This audio is brought to you by Muslim Central.com. Oh, uh, hmm. Thank you. I mean what's Sala to was Sala mauzilin,

while alah alihi was Sahibihi ajbāin

from my alma bad.

The last two talks that we heard are actually incredibly inspirational and I am not going to

give you one of those talks today but what I do want to give you is a little bit of

mental prep before I begin. This I think what I want to share with you

I find it extremely important that Muslims have some background at least in context.

So I'm going to be talking to you about something that's going to take a lot of brain juice, but at the same time, I respect the fact that you've been sitting here all day and are pretty exhausted mentally so

me God that I'm able to be clear to you and you're able to stay with my train of

thought now the only reason I'm giving you this introduction is because

when I ask you a rhetorical question and I this is how I teach I

don't just ask a question for the sake of asking a question I ask your question and

I expect you to give me a response in as loud a voice as possible

Simply to indicate that you are still alive

That's the only way I know that you're still breathing so that I'm going to ask you a number of rhetorical questions as I go and I will only be able to continue

If you're able to keep up with me I think I can wrap this up within a half hour. I hope I'm not don't hold me to that but I'll try my best

in-la-tala we heard some things about the incredible Islamic history some

perspective from Islamic history we heard some things about the incredible

perspective from the sera of the prophet,

Salah al-A-Lah al-I-I-I-Huhl.

But I want to start today's talk in-shah Allah with European history.

Some things from European history and some perspective that all of us need at least some background

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