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Peace be upon you all.

Peace be upon you all.

Peace be upon you all.

My beloved brothers and sisters,

there was a time at the beginning where the Muslims were persecuted in Makkah to the Makarra ma,

only because they said,

Allah, Ila Allah, there is none worthy of worship besides Allah.

When they declared that they were no longer belonging to the faith of their forefathers,

their own families persecuted them.

To this day, anyone who declares the Shahada or declares that they are Muslim,

many times you find that family members or relatives or friends or communities not only cut them off,

but actually make their lives a misery.

So if you go back to the beginning, it is a test of faith always,

where when you are gifted something by Allah Almighty,

He will test you to see, are you genuine or not?

My brothers and sisters, when you face some persecution in the name of your faith

and you know that you are upright,

you know that you are trying to do the right thing.

Do not allow that persecution to distance you from Allah, number one.

In fact, it should bring you closer to Allah because it is the promise of Allah.

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