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[0:07]Aliuhammed speaking of that name.
[0:11]>> Yeah.
[0:12]>> Our beloved immi there's a a weight and almost a poetry
[0:21]when it comes to beginning and completing the package with the name
[0:30]of Muhammad.
[0:30]Aliham.
[0:37]>> Now for us to formally begin our program inshallah.
[0:43]We would like to welcome you all to the Muslim youth connection
[0:51]podcast.
[0:52]So welcome dear welcome dearam.
[0:57]Now for those who might not be aware of your work uh
[1:02]what you do I'm curious what is it that you do?
[1:07]How did you get to the point that you are at now?
[1:12]And we'll go with you first.
[1:28]First and foremost is to thank you for having us tonight for
[1:37]this important podcast on the life of our beloved the awaited savior.
[1:45]My name is as you know nor Muhammad.
[1:48]I'm originally from Ghana, West Africa.
[1:53]I was born in a Sufi Sunni family.
[2:00]My father was a Sufi scholar.
[2:05]He's late now.
[2:08]He left this world when I was less than a year old
[2:11]>> baby.
[2:14]>> So I'm his last born.
[2:18]So he had a wish that one of his children succeed him
[2:23]to become a religious scholar.
[2:25]So alhamdulillah I became so it took some journey to discover the
[2:32]school of thought of a bite.
[2:33]Alhamdulillah had the opportunity to go to ha studied in house and
[2:37]I'm currently the resident imam at Alabas Islamic center in Birmingham.
[2:42]So, President Alim like any other resident alim I lead daily prayers,
[2:50]Friday prayers, I do counseling because I studied counseling and psychology.
[2:54]So, I do that also [clears throat] you know and any other
[2:59]community affairs interfaith intrafaith we do that a lot in the UK.
[3:03]Alhamdulillah.
[3:04]>> Alhamdulillah.
[3:07]And of course to say does need does not need any introduction
[3:11]but briefly say if you could for perhaps somebody might might not
[3:14]have know known your background.
[3:16]>> Yesam like to welcome everyone to tonight's program Muhammad Nuru dear
[3:26]brother Adam Maliki uh salam allayikum everyone.
[3:28][clears throat] So, I'm sure most people know uh this information by
[3:35]now, but I am currently the assistant imam at uh this organization,
[3:41]the Islamic Institute of America and the spiritual leader of the Muslim
[3:46]Youth Connection that um is hosting this program.
[3:52]Alhamdulillah.
[3:52]And um [clears throat] I grew up here in Dearbornne, Michigan.
[3:58]I went to school here.
[4:01]I graduated from here and then I went to the house of
[4:05]uh the seminary in I was there for about 15 years and
[4:07]then in the year 2020 I moved back to Michigan and alhamdulillah
[4:13]I've been stationed here serving the community and serving the mad ofam
[4:19]um throughout the different places in in America.
[4:24]So, alhamdulillah, we [clears throat] have the privilege of um serving in
[4:31]many ways throughout this community and we ask Allah subhana wa ta'ala
[4:36]to continue to bless this community and to bless you all.
[4:41]You know, speaking of communities, we're talking about Iraq, we're talking about
[4:46]Africa, we're talking about here in Dearborn where Shaw's reign.
[4:52]Um, it seems a common thread between frankly all cultures, this phenomenon
[5:00]of a messiah, of a savior.
[5:03]And it's quite interesting even if you look, you know, one of
[5:06]my friends is an archaeologist and they study the history of societies
[5:14]over time and what they do.
[5:15]And you look at the oldest manuscripts and you find out that
[5:18]people 2,000 years ago are talking about the Messiah.
[5:21]People when the bubanic plague came thought the world was ending and
[5:25]they said the Messiah is coming.
[5:27]It's interesting.
[5:29]Why are humans in your perspective so magnetized towards this topic of
[5:38]a savior?
[5:38]>> Yeah, no.
[5:41]Thank you so much uh Habibi Adam for this much needed question.
[5:47]Personally, I feel people's inclination to the whole question of Messiah or
[5:59]a redeemer if you like is a natural thing.
[6:00]is something which is inbuilt in people and it takes care of
[6:11]both psychological and social needs of people.
[6:13]People are so inclined to it in the sense that it brings
[6:18]hope to people under uncertainty.
[6:22]>> Mhm.
[6:23]When things are going haywire different ways, this thinking of having a
[6:35]messiah brings about solace and hope in the lives of people.
[6:39]That's one.
[6:39]Number two, it brings meaning to the lives of people and it
[6:47]brings about focus.
[6:47]when I'm to give up when I'm to leave everything most especially
[6:54]when one reaches rock bottom then the thinking that you know what
[6:59]eventually something is going to happen eventually someone is going to come
[7:05]eventually all these things are going to turn around in a positive
[7:10]way that gives meaning to my struggles and to my endeavors of
[7:14]life and number three why are we so inclined whether from Africa
[7:19]or from Iraq or from any other part of the world to
[7:26]this whole notion of Messiah or a redeemer is simply because it
[7:30]takes away not all obviously some sort of heavy responsibility on my
[7:36]shoulder >> that when it comes to establishing justice establishing hope I'm
[7:43]not going to be there alone someone else is going to come
[7:46]is going to lead me and I will also be able to
[7:50]play my part.
[7:52]So bottom line it brings some sort of you know management and
[7:55]control in how I go about my life and it really bring
[8:01]that sense of responsibility in me.
[8:02]Yeah.
[8:04]You know I'd like to add on that.
[8:08]Thank you so much.
[8:08]So [clears throat] basically mentioned you know there's an internal reason why
[8:14]we believe in MAI.
[8:14]could be the fyra.
[8:18]Maybe God programmed us to believe in an awaited savior that justice
[8:21]will come one day.
[8:24]So it's not just a coincidence that almost all customs, all religions
[8:28]believe in this and all human beings and from every type of
[8:33]belief they believe that there is an awaited savior.
[8:36]So we're programmed to believe just like the fra takes us to
[8:42]Allah.
[8:40]Morality is embedded in us.
[8:44]So that's an internal reason.
[8:45]But also remember that almost every religion also teaches that there's an
[8:52]awaited savior.
[8:54]It's not just an Islamic thing.
[8:56]Last night's lecture was about this.
[8:59]It was about the belief and an awaited savior that will bring
[9:03]justice from Christianity and you know the the New Testament and the
[9:11]Old Testament.
[9:09]So, Christians believe Jesus will come back and he'll rule the world.
[9:14]Uh, Jews believe in the Messiah.
[9:18]I was even reading Hindus, they believe in an awaited savior.
[9:21]His name is, anyone know?
[9:23]>> His name is Khalki.
[9:25]>> Yeah.
[9:27]So, if you ever >> see a Hindu person, tell him, "May
[9:31]Allah hasten the reappearance of your khalki," which means the mai.
[9:35]Um, and I'm sure all other religions.
[9:38]So external factors meaning all religions are teaching this and internally it's
[9:44]also something that we are uh programmed to believe in.
[9:49]And what's interesting is I found even nonreligious movements they kind of
[9:53]believe in an end where justice controls you know rules and governs.
[10:03]For example Marxism right?
[10:04]Marxism, communism, communists don't believe in Allah.
[10:10]They don't believe in uh religion.
[10:12]But yet you can find in their beliefs that they think society
[10:16]will eventually reach a point where there won't be any oppression like
[10:22]a utopian world >> where there's only one class you know there
[10:26]isn't the different hierarchies there isn't there isn't injustice.
[10:32]Now the problem is they believe that savior or that time where
[10:36]there will be no is communism.
[10:38]You know communism is basically everyone's equal, everyone's the same, right?
[10:44]There isn't different people in society.
[10:46]So even the idea of of communism, you can tell that it
[10:51]it comes from a belief that human beings should be equal and
[10:55]there shouldn't be different rankings and there should be justice in society.
[10:59]No one is exploiting other people like you find in capitalist markets.
[11:05]You know what's interesting?
[11:07]You look at the faiths as you mentioned and it talks about
[11:14]the world when I immediable how similar they are in describing that
[11:23]world.
