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Sallam alikum, what Allahiurakato everyone.

Welcome to Amaze by the Quran a series in which I like sharing with you things I find

amazing about the Quran and in my capacity as a teacher and also more than a teacher as a student

I find inspiration in one of the passages of Suutulqahaf particularly pertaining to the attitude of a student

and that has to do with Musa al-Lihis Sala in his role as a student. Before I talk about him and what really fascinates me about him, I want to share with you certain experiences I've had,

anecdotal experiences really with students

that you know join and study under me you'll have somebody who says I want to learn Arabic

so badly I want to study I want to stay I'll do anything I'll make any sacrifice

necessary I just want to be part of this

program all I want to join it right and then they they join and when they join they

mess up a little bit right they don't finish an assignment our time or they were

given instructions and they don't follow these instructions or whatever and they're super duper apologetic.

I'm so so sorry I'll never it'll never happen again. I swear I swear I swear just give me another chance etc etc.

And then not too much later they mess up again.

And when they mess up again, they're called into the office and what's going on.

You said it's not going to happen again.

And they say, you know what, you're right you're absolutely right I did make a

commitment if you even expelled me from this program I will not hold you accountable

I'm the one that's responsible I'm the one who should have taken responsibility

and all of it is about me and so you come in not guns blazing but rather you come in admitting your own guilt and saying it's my fault it's my fault.

Then come step three. Step three is the same student messes up again a third time. And of course

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