Omar Suleiman

So we can be devils, we can be angelic-like, we could be animals.

We're somewhere on that spectrum.

And every moment contains a set of choices you can make.

Absolutely.

Every single moment contains a set of choices.

And that's where the intentionality comes in, right?

So the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, says that I saw a person strolling in paradise because he removed something harmful from the road.

He tells us about a woman that lived a life in prostitution, but that repented to God when she was thirsty one day, and she saw a dog that was also thirsty.

And she said that, I was thirsty and God gave me water, so I'm gonna choose to give water to that thirsty dog.

And God enters her into paradise as a result of that.

Sometimes the small moments with a small sincere deed can have a huge impact on a person's trajectory.

So every moment is a moment of choices.

And when we choose belief, righteousness, a pursuit of something greater, then we find ways to turn things that are otherwise mundane into miraculous acts, right?

Where we can choose God over ourselves and in the process, choose a better fate for ourselves.

Well, the truth has consequences.

So don't seek out the truth unless you're willing to abide by what you find.

So a lot of people want to mold truth.

their journey in accordance with a predetermined pursuit that they already have.

And so when they approach religion, they approach it like another product.

You know, there was an article that was actually written by a rabbi.