[11:25]Communism is a very interesting political philosophy that envisions the world from
[11:33]a political perspective of power of looking at previous history.
[11:36]That was Marx's whole thing is looking at history as the barometer
[11:40]for truth.
[11:42]And then you look at other not scholars.
[11:47]We're now talking about the most influential people on the planet.
[11:52]The prophets when they came and started talking about the the day
[12:00]of where justice prevails.
[12:01]You read in the Bible, the the sheeps and the lambs and
[12:09]the tigers will lay together and they will study war no more.
[12:13]Somehow the end of all of this ends up where you have
[12:20]seeming equality, at least how Mark seems to p perceive it.
[12:23]Then when the imam comes, there's justice that somehow even the natural
[12:29]inclinations of maybe creatures that eat meat will no longer do so.
[12:35]There just seems to be an interesting outlook and similarity to how
[12:39]the world looks like in the end.
[12:43]And I'm curious from the Islamic perspective, how does the world look
[12:50]like?
[12:50]What will our daily life be when the Imam is here?
[13:00]That's a very interesting question and I guess that's what we are
[13:10]all waiting for.
[13:10]Life of a believer here I'm referring to a lover and a
[13:18]follower of will not be complete under any circumstance without connecting it
[13:28]with the imam of our time.
[13:29]How will the life be when the holy imam reappears?
[13:34]We hope and pray if even we not alive during his reappearance
[13:41]one way or the other per some of our traditions to be
[13:45]able to come back and serve under his leadership because when he
[13:53]reappears things are going to be okay.
[13:55]Things are going to be as per the dictate of Almighty Allah.
[14:03]The social justice that we've been crying for, not only Muslims, the
[14:12]world is crying for is going to be fully realized during the
[14:17]reappearance of Imam.
[14:21]Life is going to be so good when Imam comes.
[14:26]Not only to those who believe in him, even to those who
[14:30]will not necessarily believe in him.
[14:32]Because you know in community organizing you know you always hear this
[14:40]that we working for the world to be the way it should
[14:43]be cuz the world is not the way it's supposed to be.
[14:48]So when imam comes the world is going to be the way
[14:54]it's supposed to be.
[14:54]You're going to get what you definitely deserve.
[14:57]I'm going to get what I definitely deserve.
[15:01]She's going to get what she definitely deserves.
[15:05]And that is when most of the promises of almighty Allah tabala
[15:09]when it comes to absolute divine justice on earth is going to
[15:14]be realized.
[15:15]And hence you often hear our great scholars mention it.
[15:19]Even the mission of say Hussein is going to be fully realized
[15:26]during the reappearance of the awaited savior.
[15:30]So bottom line life is going to be solid when I reappears.
[15:35]>> So basically Derban High School beat Fortson.
[15:44]Oh, every corner of the world is going to be topnotch.
[15:47][snorts] >> Alhamdulillah.
[15:51]>> Yeah, I I agree.
[15:54]Inshallah, life will be very good as said, but we also have
[16:00]to remember that it doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be heaven,
[16:04]right?
[16:05]It's still going to be meaning there's still going to be desires.
[16:09]>> Sure.
[16:12]is not going to disappear.
[16:15]The shaitan is not going to disappear.
[16:17]So there still are going to be some challenges.
[16:22]I mean some immorality.
[16:23]People still will have inclinations and desires to do haram.
[16:26]That's not going to disappear.
[16:28]But what's nice is that the system in place will be a
[16:33]perfect system for the dunya.
[16:34]The dunya is an imperfect place or else it' be Jenna.
[16:39]This is the best system possible for the human being.
[16:44]A system that makes sure justice is served.
[16:46]A system that serves there's full accountability.
[16:50]Not like what's happening now where we see all these powerful people,
[16:54]rich people, right?
[16:54]Getting away with their crimes, covering up for each other.
[16:59]So maybe during the time of Mahi, there may be some crimes,
[17:02]criminals.
[17:03]This, you know, part of the human being is that the neps
[17:07]will be greedy.
[17:07]There will be the shaitan but there will be no coverups there
[17:12]will be no obstruction of justice as they say justice will always
[17:19]be served because you can't fool him and that's why we believe
[17:22]that the jal you know this is I think more particular to
[17:28]the belief we believe that the jal comes after the mai sunnis
[17:31]believe that the jal comes before the mai like right now many
[17:38]people say, "Oh, you know this movement, this whatever movement, could this
[17:44]be the person according to the traditions of B?" No, the Jal
[17:49]comes after the MAI during the reign of Almi the Jal, he
[17:52]will spread.
[17:53]Okay, if it's a perfect world, how does the the Jal start
[18:00]a movement and he's using magic to, you know, deceive people and
[18:04]he's spreading corruption?
[18:04]Yes, will crush him.
[18:08]But this shows you that there still will be a test.
[18:10]There still will be struggles.
[18:12]But the system, the government, the economic system, the social system, the
[18:17]political system, it encourages good contrary to now where it encourages immorality.
[18:24]It encourages sometimes injustice.
[18:26]It shuts down people who ask for justice.
[18:30]It exonerates people who are guilty.
[18:34]And sometimes some um innocent individuals are uh they have to pay
[18:40]the price that will not happen.
[18:40]So we have to realize this.
[18:44]It's not you know a heaven but it's as close as the
[18:46]dunya can get to heaven.
[18:49]You said something that caught my attention saying and you were talking
[18:53]about things being covered up things being hidden.
[18:57]There's a lot of contemporary things going on.
[19:00]We know about coverups and files and all things supposedly.
[19:02]Um but there's so much confusion in our world.
[19:06]You look at it like you know it's confusing when you look
[19:09]at the political landscape.
[19:12]What do you do?
[19:12]When you look at the good and the bad these are abstracts
[19:17]but like when we actually look at our daytoday life it's like
[19:21]man like what actually happened and during you know what actually happened
[19:28]for the countries in the Middle East to be where they are
[19:30]today?
[19:30]What happened actually to the Palestinians?
[19:32]You look at the history you what happened to you look it's
[19:39]obfiscated there's there's this haze that has been covering up the truth
[19:44]and something that I've been hearing a lot about of um and
[19:51]I've been thinking about myself is that haze when Imi actually does
[20:00]comed There's talk of people rejecting the imam.
[20:08]Even when he does come, somehow that haze is still covering them.
[20:15]They're still blind to the truth.
[20:19]Just recently there's some if on social media there's these people who
[20:26]are declaring themselves as the meahon in the UK.
[20:28]>> Yeah.
[20:30]Sure.
[20:29]>> Um, a couple hundred years a not even hundred years ago,
[20:32]there was somebody who claimed that they were the im and >>
[20:35]Sure.
[20:35]>> And this has been happening centuries over centuries.
[20:38]You look at history like Markx likes to these things are happening.
[20:44]So can you clear things up for us?
[20:50]How will we know when the imam is here?
[20:53]What is it that will make it clear for us?
[20:54]>> Yeah.
[20:56]No, you've mentioned just now regarding some of the people claiming to
[21:05]be the imam.
[21:07]And it's true this is happening in the UK actually even as
[21:12]we speak.
[21:11]There is this uh gentleman who lives somewhere in Manchester.
[21:18]Originally, if I'm not mistaken, he's from Egypt.
[21:22]>> Is that Al Sadik?
[21:24]Abu Sadik.
[21:24]>> Yeah, something like that.
[21:25]>> The guy with the black beanie.
[21:28]Yeah, >> he's in the UK.
[21:29]>> Yes, in the UK in around Manchester.
[21:32]>> So, he claims to be the imam of our time now.
[21:37]>> And what is disheartening sometimes, >> but he's American Shehn, right?
[21:43]>> Oh, really?
[21:44]Yeah.
[21:45]Yeah.
[21:44]>> And he has an American accent.
[21:45]>> Yeah, he has an American accent.
[21:48]Some are following him.
[21:50]I know of a community.
[21:51]Obviously, I cannot mention the name of that community, not far from
[21:54]where I live.
[21:56]Some of the youths they left whatever they doing now they staying
[22:02]with him.
