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A little bit further beyond our own bodies

Allah has given us some level of authority or influence or control in our lives

You've got some level of authority over the things that you own the fact that you turn your steering wheel right and the car turns right

Is a qudra in a mulk that Allah gave you over your car

You know because if Allah wants the steering fluid can go and the car is going straight no matter how much you turn

Like it used to happen when I lived in New York and it was snowy days. You could turn all you want. It's still going straight, you know

So that's something that Allah grants. It's not something that we own or possess and

Beyond that is of course control and authority that we exert over people as a parent. I have some degree of control over my children

I like to think I have a lot more control, but I really don't it's a degree of control that I have exercise over my children a spouse can

Exert influence or control over another spouse

You know teachers can exert control over or influence over students

So in our personal lives in society whether it's in our family or at work

Maybe you're the manager you have some control over the your team the people that are working under your team

Maybe you're the employer you're the owner of the business you have control over your employees

So Allah has given us different degrees of mulk different degrees of control and authority and power in our life

So when we hear these ayat that I'm going to share with you

I don't just want you to think about somebody who became president and now they have power and now we're thinking about their power and

This this this has to be a khudba they better here

But actually this is something that you and I need to hear because every one of us in fact has been endowed with has been given

Some degree of power and influence if not at least they're very least on our own selves

But beyond ourselves also Allah Azza wa Jalla told us commanded us to declare this

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