car park volunteers organizers of the program AV but

[63:20]Jana Kafan for example they are looking for people to train them

[63:28]so that the succession plan is unbelievable put your name there you

[63:35]will realize the benefit of this thing that we are talking about

[63:41]so that is number one take a baby step number two practical

[63:44]ical tip my dear brothers and sisters if you can don't let

[63:53]a day pass without opening the holy Quran see prophet taught us

[64:00]every day go through 10 verses highly encouraging but if you can't

[64:10]just open Quran a verse or two reflect on it discuss with

[64:14]your life.

[64:14]Discuss with your family.

[64:18]Discuss with your friend.

[64:18]If you are not someone who doesn't know who don't know how

[64:23]to recite, look for teachers to start your Quran journey is very

[64:30]very important.

[64:31]That's number two.

[64:33]Number three practical tip, surround yourself with good people.

[64:41]So when you go double check your friends are they influencing you

[64:51]positively or they are influencing you negatively you nobody pays your tax

[64:57]you pay your own tax.

[64:58]If they are influencing you negatively and you know you can't help

[65:02]out diplomatically find an excuse.

[65:07]But if you know you can influence them positively, why not be

[65:14]with them?

[65:13]Having good friends around you makes the magic.

[65:20]Number four, let me go to the last one please.

[65:25]This is tried and tested and we have so many teachings in

[65:31]this regard.

[65:33]frequent spiritual places, mosque, Imam.

[65:41]Look at the way our school of thought is beautifully designed.

[65:45]Every week you have dua with our every week we have dua.

[65:55]Monthly we have duas.

[65:59]We check and another books of duas.

[66:02]We have annually we have duas.

[66:04]So I say to people try by all means to go to

[66:10]the mosque and ima and do this dua.

[66:12]If forever reason beyond your control you can't sit in the house

[66:14]with the family and do it.

[66:20]We need soul nourishment as we seek positive changes.

[66:26]These to us are not for the sake of they are for

[66:32]our sake.

[66:34]They left these to for us had to go in the darkness

[66:40]of the night and knocked the door of had to dictate this

[66:48]dua forum even.

[66:49]So you can't allow a week to pass without going through this

[66:54]dua.

[66:55]So frequent spiritual environment zara omrah and last but certainly not the

[66:59]least seek divine intervention wall make dua because sometimes my dear brothers

[67:07]and sisters wall I am telling you wallah member of the prophet

[67:12]we can't do without Allah's you volunteering is Allah Allah can easily

[67:25]change me substitute me with anyone Allah can replace me overnight of

[67:31]Allah car may Allah bless you of Allah so when you realize

[67:40]you are dilly darling you don't want to do make dua ya

[67:43]Allah soften my heart so that I'm also able to go and

[67:50]serve here and there ya Allah soften my heart to help those

[67:56]who are in need.

[67:57]So make dua for yourself.

[68:00]Especially mashallah our youth.

[68:01]Thank you so much for attending the malis.

[68:06]Make dua.

[68:05]Ya Allah help me.

[68:08]I want to help.

[68:11]I want to serve.

[68:09]I want to read Quran.

[68:13]And Im Hussein taught us isn't it.

[68:19]He made dua right at the beginning of the mission and I

[68:28]quoted part of the dua.

[68:30]He left everything in the hand of Allah.

[68:33]Even at the 11th hour, Imam Hussein needed divine intervention.

[68:41]My dear brothers and sisters, these days and nights were very difficult

[68:50]for Zab.

[68:57]You know Zabam as we mentioned last night on the 9th of

[69:02]the 11th she had a bit of rest but while resting she

[69:11]saw that man in a black clog it was the father and

[69:19]she began calling out the father my father someone sat on the

[69:27]chest of Hussein My father they sever the two arms of Abbas.

[69:32]Now can you imagine how did they manage to sleep or spend

[69:38]that whole night?

[69:41]narration tells us on the day of the 11th Omar and they

[69:50]woke up they brought people to bury the bodies of their loved

[70:00]ones and they left the bodies of and the companions of Im

[70:05]Hussein and remember at this point holy ran away with the head

[70:14]of Im Hussein.

[70:16]Now they began to march them to Kufa.

[70:21]They made Imag to be on a camel without saddle so that

[70:32]he suffered maximum pain.

[70:34]They made Zab to pass by the body of Im Hussein.

[70:39]When she passed by the body, she placed her hand under the

[70:44]body.

