 Due to the recent presidential election many Muslims in our community are in a state of tension and fear, anxiety and even panic. There's an increase in hate crimes, people are being attacked, people are being harassed, children are being bullied in school. As many of you may know recently a Trump surrogate invoked the internment of Japanese Americans as a precedent for an American Muslim registry. There's a few things I just want to say about this. I want to make five points from a theological perspective. I'm not going to talk about politics, from a theological perspective. Five things I want to say. Number one I want to say that we have to know, not just believe, we have to know that everything is happening according to the Qadr of Allah SWT. Everything is happening according to the Qadr, the decree, the preordainment, the divine apportionment of Allah SWT from pre-eternality. No one can change the Qadr, no one can alter it, no one can thwart it. We have to know that. I know that I'm standing in MCC right now. I don't believe it, I know it. We have to know everything is going according to the Qadr of Allah SWT. Whatever is happening is happening because Allah SWT wants it to happen. There are no exceptions. And as Muslims, we take solace in that. We take solace in our belief in Qadr. Because we know that Allah SWT loves the believers. He loves the believers. And we're believers. Allah SWT begins his Qitaab with Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. In the name of Allah, ar-Rahman. Ar-Rahman denotes a universal type of love. The infinitely compassionate. Allah SWT shows mercy to the people in the dunya. Whether they're kathar or Muslim. Ar-Raheem, the intimately loving. This is for the believers. So if we don't see the greater wisdom in things, we should be patient. We should be patient. This is why the Prophet SAW used to say, Alhamdulillah, Alla kulli had. Praise be to Allah SWT in every state. He said, Aja ban li amr al-mu'min. Inna amra hu kullahu khayrun. Awkama taala alaihi salatu wa salam. He said, how wondrous is the affair of the believer. Everything that happens to the believer is good. When we're in a state of ease, when the believer is in a state of ease, he couples that with shukr, with gratitude to Allah SWT. Because Allah SWT says in the Qur'an, in a conditional statement, which has a lot of emphasis, taukir in it. In shakartum la azidanakum. If you are grateful, indeed I will increase you. And if the Muslim, the mu'min, is in a state of hardship or museeba, a calamity or tribulation, he couples that with sub-up patients to Allah SWT. And Allah says in the Qur'an, Allah is with the patient. So number one, Allah SWT is totally in charge of everything. He's totally in charge. Sometimes in the Qur'an, Allah SWT, he asks us questions. Some of them are rhetorical questions. Istifham taqir. The purpose of a rhetorical question is to remind us of something in a very powerful way. Allah SWT says, man yudabbiru al-ammaru. Man yudabbiru al-ammaru. Who is in total control of the entire affair? Who is in total control? Who has tatbir? Who has total dominance over everything? Who? Me? You? USA? UN? Who? Only Allah SWT. Allah SWT has total dominance over everything, the entire affair. That's number one. We should know that that everything is going according to the Qadr of Allah SWT and everything is going according to what Allah wants. Allah does what He wills. Number two, we need to fear Allah SWT alone. When the Mujahideen came back from the Sahaba from Vazwa Erd and they suffered heavy casualties during this and even the Prophet SAW sustained injuries to his blessed face. He had a ruptured lip and cut tooth. He had lacerations on his cheek, blood was flowing from his blessed face. And the Sahaba came back to Medina and the Munafiqeen, they said to them, they said to the Sahaba, indeed the people are gathering against you. They're conspiring against you. So be afraid of them. What was happening in the heart of the Sahaba, Allah SWT? He tells us, Fazaaduhum imana. It only increased their face, their face. It only increased their iman. And Allah SWT and they said, Allah SWT is sufficient for us. He is the best disposer of affairs. The Prophet SAW said, Speak the truth even if it's bitter. And don't be afraid of those who find fault with you. Don't be afraid of the reproaches of human beings. They're only human beings. Do what you think is right. Follow the Qur'an and Sunnah. Follow our master Muhammad. Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam made no apologies. His Sunnah, his time tested, his mujarrab. This is our tradition. He's the best of creation. We should know that the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam told Ibn Abbas, R.A. If all of humanity gathered together to benefit you with something, they would not be able to benefit you one iota unless Allah determined it for you. And if all of humanity gathered together to harm you with something, they could not harm you one iota. One iota unless Allah SWT determined it against you. Who is Allah SWT? He is the one that in his hand, in his power, is the dominion of everything. Everything. This is Allah SWT. So this is point number two. Fear Allah alone. Number three. We have to understand the nature of the dunya. The nature of the dunya is eb and flow. It's high and low. It's good and bad. يُدَا وِلُهَا بَيْنَ الْنَاسِ Allah SWT says those are days of varying conditions that we alternate amongst the people. Fintna is part and parcel of the dunya. Fintna in pre-Islamic times meant an oven. An oven was called a fitna. You put a blade in the oven to purify it. It's just the taste. It's just the touch of it. When there's fitna amongst us, we should come out better, purified. But many of us don't have spiritual discipline. So it burns us. And then we turn to despair. We become despondent. We start thinking ill of Allah SWT. The word dunya itself means a low place. That's what the word literally means. A low place. Some of the ulema even say that hell is a step above the dunya in some respects. Because in hell, Allah SWT is remembered. In hell, people remember Allah SWT. The people of hell are obsessed with Allah SWT. Allah tells us in the Qur'an, they cry out ربنا أبصرنا والصنيعنا ربنا O our Lord, now we have seen, now we have heard فرجعنا نعمل صالحنا موقنون Return us back again so that we might work righteousness. Now we're convinced. Now we're convinced. He said remember three things when it will seeba afflicts you. When a calamity or disaster afflicts you. Remember three things. That it wasn't a worldly affair. It does not touch your akhia. It's in a worldly affair. And he said this is in and of itself a blessing. A mercy from Allah SWT. And then he says remember it could have been worse. It could have been worse. What are we complaining about? Look around the world. Syria, Palestine, Burma, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, whole families taken out, whole families in one fell swoop. Think about our history. Mongol invasions, crusades, Spanish inquisition. It could have been worse. And then he says number three, it happened in the dunya and not the akhira. It happened in the dunya. This is a ni'ma that it happened in the dunya. Allah SWT tells us about the believers. اَلَّا دِينَ إِذَا أَصْوَبَتُ مُصِبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّا وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ Allah SWT says that the believers when a disaster or a muzibah touches them they say, إِنَّا لِلَّا وَإِنَّا لِيْهِ رَاجِعُونَا verily we belong to God. This is the best translation, not we are from God. إِنَّا لِلَّا لَمْتَمْلِيْكِ the Lamb of Ownership. Verily Allah owns us. Allah owns us. We don't own anything. Allah can do whatever He wants with us. Allah created us. Verily we belong to Allah SWT. Allah owns us. اِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونْ And we are to Him, we are going towards Him returners, this ism fa'il, an active participle. Allah doesn't use a verb here which can have a future aspect. We are Raji Ruhi right now, we are returning to Allah. The ism fa'il transcends, tense. We've been dying since the day we were born. We are in a state of rujuh, atu Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Since the time we were created, this is something we should know. Then Allah says, Those are the ones that have the salawat, the blessings and the mercy of Allah upon them. They are the guided ones. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala tells us, Indeed, indeed, there's so much emphasis in the Arabic here. So much emphasis. Indeed, indeed, you will indeed hear a lot from Ahl al-Kitab, Jews and Christians or people who believe in another scripture and from Mushriqin. This is all of humanity. The Quran does not affirm atheism. If you believe the universe created itself or is pre-eternal in the past, this is shirk. Everyone in Mushriq or Ahl al-Kitab, that you will indeed hear a lot from Ahl al-Kitab and those who would partner with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And then there's a lot of white noise. Things that are going to grieve you. Things that are going to disturb you. You're going to be disturbed by what they say. But the solution is what? To have patience, sabr and taqwa, to guard against evil, to have self-restraint. And that will be the determining factor in all affairs. Your sabr and taqwa will benefit you at the end of the day. This is how we should respond with sabr and taqwa. Allah tells us in the Quran. There's no surprise. This is the dunya. Wala nablu wanakum. Wala nablu wanakum. So much emphasis in this verb, this verb in Arabic. Bi shay'in min al-khawfi wal-juwa. Indeed, indeed, we will test you with something of fear. We're going to feel some fear. Khawfi wal-juwa and other. Wa naqsim min al-amwali wanfus. And loss of wealth and loss of persons. Wa thamarat and the fruits of our labour. Wa