 Assalamu alaikum peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all. Welcome to All The Minutes, this is Muhammad Ali and now we are to talk about courage. Courage known as an admirable personal trait that provides benefits for people personally, socially, mentally and spiritually and is a characteristic that informs and strengthens all other traits. Courage should definitely be present within believing Muslim individualities. Now one might ask what exactly is courage? Courage is defined as the mental and emotional preparedness and ability to deal with difficult, challenging and sometimes seemingly impossible circumstances. It is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, intimidation and other threats. It is one of the traits that one cannot be born with, instead it is one that needs to be developed and can cultivate it and hone. Although the definition of the term courage may be the same, there is however a different depending on the type of courage one is referring to. There are two types of courage, each with different characteristics that differentiate them from each other. Moral courage and physical courage are the two types of courage that exist in today's world and play a major role in decisions we take every single day. The most prominent of the two and one that Islam focused on the most is moral courage. Moral courage is defined as doing the right thing even at the risk of inconvenience, radical punishment or even loss of social status. It requires one to make judgment about what actions or behaviours are supportive of one's highest ideals and which ones are destructive. It assists individuals to recognise responsibilities and see the consequences of the actions one part takes every day. This is a very important aspect in the religion of Islam and should be present within the individuality of each believing Muslim. Courage ideally should come out of love, respect and fear from Allah as the sincerity one has towards the creator persuades them to do what is right and stand firm against what is wrong. Those who possess this type of courage have adopted the manners taught by the Holy Quran and are always striving to persuade others to do the same. These individuals do not remain silent in the face of evil acts committed and take on full responsibility of opposing what is wrong no matter what the outcome may be. These characteristics of moral courage mentioned like many other positive virtues are seen to be within the individuality of all the prophets, members of the Ahl al-Bait and the Allah's messengers, peace be upon them. This is mentioned in the Holy Quranic verse. Prophets are those who confide Allah's message and fear Him, fearing no one except Allah. Allah suffices as a Rekna. Surah al-Ahzab verse 39. This holy verse is stating that because the messengers of Allah chose to spread the holy message they were faced with many obstacles. However, the only thing they feared was Allah and not the unbelievers in their communities no matter how great a threat they were. One of the greatest and most powerful examples of moral courage history has ever witnessed was the courage Sayyid al-Zaynab possessed and revealed after the day of Ashura. When the women and children as well as Imam Zayn al-Abideen, who was very ill at the time, were taken as captives to Kufa to the palace of Ubaid Allah al-Zaynab, Sayyid al-Zaynab held a powerful position and said a powerful sermon that has remained as a symbol for moral courage and will continue to remain. When the members of the Ahlul Bayt al-Salam were presented in front of Ubaid Allah ibn Ziyad, Sayyid al-Zaynab al-Salam and Imam Zayn al-Abideen al-Salam bravely stood before Him with the rest of the women and children behind them. Ubaid Allah himself even mentioned, I have never seen a woman stand so bravely and confidently before, especially after her family has been brutally killed before her eyes. At these moments, Sayyid al-Zaynab's heart was filled with moral courage and she did not fear anybody nor anything except Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala as she exposed the terrorism that had been committed towards her holy family. When asked who this woman speaking was, Ubaid Allah ibn Ziyad was informed that this was Zaynab al-Salam, the daughter of Ibn Abi Qail ibn al-Salam, known for her bravery, eloquence and patience in which all was inherited from her father. Upon recognizing whom was speaking with, Ubaid Allah decided to reveal the joy he felt as he thought he was victorious over the Imam al-Salam and said, How did you find the way Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala treated your brother and your family? At this point, however, Ubaid Allah did not know he was speaking to the perfect embodiment of courage and eloquence as Sayyid al-Zaynab al-Salam said, I have seen nothing but beauty. They rushed toward their graves with honor but know that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will judge between you and them and he will call you to account. So be worried about the winner at that day. Either it will be you or them. This powerful stand led to the revealing the true face of terrorism and revealed what moral courage truly is. By speaking this way, there was a large risk for Sayyid al-Zaynab al-Salam to lose her life. However, she preserved through all of this and continued to fight against the enemies. Through her bravery, eloquence and firm stand, Sayyid al-Zaynab al-Salam revealed who Imam Hussain al-Salam truly is and awakened and enlightened the hearts of people at that time. Sayyid al-Zaynab life was always laden with hardship but because of the moral courage she possessed, she never feared coping with difficulties instead. This enhanced her endurance to elevate her soul. Because of her stand, the Hussaini revolution has lived in the memories and hearts of millions to this day has kept the sacrifice of Imam Hussain al-Salam and brought dynamism to every movement that is aimed at removing injustice on earth. Due to the powerful stand Sayyid al-Zaynab took, these words will never be forgotten. I express my complaint only to Allah SWT and have trust in him. You may therefore do any treachery that you have, make all your attempts and try all you can. By Allah SWT, you cannot remove us from the minds of people and you cannot fade our message. You will never reach our glory and you can never wash the stain of this crime from your hands. Your decisions will not be stable, your period of ruling will be short and your population will scatter. In that day a voice that shouts, indeed may the curse of Allah SWT be upon the oppresses. With these words of Sayyid al-Zaynab al-Salam we end up our episode. Stay tuned dear brothers and sisters for more morals and don't forget the dua to hasten the reappearance of our beloved Imam al-Mahdi may Allah hasten his reappearance. As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh