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Now the word bad is a very interesting word in the Arabic language and it's a little more comprehensive and specific at the same time than the word had.

So I want to break this down a bit and then I'll explain to you why I'm even doing that in the first place.

A lot of times there is an external part to you.

And when someone asks how are you, what they mean by that is everything good with the family, everything good with work, everything going okay with your time.

They're asking about predominantly external things.

Fed well, you have your money, you're taking care of there, everything is good there.

They're not really asking too much about your emotional well-being.

They might be if they're really good friends but they're not really asking about that for the most part.

They're saying is everything covered.

As the Arabs used to say, he's taken care of.

When I say, how are you?

I mean, are you taking care of? Are you good for tonight?

You have a place to stay. You've got something to eat.

The emotional part of this, we don't talk about that part.

They used to get mad at the Prophet's life, for kissing his grandkids.

This is different to them.

But go beyond them. When you go beyond them, how are you?

How are you?

And so, before I get to the ayah that mentions this, it's very interesting when you dig deep into it.

The word bell, which sounds very similar to hal, when used together, the Arabs meant albal refers to your internal states.

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