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The prophets and messengers that came before him, his family and companions that served alongside him

and those that follow and has blessed path until the day of judgment, we ask Allah to make us

amongst them. I mean the brothers and sisters, I wanted to give an entirely different

hutpla today. But last night as I watched the scenes of a photojournalist in front of

Mazal Aqsa, literally hold his camera until occupation forces broke his arm.

An old man pushed down the stairs and elderly women and children brave stun grenades and bullets

to pray in the first kibla of Islam and Mazal Aqsa. I wanted to speak about this in a different

way. And I'm always afraid of these hutpas because the point of this is not just to politically

get us engaged once again. And I myself, as all of us are to an extent, are guilty at times of being

selective with what causes we choose to amplify, of not giving due proportion. So I want to acknowledge

that from the very beginning. But I was thinking about Ramadan. And when we're talking about Ramadan

in particular, and there are several dimensions to this. Number one, that if it is true that

our oppressors become more belligerent in Ramadan, which we know is true at this point,

then it's only right that our voices only become louder in Ramadan. Not silenced because we want

to focus on our Ibadah, because we want to focus on just the spiritual upliftment and the teskia

and the beauty of being able to be in the masjid once again. Guess what? They wanted to be in the

masjid once again too. They also were hoping for Ramadan in peace. They also were hoping for

Ramadan to not be harassed. Your brothers and sisters who do not have the luxury that you have

right now, were looking for the exact same thing that you're looking for, except they were holding

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