Author: Mirza Yawar Baig

Belief in Al-Ghayb – #3

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alḥamdulil-lāhi Rabbil-‘Ālamīn. Wa salātu wa salāmu ‘alā ash-sharafi al-anbiyā’ wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadin Rasūlallāh ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘alā ālihi wa sahbihī wa sallam. Tasleeman kathīran kathīra, khamma ba’duh. Now, brothers and sisters, we are talking about the issue of belief, *Imān bil-Ghaib*, belief in the Akhīrah, and how that is the fundamental… Continue reading Belief in Al-Ghayb – #3

Belief in Al-Ghayb – #2

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alḥamdulilāhi Rabbil-ʿĀlamīn. Wa salātu wa salāmu ʿalā ash-sharafi al-anbiyāʾi wal-mursalīn. Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa ʿalā ālihi wa sallam. We were talking about the fundamental principle in Islam, which is Iman bil-Ghaib—the belief in the unperceivable. And we believe not because we have seen, nor because we have experienced, but… Continue reading Belief in Al-Ghayb – #2

Belief in Al-Ghayb

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil-‘Alameen. Wa salatu wa salamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ sallallahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasleeman kathiran kathira. Faham abadu. My brothers and sisters, yesterday we talked about, no, not here, in another place, anyway. Our deen is based on Imaan bil-Ghaib.… Continue reading Belief in Al-Ghayb

Dua to overcome depression

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alameen. Wa salatu wa salamu ala ash-sharafi al-anbiya wal-mursaleen, Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ, sallallahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasheebun kathirun kathirah, Huma baadu. My brothers and sisters, one of the modern illnesses—by “modern” I don’t mean that it wasn’t there in the past; it must… Continue reading Dua to overcome depression

What should we worry about

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alḥamdulilāhi Rabbil-‘Ālamīn. Wa salātu wa salāmum ‘alā al-sharafi al-anbiyā’ wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadin Rasūlallāh ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘alā ālihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Taslīman kāseran kāseran. Ma’ma ba’du. My brothers and sisters, I was thinking the Imam, may Allah bless him, recited the second āyah from Surah Az-Zariyāt. And especially this āyah… Continue reading What should we worry about

Advice from the Stoics

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alhamdulillāhi Rabbil-‘Alameen. Wa salātu wa salāmum ‘alā ashrafil anbiyā’ wal mursalin. Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh ṣallallahu ‘alayhi wa ‘ala alihi wa sahbihis-salam. Tasliman kathīran kathīran. My brothers and sisters, today one of the most dominant phenomena in the world is social media. And if you think about it, the simplest description of… Continue reading Advice from the Stoics

Food for the soul

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alhamdulillāhi Rabbil-‘Alameen. Wa salātu wa salāmum ‘alā ash-sharafi al-anbiyā’ wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadin Rasūlallāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘alā ālihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathīran kathīrān. Muhammadu, my brothers and sisters, Imam Ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullāh ta’ālā, he is reported to have said that there is nothing which is a more powerful cure… Continue reading Food for the soul

Reflection is not speculation

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alḥamdulilāhi Rabbil-‘Alāmīn. Wa salātu wa salāmu ‘alā ashrafil-anbiyā’ wal-mursalīn. Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘alā ālihi wa sahbihī wa sallam. Tasliman kathīran kathīrān. Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam. My brothers and sisters, we are on our subject of approaching the Qur’ān al-Karīm in the way that Rasūlullāh ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi… Continue reading Reflection is not speculation

Reflect and live by the Qur’an

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Al-ḥamdu lillāhi Rabbil-‘Alāmīn. As-salātu was-salāmu ‘ala ash-sharafi al-anbiyā’ wal-mursalīn. Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘alā ‘ālīhi wa saḥbihī wa sallam. Taslīman kathīran kathirahum ‘abaduh. My brothers and sisters, we are talking about the importance of the Qur’ān al-Karīm, which Allāh subḥānahū wa ta’ālā blessed us with and revealed to us.… Continue reading Reflect and live by the Qur’an

Respect is a condition of guidance

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alhamdulillāhi Rabbil-‘Alameen. Wa salātu wa salāmu ‘alā ashrafil-anbiyā’ wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadin Rasūlullāh ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘alā ālihi wa sahbihī wa sallam. Tasliman kathīran kathīrān. Wa amma ba’du, my brothers and sisters, we continue with our discussion on free thinking in the Qur’an. And I remind myself and you that the Kalam… Continue reading Respect is a condition of guidance

No Free thinking in the Qur’an

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alameen. Wasalatu wassalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathiran kathira. Amma ba’du. My brothers and sisters, we were talking about the importance of studying Islam systematically. Not randomly. Not on the basis of our own understanding of… Continue reading No Free thinking in the Qur’an

