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So the idea that human beings are created and were placed in a situation where they're going to struggle

They're going to have to deal with very difficult circumstances very difficult situations and even people

They're going to have to deal with that is part of life

And that has nothing to do with all you if you had more Iman you wouldn't have these problems

It doesn't work that way as a matter of fact

The higher your Iman, you know people assume the higher your Iman the problems are going to go away

No, the higher your Iman something else and that's something else is what I hope to explain to you today to put it as a

An image a lot created us and he put us inside of a storm

Okay, like imagine a storm in in the ocean you're in a storm and the waves are turbulent and you've got your little boat

etc. And you're constantly worried about sinking and you're worried about those who are sinking next to you

But Allah is a wajal what what is the faith do it gives you the strength and it gives you the ability to go through the storm

To navigate the storm. It doesn't mean you don't get wet

It doesn't mean sometimes the boat almost doesn't tip over

But you now have the ability to go through it and survive the storm

You see that's the purpose of our faith is not to get rid of the problem

But to actually strengthen us so we can go through the problem

The one of the most powerful examples of that actually before I get into that example

Because really the at the heart of all of this khudbah today is one phrase from one ayah from Surat Falsilat and I'll get to that at the end

But for now, I want to give you an example that the two of the hardest burdens that human beings live with are

fear and sadness

Fear and grief those are the two heaviest burdens that human beings live with in this life as a matter of fact

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