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Bismillahirrahmanirrahim al-Hamdu lillah wa sallatu wa sallamu ala Rasulillahir wa ala alihi wa ashabi hejmaheen, my brothers, my sisters.

I was going to speak about something but what I've decided to do after listening to Sheikh Hamza's recitation

is to bring in from what he recited beautiful, powerful reminders of Allah.

I am a person who does not believe in coincidence for Allah.

There is no coincidence for Allah.

For you and I, there might be coincidence.

For Allah, it's not considered coincidence.

He plans things.

You are here, yes, because you made a little effort to be here, but Allah wanted you to be here.

Who I sit next to, what happens, who I interact with, the person I pass,

the things that happen, everything is designed by Allah for the purpose that He has chosen.

When He made you and I, He told us I made you to test you.

And people think that's a joke.

Sometimes, Astaghfirullah, those who don't have faith, don't realise they say,

why would Allah create me to test me?

Everything that ever happens in your life is a challenge from Allah.

He wants to see what you do about it,

what you do about the situations He puts you in,

what you do about the conditions that He has chosen for you,

what you do about the opportunities He has thrown in front of you,

what you do about the difficulties, the hardship and so on.

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