[70:45]She said, "Allah, Allah, accept is talking from us." But the chain

[70:57]was paining imam.

[71:01]They entered Kufa.

[71:05]People paraded on the road in Kufa.

[71:08]People were beating drums.

[71:10]Can you imagine?

[71:13]People were beating drums.

[71:14]People were chanting praises of Allah calling rebellions.

[71:24]But when they got to the palace of he asked for a

[71:35]golden plate and he placed the head of Imam Hussein in the

[71:39]golden plate.

[71:39]He got a stick and he began to poke the lips of

[71:45]Imam Hussein.

[71:46]Allah he played with the lips of Hussein.

[71:50]That was the moment he thought he was disrespecting Zanab, but he

[71:57]disrespected and ridiculed himself.

[72:00]He said to Zab, "What's your take on what Allah has done

[72:04]to you and your family?" And Zanab would say, Inshallah we pray

[72:25]Allah bless this community inshallah the organizers of this majist may Allah

[72:31]reward them abundantly inshallah our senior citizens of this community may Allah

[72:39]continue to make them be with us inshallah and bless them for

[72:45]whatever effort they are making inshallah the community has an haj of

[72:50]having this mashallah place to be approved as a burial place.

[72:54]They are working very hard.

[72:56]May Allah intervene on their behalf.

[72:59]Inshallah we pray to our sons and daughters.

[73:00]Inshallah may Allah protect them with his protection.

[73:04]Inshallah.

[73:05]Our youth inshallah you have your hat.

[73:07]You've been incredible.

[73:07]May Allah fulfill your haj.

[73:09]Inshallah.

[73:09]All of us we have our hajat.

[73:12]Some are not well.

[73:15]Some are looking for jobs.

[73:15]Whatever the h might be.

[73:18]May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala fulfill those h on our behalf inshallah.

[73:22]May Allah continue to instill the true love of Imam Hussein in

[73:25]our heart.

[73:26]Inshallah and may he grant us the z of Hussein Hussein.

[74:06]I was up for Honey, I got to say I me [Music]

[75:04]I bazar [Music] honey I baze [Music] Body [Music] [Music] bye.

[75:51]Hallelujah.

[76:13]Ali [Music] [Applause] [Music] Zana I [Music] bunnana.

[76:51][Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] in [Music] Nobody [Music] I meana [Music]

[78:17]Honey, [Music] bazar.

[78:38][Music] Iazana.

[78:48][Music] [Music] Yahusan.

[79:07]Yahusan.

[79:09]Yahusan.

[79:14]Say don't say don't say don't say don't say what are you

[79:34]say [Applause] our Muhammad Alhamd kindly remain seated please kindly remain seated

[80:11]kindly remain seated as we recite A loud salawat Muhammad Ali Muhammad

[80:50]Man, she fasur Muhammad Jah Ali Sharif Sheikh Alus Ali Muhammad my

[81:01]elders mothers fellow brothers and sisters as we mark the conclusion of

[81:11]the first 12 nights of Muharam I take this opportunity with deep

[81:14]humility and gratitude to extend a heartfelt vote of thanks on behalf

[81:18]of the entire WestX Jamad.

[81:18]Over these past nights, we have gathered in solemn remembrance of the

[81:23]tragedy of Kerbala, reflecting upon the eternal message of Imam Hussein Alisam,

[81:28]a message of sacrifice, justice, truth, and unwavering devotion to the cause

[81:35]of Allah subhanana wa ta'ala.

[81:36]These gatherings have been spiritually uplifting and emotionally powerful and they would

[81:40]not have been possible without the commitment and efforts of so many

[81:44]dedicated individuals and teams.

[81:46]First and foremost, we thank Allah subhanana wa ta'ala for giving us

[81:51]the opportunity to once again witness these holy nights of Muharam and

[81:55]allowing us to mourn about Abdullah.

[81:57]May our zadari be accepted.

[82:02]Ilah.

[82:01]We extend our sincere thanks to Shik Nuru Muhammad for delivering such

[82:06]profound and eloquent males over these 12 nights.

[82:10]His insightful lectures full of spiritual depth, historic richness and practical relevance

[82:16]have left a lasting impression on us all.

[82:20]Shik Nuru's presence and contribution have been a true blessing for our

[82:25]community and we are truly grateful for the time and effort that

[82:27]he has given us.