basheri saab-e-deen. But give glad tidings to those who are patient. Did you know that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, did you know that there's a hadith that says that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala test those whom He loves because He loves to hear their supplications? Did you know the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he buried six of his seven children? The Prophet himself, Habibullah khayr al-khalqillah, the best created entity. The Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he buried six of his seven children so people, one child dies, they never recover, never recover. This is Allah's Habib sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. This dunya is a flash in the grand scheme of things. How many years are we going to live? The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, the reaping of my ummah is between 60 and 70. Most of the people of the ummah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam will pass away between 60 and 70. What is that compared to infinity? It's nothing, it's a flash. Number four, we must continue to strive for justice and continue to engage and serve people. Allah SWT says, you are the best nation sent forth to serve the people. Our greatness is in our ability to serve humanity. And we strive for justice. But we have to know that we may never see it in the dunya. We may never see justice in the dunya. Where is it written that we're going to actualize perfect justice? Where is it written that things have to get better for us? The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said in a hadith. He said, the end of time should come upon you and you're planting a seed, finish planting the seed. Think about this, hadith from the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Planting a seed is the end of time. You're never going to see the tree that doesn't matter. We have to keep striving. Muslim is an active participle. We have to keep working towards justice. Keep serving humanity. This is our duty as Muslims. However, we cannot put all of our eggs in one basket. If you put all of your eggs in the basket of the dunya, you will be disappointed. I guarantee you, you're going to be disappointed. We're getting too comfortable a little bit in our dunya. We're going to be shaken. This is the nature of the dunya. That's why we believe in something called Yom al-Qiyama. The day of rising. Yom al-Hasher. Yom al-Din. Al-Qari'a. Al-Waqia. Al-Haqqa. There's a day of judgment which Allah SWT will not deal with anyone, even with the slightest bit of injustice. Allah SWT is not unjust. The weight of an atom. No one's getting away with anything. Allah SWT says Allah SWT says those who disbelieve and die as kuffar, the fill of the earth in gold. Listen, the fill of the earth in gold will never be accepted from them as ransom for their souls. The fill of the earth in gold. No, get out of health record. No one is getting away with anything. You can't bribe the judge on the Yom al-Qiyama. The Prophet SAW said Every relationship is cut off on the Yom al-Qiyama, except people who are related to Me. Sallallahu alayhi wa alayhi wa sallam. How do we become related to the Prophet SAW? If we're not Ahlul Bayt, how do we become beloved? How do we become related to the Prophet SAW? By loving the Prophet SAW. By loving his family. By loving those who are beloved to Allah's messenger. This is how we become adopted as it were into the Ahlul Bayt. Think about Salman al-Farisi, radiAllatah al-Anhu, who came into Medina and the Sahaba were fighting over him. Which group is he from? The muhajri, they said, he's a muhajir. He made hijra. He's from us. The Ansar said, he's from us. He became Muslim in Medina. What did the Prophet SAW say about Salman al-Farisi? Salman the Persian. Salman minna ahlul bayt. Salman is from us, the people of the house. An honorary member of the Ahlul Bayt, Rasulullah SAW. We don't want to be caroff on the day of Qiyamah. We want to have strong ties, strong relationship to the Prophet Muhammad SAW. What does Allah SWT say in the Quran about these, the plight of the believers on the day of Qiyamah? Allah SWT said, indeed those who believed and worked righteous deeds will make them the most merciful. Allah SWT says, those who believed and worked righteousness, the infinitely compassionate will bestow love upon them. Wood, will bestow love upon them. Allah SWT made us from them. May Allah SWT make us from them. Number five, the last point. Take Salas in the Quran. Read the Quran. We need to read the Quran, understand the Quran. There are various surah in the Quran, called the Surah of Tasliyah, the Surah of Constellation. These were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad SAW during a very difficult time in Mecca to console his heart. Allah SWT says, Do we just read the surah and oh, it's about some historical event. What is Allah saying to the Prophet SAW? Alam is a