Learn the Qur’an

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil-‘Alameen. Wasalatu wassalamu ala sharifil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ, sallallahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Taslimun kathirun kathiruhum abaduh. My brothers and sisters, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala sent His Kitab, and He sent His Rasool, ﷺ, and He said about this: لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ… Continue reading Learn the Qur’an

Don’t wait for a eulogy

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alhamdulillāhi Rabbil-‘Alameen. Wasalatu was-salamu ala achrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ, sallallahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasleemun tasleemun. Qamma abadu. My brothers and sisters, in the West, they do this with Christian funerals, but they also do it with Muslim funerals. Which is that, before… Continue reading Don’t wait for a eulogy

Ask Allahﷻ with humility

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil-‘Alameen. Was-salatu was-salamu ‘ala ashrafil-anbiya’i wal-mursalin. Muhammadur-Rasulullahi sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi salam. Tasliman kathiran kathiran. And after that, brothers and sisters, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala commanded us to make dua to Him. And He promised to fulfill our dua. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala said, “Ud’uuni astajibu lakum.” Allah… Continue reading Ask Allahﷻ with humility

Accountability is the key to success

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alhamdulillāhi Rabbil ‘Alameen. Wa salātu wa salāmu ala ashrafil anbiyā’ wal mursalīn. Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh sallallāhu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahībuhum sallam. Tasliman kathīran kathīran. Hamd ba’du wa abradu. Alhamdulillah. Today we are fasting for the, on Yawm al-Ashrā. And Nabi Sallallāhu alaihi wa sallam said, the one who fasts… Continue reading Accountability is the key to success

Demonstrate your belief

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alameen. Wassalatu wassalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursalineen. Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ sallallahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathiran kathira. Muhammadu Fadhu, my brothers and sisters, I remind myself and you of the connection between belief and action. Iman and Amal. In the Qur’an al-Karim,… Continue reading Demonstrate your belief

Remember our death

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alhamdulillāhi Rabbil-‘Alameen. Wa salātu wa salāmum ‘alā ash-sharafi al-anbiyā’ wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadin Rasūlullāh ﷺ, wa ‘alā ālihi wa sahbihī sallam. Tasliman kathīran kathīran fa mubādā’. My brothers and sisters, I mention to you and remind myself that we are all the creatures of Allah subḥānahū wa ta’ālā. We are all the… Continue reading Remember our death

Go back to the basics

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen. Wasalatu wassalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ sallallahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kaseeran kaseera. Amma baduhu, my brothers and sisters, there was a friend of mine who was an instructor pilot in the Air Force. So he used to… Continue reading Go back to the basics

Ask for Khatima bil Khair

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alameen. Wasalatu wassalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ sallallahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathiran kathira. Fahamabadu, my brothers and sisters. Alhamdulillah, yesterday we prayed the janazah for our brother and friend and elder, Mahfuz Bhai, Mahfuz Ahmad sahib. May Allah… Continue reading Ask for Khatima bil Khair

Don’t be a slave to your Nafs

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alameen. Wassalatu wassalamu ala ash-sharafi al-anbiya wal-mursaleen, Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathiran kathira. My brothers and sisters, we were talking about the fact that Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, rahmatullahi wa ta’ala, said that every human being is a slave. He is either… Continue reading Don’t be a slave to your Nafs

Alhamdulillahi ala kulli haal

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil’alameen. Wassalatu wassalamu ala ishrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasoolullah. Sallallahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahibu sallam. Taslimun kathir al-kathira. Fama ba’du. My brother and sister, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala said in Surah Al-Anbiya: “Wa izta’azzana rabbukum la in shakartum la azidannakum wa la in kafartum inna azabila shadid.” Allah… Continue reading Alhamdulillahi ala kulli haal

Prepare for the certainty

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alameen. Was-salatu was-salamu ala ash-sharafi al-anbiya wal-mursaleen, Muhammadin Rasoolullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathiran kathira. Fahim abadu. My brothers and sisters, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala created us for a purpose, and He told us that purpose. And He said, “Wa maa khalaqtul-jinnah wal-insana… Continue reading Prepare for the certainty

Life is a test

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alḥamdulilāhi Rabbil-‘Alameen. Wa salātu wa salāmum ‘alā ash-shirāfi al-amiyyay wa al-mursaleen, Muḥammadin Rasūlullāh ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘alā ālihi wa sallam. Tasleeman kathīran kathīran. Qur’ān, ba’du. My brothers and sisters, Allāh subḥānahu wa ta’ālā, in the first or second āyah of Surah Al-Ankabūt, Allāh subḥānahu wa ta’ālā said: *Ahasibannas ann yutrakuka… Continue reading Life is a test

