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105 years ago in the first week of November, one of the most drastic resolutions was passed

that continues to impact the Ummah and has changed the course of global history

and every one of us should be aware of this. What am I referring to?

I'm referring to the very unfortunate document known as the Balfour Declaration.

The Balfour Declaration, we are commemorating, I shouldn't say commemorating.

It is, quote-unquote, the anniversary, but for us, it's not a positive anniversary.

It is this exact week, 105 years ago.

November, first week of November, in 1917, when this document was drafted and sent

and today, inshallah, I want to summarize what is this document and why should every one of us be aware of it

and what are some of the lessons and the points that we can learn from this document.

So what is this document? As we said, 105 years ago, this very day, this very week, 1917,

the Balfour Declaration was issued. It is a letter written by the foreign secretary of England, by the name of Lord Arthur Balfour.

So it's called the Balfour Declaration because his name is Balfour.

And he wrote it to somebody by the name of Lord Rothschild.

We're going to discover who he is today.

And in this letter, which was hand-delivered from the ministry to the house of this private citizen, again, the plot thickens,

the government expresses its interest to create a national homeland for the Jewish people in the land of Palestine.

This is what is known as the Balfour Declaration.

And of course, from this declaration, this was the beginning of a series of events that culminated in the creation of the state of Israel.

This is where it begins, 1917 November, right here.

So how did this come about? Remember, at the turn of the century, less than 3% of Palestine was inhabited by Jewish people.

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