[22:02]>> Allah good family cuz I was involved in trying to get
[22:09]them out of that space.
[22:11]And so the question is how do I know if this is
[22:18]the real Imam?
[22:20]What comes to mind?
[22:22]Obviously there are so many traditions of our beloved prophet and a
[22:28]b on the and what signs to look for.
[22:33]First thing is to remember this tradition from Imisam that know the
[22:41]truth and you'll know the people of the truth right from now.
[22:47]We do have great scholars, great centers, great communities teaching us about
[22:58]the imam of our time annually like now we having programs.
[23:04]So long as we continue to align ourselves with the rightful leadership,
[23:12]rightful community, good people around us, it will be difficult to be
[23:22]misled or to go astray.
[23:24]But if one starts to take things in his own hand like
[23:32]this gentleman, he claims the way we do salat is not the
[23:34]right way of praying.
[23:39]So he doesn't pray and all those with him they do not
[23:46]pray.
[23:43]OBVIOUSLY THAT IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH.
[23:47]And so therefore will it be difficult to identify the truth?
[23:51]Not really from my perspective.
[23:53]If we continue to align ourselves with our great scholars, with our
[23:59]seminaries, with our communities, we'll always get the guidance we deserve and
[24:06]we require and that inshallah will lead us to serving the cause
[24:13]of our beloved im.
[24:14]You know, I did speak about this Thursday night.
[24:20]I mentioned a beautiful hadith.
[24:20]Um the narrator I believe was and he asks about you know
[24:31]the or maybe speaks to him about the and he tells him
[24:34]that.
[24:39]So he foretold about the ga and then the imam said you
[24:43]know his ga will be long people will the believers will cry
[24:46]because of that separation uh and people will be tested they will
[24:51]be tested in a very difficult way and then the im he
[24:57]said 12 standards of bul will be raised and people will be
[25:08]confused because of had and I mentioned that some of the when
[25:11]they've given commentary on this hadith they most of them mention like
[25:19]that 12 is not you know an exact number it's it just
[25:22]means there's there will be a lot of misguiding movements and this
[25:27]is one of them that the sheh spoke about and throughout the
[25:30]last thousand years there's definitely been more than 12.
[25:35]So when im told his companion that he started to cry and
[25:39]he told him what do we do if there's going to be
[25:44]all this confusion and there's going to be 12 movements each one
[25:47]is claiming we're the mahi we're the right one how am I
[25:49]supposed to know what's right gave him a beautiful answer the hadith
[25:55]says there was a ray of light you know you spoke about
[26:00]the haze there was a ray of light coming inside the the
[26:04]room from a window.
[26:05]You know, sometimes you can even see the particles in it.
[26:09]The IM told him, "Do you see this ray of light?" "Yes."
[26:13]"Is it clear?" "Yes, everyone's going to see it." The Imam said,
[26:22]>> he says that our truth, our way will be clearer than
[26:27]the sun.
[26:28]Subhan Allah.
[26:28]Meaning if you open your eyes and open your heart to the
[26:33]truth, Allah will show you the truth.
[26:35]You will not be misguided.
[26:39]I think those people that will be misguided when Mi appears, there's
[26:42]something wrong with them.
[26:44]They're either weirdos.
[26:47]They're evil people.
[26:52]They are individuals that have biases or individuals that want the h
[26:58]to be in a specific way.
[26:59]Why do you think this guy, whoever his name is, I think
[27:02]it's the same guy we're talking about, Abuadik.
[27:04]Yeah.
[27:04]Why do you think people go go after him?
[27:08]I think a lot of individuals not because they really believe he's
[27:13]immediag no hijab nos nothing is of course people your nephs loves
[27:24]that true man >> so there is a selfinterest in following these
[27:29]individuals says that if you open your eyes the truth is clear
[27:34]and Allah says this in the holy Quran If you're looking for
[27:42]the truth, Allah will show you the truth.
[27:47]But some people, they don't see it because they choose to blind
[27:52]themselves.
[27:53]Well, there's people that fought IM Hussein when he was there.
[27:56]They didn't know he's Imam Hussein.
[27:57]Come on.
[27:58]You don't know that he's better than Yazid?
[28:02]This is like a a first grade question.
[28:04]Yazid is comparable to Im Hussein.
[28:06]No, it was because of greed.
[28:08]I don't think a single one of those 30,000 people genuinely thought
[28:12]Yazid was he was the and Hussein was from those 30,000 it
[28:20]was all people they worship their desires.
[28:26]when you worship the dunya even when you know what you're doing
[28:29]is wrong but you become a slave of your desires or else
[28:32]the imam says that's why when I look at these people and
[28:40]there was an movement I don't know if it died there was
[28:46]ai ori different names when I used to look at their claims
[28:49]it sounded like a joke to me >> and then I hear
[28:53]thousands of people are following following this guy.
[28:56]It's like a cult.
[28:57]And then, subhan Allah, there was like a leaked I think audio
[29:01]of him and he could not even read one verse of the
[29:04]Quran, right?
[29:05]Theat.
[29:05]And then when you tell the the people he doesn't even know
[29:10]how to read the Quran.
[29:10]No, no.
[29:12]Your Quran is a distorted Quran.
[29:13]Come on.
[29:16]I don't even think it's a it's a challenge.
[29:19]It's way too easy, brothers and sisters.
[29:21]We make it more difficult than it is.
[29:23]Don't you agree, Shakhna?
[29:24]>> No.
[29:26]No.
[29:26]100%.
[29:27]In fact, this gentleman who decided to join him, I met him
[29:32]and his wife, we sat and I started discussing with him.
[29:35]You you were in the mosque during Muharam Ramadan.
[29:40]What happened?
[29:43]Exactly what you've just said, said Alaz.
[29:45]He said, you know, you guys are making Islam complicated and he's
[29:49]making it so easy for us.
[29:52]you know, quote unquote, switched on young gentleman, young boy, educated, working,
[29:58]earning good money.
[30:00]He said, "No, you know, look at the way he dresses nice
[30:04]hoodie.
[30:05]Look at his beard nicely.
[30:07]You know, you don't have to worry about salah, miss salah, paying
[30:11]back salah.
[30:13]We are just implementing Quran." So ask him to what extent are
[30:20]you implementing Quran when you yourself your recitation of the Quran is
[30:24]not even good.
[30:23]So it's just easy life makes his life easier.
[30:30]Forgive me.
[30:30]Even his wife, if you look at this gentleman standing next to
[30:35]his wife, there's no hijab.
[30:37]She dresses anyhow.
[30:37]But he keeps saying >> and she believes hijab isn't waj.
[30:41]>> Yeah.
[30:45]Mi he speaks.
[30:50]Yeah.
[30:50]So it's clear as somebody said mention but you need to now
[30:54]to make that effort to see it out there.
[30:59]Yeah.
[30:59]>> What makes me afraid?
[31:00]>> Yeah.
[31:02]>> Is the people who had the clearest message, the imam, the
[31:11]prophet is literally in front of them.
[31:14]yet they still couldn't see.
[31:20]You know, I inshallah I hope it's easy for us to identify
[31:26]the truth from the falsehood.
[31:28]But if people in the past have fallen when the truth was
[31:36]there, then what about us?
[31:43]you know, is there something we can do actionably now to sort
[31:48]of make it easier for us?
[31:51]Like those people had it in front of them and they still
[31:53]failed miserably.
[31:55]What is it that is going to not make us fail miserably?
[32:01]So I mentioned as the Quran says and as im says that
[32:10]that is clear it's easy to find it it's easy to distinguish
[32:18]it but however you see Allah gave us mechanisms that enable us
[32:22]to see the truth to find the truth when we have difficulty
[32:27]in finding the truth it's not because the truth is not there
[32:31]or difficult there's a problem in my devices or mechanisms that Allah
[32:37]gave me to find the truth.
[32:38]It's like for example, the sun is shining bright and there is
[32:43]someone that can't see the sun because he's closing his eyes.
[32:49]What's the problem?
[32:51]I can't see the sun.
[32:54]I can't see the sun.