Choose your life

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alameen. Wassalatu wassalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen, Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi sallam. Tasliman kathiran, kathirahumma ba’da. Brothers and sisters, there are two ways to live our lives. One is by our own desires, and the other is trying to please Allah subhanahu wa… Continue reading Choose your life

Secret of success

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil’alameen. Wassalatu wassalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasoolullah ﷺ sallallahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathiran kathira. Fama baadu wa amratan fisrat. Alhamdulillah. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala sent His book and sent His Nabi ﷺ to guide us to the right path and to Jannah… Continue reading Secret of success

Be pleased with Allahﷻ’s decree

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm, al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbil-‘ālamīn, wa-salātu was-salām ‘ala ash-sharafi al-anbiyā’ wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘alā ālihi wa sahbihi wa-sallam, taslīman kathīran kathīran. Amma ba’du, my brothers and sisters, Allāh subḥānahu wa ta’ālā is the One who controls everything, wa huwa ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr. Allāh subḥānahu wa ta’ālā is Qadīr… Continue reading Be pleased with Allahﷻ’s decree

Small but powerful dua

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm, wa raḥmatullāhi rabbil ‘alameen, wa salātu wa salāmu ‘ala ashrafil anbiyā’ wal mursaleen, Muḥammadun Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘ala ālihi wa sahhayhi, tasliman kathīran kathīran. My brothers and sisters, a young man came to Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and he said to him, “Ya Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam,… Continue reading Small but powerful dua

Don’t waste time

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Auto-generated transcript: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the honour of the prophets and messengers. Muhammad ﷺ and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his family. Tasliman… Continue reading Don’t waste time

From darkness into light

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Auto-generated transcript: As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘alamin, was-salatu was-salamu ala sayyidina Muhammadin Rasulullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliiman kathiran kathiran, wa hamdun lillah. My brothers and sisters Alhamdulillah, two days ago I was in Kerala, in the south, a place called Kundai Estate. And we were looking… Continue reading From darkness into light

Don’t despair of the mercy of Allahﷻ – Part 2

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alhamdulillāhi Rabbil ‘Alāmīn. Wa salātu wa salāmu ‘alā sharifin anbiyā’ wal mursalīn, Muḥammadun Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘alā ālihi wa sahbihī wa sallam. Tasleeman kathīran kathīra. Fama ba’du. My brothers and sisters, we have been talking about since yesterday regarding the issue of what happens when Allāh protects us and… Continue reading Don’t despair of the mercy of Allahﷻ – Part 2

Don’t despair from the mercy of Allahﷻ

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm, al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbil-‘alāmīn, wa salātu wa salāmu ‘ala ash-sharafi al-anbiyā’ wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘ala ālihi wa sahbihi sallam, tasleemun kaseerun kaseerun. Amma ba’du, my brothers and sisters, I want to remind myself anew. Sometimes, our life is going on smoothly, alhamdulillah, we are doing what we should… Continue reading Don’t despair from the mercy of Allahﷻ

Don’t be like the fish

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Al-ḥamdu lillāhi Rabbil-‘Ālamīn, wa salātu wa salāmu ‘alā ashrafil-anbiyā’ wal-mursalīn Muḥammadur-Rasūlullāh ﷺ. Tasliman kathīran kathīra. Fammabadu? My brothers and sisters, I am sitting in my hotel room in Cochin. And this is my view, and it’s a lovely view. The water is part of the backwaters from Cochin Harbour. And… Continue reading Don’t be like the fish

The Power of Gratitude

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A University of Kentucky epidemiologist convinced 678 Catholic nuns to donate their brains and their entire life records to science, and the autopsies he performed quietly rewrote everything modern medicine thought it knew about Alzheimer’s disease. The findings have been published in JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine. Almost nobody outside the field… Continue reading The Power of Gratitude

Beat fear of failure

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm, al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbil-‘alāmīn, wa salātu wa salāmu ‘ala ashrafil-anbiyā’ wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh ṣallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, tasliman kathīran kathīrā. Umar Badu, my brothers and sisters, we are looking at the rules of success. These are things that Allah subḥānahu wa ta’ālā sent us into this world to be successful, and… Continue reading Beat fear of failure

Focus – Consistent effort – for a decade

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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alhamdulillāhi Rabbil ‘Ālamīn. Salātu wa-s-salām ‘ala ashrafil anbiyā’ wal mursalīn, Muḥammadir Rasūlallāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa ‘alā ālihi wa sahbihī, sal-lam ‘alā alayhi wa sallam, tasliman kathīran kathīran. Amma ba’du. Yesterday we spoke about the four things that are necessary for success. I didn’t mention all four yesterday, but today I… Continue reading Focus – Consistent effort – for a decade