 my daughter was born about 18 and a half months ago and I was kind of at a loss of how to raise her and it just occurred to me one day to find out how the prophet Muhammad he see upon him raised his how he interacted with Fatima he see upon her and it really stuck a cord with me and that was my answer so you know every brother and sister here who's a parent if you have no idea how to raise your child properly I mean it's a terrible dilemma and Allah Allah Allah opened my heart to this he showed me the way and I believe it and that's the way I'm going to do things that's why I'm here today I want to become a Muslim and I'm not that the media portrays Islam a certain way and I don't believe anything I hear from them I have to see this from my soul so brothers and sisters this is the first time I've ever seen Muslims pray with my own eyes and this this is right this is correct for me I'm so happy to be here I'm looking forward to learning how to do this properly at the Salaf that's why I was sitting there and not really participating just watching but I'm ready for this this is going to it's going to really help raise my daughter correctly in the way I watch her to look at life there's no compulsion in Islam she is free to pursue her own destiny as God wants it and that's that's fine but uh she should have some exposure to Islam so at some point as she gets older I'll bring her here so she'll watch if that's okay and this is fine with my life she's my wife is from the Philippines and Christian and she's okay with it it's fine with it so everything I've learned about Islam so far people are welcome and people care about you care about your brothers and care about your sisters and other religions do it too but there's no really words I can say there's just a feeling in my heart in my head Islam has his Islam is the way for me yeah excuse me brothers and sisters I I never speak publicly like this but I feel all its presence here right now in my in my heart so I'm comfortable right now I I've peace in my heart right now I'm so I'm so grateful to be here so we're going to say the Shahada three times in Arabic insha Allah one time in English yeah that should have been the sermon thank you for touching our hearts so Allah, illa Allah, illa Allah, wa ahaduh, ahaduh, annah, annah, Muhammadan, Muhammadan, Rasulullah, Rasulullah. Last time, just a little join, ahaduh, ahaduh, annah, annah, illa Allah, illa Allah, illa Allah, wa ahaduh, annah, Muhammadan, Muhammadan, Rasulullah, Rasulullah, I bear witness that there is no God except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. It's the Messenger of Allah. Allah, wa ahaduh, Allah, wa ahaduh, Allah, wa ahaduh, la ilaha illallah. Congratulations. Congratulations. Thank you so much. You wrote this morning, Brother Mark wrote, in these 54 years I've been in my sin and today these 54 years of sin will be wiped out. Takbir. This is a big moment. The angels are witnessing. God is witnessing and we invite no hugs. We invite elbow bumps. Elbow bumps to Brother Mark to show our love. To say Mark, you're part of this community, inshaAllah. You might get some elbow bumps when you stand, Mark. Ya'atil wa dha'a wa gabah, shukr wa l-ina, insha'atil wa shukr wa l-awliya. Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, la ilaha illallah. Ate'in a jab'in wa faqriya l-awliya. Wa anta'la lila jaze'in wa atina Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, la ilaha illallah. Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, la ilaha illallah. Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, la ilaha illallah. Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, la ilaha illallah. Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, la ilaha illallah. Allahu Allah, Allahu Allah, Allah, Allahu Allah, l'aila illa Allah