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Allah

Salat and Salat upon Muhammad Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam

his household, his family, May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala bless them, bless every one of us

and may Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala grant every one of us goodness

and may Allah create ease for us and the entire Ummah for indeed the Ummah is going through

the most trying times of recent history.

My brothers and sisters in Islam, Islam is a term that is used to refer to the religion that we belong to.

It also refers to peace but we don't have that peace. It also refers to submission but we don't submit.

So we have a problem.

The reason why we have a problem is because I'm a Muslim.

Muslim actually means one who submits to Allah but I don't submit.

And I'm searching for peace because Islam is supposed to give me the peace but I don't have the peace.

When I say I am referring to generally the trend that we're facing today.

So while there are pockets of people who do achieve that peace and who do have that submission

when we talk to the young and old today many of them are carrying burdens.

These burdens are that of financial issues, social issues, spiritual issues, so many other problems and matters

over and above that we have issues that are of a political nature that we feel so helpless about.

Wars across the globe in the name of faith and religion that we know are not a part of the faith and religion

but rather perhaps political tug of wars that are taking place such that people's lives are being lost yet they're supposed to be within peace, within submission.

So what is the crisis?

I think primarily what we need to understand is many people would address it in different ways.

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