[32:54]Well, you're closing your eyes.
[32:58]Or let's say someone was blind.
[32:59]You can no longer see.
[33:00]You have to have vision to see it.
[33:03]Allah tells us in the Quran that the ability to recognize is
[33:10]a ability and there are things that you can do that will
[33:14]weaken that ability.
[33:16]For example is mentioned in the Quran when your heart your spiritual
[33:23]heart it hardens.
[33:24]>> What happens when your spiritual heart hardens?
[33:28]You don't recognize the H anymore.
[33:33]You see it like the atheist who sees a massive universe that
[33:37]is so extensive, that is so perfect and he sees how complex
[33:41]the DNA of the human being is.
[33:43]All the sophistication, all of this complexity.
[33:47]He sees it.
[33:49]But why cannot he see God in it?
[33:53]Because his device isn't working.
[33:54]Why isn't working?
[33:57]That requires discipline of the naps.
[33:59]Because arrogance will blind you from seeing the truth.
[34:01]Im Ali has a has a he mentions one of the problems
[34:09]of arrogance.
[34:08]It blinds you from seeing the truth.
[34:11]There's nothing wrong with the truth, but the arrogance narcissism it blinds
[34:17]you from seeing the truth.
[34:22]Love of dun blinds you from seeing the truth.
[34:23]So yes, that's correct.
[34:27]It may be possible that when I see Alim Mahi, I may
[34:30]not recognize him.
[34:32]Not because he's not recognizable, but because there's a problem because I'm
[34:38]sick.
[34:37]Because my heart is not working.
[34:40]And this is what Allah subhana wa ta'ala says in the Holy
[34:44]Quran.
[34:50]Allah has given them all these tools, but they don't work.
[34:56]Why?
[34:55]because they've committed so many sins.
[34:57]Sins, brothers and sisters, they have an effect on us.
[35:02][snorts] They weaken your ability to see and to react and interact
[35:05]with the truth.
[35:07]Some people just, you know, one look at the face of immedi
[35:16]their spirit and their heart it's still healthy.
[35:20]Other people, no.
[35:22]He sits down with that.
[35:23]We see in history people used to debate the imams.
[35:26]They used to challenge the imams and still they wouldn't change.
[35:30]Why?
[35:31]Because their ns their heart had become too hard.
[35:36]And one of the reasons is because of sins.
[35:40]So that's why we shouldn't be confident that tomorrow when reappears I'll
[35:47]definitely believe in him because no your sins may prevent you from
[35:51]believing in him.
[35:53]your sins, your love of the dunya will pre just like the
[35:57]love of the dunya prevented from some people from believing in Im
[36:00]Ali Alisam and you you know he says this in one part
[36:05]of were they not there on day of the prophet was so
[36:08]clear that I am the khalifa I am the I am the
[36:14]im he says they knew it they heard it but the temptation
[36:19]of the was just too too wrong.
[36:22]That's why being attached to the dunya too much is so dangerous
[36:28]because it may prevent you from choosing even though you know as
[36:35]the Quran says >> so it's possible that some of the people
[36:40]or I think the majority of the people who reject it's not
[36:46]because they're confused or they have a misconception it's because of their
[36:52]desires because of because of sins, arrogance, love of narcissism and so
[36:57]on and so forth.
[36:58]That's why is so important.
[37:03]Isn't it funny that that classic dark triad of sins is and
[37:10]has been the problem for society since the time of shaitan?
[37:13]>> Yeah.
[37:15]So, so very powerful points mentioned by Sam and your question which
[37:24]was perfectly answered.
[37:26]You go back to the camp of Imam Hussein for example.
[37:30]His beloved son did ask him why are these people up in
[37:43]arm and attacking us.
[37:43]Imam made a profound point cuz the atmies were filled with illicits
[37:52]with haram.
[37:53]How do I stay connected during this time of distractions?
[37:58]So when my imam comes, I am aligned.
[38:04]Practical tips.
[38:07]One, make sure brothers and sisters, young and old, you go through
[38:15]the lives of Aal read and appreciate how they lived their lives.
[38:25]They are our role models.
[38:27]We must always endeavor to learn from them.
[38:33]They face so many challenges.
[38:35]It may be unique.
[38:38]Some of our challenges may be unique, but at the end of
[38:43]the day, you'll find solutions in the way a manner they lived
[38:46]their lives.
[38:49]That's one.
[38:52]Two, be around good people, friends, people you hang around with are
[39:00]so important.
[39:01]I need to be able to be around people who remind me
[39:06]of God, who remind me of the If you look at for
[39:13]example dua Abu Hamali where I mention about for example the gathering
[39:25]of the bad ones here you've got you've got you've got the
[39:31]good ones you've got the bad ones.
[39:32]Always try to be most especially friends who are good.
[39:38]Three, alhamdulillah, you all of you are doing well.
[39:43]Keep frequenting the center.
[39:44]Keep attending programs.
[39:48]Do not undermine this.
[39:50]Time to time frequenting coming.
[39:55]It reminds me of who I am.
[39:57]It reminds me of my religious identity.
[39:59]It reminds me of how to strategically position myself when it comes
[40:05]to my love for Allah.
[40:09]And last but certainly not the least so that I do not
[40:14]get distracted.
[40:15]I'm able to align when I see my imam or when I
[40:17]see the light coming is to keep learning.
[40:20]Keep learning.
[40:22]Islam is too vast.
[40:25]The school of thought of Al B is vast.
[40:28]Keep learning.
[40:28]attend classes, attend lectures.
[40:30]By so doing we able to enhance our understanding and we remain
[40:40]focused.
[40:38]Afan you know this hadith that mentioned of asking Hussein it's such
[40:47]a profound hadith that always rings in my mind and I think
[40:52]we have to always remember this hadith because when we listen to
[40:56]we think oh we're far >> from those individuals that fought IM
[41:00]Hussein but the imam explained as the sheh Their stomachs are filled
[41:12]with haram.
[41:11]It's not just eating haram food.
[41:17]Pork and non.
[41:16]No.
[41:16]No.
[41:17]It means their income wasn't pure.
[41:19]It was from Benny.
[41:22]When your income isn't pure, what happens?
[41:22]You eat it.
[41:25]It's in your stomach.
[41:28]Your soul becomes filthy.
[41:30]thean now he can more easily control you because and their hearts
[41:41]were sealed they became blind.
[41:44]So if we do not purify ourselves we can end up in
[41:50]the same in the same in the same uh ending as some
[41:56]of those individuals and that's why we have examples like one of
[42:01]the greatest companions of how did he come to the battle of
[42:07]J to fight the im of his time >> I don't know
[42:12]was it was it the love of dunya.
[42:16]But do not underestimate, brothers and sisters, what this dunya could to
[42:23]do to you, what haram food, haram money could do to you.
[42:26]It seems like sincerity is the key to salvation.
[42:32]That through a mind of humbleness and genuine pursuit, you're able to
[42:41]find the truth.
[42:41]>> And that's comforting.
[42:43]that as long as you stay genuine, then you can find the
[42:51]truth.
[42:52]And you would think that a just lord wouldn't punish somebody who
[42:59]genuinely actually worked hard to try and find the truth and was
[43:02]humble about it.
[43:04]A just lord, you would think, would wouldn't punish that person.
[43:08]Yeah, there's you know terms of you know you have the person
[43:14]who the terms they >> the one who is >> that's the
[43:24]thing >> but does sincerity also equate to a level of ignorance
[43:32]and wishful thinking because you find when you enter the university spaces
[43:39]the sort of academic spaces.
[43:40]What you're hit with is a blast of we're not about mythologies
[43:48]over here.
[43:47]We're sophisticated.
[43:50]We have science.
[43:52]And don't be so old school.
[43:57]We've moved on.
[43:58]So when people are talking about this Messiah and they're talking about
[44:02]somebody who has lived a thousand years and more, it puzzles the
[44:12]mind.
[44:13]And especially somebody who's raised in that kind of a I wouldn't
[44:17]even call it a scientific environment, more like a a scientism environment.