[82:28]May Allah subhanana wa ta'ala reward him manifold and continue to grant

[82:33]him ti in his service to the bisam.

[82:36]I would like to take a moment to acknowledge and thank the

[82:40]many individuals and groups who have worked tirelessly to make these programs

[82:42]possible.

[82:43]To the executive committee, thank you for your vision, guidance, and unwavering

[82:48]support in enabling and overseeing the organization of these commemorations.

[82:52]Your commitment behind the scenes has been essential to the smooth delivering

[82:57]of each night.

[83:00]My deepest appreciation to my secretariat team.

[83:02]Your dedication in coordinating the nightly schedules, communicating timely updates to the

[83:08]community, and ensuring the smooth execution of each event has been exceptional.

[83:13]You have worked quietly yet efficiently and your efforts have not gone

[83:19]unnoticed.

[83:18]We spe extend special thanks to Sheikh Fuzzle Lebas Datu for his

[83:23]remarkable work in organizing the children's majalis as well as for managing

[83:28]the Amal of the day of Ashura.

[83:30]His efforts ensured that even our youngest members who are able to

[83:34]engage meaningfully in the remembrance of Karbala.

[83:36]The ladies committee especially our chair lady sister Nazin Bhuda deserve our

[83:42]sincere gratitude for their commitment and excellent coordination of the daytime ladies

[83:46]majalis programs including the hosting of the ladies males their contribution were

[83:53]in was invaluable in supporting the spiritual nourishment of our sisters in

[83:58]the community we also thank our volunteering parking team who managed the

[84:02]car park with efficiency and courtesy particularly on the busiest nights Your

[84:05]work may often go unnoticed, but it plays a vital role in

[84:11]maintaining and welcoming and maintaining order and a welcoming environment.

[84:14]To our kitchen and catering teams, your service in preparing and distributing

[84:19]food with such love and care each night added to the spirit

[84:22]of community and reflection.

[84:23]May Allah subhana wa ta'ala reward you for your selfless efforts.

[84:28]To all our volunteers on the ladies and the gen side, from

[84:31]the ushers and cleaners to the setup teams and program coordinators, your

[84:36]dedication has been instrumental.

[84:37]Your willingness to serve in any capacity, big or small, reflects the

[84:42]spirit of brotherhood and the love of our beloved Imam Hussein Alisam.

[84:48]Our sincere thanks also go to the AV team who ensured that

[84:51]every lecture, recitation, and announcement was delivered seamlessly both to those in

[84:54]the hall and to our online audience.

[84:57]Your professionalism and attention to detail are greatly appreciated.

[85:02]We also thank the various reciters of Quran, Marcia, Noha and euloges

[85:06]whose voice brought the emotional and spiritual depth that is so essential

[85:11]to our commemoration.

[85:11]To all those who brought the baruk and water for distribution, your

[85:16]generosity enriched our gatherings and added baraka to our shared experiences.

[85:20]We are also grateful to everyone who has contributed to our muharam

[85:25]safar fund.

[85:27]Your financial support ensures that we continue to host these important events

[85:31]and preserve the message of karbala for future generations.

[85:35]A very special thank you to Ali Mamasumahan for her engaging and

[85:39]enlighting lectures during the lady's daytime sessions.

[85:43]Her knowledge and presence enrich the spiritual experience of many.

[85:46]We are very grateful to Auntie Noshin Jaffer as well for graciously

[85:50]hosting the Alima during her stay.

[85:54]We also wish to sincerely thank uncle Septan Versi who quietly and

[85:57]consistently supported the program by ensuring Shikh Nuru was transported from his

[86:02]hotel to the center each evening with punctuality and care.

[86:08]His reliable presence and quiet service played a vital role in supporting

[86:13]the smooth running of the nightly programs.

[86:16]Our heartfelt appreciation to sister Fatima Bandali and her team of the

[86:21]al- Mukayam event that took place on Ashura day.

[86:23]For all those who attended and watched the heart touching reenactment, I'm

[86:27]sure you will all agree that it was an amazing performance.

[86:29]Hats off to you Fatima Mabai, your dedicated volunteers and the cast

[86:33]for all the hard work you put in.

[86:36]And finally to you, our community members and attendees.

[86:41]Thank you for your continued support, your presence and your engagement throughout

[86:46]these nights.

[86:46]Your love of Tulisam, your reverence for these nights and your participation

[86:50]in these commemorations is what gives these programs their true essence and

[86:56]meaning.

