 Asalaamu alaikum ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of the open-minded thinker show. So I really appreciate your time today. You know in early April a video of an imam on the cup went viral. I do not think that video was deliberately made because it flowed so naturally and the world saw the sincerity and the act of compassion in the face of the imam. That particular video was so viral that it contrasted with the normal images that Islam is known for and the imams strapped with a gun ready to kill people in the name of the faith. But all that became history with a very beautiful video of an imam, you know, compassionately embracing a cart and allowing it to do whatever I wanted during prayer time. It was so miraculous for me that I felt God has a reason why something like that happened. And further investigation revealed that the cart had nothing at all to do with the imam. I mean this is not the imam's cart and it's understandable the imam's cart can not be roaming the mosque. It's not possible. I think it's a street cart and it's actually, you know, when viral and set an example and a global phenomenon all over the world, especially when it comes to compassion towards animals and a whole lot of other things. But today I've got a bunch of things to tell you about the same imam. I think he has gone viral again without the cart. And today it's a 10 minute recitation. And this recitation is quite certain. Honestly, I don't understand anything in Arabic, although I am learning every day. And I am looking for ways to improve myself further in the Arabic language. So I've gone considerable far, but, you know, learning new languages can be very challenging, especially if it is something that you just pass multiple clicks. So meanwhile, I love listening to Arabic, even though I don't understand it because I believe that this is a word of God. This is the language that Allah chose to send his message and of course his messenger to the entire world. I'll be right back with more comments. Meanwhile, as I am listening to the recitation, I was gradually running my eyes around the mask to really know whether I'm going to see a cart walking up and down or, you know, rummaging the masks as usual. Maybe there are carts that belong to the mask. I really wanted to do that. So that as a stance, I am not seeing anything. I'm not observing anything. And I realise that by placing their hands this way, I think they are really doing a du'a about this video has gone so viral all over the world. I really don't know the prayers, but if you know what's on the part of the Qur'an, please do indicate so I go read it in English. So I go read it in English and learn better and more better. Well, there's a fairly long du'a and Qur'an recitation I've ever heard. This was recited for over 10 minutes. The attention of the Imam was so focused, the prayer had his eyes closed and of course his voice resonated in all nook and crannies of the building and those behind him. I could watch them looking very satisfied, you know, raising their hands and their heart and their eyes up to God and learn pouring the mind and everything there is in it. In the hands of God, you know, believing that God is going to answer their prayers and accept their du'a. I thought this was just a straightforward prayer, but I never knew it has a stage where the Imam had to bow towards the end of the video. You could see he stepped forward, about two steps away from the mic and then tried to bow, but this is a very great one, ladies and gentlemen. I don't know what it is. I don't know what they're saying, but I do know it's a prayer about listening to the instruction of Allah all the way from the Qur'an. I share in the abundance of grace that might come from, you know, well, ladies and gentlemen, the most important thing and things like this is that we have to look over and above to, you know, understand that God is beyond all our problems. He is the Almighty God. He knows everything. And before we're born, He already knows what we are going to be. He knows the future. He prepares it. And the good thing is that in the Qur'an, Allah is all merciful. So in anything you do, while you fear Allah also, remember, He is very merciful and very compassionate and is ready to assist you, to assist us, to assist everybody, achieve their objective, which is the main automatic reason why we're on earth. And that objective is not physical. It has to do with heaven. Well, thank you so much for being part of the show today. Remember, we are going to be back with a more interesting one. Until you next time. As-salamu alaykum.