[44:24]The difference being almost cultish in obligation and grip upon the world
[44:36]is only materialistic and there's nothing beyond that.
[44:40]My point is what do you do about those kinds of thoughts
[44:46]people will think and you can't help it.
[44:50]Is this just a fairy tale?
[44:54]Is this just something to make us feel good?
[44:56]You know, you talked about the idea of a messiah being incredibly
[45:01]comforting, and I don't think anybody denies that it is, but is
[45:06]it just a evolutionary evolutionarily developed process that can help us cope
[45:12]with the stresses of the world and allow us to be more
[45:14]biologically fit?
[45:15]What do you have to say about that?
[45:18]Yeah.
[45:19]You see, as we mentioned right from the beginning, this whole idea
[45:28]of the reappearance or messiahism is a universal concept.
[45:37]It is not just an Islamic concept or she concept.
[45:45]Even the atheist, those who do not necessarily uphold the principles of
[45:54]the existence of Almighty God have it at the back of their
[46:01]minds that sooner or later one day someone will come to redeem
[46:07]us.
[46:06]So it's not to begin with an Islamic thing.
[46:09]So anyone who goes about regardless of his educational acument or position
[46:18]or status to ridicle this idea the person is just doing it
[46:27]for doing sake so that's one two I know as a sh
[46:33]or a lover of the and the follower of a b sometimes
[46:39]our youth maybe universities at work, they go through some of these
[46:45]challenges that how on earth do you believe that someone quote and
[46:50]quotes is in hiding for this number of years?
[46:57]>> They think we're crazy.
[46:59]>> Yeah.
[47:01]Does it make sense?
[47:03]I I can fathom it.
[47:05]So you hear this from time to time.
[47:09]Personally, I'm talking personally.
[47:14]I don't think it's a very difficult question.
[47:18]Why so?
[47:20]It's because if I believe in the power of God, this becomes
[47:26]immaterial.
[47:27]The God who gives and takes can give longer.
[47:34]>> Mhm.
[47:35]I had a debate those days when we used to debate a
[47:39]lot.
[47:40]Now we chill debate about debate.
[47:41]Yeah.
[47:42]Cuz sometimes it gets somehow [laughter] you know while I was in
[47:47]South Africa.
[47:48]I lived in South Africa as a resident.
[47:51]So I used to have debate at the university you know.
[47:55]So I had a debate with one atheist and he was so
[48:02]adamant that there is no god.
[48:03]So ask him a simple question that will you like to live
[48:12]this world forever and ever without dying?
[48:14]He kept quiet.
[48:16]Then he said yes of course.
[48:20]Who doesn't want to live longer?
[48:21]So I said look you are a top-notch medical doctor and you
[48:27]are known you highly celebrated.
[48:29]Have you come across someone super healthy but suddenly died?
[48:35]He said, "Of course." So I said, "Why didn't you rescue that
[48:39]person?" Said, "Nature takes his course." So you calling it nature, I'm
[48:48]calling it God.
[48:48]So appreciating the power of God makes this so easy.
[48:53]True.
[48:54]Sometimes we give the examples of the previous prophet like Noah how
[49:00]many years he lived in this world for example God can do
[49:06]more than that and this is not something far from the reality
[49:11]true in our time we've not seen someone living that longer but
[49:16]medically or scientifically it has not been proven that people cannot live
[49:20]longer than that yes we've not seen it we've not experienced it
[49:24]but it cannot also be absolutely refuted that it is impossible for
[49:30]someone to live that longer.
[49:33]So you leave it for God.
[49:36]That's how I look at it personally.
[49:38]I would even add on that that it's possible for someone to
[49:44]live a thousand years.
[49:44]What's impossible about it?
[49:47]And I talked about that recently in in a um talk that
[49:50]I had.
[49:51]I did some research.
[49:51]You know scientists right now they have successfully been able to slow
[49:59]down aging.
[49:57]They've done experiments and labs but not on human beings.
[50:02]They've done it on mice and worms and some other animals.
[50:05]They were able to slow down aging.
[50:09]>> Yeah.
[50:09]>> How?
[50:10]Because in the when you think of aging or in the past
[50:15]scientists used to think that why do we age and die?
[50:18]Anyone have an idea why do we age and die?
[50:22]Some people thought it was just wear and tear.
[50:25]As time goes by, your cells have a fixed amount of time.
[50:31]It's it's not going to stay forever, right?
[50:34]And it's going to lose energy.
[50:36]It's going to wear and tear.
[50:37]And once it gets damaged, when the majority or a good amount
[50:44]of your cells get damaged, you die.
[50:46]You age and die.
[50:49]But scientists recently recently this is probably like in the last couple
[50:53]of decades they've discovered that that's not why we age because the
[50:59]human being has a power called healing.
[51:02]Your cells can heal.
[51:04]Even if they get damaged they can heal.
[51:07]We know that like you get a cut and then you heal.
[51:10]You break your arm and then you heal.
[51:12]So why do we age?
[51:16]The reason why we age is because your ability to heal becomes
[51:21]slow.
[51:20]It can't keep up with the damage of wear and tear.
[51:26]So sciences are like if we can only speed up that ability
[51:33]of cells to restore themselves, we can keep that healing process intact
[51:39]and fast enough.
[51:42]You'll never age.
[51:42]And in fact if it they say if you can even make
[51:47]it faster then you know we can reverse aging.
[51:52]I don't know you can get younger somehow.
[51:54]The this isn't a theory anymore.
[51:56]It's done in the labs.
[51:57]Now when I mentioned that someone said and you know they even
[52:01]tried I think on a human being and it worked.
[52:04]I don't know about that.
[52:07]I I haven't validated that.
[52:07]It could be true it could be not true.
[52:10]So even for those people that you said you know scientists and
[52:13]they only believe in science and scientism science doesn't say it's impossible
[52:18]it says it's possible and scientists believe very close maybe in the
[52:24]next century we will be able to slow down the aging process
[52:29]of human beings so that they live 300 400 500 so why
[52:34]is it impossible for Allah subhana wa ta'ala to prolong the life
[52:37]of im mi All it requires is Allah subhana wa ta'ala has
[52:43]you know okay if they don't believe in Allah imi has discovered
[52:47]he has this medicine that slows down the aging process in addition
[52:53]to what said at the end of the day we believe in
[52:58]Allah Allah is the metaphysical this is the how does immedi so
[53:04]long it's a miracle of Allah mean if you don't believe in
[53:09]miracles you can't be Muslim.
[53:09]You can't say I'm Muslim.
[53:12]I don't believe in miracles.
[53:13]Islam was built and founded on miracles.
[53:17]Mentioned so many verses in the Quran.
[53:19]Every prophet had miracles.
[53:23]Prophet N lived 2,500 years.
[53:24]So you can't pick and choose.
[53:25]Are you Muslim?
[53:27]Yes or no.
[53:29]If you're Muslim, Allah did it.
[53:30]Allah can do anything.
[53:31]If you're not Muslim, then don't come and ask me how does
[53:36]your imam live so long?
[53:36]Because we have to start from step one.
[53:39]We have to start okay there's a god there's a metaphysical.
[53:43]Do you believe that there's only what your eyes can see and
[53:46]what you can feel and no there's a metaphysical world.
[53:50]If they believe in a medical physical in a metaphysical world, it's
[53:55]easier to like for example a non shia tells you you believe
[54:00]in an imam that's a thousand years old.
[54:02]Tell him don't you believe no lived uh 900 the Quran says
[54:05]950 years he was with his people and we have hadiths that
[54:10]say he lived 2,500 years.
[54:11]Tell him that's also a myth.
[54:14]Why do you believe in that myth?
[54:15]Tell him where is Isa?
[54:16]He's in the skies.
[54:17]That's a myth.
[54:17]What do you mean he's in the skies?
[54:18]How did he go in the skies?
[54:21]What type of elevator does he have or parachute?
[54:22]They're going to tell you, habibi, this is a miracle.
[54:27]Musa split the sea.
[54:29]Isa used to raise the dead.
[54:31]Um Ibraim, Allah says, I threw him, they threw him in the
[54:38]fire.
