Omar Suleiman
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first heard Jan 2023
last heard Feb 2024
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living what's hell on earth but they're seeking paradise outside and they're able to still be inspired towards words of faith and determination and certainty you're like what is their secret right what are they reading what are they on that allows them to still face this brutality with such grace right i mean they're not shouting profanities they're not shouting um
words of emptiness or despair, but rather they are pouring out their hearts that are full of faith for the world to see. And I think that a lot of people have seen that and said, what is that? And so we've had multiple people come to the mosque. I've never seen more people become Muslim in my life, but not just that, but gain an appreciation for Islam. Like what type of
And engineering is there, you know, that allows for people to have that type of faith. So people are opening the Quran for the first time. People are asking questions about Islam in a way that shows that they're inspired, even though they're heartbroken by what they're seeing.
Well, I think, look, you go to our websites, you go to whyislam.org, you come to Yaqeen's website, yaqeenastud.org, you go to multiple Islamic websites to get those questions answered. But there's nothing like going to a mosque. There's nothing like actually going to a mosque and meeting Muslims and asking questions.
And I tell people, like, you have to step out of your comfort zone and go there and let your world be complicated a bit. Experience it. Listen to the sermon. Meet people from different backgrounds and ask questions. Muslims love to be asked, by the way, about their faith because they're so sick of hearing other people talk about it. So Muslims love to be asked about their faith.
Palestinians love to be asked about Palestine because they're so sick of other people talking about it. So ask questions and you will have them answered. But there's nothing like a physical connection. There's nothing like a human connection. So definitely try to reach out to your local Islamic organizations and meet people. How difficult is it to convert to Islam? Takes 20 seconds, man.
Simple enough. You testify to the one, there's no pool, there's no baptism. Like I often joke with people. I'm like, all right, we got the pool in the back. We're going to do the baptism now. You know, it's literally testifying to the oneness of God and testifying that Muhammad is his final messenger. And so that's called the Shahada.
And when you testify to the oneness of God and to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, being his final prophet, you are accepting what's known as the six articles of faith. Six articles of faith are belief in one God, belief in the angels, belief in the messengers. So you can't be a Muslim without believing in Jesus or Moses or Abraham.
or Muhammad, to believe in the messages that God has spoken to humanity through divine revelation, the Quran being the last revelation, to believe in the day of judgment, and to believe in divine decree and predestination. So those are six articles of faith.
So when you testify to the oneness of God and to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, being the final messenger, that's called the shahada, you embrace the package of those articles of faith. That's the implication. Then you learn the prayers, learn to fast in Ramadan.
You give what's known as zakah, the mandatory charity, 2.5% of your retained earnings, and hajj, which is the pilgrimage to Mecca, if you can. So that's the growth part, the journey. Once a person takes the testimony, they then grow. It's really interesting because we always have those people that convert to Islam like a week before Ramadan or even a day before Ramadan.
So you're Muslim and you got to fast the next day. And that's always a challenging experience for people, but a fulfilling experience for many people when they embrace Islam at that point. And again, I mean, it's simple, and I think that the beauty of Islam to many people is in its simplicity. One God, one humanity, one body of prophets, and one community.
I hope and pray that we have a ceasefire before Ramadan. I hope that at that point we're rebuilding Gaza, talking about rebuilding Gaza, and helping people that have been damaged in so many different ways. I hope that Ramadan is turning a corner. Every Ramadan, the aggression against the Palestinian people seems to grow.
So we're usually dealing with, you know, last 10 nights of Ramadan and then the incursions on Mezr al-Aqsa really sour it for the entire Muslim world, right? Because you're watching worshippers being assaulted in one of the holiest places in the world. And at the same time, you're trying to find your deep connection, your own deep holy connection, right?
This time we're going in, and if this is still ongoing, we're dealing with a continued genocide. So I think that the mood has been somber in the community. The mood has been different from anything I've ever seen before. So I anticipate this Ramadan would be different from anything we've ever seen before. I think the focus will continue to be on Gaza.
and on either stopping the aggression on Gaza or beginning the rebuilding of Gaza.
Yeah, I mean, look, every sermon I've given since October 7th has had to have some inclusion of this because it's what's on everyone's hearts and minds. We also have people in our communities that have lost 20, 30, 40 people, right, in our midst. it's not the same.
You know, if we start to have refugees or people that escape for medical treatment or that are able to get out through Egypt and join their families, you know, It's becoming more real, right? It's becoming more personal for people. So I think that Ramadan will surround both in terms of messaging as well as community the pain of the moment with a prayer for hope and healing.
Hmm. You know, the part of the Quran, I get asked this question that resonates with me most, usually has to do with what is heaviest for me at the moment. There's a verse in the chapter of Mary, a part of the verse, وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيَّةً Your Lord does not forget. Your Lord does not forget. And so, As you see what's transpiring right now, our hope is not in creation.
Our hope is in our Creator, and our hope is not in this life. Our hope is in the afterlife. And so that verse deeply resonates, because I think that many of us often wonder, how are they going to rebuild? How are they going to get past this? And we know that God has a way of restoring everything. God will restore everything. If not in this life, then in the next.
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