[86:56]May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala accept our grief, our gatherings and our

[87:01]efforts in honoring the legacy of Kbalah.

[87:03]May he grant us the strength to carry the values of Imam

[87:05]Hussein Alaiisam beyond these nights into our lives, our families and our

[87:10]communities.

[87:10]And may we continue to be among those who keep this message

[87:16]alive year after year, generation after generation.

[87:22]We would like to quickly present a small token of our appreciation

[87:26]to Shikh Nuru Muhammad.

[87:27]I'd like to call upon Shikh Fuzzbas to the front to kindly

[87:30]please do the honors.

[87:31]Kindly recite a loud salawat.

[87:41]Another loud salawat.

[87:47]Allah.

[87:44][Music] Kindly let's prepare for salahan.

[88:42]Allah.

[88:44][Music] He was abbar.

[89:06]Allah abbar.

[89:12]Allahbar.

[89:17]Allahbarb.

[89:22]Awah.

[89:30]Ashwah.

[89:34][Music] Allah.

[89:46][Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] What?

[90:23]Alah [Music] fa.

[90:45][Music] Allahbar.

[91:07]Allahbar.

[91:13]illaw.

[91:15][Music] Allahbar.

[91:51][Music] Allahham Allah.

[92:16][Music] Allahbar.

[92:20]Allahbar.

[92:23][Music] Allahbar.

[92:39][Music] Alhamdulillah.

[92:44][Music] [Music] [Music] him.

[93:05][Music] Allah [Music] Allham.

[93:44][Music] [Music] Subhuhammed [Music] Allahbar.

[94:13][Music] Alhamdulillah.

[94:36][Music] [Music] All [Music] Allahbar.

[95:27][Music] [Music] Allah Subhu [Music] Allahbar [Music] Allah [Music] abar.

[96:34][Music] [Music] Okay.

[97:13]Allahbar.

[97:16]Subhan Allah.

[97:18]Subhan Allah.

[97:20]He subhan Allah.

[97:22][Music] [Music] Allahbar.

[97:50]Subhan Allah.

[97:52]Subhan Allah.

[97:54]Subhan Allah.

[97:55]Subhan Allah.

[97:57][Music] Allahbar.

[98:11][Music] [Music] Allahbar.

[98:47]Allahbar.

[98:48]Allahbar.

[98:52]No more.

[99:07][Music] [Music] Allah.

[100:15]foreign.

[100:18][Music] [Music] [Music] to Lake [Music] Allahham.

[101:19][Music] All salah.

[101:37]Allahbar.

[101:41]Allahbar.

[101:40][Music] Allahbar.

[101:49][Music] [Music] for [Music] [Music] for [Music] Allahbar.

[103:00]Subhuhammed.

[103:03][Music] [Music] [Music] Stop it.

[103:28]Allman.

[103:33][Music] What of [Music] Allahbar.

[104:45][Music] [Music] Allham [Music] may Allah holy [Music] Subhuhammed.

[105:32][Music] Allahbar.

[105:49][Music] Allah [Music] [Music] speech.

[106:39]Subhan Allah.

[106:42][Music] [Music] Subhu [Music] Allah.

[107:09]Subhan Allah.

[107:12][Music] in heb.

[107:22][Music] Subhan Allah.

[107:47]He subhan Allah.

[107:50]Subhan [Music] Allah.

[108:00]Allahbar [Music] [Music] [Music] Allah Subhan Allah.

[108:22]Subhan Allah.

[108:24]Subhan Allah.

[108:25]Subhan Allah.

[108:26][Music] Allahbar.

[108:41][Music] [Music] Allahbar.

[109:17]Allahbar.

[109:19]Allahbar.

[109:20][Music] Oh, [Music] [Music] [Music] Allah.

[111:03]Fore!

[111:01][Music] Foreign!

[111:11]Foreign!

[111:10][Music] I'm double I'm [Music] [Music] fake.

[111:42][Music] Muhammad Ali.

[111:47][Music] [Music] in Flinch.

[112:53]to Sheman.

[113:08][Music] [Music] Saychech.

[113:25][Music] [Music] [Music] Hussein [Music] Hussein [Music] Hussein [Music] Hussein.

[113:59][Music] Hassan [Music] [Music] Hussein.

[114:31][Music] Aliham [Music] als [Music] Quran [Music] Iman.

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