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Bismillahi r-Rahman r-Rahim al-hamdu r-illahi wa salatu wa salamu ala Rasulillahir-Rahim wa ala ala ala ala

ala wa s-shadiya wa s-mahimai.

We praise Allah, Suhana wa ta'ala, we send blessings and salutations upon Muhammad,

salallahu alayhi wa sallam.

His household, his companions, we ask Allah, Suhana wa ta'ala to bless them, to bless

everyone of us, to grant us goodness in this world as well as in the next Amin.

My beloved brothers, listeners, the prophets of Allah, may He was sent as a mercy, not just

to mankind but to the entire creation.

And this is clarified by Allah, Suhana wa ta'ala, in the Quran, wherein He says, wa ma'ar

salnaqa illa rahmatatul ala'lamin.

Indeed we have not sent you except as a mercy for ala'lamin.

Ala'lamin has a very deep meaning.

It is inclusive of all the different human beings that will come right up to the end as well

as the other creatures of Allah, Suhana wa ta'ala.

But primarily there is no dispute that mankind, the jink kind are included in this.

And Allah, Suhana wa ta'ala has favoured Muhammad, salallahu alayhi wa sallam, being the

best of creation, the most noble of all prophets.

I want you to pose for a moment and think about that rank.

One is your favourite, your closest, your most beloved.

Would you allow them to see any harm or to be harmed?

Would you allow them to go through hardship and difficulty?

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