rhetorical question. Didn't you see? He did not see the Prophet SAW, that was the year he was born. Don't you know the significance of what your Lord did to the people of the elephant? Don't you understand the significance Allah is telling the Prophet SAW that I was protecting you before you were even born. And I'm going to continue to protect you. Fa-sbirli hurb mi rabbik. Fa-innaka bi a'iyunina. So be patient as to the coming of the command of my Lord. There you are in our fortress. We are protecting you. We've always taken care of you. Inna a'awtayna kalkawfaw. When the mushriqeen were making fun of him, this one mushrik said about the Prophet SAW he's aqtar, he's qaraf. His sons died making fun of him because his male children did not survive. Allah SWT says, indeed we have already given you qawthar. Qawthar and the verb is in the past tense as a sense of guarantee. Why? To console the Prophet SAW. What is qawthar? Nahrun fi jannah. A river in paradise. But also Fatima Zahra and the great lineage that comes from her. Qawthar. To console the heart of the Prophet SAW. Fa sanni murabbika wanhar. So continue to pray and sacrifice to your Lord. Be principled. You have to continue to work. You can't sit back and, oh woe is me. We have to continue to work. Inna shani a'awtahu al-Abetaw. The one who despises you. He is qaraf. Allah says, Allah takes an oath. Qasam. By the morning light and the night when it is still. Your Lord has not forsaken you nor has he displeased with you. And you should know that the afterlife is better than the present. He is telling the Prophet, Muhammad SAW. What comes later is better than the present. Some say, Mecca is better than Medina. Some say, Al-Akhirah is better than the dunya. Wa la shawfa yu'rtiqah rabbuka fata'r-udha. Now, Allah says, Mecca is better than the dunya. Wa la shawfa yu'rtiqah rabbuka fata'r-udha. Now, Allah uses a future tense verb. Wa la shawfa yu'rtiqah rabbuka fata'r-udha. Allah will eventually give you something. And immediately, fata'r-udha, you will be pleased by it. And the ornament say, This is the shafa'a. But a future tense. And this is going to take some time. You have to be patient. Sofa yu'rtiqah. In the future. And then Allah reminds the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam of past blessings in the form of rhetorical questions to console his qalb, sallallahu alayhi wa alayhi wa sallam. Al lam yajidka yateelan fa'awa. Did he not find you an orphan and give you shelter? Wa wajadaka walan fahada and found you searching for the truth and gave you the shari'a. Gave you the tanzeel. Wa wajadaka a'ailan fa'athina. And found you cowed down with family responsibilities. And he gave you independence in the form of the tanzeel and khadijat al-kubra alayhi s-salam. Subhanallah. This is how Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala can sow his habeed. Sallallahu alayhi wa la alayhi wa sallam. Al lam nashra ahlaka sardarak wa wada'an anka wa isarak alladi anqadra zahra wa rafa'an alaka dikrak. This is during a time when people were cursing the Muslims in Mecca. They were persecuting the Muslims. Allah says in the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, we have exalted your dhikr. People are saying things about you. These people are saying something about you. Your name is written on the arsh. On the arsh kutiba a'ala al-arsh. La ilaha illa Allah. Muhammadur Rasulullah. Your name is written on the awraq, the leaves of paradise. Your name is written on the gates, the abwab of jannah. Wa rafa'an alaka dikrak. Fa inna ma'an usri yusra. Inna ma'an usri yusra. With every difficulty there is an ease. With every difficulty there are two eases. This is how we understand these two ayahs. Why does Allah repeat himself here? Imagine somebody who's going through hard times. You say it's okay. It's okay. Don't worry. Don't worry. It'll be okay. It'll be okay. Fa inna ma'an usri yusra. Inna ma'an usri yusra. Fa idha tharazda thanzab. And then again, there's action. Don't sit back and oh woe is me. When you're done with your present task, continue to labor hard. Keep going. Wa ila rabbika farfam. And turn all of your hope to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. All of your hope. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would go out and he'd make the da'awa. People throw stuff on him. Abusive. Insult him. Have you ever had someone throw something on you? The vast majority of us? No. Anyone insult you in your life? Maybe. But this was a daily ritual with the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. He threw something on him. He went home. He lied down on the ground. He folded himself in his mantle. Jibril alayhi as-salam. He sins immediately. Ya ayyuhal mudathir. O you who are enveloped in a mantle. Qum. Stand up. Wa anthir. Fa anthir. Stand up. And go back and warn the people. No time for rest. This is prophecy. Wa rabbika fa kadbir. And mad. O Lord. Wa thiyyad baka fa taqir. Clean your clothes. Dust yourself up. Go back. This is what you have to do. Wa rujaza fahdur. And be principle. This is assertive non-violence. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in Mecca. He practiced assertive non-violence. Martin Luther King said there's a difference between passive non-violence and assertive non-violence. Passive non-violence is being a doormat. Assertive non-violence is speaking truth to power, being principle, following your tradition, but not being violent in any way. No way. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he did not authorize any. He has no political power in Mecca. In Medina, he's the sultan of the city. He has to protect the city. We are living in the Meccan faith. We need to be principle people. Allah s.w.t tells the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam wa thiyyad baka fa taqir. Wa rujaza fahdur. Keep your clothes clean. And shun their idols. Shun their idols. See, that's what got me here in the first place. It doesn't matter. Continue to shun their idols. Wa laa taamnoon taas taqir. Wa li rapiqa faas biir. Don't expect anything back from them. No type of increase. No reward for what you're doing. And be patient with your Lord. Take solace in the Quran. Allah s.w.t says Allah s.w.t tells the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam tell them, oh my servants, my servants who do what pray fast, Allah s.w.t tells them who have already corrupted themselves. No, the Prohibitive Laa. Do not. You shall not. It is forbidden for you to be in a state of despair from the mercy of Allah s.w.t. Allah s.w.t. Allah forgives all sins. Allah s.w.t. Allah is oft-forgiving, intimately loving, it is as haram, it is haram to be in a state of kuluk, in a state of despair of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's mercy as much as it is haram to drink alcohol or eat pork, as much haram, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will never fail us, human beings will fail us, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and his messenger will never fail us, we have hope in Allah, one of my teachers said hopelessness is a bid'ah, the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is a hopeful person because he knew his lord, manrifah nafsah, arafah rabbah some say this hadith is weakness in it, sound in it ma'ana whoever knows himself, whoever knows himself knows his lord but any human means to know Arafah means to recognize recognition, whoever remembers who he is, you remember his lord, remember who you are Who were we? We were with Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la at last, at last to be rabbikum, qualu ba-na shahidna. Yes, we bear witness. This is our origin and we're going back to Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la. The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is an exemplar for those who have hope in Allah. For those who have hope, raja, laqad kala lakoon fee rasoolillahi uswatun hasana. You have the messenger of Allah, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, a beautiful pattern of conduct. Lee man kaana yarjullah wa liyawman akhira wa zakara Allaha kathira. For anyone who has hope in Allah and in the last day and remembers Allah with much vikr, the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, wear the two sandals of khauf and raja, of fear and hope. Be between fear and hope, not so much hope that you become, you start leaving good action. Right? You become lazy. Not so much fear that you fall into a state of despair, but nowadays, because people don't have ma'rifah of Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la, no study theology. It tends to be fire and brick stone, doom and gloom. The ulema nowadays say, lean, give some weight on the side of hope, a little more weight on the side of hope. Give people hope, give people hope. The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, when he went to Yemen, he said, give people glad tidings, don't make them afraid, show them mercy, don't cause them to run away from you. Imam al-Razali, one time, was robbed by a brigand, we know the story, the man who robbed him stole his books. Imam al-Razali said, don't steal my books, that's my knowledge. And the brigand says, what type of knowledge is this that the likes of me can steal it from you? Imam al-Razali from then on, he memorized all of his knowledge. And sometime during the course of the conversation, they came out that the brigand was fasting. And Imam al-Razali said to him, you're fasting and you're robbing me? And the brigand said, I did not want to shut off or close all the doors of mercy from to my Lord. I wanted to keep one door of mercy, a glimmer of hope alive, I wanted to keep a glimmer of hope alive. And some of the ulema say, years later, years later Imam al-Razali is in Mecca and he's circumambulating the Baytullah and he looked, he saw a man clinging to the Qiswah of the Ka'bah with tears running down his face and this was the brigand. So he read his notes. He read the books of Imam al-Razali. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam says in a hadith. We'll end with this inshallah. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala divided his mercy into 100 juz'in. So I'm sorry, I have 9.90. And I spread in the earth a single juz'in. So from that, juz'in. Ya tarahim wa khalaikun. Or as the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala divided his mercy into 100 equal parts. And he kept 99 reserved for him to show his abad on the Yom al-Qiyamah. And then one out of 100 parts he sent down to creation, to all of creation. Every time a mother kisses and hugs her child, it is from that portion. One 100th, one percent. Every time a father kisses and hugs his child, it's from that one percent. Every time a animal cares and protects its young, every single time a created entity shows any type of mercy, kindness or compassion, it is one part out of 100 parts of Allah's mercy. One percent. How much do you love your children? You will willingly give your life to save your child. That's not even near a fraction of one percent of the mercy of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And in reality the mercy of Allah is infinite. Abu Musa Al-Ashari said, He said, He said, He said, He said that on the day of judgment, Muslims will come with transgressions, the likes of mountains. And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will forgive them. And the Hadith of Timmadi, Anas ibn Malik relates that the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, Qala Allahu ta'ala, Hadith Qudsi, an extra Quranic utterance, a sacred hadith, that Allah says, Ya Ibn Adam, O child of Adam, it's not Bani Adam, it's very personal. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is speaking to each and every one of us. O child of Adam, Inna kama ta'outani wa rajoutani Inna kama ta'outani wa rajoutani Al-Fartu lak wa latin Bani Beautiful Hadith. He said, The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said, That Allah said, O son of Adam, O child of Adam, O daughter of Adam, As long as you keep calling on me, and have hope in me, I will forgive you and I don't mind. And I don't mind. Keep having hope. Keep calling on me. Life is short. It's going to be over. Remember Y2K? I remember it like yesterday. I remember kindergarten like yesterday. It's okay. I grew up in San Ramon in the 1980s. This is where I was raised. I'm not coming from some foreign country and telling you to be patient. I grew up in the Iran Contra days, the hostages crisis. And San Ramon very different than today. Very, very different. My sister and I, I think we're the only Middle Easterners in the entire school, our elementary school. One or two African Americans, two or three Asians, everyone else, the overwhelming majority were white Christian. So, you know, bullying is part of our reality. But the important thing is, the important thing is to understand, to see the wisdom behind certain things. That caused me to ask deeper questions in my life. Why are these people bullying me? Why are they picking on me for something I had no control over? This is how God made me. Who is God? So, it sparked in me a transcendental curiosity that wouldn't have been there. This is about seven, eight, nine years old. Thinking about these things. So, if the wisdom escapes us, be patient. Do the best you can to protect yourself. Life is short. Have hope in Allah SWT. One more thing I wanted to mention. Former State Representative Mike Honda, a Japanese American born in 1941. He was forced into a concentration camp when he was a child of his parents in Colorado. InshaAllah this will never happen in America. In America is a very different place. But the point is that something he remembers quite vividly from his childhood is that people were calling us pagans. Remember that word, pagans. Now, more and more we were seeing this. People calling Muslims pagans. The idea that Muslims worship a different God that we have nothing to do with Judeo-Christianity. They're a very effective method of pseudo-speciation. They make us look like less than human. So, we have to spread the news. In principle, we worship the same God. It's the God of Ibrahim alaihi s-salam. This is Allah. This is who we worship. We have different ways of conceptualizing God. Different ways of theologizing. So, I recommend people, I did a lecture. You can find it on Zaytuna.edu. You can probably find it on YouTube. Is Allah God? Watch it with your family, inshaAllah. Is Allah God? Or go over the names of God in Arabic and Hebrew, Arabic and Syriac. And demonstrate how not only is Allah God etymologically, but the concept of God or the personality of God is consistent with the Judeo-Christian God. InshaAllah. So, inshaAllah this is something that's becoming a major fitna you know, in our schools especially. It's praises to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.