 I seek salvation from Satan the accursed, my dearest viewers, my children, my elders, my brothers and sisters from all across the world. May the peace, the blessings, and the protection of Allah SWT be with you at every step of your journey. I would like to welcome you to another episode. May the peace, the blessings, and the protection of Allah SWT be with you at every step of your journey. I would like to welcome you to another episode of the Ramadan show exclusively here on Imam Hussain TV with me, your host, Dr Shabir Tijani. Today on Imam Hussain TV we're in a very celebratory mood and as a result they've convinced me to wear this local dress called the Dishtasha. I would like to ask you to please join us on social media using the hashtag IHTVRamadan. We look forward to receiving your comments. Please also like us on Facebook, subscribe to our page on YouTube, and also join us on Instagram. Before commencing with this celebratory show, I would like to impart a saying from Amirul-Mu'mineen, where he says regular reflection increases a person's foresight. This is a very, very important saying and it's written in the will of Imam Ali to his son, Imam Al-Hussain. I would recommend all of you on these nights where we have reflected on a daily basis, on a regular basis to read this will and compare your lives to this will. Insha'Allah if you continue to do so and you continue it until next Ramadan, insha'Allah you will start next Ramadan better than you are at the moment. And insha'Allah that's what we hope for, to continue climbing this ladder of spiritual elevation. In today's very special episode we're going to be talking about spiritual refinement but not a particular trait as we've been doing in the previous nights. But insha'Allah hope to recap everything we've learnt over the past 30 nights. And also insha'Allah leave you a few words to impart and to think over. We've talked about so many different things. And insha'Allah hope that you've been paying heed to these, taking notes and using them and employing them in your own lives in order to try and improve yourselves and get close to Allah SWT. We talked about intention. Intention is not something that is stagnant. Intention is something that needs to be constantly thought about, assessed, reassessed and it's a proactive process. We talked about pride and how pride is the source of all evil. You see that with pride in one's heart they can never truly accept their own value. And the best way to get rid of pride and arrogance is to constantly think of Allah SWT and constantly think of death. Remember where you're from, where you are and where your destiny is. And when you remember what a being you are, such a low being compared to Allah's might in front of Him, then surely you'll become more humble. Jealousy is one of the traits which is one of the most detested inside a human being. The reason being is that it affects you spiritually, physically, emotionally and mentally. You have to detach yourself from this dunya because jealousy is born from greed. This dunya is temporary and ultimately if you follow this dunya and fall into its lures you will end up unsuccessful and you will destroy yourself. You have to have this great strength within, faith within and remember Allah SWT all turns. If you want something, pray to Him for it. Jealousy is something that will destroy you from within. Patience. Patience is one of the greatest virtues a human being can have. It's one of the most fundamental virtues in any walks of life and it will benefit you not only physically but spiritually also. Amir al-Mu'mineen has said, I will remain patient until patience gets tired of me. And he was one of the greatest examples of the ultimate form of patience. We talked about raising children and how children are the very fabric of our society, the very fundamentals of our communities. The Ahl al-Bayt al-Alihim As-Salaam taught us how to raise children. And if you want to learn the best examples of this look no further than Amir al-Mu'mineen and Lady Fatima al-Zahra and see how they raised their gems of children. Iman. Iman means faith and that is something that we should constantly be striving towards and achieving faith means detaching yourself from your nafs, detaching yourself from worldly desires and as a result with raised Iman your need for worldly things will decrease and your closeness to Allah SWT will increase. One of the things that we have in life that is very important to us is companionship. Friendship. Friendship is something that we've been guided about by the aim of al-Tahireen, peace and blessings be upon all of them and we've been told how we should choose our friends which friends to have, which friends not to have, how we should keep our friends. You see a bad friend's bad traits become part of your bad traits and a good friend's good traits become part of your personality and even if you're a bad person then having good friends, having good company will guide you towards the light. Having bad friends even if you're a good person can corrupt your inner being. We briefly talked about one of the ladies of light within the religion of Islam. One of the four main followed ladies, one of the guides toward all women in the religion of Islam and that is Lady Khadija, peace and blessings be upon her. It is said that Islam did not rise except through Ali's sword and Khadija's wealth. We talked about anger and how we should in all conditions try to contain and to keep rain over our anger. Anger in very, very small doses and in a contained way can be good for the human being but if anger is uncontrolled it can destroy our very soul. You see in state of anger you lose your ability to think rationally and when you lose your ability to think rationally you commit acts which you then regret and Allah SWT's greatest gift to us is our ability to