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It's important for the Israelites to hear, because when they think of Abraham, they claim him for who?

Themselves, and Allah is telling us from the very beginning that he is to be a leader and a role model for all of humanity.

Which is why the house that he was going to build and going to raise the foundations of was not going to be a house for the Arabs or the house for the Jews.

It was going to be a house for humanity.

This is the universal message of Abraham.

So now if Abraham is told I am making you a leader over all of humanity and the genius of Abraham is immediately he understands that may sound like an award, but it's a massive responsibility.

When you get a high profile job, if somebody applies for a high profile job and they get it,

it's a real honor to get a job, but you know what the higher the profile of the job is, the more responsibility you have, isn't it?

So as the congratulations is there, Mashallah, your CEO now, head of this department, head of that department,

but immediately if you're truly qualified for the job, you'll celebrate less and worry a lot more.

Because man, this is a huge responsibility. This is no small task, you understand?

So immediately Abraham, alaihi salam, switches over to the concern. By the way, I'm still in section two, so remove the third.

So he's been made leader over all people. He understands that leadership means that you are answerable for everybody under you.

How many people here work in management? Management? Okay, good, a number of you.

If your team messes up, the executive over you is not going to yell at your team. Who's he going to yell at?

He's going to yell at you. You're responsible for the people under you, isn't that the case? Get it done.

I don't want to hear excuses. And when you go before your manager and start complaining about your team, this one didn't do this, that one didn't do that.

You're not a good manager. Your job as a manager is to take the hits for who?

Your team. And then you have to go back and make sure they do work and they're cultivated and they do their job right.

You have to take care of your team. That's what a manager does.

There's no greater manager, by the way, than a messenger.

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