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All praise is indeed due to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

Blessings and salutations upon Muhammad Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam

His household, his companions, May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala bless them all

May He bless every one of us and our offspring those to come up to the end

May Allah keep us steadfast, grant us all ease and goodness

My brothers and sisters in Islam

We as Muslims believe that we have been created and placed on to the earth

as a test from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

When we were younger, perhaps we did not understand the meaning of that

But as you grow older and you witness the reality of life

and you begin to see people leave the earth

You see them die and you see what their purpose was

and you see how short their lifespan actually was

You begin to understand the reality of this test

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala placed us in this beautiful place known as the earth

with an even more beautiful place awaiting us if we behave ourselves on earth

as simple as that

Now when I say behave ourselves it sounds like we are addressing children

but in essence to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala we are creatures

We are creatures Allah has favoured to create better than the rest of the creatures

So in the Quran Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says

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