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In the name of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala most gracious most merciful all praise is indeed due to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala

Creator, Narisha, Cheri Shia, sustainer, provider, protector, cureer,

May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala bless every one of us and may he bless our offspring.

We send complete blessings and salutations upon Muhammad al-Alahi wa Sallam.

His entire household, all his companions, may Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala bless them all and may Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala bless you all.

My brothers and sisters, indeed I am very very pleased to be standing here at this beautiful convention, this conference at the peak here in Hong Kong.

And I've been here for several years and al-Hamdullah I'm always one of those who looks forward to coming here.

The idea of meeting every year is for us to be motivated so that we can become better people.

And the better person is he or she who is closer to his or her maker to begin with and thereafter closer to the rest of the creatures of the same maker.

What brings me and you together is the fact that the same maker made us and we are part of the same species as well.

But even if we were not part of the same species, we would have a connection because the same maker made us.

So if you look at the animals out there, the relationship between myself and yourselves will those animals is that the same maker who made me made them.

So I need to respect number one no matter what the animal is, it could be a pig, it could be a dog.

They need to be respect to a great degree because if we don't respect the animals, we would not be fulfilling our duty as human beings placed on this earth by the maker who made those animals too.

I hope you get what I'm saying.

So therefore when we as Muslims talk about a pig, for example, we would actually have to acknowledge that a pig has life and that life is also sacred as much as we don't consume the pig.

As much as we're not allowed to have a relationship with that pig beyond, you know, just taking care of the life of that pig.

So if a pig were to be dying, it would be our duty to try and save that life.

Did you ever know that?

Did you ever know that?

If a dog was struggling or thirsty, we would be able to achieve paradise by taking care of that particular dog's thirst.

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