Stand if you are alive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkljOLcnQbM Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. I begin in the name of Allah, the Creator, the Sustainer, the Maintainer, and the Protector of the entire universe and all that it contains, the most beneficent, the most merciful. We send salutations on his messenger, the last and final of them. Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, his family, and all those who follow him in excellence until the last day. Imagine this scene that happened over 2,000 years ago. A young woman, known for her incredible piety. Suddenly comes forth with a baby boy. People are shocked and blame her and call her and chase. She points to her son. The people say, how can a newborn baby speak in his cradle? Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. His creator and our creator tells us this story. Fātat bihi qawmahā taḥmiluhu. Qālu yā Mariamu laqad jī'ti shayyan fariyyā. Yā uqtahārūna mā kāna abūki murā saw'in wa mā kānat ummuki baghiyyā. Fāshārati ilayhi. Qālu kayfa nukallimu man kāna fil-mahdi sabiyyā. Qāla inni abdullāh. Ātāni alkitāba wa ja'alani nabiyyā. Wa ja'alani mubārakannayna mā kuntu wa usā. Wa usāni bil-salāti wal-zakāti mā dumtu hayyā. Wa barra biwalidati wa lam yaj'alni jabbaran shakiyyā. Wa salāmu alayya yawma wulittu wa yawma mūtu wa yawma uba'athu hayyā. Zālik. Nisa bunu Maryam. Qawla al-haqqil ladhi fīhi yamtarūn. Mā kāna lil-lāhi ayyattakhitha min waladhin sub'āna. Idhā qadāy amran fa-innamā yaqūl lahū kun fa-yakūn. Fa-innā Allāhi. Wa-rabbī wa-rabbūkum fa-abūduhu. Hāzā sirātun mustaqīm. In Surah Maryam, in the Qur'an, Allah says this which means, Then she returned to her people carrying him. They said in shock, O Mary, you have certainly done a horrible thing. O sister of Aaron, your father was not an indecent man, nor was your mother unchaste. So she pointed to the baby. They exclaimed, How can we talk to someone who is an infant in a cradle? Jesus declared, Isa spoke as a baby in the cradle. I am truly a servant of Allah. He has destined me. He has destined me to be given the scripture and to be a prophet. He has made me a blessing wherever I go. And bid me to establish prayer and give zakat, the alms tax, as long as I live. And to be kind to my mother. He has not made me arrogant or defiant. Peace be upon me the day I was born. The day I die and the day I will be raised. The day I will be raised back to life. That is Isa, son of Maryam. Jesus, the son of Mary. And this is the word of truth about which they dispute. It is not for Allah, God Almighty, to take a son. Glory be to him. When he decrees a matter, he simply tells it be and it is. Isa also declared, Surely Allah, Lord Almighty is my Lord and your Lord. So worship him alone. This is the straight path. I submit to you that we confuse earning a living with living itself. Life is not only about earning a living. Life is about something much more important than earning a living or making money. Life is about living with honor and about leaving a legacy to be remembered. And that is the way of life. That is the way of life. So in the example of the skyAndres' photo. ¡ Boy, this is eternal respect for you! Life is not about competition, but about having an impact on the hearts of others. Life is not about consumption, but about contribution. Because power comes with territory and contribution defines territory. I want to share with you three points that we must never lose focus on. ¡ For the love of humankind, If we want to live a life, where we will be influential while we live and be remembered long after we are gone. The three points in one sentence stand for justice with compassion and courage. Remember that all goodness begins with justice. Justice means that you give everything it's due. To respect elders, to be kind to the young and the weak, to stand against oppression, to help someone in need, to comfort someone in grief, to walk the path that others don't want to are all signs that you are focused on justice. Look into your life from time to time to see if you are still on the path of justice. To establish justice. Remember that what is legal at any point in time and what is right are not always the same. Slavery was legal. Colonialism was legal. Racial and religious discrimination and segregation was legal. Apartheid was legal. The Holocaust was legal. Disparity of wages between men and women was and sadly still is legal. But not a single one of them is or ever was right or just. To fight against these or not is our choice and that is our meter to show whether we are still on the path of justice. Compassion or mercy is the foundation. It is a bedrock in which justice is rooted. If that cracks or dies then justice dies with it. Justice without mercy is cruelty with a mask. Compassion is the result of empathy. It happens when we see ourselves in the position of others, not with pity for them, but with compassion. We should not be afraid of others. We should not be afraid of them. We should not be afraid of others. We should not be afraid of them. We should not be afraid of them. Par Peng 1 The quickest way to tell the truth is that we sofort leave our infectious guilty heart. ущ 대박 quack quack quack is our best safety net. You help them not because they need that help, but because you need it more. Finally, and most importantly, the single most critical quality that enables compassion to sustain and justice to thrive is courage. Courage is not an absence of fear, but the willingness to continue. Courage is what enables us to put self-interest behind and stand up for the rights of others because we understand their pain and are willing to take the pain to alleviate their suffering. That is justice and courage enables that to be established. Courage is honor. Courage is to stand for the truth even if I stand alone. Courage is is to stand for the truth, especially if I stand alone. Courage is to ask, if not me, then who? If not now, then when? Courage is to know that it doesn't matter whether we win or lose the battle. What matters is which side did we fight on? We all live and we all die. Every single one of us will die one day. That doesn't matter. What matters is how we live and how we die. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, God Almighty said in his book, Ya ayyuhal ladheen amanu kunu qawwameena bilqisti shuhadaa shuhadaa lillahi walau ala anfusikum awilwalidaini wala qurabinia in yakun ghaniannau faqeera fallahu awla bihima falatattabi'un hawaan ta'dilu wa intalu aw turidu fa inna allaha kana bima ta'maluna khabeera Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said, O believers, stand firm for justice as witnesses for justice. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said, O believers, stand firm for justice as witnesses for justice. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said, O believers, stand firm for justice as witnesses for justice. Even if it is against yourselves, your parents or your close relatives stand for justice, whether they are rich or poor, Allah is the best to ensure their interests. So do not let your desires cause you to deviate from justice. Do not distort your testimony or refuse to give it. And if you do that, then know that Allah is certainly all aware of what you are doing. And if you do that, then know that Allah is certainly all aware of what you are doing. And if you do that, then know that Allah is certainly all aware of what you are doing. In the famous words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Cowardice asks the question, is it safe? Expediency asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? But conscience asks the question, is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right. He knelt before the throne and cried, I failed. The master said, Thou didst thy best. That is success. Remember that your choices are not your own. Remember that your choices are not your own. This is matter. Because everything you choose to do or choose not to do defines your brand value and character. Choose wisely because that is how you will be remembered. I ask for peace and harmony. I ask for wisdom. I ask for compassion. I ask for kindness. I ask for friendship. I ask for healing. And I ask above all for forgiveness. Thank you. I ask for peace and harmony. I ask for kindness. I ask for friendship. I ask for healing. And I ask above all for forgiveness. Thank you.