[54:40]So if you if if you think is a fairy tale, all
[54:45]of the Quran is a fairy tale for you.
[54:48]You cannot pick and choose.
[54:49]Prophet Isa, the Quran says, was a newborn baby and he was
[54:54]talking and giving speeches that are more eloquent than me and she
[55:00]and brother Adam combined.
[54:58]That sounds like a fairy tale.
[55:03]But you either believe in the unlimited power of Allah or you
[55:08]don't.
[55:08]You can't pick and choose.
[55:09]So if they make fun of immedi and by the way you
[55:14]know Muslims non they believe that Jal was born I think before
[55:18]the prophet >> and he's he's [clears throat] chained on some island
[55:20]this is like in Muslim or Bkari >> at the Jal right
[55:25]now he's like 1,500 years old >> this is not a myth
[55:29]but when we say the imam the agent of Allah so the
[55:33]agents of the shaitan he can be 1500 years old but the
[55:35]agent of Allah cannot be 1500 years old that's a joke.
[55:39]So for any Muslim to make fun of Ali, shame on him.
[55:43]>> Absolutely.
[55:43]>> Because he's a Muslim and Muslim means I can understand an
[55:50]atheist making fun of Mahi because he doesn't believe in Allah to
[55:53]begin with.
[55:55]But if you believe in Allah and miracles, tell him it's a
[55:58]miracle of Allah.
[56:00]Now he can ask you, prove to me that there is such
[56:06]a thing.
[56:04]Okay, that's a good question.
[56:08]that Immi exists and he had such a long life then we
[56:11]could have that discussion but just to say a thousand years means
[56:15]it's a fairy tale tell them the same thing about their religion
[56:19]can't pick and choose you know in addition to faith the Quran
[56:28]tells us look at the So there's an action component to faith.
[56:45]So we believe in imi.
[56:49]What exactly is the action that we need to do?
[56:53]What are what are the actionable takeaways from our belief in imi?
[56:58]And I suppose we'll we'll actually discuss this right now before we
[57:03]open the floor to questions from the audience.
[57:05]Let's talk practically.
[57:08]What is our obligation to the imam and how exactly is this
[57:13]faith going to mesh into our lives?
[57:18]>> Yeah.
[57:21]You see Quran and the traditions of the holy prophet and B
[57:29]invite us not just to believe and do nothing requires action.
[57:48]I cannot just say I love and do nothing.
[57:56]That's not mada is about action.
[57:59]Likewise a known tradition I'm sure for all of us here the
[58:09]best of all the deeds of my nation is to await the
[58:18]reappearance.
[58:15]We hear this discussion now and then passive interar active interar for
[58:22]example what we need towards and most especially the imam of our
[58:32]time is active in what is active in not to say yes
[58:38]I believe im is in ga I believe he's going to reappear
[58:44]but I do nothing that is passing in but yes I believe
[58:48]im is in ga imam is going to come but I have
[58:54]responsibility I have a role or roles to play in paving the
[59:00]way for the reappearance of my imam so now what are these
[59:03]rules chunk there are so many if you look at the traditions
[59:09]of our beloved one my dear brothers and sisters there's what scholars
[59:15]call inu theological interval.
[59:20]I need to fine-tune my thought and knowledge when it comes to
[59:29]appreciating the personality of my beloved Imm.
[59:32]I need to read.
[59:33]I need to read.
[59:37]I need to take my knowledge to the next level.
[59:41]I need to take my understanding of the school of thought of
[59:48]to the next level.
[59:48]This school of thought is a school of thought of knowledge.
[59:53]Is a school of thought of understanding.
[59:57]It's not a school of thought of blind following.
[60:03]I need to read.
[60:02]I need to learn.
[60:06]I need to strive for knowledge acquisition.
[60:08]I need to fine-tune my to ensure that my align with the
[60:17]dictate of the that's number one.
[60:19]We have scholars.
[60:20]We need to go to them.
[60:21]We need to learn from them.
[60:22]We need to ask questions like what we doing now is crucial.
[60:28]That's not enough.
[60:27]There's what the scholars call in spiritually I need to do in
[60:39]meaning what I need to nourish my soul soul purification I need
[60:47]to ensure that my salat is there my fasting is there my
[60:55]recitation of the Quran and understanding of the term the Quran is
[60:59]there that's also crucial and the other one is my my behavior
[61:07]in the society in the community in my interactions with people has
[61:12]to be there so therefore I cannot say I wait for imam
[61:18]and I do nothing I need to ensure that I also play
[61:21]my part in other words in action is what is required of
[61:26]us practically So basically brain rotting and doom scrolling on Tik Tok
[61:30]is not going to cut it.
[61:31]>> Yeah, you need to try.
[61:34][laughter] >> You got to do something else.
[61:34]>> Do something else, man.
[61:39]>> Um, [clears throat] I don't want to take too long and
[61:46]then maybe we can open up the um shallow the floor for
[61:50]questions and answers.
[61:50]But I would I would like to add this.
[61:52]When the imam spoke about inar wait for the imam wait for
[62:00]the relief be prepared.
[62:02]What I understand from that is something very simple.
[62:06]The imams are basically telling us in addition to what mentioned and
[62:16]you know your behavior your imams are telling us to be on
[62:28]call >> any physicians here not any person that wants to be
[62:34]a physician here you you've seen mean doctors that are on call.
[62:38]What does that mean?
[62:45]Exactly.
[62:45]A doctor who's on call lives his life normally.
[62:49]He's going to eat.
[62:50]He's going to sleep.
[62:52]He's But he has to be prepared.
[62:54]If the call comes, he's ready to go.
[62:57]He can't say, "Oh, I I have this.
[62:59]I have that.
[63:01]You know, I I I I'm not ready.
[63:03]My car is No.
[63:05]be on call when we call you now.
[63:08]Sometimes maybe a week he won't be called.
[63:12]Sometimes maybe he'll be called three or four times a week.
[63:16]Be on call is what is when immedi tonight am I am
[63:27]I ready or do I have unfinished business?
[63:31]I I have to tell the imam give me two more weeks.
[63:34]You know how many people I try to schedule an appointment with
[63:39]them say inshallah in three weeks they're not traveling in three weeks
[63:42]I have tests and then I have to attend a wedding and
[63:44]then I have this I have that so I completely forget about
[63:49]that person right will you tell me I I'm on call yah
[63:57]drop everything and come and join me or are you going to
[64:00]tell him I need some time I have test next week I
[64:04]have work.
[64:05]What do I do with my oil change appointment tomorrow?
[64:07]I have a salon appointment.
[64:11]Be on call.
[64:13]That is easy to say but not difficult to live >> because
[64:18]you really have to be able to drop and and go.
[64:22]But how can I drop when I'm so in love and attached
[64:27]to my life?
[64:27]>> Can I just drop my phone and and go to the
[64:30]imam?
[64:30]What if the Imam doesn't want us to use data plans?
[64:35]He wants us to use 2G.
[64:38]That's going to be a big obstacle, brothers and sisters, for us.
[64:42]I doubt it.
[64:42]This is just an example.
[64:45]I believe Almahi is going to promote technology.
[64:47]But he tells you, look, for you social media is a distraction.
[64:53]Delete it.
[64:54]Maybe use a Nokia phone because this is just a distraction.
[64:57]That's going to be really difficult for me.
[65:00]I'm not I'm not ready means I'm ready.
[65:06]You can live the best life but be on call when the
[65:11]imam calls you.
[65:11]Leave your house, leave your car, leave your wife or maybe take
[65:16]your wife with you, whatever you have to figure it out.
[65:17]Leave everything just like the companions of Imam Hussein.
[65:22]You don't think they had businesses?
[65:24]You don't think they had I don't know if were there any
[65:26]sports back then?
[65:28]families.
[65:27]Maybe they had their own type of sports.
[65:29]>> Probably uh you know >> soccer, football.
[65:32]I don't know.
[65:32]>> I doubt there was soccer.
[65:35]Maybe you know sword dueling or horse racing or something like that
[65:38]>> or you know like we see swimming maybe like we see
[65:42]in gladiator like you know people fighting against each other >> whatever.
