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Islam is submission.
And that's something I never want you to forget.
The essence of our faith is not just something
that we hold in our heart,
or feelings that we have towards Allah Almighty,
rather it is a pathway of obedience, acceptance,
and willing to submit
to the orders of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
Following the tradition,
the Sunnah, of his Nabi Muhammad SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
Even when it seems that we don't completely understand why.
(man humming solemnly)
And as you begin to mature,
and as you begin to mature, not just in age,
but also in your understanding of life,
in your world experience.
And as you begin to progress through
some of the challenges that will definitely face you,
you will grow to see some of the greater wisdoms
of why Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
has put certain structures in place for us.
The overarching verse that we use
as a guidance in this regard,
is that Allah tells us in Surah Al Mulk
which is the 67th chapter of the Quran,
Ala yaAAlamu man khalaqa wahuwa allateefualkhabeer
"Is not the one who is the creator,
most acquainted and knowledgeable
of what his creation needs?
And He is the most complete and subtle
in understanding of all of their matters."
And therefore, it's almost as if
you must assume within yourself.
You and I must hold as a part of our belief,
that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
did not ask us to do anything haphazardly,
chaotically, and without purpose, or reason, or design.
Equally, Allah did not ask us
to stop at a certain point
and not transgress to cross over a boundary,
to go beyond where we should,
except that there's a reason
even if we're not yet able to understand it.
And subhanAllah in my young adulthood
as I proceeded and I'm getting older now, MashaAllah,
may Allah give all of us a good life
and good health and good experience.
As you begin to proceed in life,
you begin to see some of the great wisdoms
in that which Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
has demanded of us.
Allah tells us in the Quran, waqaloo samiAAna waataAAna
"That the instruction that we find
in following the companions
of the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam.
Following the Sahabah of Rasulullah
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam that one of their greatest keys
to success was that they were those
who would say samiAAna waataAAna.
samiAAna means we hear.
But it means, more importantly, we understand.
samiAAna ay alimna ay fahinna
That we understand, we learn,
and we now comprehend what is important for us to do.
waataAAna meaning we put it into practice.
And therefore, one of the most important rules in your life
is to be a person who makes their Islam
about submitting their will, their love, their fear,
their hope, their everything, to Allah.
Allah tells us in the Quran,
to the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
to convey to us Qul, say to them,
inna salatee
"That all of my devotions and prayers,
wanusukee
"all of my rights of sacrifice and my rights of worship."
wamahyaya wamamatee lillah
"Everything in totality of my life
and everything into my death is only for Allah."
La shareeka la
"I've submitted to Allah in that regard."
Allah says to the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
commanding him to let us know,
that he is ordered to be
the first person to submit to him.
In Surah Az-Zumar
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says,
Qul innee omirtu an aAAbuda Allahamukhlisan lahu addeen
"Tell them I've been commanded to obey Allah
and to be sincere in my devotion seeking only him."
Waomirtu
"And I've been ordered, an akoona awwala almuslimeen
to be the first of those who submit as a Muslim to Allah."
huwa sammakumu almuslimoon Allah almuslimeen
"Allah's the one who referred to us
as the believing people who gave themselves
in submission to him."
And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala orders us,
amanooodkhuloo fee assilmi kaffa
"Enter into submission to attain peace in its entirety."
Not halfway, not half-step, not the things
that are easy for us to do and avoiding the others,
not learning only that which we're able
and wanting to engage in and which fits our lifestyle,
and ignoring other things.
Being a person who is complete
in their submission to Allah
is of the greatest ways for you and I
to avoid transgressions and to lead ourselves
to a path of righteousness.