think rationally to use our minds to act afterwards and to use our minds to think before we talk. We talked about spiritual wafering or wafering. You see there are stages of spiritual growth within us which have been written in many famous books. We talked about the different stages of spiritual growth. Islam, Eman, Tawakul, Jihad, especially Jihad and nafs but the initial stage is called Yaqadda to awaken the soul. If you missed this episode I recommend you go and watch it. It's something which is very profound, very deep and inshallah it will be the beginning of your long journey towards spiritual enlightenment. We talked about self-knowledge. Amirul Mu'minin says I wonder at the person who urgently searches for that which he has lost but he has lost his soul and is not searching for it. Self-knowledge of not just one's being where they are, where they were born, what their name is but self-knowledge about one's soul the limitations of their nafs the limitations of their physical capabilities. Inshallah when we can achieve that we'll find ourselves closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. We talked about du'a iftata and how the du'a is split into different sections. How this du'a is a call or a conversation with the awaited Imam of our time. It is not only a supplication for our needs but it's a teaching for the roots of our very faith. It's a planning and it's planning for a way of life. It remains our responsibility to plot our life and as we recite this du'a, understand its meaning even though you recite it every night during the month of Ramadan if you don't understand its meaning you don't understand the true beauty of it. We talked about self-purification. You see the whole point of morality and achieving a high spiritual state is to purify one's soul. It is only then that the soul starts shining receiving and reflecting the radiation of the light from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. One of the most important things we talked about during these holy nights is repentance something that we should have all done during these nights where the doors of mercy are open. We talked about how repentance shouldn't be just formed from a fear of hell or lure towards paradise. It should be because we have truly committed a sin and disobeyed Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. If we remember his mercy and his bounties and we think about how many times we have let him down and have disobeyed him surely we'll be ashamed, we'll be aggrieved and we can repent to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala with an open heart, with tears in our eyes. Surely the month of Ramadan is a great month. Allah multiplies in it the good deeds and erases in it the sins and elevates in it the ranks. In this very special episode of the Ramadan show whereas before when we used to look at the month of Ramadan and how people prepared for it around the world today we're going to talk about the special day of Eid, Eid al-Fitr and we'll be talking about the heart of the Shi'a world in Karbala. Eid al-Fitr in Karbala is a very special occasion and insha'Allah I'll say a few words over the next few minutes to make you appreciate and understand why that is. The day starts off with some food where family members and local communities get together and share food and breakfast after which they come into the Bain al-Haramain reciting the Taqbir. At 7 o'clock roughly there is a mass congregation, Salat al-A'id within Bain al-Haramain and also one of the courtyards in the Haram. The Salat is led by none other than the highly revered Ayatullah Sayyed Murda Qazweeni. At 7 o'clock he leads this mass congregation after which half an hour later there is a second one for the people who are unable to participate in that mass congregation due to the vast number of people that come there. This Salat will be aired on several TV shows including Imam Hussein TV. After this people tend to go and they have vast amount of food. This is the day of A'id. It's the day of feasting for these people and they enjoy their food. One of the most important or one of the most highly recommended times for people to come and visit the shrine of Imam Hussein is during the day of Eid al-Fitr and that's why so many people from around the country of Iraq come to Karbala for this very special day. Insha'Allah now that we've concluded these segments of the times of Ramadan I think it would be nice if you could send in your pictures of how we celebrated Eid so insha'Allah we could have a look at that and get an insight into your day of Eid also. Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem dearest brothers and sisters Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh may peace and blessing and protection of Allah be upon each and every one of you. During the last days of the holy month of Ramadan we came to another store market here in the holy city of Karbala to show you the atmosphere of the holy city of Karbala during the holy month of Ramadan so stay tuned. Dearest viewers let's have a word with one of the brothers here Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Can you tell us about the Ramadan seasons in the city of Karbala? Ramadan seasons are great in the future during the visit and in most of the people you know it will be a long day in the city of Karbala and as you can see the weather is very cold especially the people of Karbala and at the same time during the last 15 days of Ramadan everything will be different and the work will be different especially the Eid. The brother is saying that the holy city of Karbala is totally different the visitors to the holy city of Karbala usually come out at night after a long stay during the day in their homes and the atmosphere here is full of spirituality and faith with all the visitors that come to visit the holy city