 And when you think about kind of the supreme remedy for loneliness, it is to recognize that God is with us. As Dr. Rani beautifully mentioned the story of the cave and the Prophet, alaihi sallam, and Sayyidina Abu Bakr. But Allah says in the Quran, وَهُوَا مَعَكُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ That God is with you wherever you are. This does not obviate our need for good company. But this is a reminder that the supreme companionship, the supreme ma'iyah that the Muslim is trying to deepen and to accentuate and to enhance is that, that witness with God. And that's why I was thinking in preparation for today that it is ironic or perhaps poetic. You know, shout out to the poet that we're talking about loneliness at a time when some Muslims are engaging in self-imposed, not loneliness, but they're deepening that witness or that companionship or that connection with God, which we're always enjoying that. We're always experiencing that. So that's the first thing. And it's cleaning up those receptors so that we feel that witness, that ma'iyah. The second thing is recognizing that in other than a few very specific instances, the prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who is our exemplar, is our role model, is our lived example of what it means to be a centered, balanced whole human being, he always preferred good company to loneliness or he always chose good company over solitude. Even if, you know, he was given to tahannoth or he was given to solitude, God made him choose good company, that the prophet peace be upon him said famously, that this Islamic religion, this faith of ours is not a religion of monasticism, it is not a religion of self-imposed loneliness or a complete separation or divorce with the world, rather it is a relationship of deep affection. There are bonds of deep community. The prophet peace be upon him with somebody deeply ensconced in the world around him. He was a neighbor. He was a relative. He was a husband. He was a parent. He was a leader. He was a confidant. He was a friend. So I think, you know, the first thing we look at is that there's no God but Allah and Allah is always with us. The second thing is that if we are following the example of the prophet peace be upon him, we should know that his lived example is one of excelling in your relationships with other people. It is not a spiritual cultivation that takes place outside of the context of relationships. And the third thing is that we need each other. There's a verse in the Quran where God speaks to the prophet peace be upon him and he says that it is God that helped you with his aid. It is God who granted you his support and the support of the believers. Don't forget the role that people play in your life. I don't care how singularly spiritual you regard yourself as or how, you know, apart from people and maybe some of us sacred eyes, inappropriate might I add, this ideal of being singular and you know, we've seen all of these biopics about the hero's journey and it's always a lonely journey. The prophet peace be upon him had us had. He had companions and they were together for life's highs, for life's lows, for life's travails, for life's triumphs. They cultivated a deep bond of togetherness and it was that that they relied on in addition to relying on God. So that verse very significant because from a theological perspective, one could say if God helped the prophet with his help, why does God need to mention the believers? In fact, the believers, they are, you know, essentially a means of God helping the prophet, but it is to remind us of the significant role that we play in each other's lives. So those three things I think are sufficient in the small amount of time I've been allotted that we remember that God is always with us. And that even now, as people are doing it, it is not a self-imposed loneliness. It is deepening. It is paying attention to that relationship with God so that we strengthen it. And it is what boils us. It is what carries us, even when perhaps there is, you know, separation from people that we also love. The second thing that I mentioned is the lived example of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, that, you know, his is a very public spirituality. It is a very public religiosity. It is a really it is a religiosity that excels in human connection, human relationship. And then thirdly, that we need each other. Don't allow ourselves to be deceived into what I think is a very toxic culture of self-reliance and we need each other. We need each other for support. We need each other for love. We need each other for validation. We need each other for comfort. We need each other for even just mutual enjoyment. Enjoyment is not full when it's solitary. So those are a few of the Islamic protections that come to mind when I think about loneliness.