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Sa mamhabh al-

al-Ahmmahimine, al-I mean, what everyone in the al-a-lan mean,

when a-trivatoo in my tachrine.

Allah mr. Allah makar al-qah al- Allah was Sali was al-Dakar Abdi Kowr

Muhammad in Sala, al-Lahahilii al-Iahilius al-Ihah dazahin.

So if you read what I'd written just a while ago, wrote about beautiful Uncle A.J. as we called

him Ab the Jabbar who passed away in New Orleans.

Allah have mercy on him and due to due to the COVID-19 so I ask a lot that Bishahada for him a man who deeply loved the

Masjid who you know who saw his Jana the day of his death he actually saw his paradise and was telling his family

complete wellness that you know I want to go to my jumna I've seen it now it's beautiful so make sure that you're preparing my my burial

for tomorrow and you know I was just thinking about this that how many uncle

of the Jabars are there now I've not met many in my life

but the idea that you know you write about him online and a whole bunch of people suddenly

are pressing share and saying may Allah have mercy on him and I mean and all these different things.

And I was just thinking about this idea for a moment because I think it's very important that we take a step back and we reflect in this world that tells you to be all that you can be and tells

you to aspire for greatness, which is a good message, but greatness is so often conflated with fame. You take Hadid's like the Prophet

Islam talking about Allah informing Jibri al-I-Slam, Gabriel and the angels to love a

person and they love that person and we equate that unfortunately sometimes to the number of followers that a person has online or the number of likes that a person has online.

And I can tell you very personally that I can't tell you how many times there has been someone in front of me that asked me to pray for them that I was certain was way better than anything I ever have amounted to be myself and I'm not

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