[65:46]I mean there was also entertainment there was commitment but the companions
[65:51]of im Hussein they dropped everything and joined him.
[65:56]Zu we we we read the story of Zuhir.
[65:58]He wasn't even going to Kbalah.
[65:59]He was going somewhere else with his wife and his family and
[66:03]tribe.
[66:04]They happened to meet their paths crossed in a place before Kbala.
[66:08]The Imam had a few words with him.
[66:11]He just left everything.
[66:14]He left his ticket.
[66:14]It's like you're connecting.
[66:15]You're going from here to New York and then you're going from
[66:19]New York to >> UK.
[66:21]>> UK.
[66:22]And then all of a sudden when you're in New York, you
[66:27]want to change.
[66:28]I I don't I don't I don't want to go to New
[66:32]York anymore.
[66:30]I'm going to go to Kbella.
[66:33]And you have this conference in your Can you do that or
[66:36]no?
[66:37]If you can, you're a mont.
[66:39]So you know this whole idea of active I don't there is
[66:47]an active part in it but I think it's more internal than
[66:51]it is active.
[66:52]Some people think you're you're supposed to practice, you know, uh become
[66:56]strong and have muscles.
[66:58]Nah, that's not going to do anything.
[66:59]I mean, look, right now with conventional weapons, muscles do nothing, right?
[67:05]Even if you're the biggest guy with the, you know, the biggest
[67:08]abs, one bullet will take you down.
[67:11]Our bodies are nothing compared to weapons.
[67:14]Now there are some that believe Almahi is going to go back
[67:20]to swords and I haven't seen any proof of that.
[67:22]I think it's speculation.
[67:23]>> Sure.
[67:24]>> So some people think active preparation of imar is to you
[67:30]know to to be fit every day and work out and go
[67:33]to I hear some brothers you know I go to the gym
[67:34]because this is in [clears throat] I want to be prepared for
[67:40]mi thinks he he wants your body he wants your dedication.
[67:43]He wants your loyalty.
[67:45]>> He wants your your love that you're willing to drop everything
[67:51]and go.
[67:53]That's what I understand from I'm waiting.
[67:58]It's like when you're waiting for your flight, right?
[68:01]It's delayed.
[68:01]When they say it's boarding time, you run.
[68:04]You you'll throw your food.
[68:05]You'll stop your your game.
[68:09]You'll turn off your uh end your your call.
[68:10]You'll end everything.
[68:12]when they call you that's how I see >> what really is
[68:17]>> the the most important component of it obviously I think the
[68:26]audience are now actually calling upon us actually uh because they have
[68:29]uh it seems like some questions that are quite burning so let's
[68:39]see we'll uh we'll have some awkward awkward silence to promote uh
[68:46]brain stimulation.
[68:45]Apparently, 7 seconds of silence is really good for that.
[68:50]Maybe prevents Alzheimer's.
[68:51]>> There's a question here.
[68:52]>> Sure.
[69:07]>> Thank you for this uh beautiful discussion.
[69:09]So I just have a question pertaining to women um in the
[69:15]cause of Imam Mahi.
[69:14]What is the role of women um in Immadi's cause?
[69:19]How will they interact with the Imam and are is there anything
[69:22]specific that women should be doing now?
[69:25]>> Thank you.
[69:28]>> Thank you.
[69:28]>> Women's rights, you're you know you're in [laughter] you're passionate about
[69:32]that, right?
[69:32]>> Yeah.
[69:34]Women's right man.
[69:36]We can't do without them.
[69:36]They are integral part of everything.
[69:39]>> His wife is listening by the way.
[69:42]That's why [laughter] I hope she's listening.
[69:44]I hope you listen here.
[69:46]No, no doubt women have roles to play.
[69:51]If you look at the time of our beloved prophet immus women
[70:04]were not left behind they had a lot of role to play
[70:09]and the first thing that comes to mind I'm sure we all
[70:12]familiar with these two are you know where it is really we're
[70:20]encouraged to recite these dua during the gulabra of our beloved im.
[70:32]So if you look at this dua, it highlights what is expected
[70:38]of the youth for example.
[70:39]It also highlights what is expected of our women for example.
[70:46]And then of course we make dua for our sh for example,
[70:48]what you know is expected of them.
[70:51]And then for those who undertake zara for example, for those who
[70:55]go for Hajj for example.
[70:58]So first thing first woman has to ensure that her modesty her
[71:03]chastity is maintained.
[71:07]It's crucial but that's not the only one.
[71:09]That doesn't mean to say men don't have to be modest.
[71:14]No no we have our own also for that's very important.
[71:20]Two tradition tells us when the beloved Imam reappears, we've got number
[71:26]of women who will also support and be of assistance to the
[71:30]mission of our beloved imam.
[71:33]One tradition will say 50 if I'm not mistaken say so that
[71:36]tells us that women are also integral part of it.
[71:42]So number one the ea is crucial.
[71:44]Modesty of every lady is of great importance.
[71:48]Number two, if you blessed with children, why not?
[71:49]The taia of the children is so important when it comes to
[71:57]contributing towards the reappearance of our beloved imam.
[71:58]Number three, it goes to all your of is so so important
[72:06]in terms of your relationship with Allah wa'ala in terms of how
[72:11]you nourish it.
[72:12]You nourish your soul.
[72:12]That also goes a long way.
[72:16]Number four, your contribution towards our communities.
[72:18]You cannot be left behind.
[72:20]And I always look at Zanab Alisam.
[72:24]It's true, she's not role model for only women.
[72:26]She's role model for all.
[72:30]But she's someone that our women can look up to and say,
[72:32]you know what, she played integral role when it comes to the
[72:36]mission of Imam Hussein.
[72:39]I as a lady, as a mother, as a da, as a
[72:44]sister, auntie, I think I also have some roles to play.
[72:46]And I look at Zab as I my role model.
[72:48]What is it that I can do?
[72:53]Taking Q FROM ZABAM.
[72:53]LIKEWISE, YOU GO TO KADAM.
[72:56]There are things that I look at her and I can learn
[73:00]from her.
[73:02]And last but certainly not the least is that I need to
[73:09]learn also as a woman.
[73:10]My understanding of Islam is crucial knowledge wise is also my duty
[73:18]towards preparing the grounds for the reappearance of my beloved imam.
[73:26]Without woman it will not happen and it will not work out.
[73:28]So we need each other.
[73:32]>> I think that was a very good answer.
[73:35]I I do [clears throat] you know the way I would put
[73:41]it is I would reply with a question.
[73:44]Did women have a role in Kbalah?
[73:46]>> Yes or no?
[73:49]Now were they required to fight with the sword?
[73:53]No.
[73:54]In Islam will ali there is no jihad on woman.
[73:58]This will not change.
[73:59]No matter what the feminist movements try to do, they want to
[74:02]make it, you know, woman can do whatever a man can do.
[74:06]Islam has made it clear.
[74:06]Jihad is upon the men.
[74:10]Women have a different role.
[74:11]During the time of Ali, who was fighting was Fat Zah on
[74:15]the battle line fighting.
[74:16]So if you have this expectation that I want to be with
[74:18]men fighting you know with mahi I'm sorry I don't think I
[74:25]don't think that this is the case so what is the role
[74:30]of woman go back and we have all these imams we have
[74:32]during the time of the prophet during the time of Ali during
[74:36]the time of im Hussein what was the role of woman whatever
[74:39]their role was there that they had that same similar role woman
[74:46]will The point is they will have a role.
[74:47]Definitely many of the companions of Im Hussein, it was their wives
[74:52]that were pushing them.
[74:52]It was their wives that were encouraging them.
[74:56]If it wasn't for them, they wouldn't be with Imm Hussein.
[74:59]They carried on the message.
[75:02]It was the woman after Imam Hussein was killed.
[75:04]>> So, is there a role for women?
[75:09]100%.
[75:10]But do I think it's a it's a role of combat?
[75:11]No.
