Auto-generated transcript:Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillah.
My respected brothers, sisters, elders,
you are on the second point of the piece of advice that the great scholar Ibrahim Azam al-Hathul Ali gave to the people of Basra.
They asked him, why is it that we supplicate to Allah?
Why is it that we make dua?
But we find this dua is not accepted.
We ask for protection, we don't get protection.
We ask for sustenance, we don't get sustenance.
We ask for different things, we don't get them.
Our dua is not accepted. What is the reason?
And he gave them a list of ten things,
which is a checklist for us to use in our own lives
and see how we fit in
and how we fit in.
And how we fit in.
And how our life fits into that.
The first of them I dealt with last Jum'ah,
which was, he said to them,
you know Allah, but you do not fulfill His rights.
He said, you have known Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala,
but you don't fulfill His rights.
The second one, which we will talk about today, he said,
you recite the book of Allah.
You recite the Kalamullah, the Kitabullah,
the Quran.
The Quran is the book of Allah.
But you do not act upon it.
You recite the book of Allah, but you do not act upon it.
I remind myself and you that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
sent us His book, His word, His literal speech
as the light of guidance,
as a criterion between right and wrong.
That is why one of the names of the Quran is Al-Furqan.
By mentioning stories of previous generations
the Quran warns us about dangers and pitfalls
in the journey of life.
The Quran gives us information that only the Creator can give
about the Day of Judgment and beyond.
It tells us what to expect after we die,
which only the one who will not die,
Al-Hayyul Qayyum, can tell us.
The Quran came to prepare us for a life that is certain,
but about which we know only,
what Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala told us,
and that is the life after death.
The Quran came to show us what choices to make,
which paths to tread,
which lifestyle to adopt,
and which priorities to have
if we want salvation and eternal success.
The Quran and its teacher Rasool Allah ,
the Prophet Muhammad ,
did not come to force us to make these choices.
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said,
Nahnu alamu bima yaquloon
Wa ma anta alayhim bi jabbar
Fazakir bil-Qur'ani man yakhafu wa aeed
He said which means,
we know what,
we know best what they say,
and you, O Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
are not there to compel them to believe.
So remind them in the Quran,
those who fear my warnings.
So remind them in the Quran,
those who fear my warnings.
They are not there to compel them to believe.
So remind them with the Quran,
those whose hearts are alive,
those who understand.
The Quranil Karim did not come only to be memorized
and recited in a beautiful tone,
written in artistic calligraphic fonts,
and used for barakah and blessing
to be recited before meetings,
at weddings and funerals.
It did not come to be carried on top of the head
when entering a new house,
or to be distributed to others
by those who do not even read it themselves.
The Quranil Karim came for one purpose only,
to be read, understood and followed,
as one follows a map to a destination
they have not been to yet.
You would follow such a map very carefully
because you know that to miss a turn
or take a wrong turn could mean
the difference between life and death.
In such a case,
while you may be impressed with how beautifully
the map has been drawn,
your focus and concentration will be on following the map
and walking along the paths that it shows.
That is the choice that we must make
with respect to the Quran.
It is critical to learn Arabic,
the language of the Quran,
to the level of a native speaker,
to be able to truly understand and appreciate
the power of the narrative.
Allah sent prophets to different people
with miracles which challenged those people.
It challenged them about things
that they were the proudest about.
In the case of Musa ,

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