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This month, Ramadan, it is a month not only of spiritual blessings, not only of fasting, not only of the recitation of the Qur'an.

Historically, this month is also a month of victory.

A month of Nasr, Nasr from Allah SWT, a month when the truth of this religion and when the power of Allah SWT has been physically manifested in this world.

And if you look at our history for the last 14 centuries, so many key incidents, so many historic victories have occurred during this month.

It is as if Allah SWT is physically demonstrating, this is the month of victory.

It is as if Allah SWT is showing us that when his awliya, when his chosen servants can conquer those that oppose him, then surely you can conquer the forces within you that are opposing Allah SWT.

Allah SWT is manifesting the power of this month, even physically on this earth.

And so in today's brief khutbah, I will remind myself and all of you of some of the historic victories that have occurred in this month, because by looking at these victories, by asking ourselves why Allah SWT chose this month to have these magnificent victories occur?

Inshallah, it will inspire us to be victorious within our own personal battles.

It will be victorious within our own personal struggles in our daily life.

And the first two of these victories are frankly the most important, not only in Islamic history, but in the Syirah of our Prophet Allah wa sallam.

The very first two victories that occurred in Ramadan are victories that defined the success of the Ummah.

Let us begin with the greatest battle that ever took place in early Islam.

Yawum al-Furqan Allah calls it.

The day when falsehood was distinguished from the truth, Yawum al-Furqan is the day of Bader.

And the Battle of Bader took place on the 17th of Ramadan, that is today, the 17th of Ramadan took place.

The great Battle of Bader that Allah SWT demonstrated the power of Iman over the power of the dunya, the power of quality over the power of quantity, how few were the Muslims, how outnumbered they were, how unprepared they were, but they had Iman.

And so even if it was one to three, even if they were less horses, less armors, less armament, it did not matter.

The decisive victory on that day was enough to give them the boost that will last them throughout the entire Syirah.

They saw the mercy of Allah descend down in the form of thousands of angels.

They saw the help of Allah SWT coming from quarters they could never have imagined.

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