[75:12]This is reserved for men in Islam and I don't think it's
[75:16]going to change because the tradition state you will follow the same
[75:28]sun the same paths as you know system of of yeah so
[75:32]so I mean said mentioned example said mentioned earlier on so his
[75:39]wife Dam for example if you look at the history.
[75:44]She was instrumental in Zahir joining Imm Hussein Alisam.
[75:47]If you look at Wahab Albi for example, >> his mom and
[75:51]his wife because Imam Hussein Alisam met them on his way to
[75:53]Kbala and their marriage was about 14 days, 17 days.
[75:59]They just got married quote unquote honeymoon was not yet exhausted, >>
[76:04]you know.
[76:05]But his he asked his mom, "What do you want from me?"
[76:10]She said, "I've always wanted to honor the father of Hussein Amin
[76:16]because he prayed for her and she managed to deliver Wahab." So
[76:20]he joined imin the mother joined and the wife of course had
[76:23]to join.
[76:25]So mom wife they supported you know Wahab and Wahab went to
[76:31]the fault and he played his part.
[76:33]So definitely without women I don't think mountains will move.
[76:38][laughter] Any other questions?
[76:41]There's a brother here a question.
[76:53]>> Um I don't think this is a question.
[76:55]It's more of if you guys can touch on this.
[76:57]Um in this day and age, we're extremely priv privileged with the
[77:00]things that we have, the homes that we have, the cars, the
[77:04]education that we can get, and the food that we have on
[77:05]our table.
[77:07]especially during the month of Ramadan that's coming up.
[77:12]But we neglect looking at the Imam's life and uh the little
[77:15]that he has and his loneliness throughout the days that he lives.
[77:18]If you can just touch on that and show us um that
[77:23]um we should really appreciate the things that we have and try
[77:27]to be more humble if that makes sense.
[77:31]>> Yeah.
[77:33]Oh, definitely it makes a lot of sense.
[77:35]So I mentioned earlier on they are our role models.
[77:41]We should look up to them when it comes to our lives,
[77:49]when it comes to our relationships.
[77:51]No one says we should not enjoy our life.
[77:55]But if you do it, we should do it with balance.
[77:59]So your comments or question brings something to my mind.
[78:02]How do I build this love relationship with the imam of our
[78:10]time?
[78:10]Our scholars extensively discussed this beautifully and they came up with some
[78:17]practical tips on how to build love relationship with the Imam of
[78:20]our time in the sense that you you miss him sometimes if
[78:25]you are able to build that love relationship cuz insh Ramadan is
[78:28]coming we're going to complain to Allah the ga of our imam
[78:36]is in it and we are told the ga is gaani as
[78:37]schol mentioned The Imam is there.
[78:41]It's just his whereabout.
[78:41]I'm not sure where exactly he is.
[78:43]So the first thing to do in trying to build that love
[78:48]relationship with the imam is the purity of our heart which I
[78:50]think we mentioned it so many times tonight that I need to
[78:54]have a pure heart.
[78:54]I need to try my level of best pure heart towards his
[78:59]lovers, pure heart towards people.
[79:01]So that's one.
[79:00]Two, I need to try as much as I can to stay
[79:04]away from sins as say mentioned beautifully about sins earlier on if
[79:11]I truly want to feel that imam is not around.
[79:13]Three is what you've asked or commented on.
[79:16]But I need to be able to share what I have with
[79:20]others in the name of our beloved imam because sometime we tend
[79:24]to forget when we forget is happens wastage happens.
[79:28]You know when there are millions across the globe who do not
[79:31]have what to eat, who do not know even what to break
[79:36]their fast with and so modesty is always important.
[79:37]It's always crucial and that is the way of theatam.
[79:41]So therefore I do something in the name of Imam as they
[79:47]say you know what's the tradition give gift and you'll be loved
[79:55]>> for example you know you give gift and you'll be loved
[79:58]so do something in the name of our beloved and the last
[80:03]one is also in line with your point I need to feel
[80:07]the pain of the IM personally I believe he goes through so
[80:10]many pains when he see blood being shed innocently, he goes through
[80:16]pain.
[80:17]When he see hunger, definitely im goes through pain because he's representing
[80:22]the holy prophets.
[80:25]And so therefore, we need to always remind ourselves of this as
[80:28]we go about our lives.
[80:30]Yeah.
[80:30]You know what's what's interesting, Shna, is uh he mentioned the month
[80:35]of the brother mentioned the month of Ramadan is coming up and
[80:39]you know we're I think you were trying to say we're going
[80:42]to start eating more >> or less [laughter] both maybe.
[80:55]>> Yeah, that's true.
[80:58]>> Yeah.
[80:59]Subhan Allah.
[80:59]>> Subhan Allah.
[81:01]Beautiful.
[81:01]>> Amazing.
[81:01]>> We have an anonymous question here.
[81:04]>> The question goes, is the imam an imam of blood?
[81:12]>> Can we answer yes or no question?
[81:15]>> DTS or no?
[81:17]No.
[81:17]Explain that a little bit.
[81:20][laughter] >> Is the imam im of blood?
[81:25]So it really depends what this question is asking, right?
[81:28]If the person asking this question means that will the imam you
[81:36]know build his empire and his justice system on blood?
[81:39]No, absolutely not.
[81:43]You know um becauseool Allah didn't build Islam on blood and mi
[81:49]will follow the same path and the same system and methodology of
[81:54]Allah.
[81:54]So he's not going to come with a sword and just kill
[81:59]everybody.
[82:00]So that's true.
[81:59]But at the same time, we can also, you know, believe in
[82:05]a kind of a a fairy tale style where the Imam is
[82:09]just going to wave his wand and everybody's going to believe.
[82:12]No.
[82:13]If IMI uh appears tomorrow, what do you where do you think
[82:17]Trump is going to go?
[82:18]Where do you think Netanyahu or Zionist, all these people in the
[82:23]Epstein files, where do you think they're going to go?
[82:24]the sword.
[82:25]That's what the sword of immedi is.
[82:28]Hope I don't get in trouble for saying that.
[82:31]So the evil people of this dunya, the deep state, those elites,
[82:37]those individuals definitely immediately in the im just like there was how
[82:55]many battles he was in.
[82:55]So it's kind of in the middle.
[82:58]The majority will believe in Imi because they want justice or because
[83:02]of some of the miracles.
[83:05]But there is a minority of the evil people who will fight
[83:08]against the like the Sufyani.
[83:11]We have so many hadiths about the Sufyani and his people Mahi
[83:14]is going to it's going to actively fight against them.
[83:16]Yeah, there will be shed blood.
[83:19]And there's a hadith from Imak where he tells one of his
[83:23]companions I mentioned it in J the other day where the man
[83:26]asked him uh some people say when the imam appears just you
[83:32]know magically everything's going to become perfect the im said no was
[83:36]everything just magically perfect for us Allah there was jihad there was
[83:41]suffering there was sacrifice so he's like we the Shia will have
[83:47]to give their blood and their sweat And there's going to be
[83:51]difficulties and sacrifice and jihad and fighting, but it's not going to
[83:56]be, you know, something that that scares people.
[84:00]It's only going to be people who are evil and don't want
[84:03]to accept imi and they want to stay in power.
[84:06]So the the elites of today, the deep state, the Illuminati, call
[84:09]them what you want, the Epstein, I think this will be a
[84:13]new coin term that will be coined, the Epstein files, people who
[84:17]rule the world.
[84:19]Yes, those individuals, I do believe they will fight Al Mahi and
[84:23]im Mai will destroy them inshallah.
[84:26]>> Well, the imam is an imam of justice, right?
[84:28]And if people have oppressed, then justice would be delivered.
[84:36]Exactly.
[84:36]>> 100% justice.
[84:39]Absolutely.
[84:41]>> Now, with that, as much as we want to continue the
[84:47]conversation, it seems like you're talking about the scientists.
[84:51]It seems like the scientists have successfully sped up time and uh
[84:57]it's passed by quite quickly.
[85:00]And I guess you can say that's how you know we've had
[85:03]a good conversation.
[85:05]So with that we would like to thank you all for participating
[85:10]and listening to the NYC podcast.
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