of Karbala. How do you work? During the month of Ramadan the hours of work will change The morning before the Eid will be different after the Eid it will be completely changed but after the Eid after the Fator the hours of the Eid will be the same and the visit is for the Fajr The brother is saying that usually they come to the store at the morning at the noon prayer they close their store and they go home and they come back here after the time of Fatar and stay up until 1 or 2 am in the morning. As we come to the last episode of this series and we talk about health tips and medical advice Insha'Allah I want to continue a small series that we started a few nights ago about the miracles of the human body about how it is superior to that of any other creature about how each and every system is a miracle within itself and how not only are the miracles but how they work in perfect synchrony with one another throughout the course of life in order to allow you to continue living. Today Insha'Allah I want to talk about the digestive system This is a system I have decided to talk about because on this day of Eid we will be eating and feasting filling our stomachs but I want you to appreciate what happens when you eat that food and when it is being digested the process of the digestive system starts even before you eat your food it starts from when you see the food when you smell the food when you think about food sometimes you find that we salivate before even the food is presented in front of us why because the human brain is the first part of the digestive system it gets you thinking about food and then you start salivating once the food enters your mouth then you break it down and the saliva has specific enzymes within it to also help break down the food this food is then passed down into the stomach the amazing thing about the saliva is that it's actually got basic elements within it i.e. the acidity of the stomach can be neutralized by the base of the saliva once the food is passed down through the esophagus the food pipe it goes into the stomach in acidic conditions any bugs or bacteria that are there cannot survive these acidic conditions unless there are very specific type of bugs that can cause things like food poisoning once the food is broken down in the stomach it then passes into the small intestine here it meets with bile which is secreted from the liver and the gallbladder and this is in the duodenum which is the early part of the small intestine here the fats are emulsified and broken down further and absorbed through the gut in this part of the gut electrolytes or salts such as sodium and potassium are absorbed other very important minerals such as iron and calcium are absorbed other things such as vitamin B12 folate are absorbed in the small intestine it's a very very important part of the gut and it's the longest part of the gut as well because it requires a long part of the gut with absorption absorption happens through many mechanisms there's the passive mechanism and then there's the active mechanism certain nutrients absorb passively where they pass from the lumen, the gut into the blood very easily others are done by active transport where energy is required to bring the food or the nutrients in from the lumen into the blood system things such as sugars are absorbed through the gut without the gut we would not be able to actually supply our food with the energy that it needs the nutrients that it needs in order to survive after that all the material is passed into the colon the colon is the place where all the fluid is extracted from whatever material is there and it gets absorbed into our system into our blood and it allows us to have the circulating volume that we have without the colon we would lose so much water that we would be dehydrated and unable to survive after this as the food passes through the colon it ends up being excreted out of the body and even this is a miracle in itself the system is very intricate but I don't want to go into that just yet inshallah hope that over the past few series inshallah I hope that over the past few nights you've been able to firstly understand the beauty of the human body how Allah SWT has designed us as miracles I hope you appreciate the diseases and have a bit of an idea of what to look out for when dealing with certain conditions what the long term prognosis of those conditions are how to spot these conditions and inshallah I also hope that at the beginning of the series you paid special attention to how you can help yourself during the holy month of Ramadan stay healthy, stay fit stay alert in order to make the most out of this month finally I just want to talk about habits over the past 30 nights we've developed certain habits certain routines these are healthy habits things like eating the right amounts of food or not overeating making sure that we kept rehydrated eating the right nutrients when it's needed having a sensible lifestyle all of these things are now routine within our minds, routine within our bodies inshallah I hope that we can continue keeping our bodies healthy looking out for those risk factors which would increase our risk of heart disease of strokes limiting those down as much as we can and inshallah I hope and I pray that all of you at home lead very healthy and happy lives and inshallah I hope that through those long healthy lives you're able to serve your communities serve your society and ultimately serve the awaited Imam of our time because this forms a basic moral fabric of our society and it is only when we're healthy physically can we be healthy mentally healthy emotionally and healthy spiritually and thus through having a healthy body we can ascend towards closeness to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala once when I were 8 Imam Ali ibn al-Musarra our town called Nisha poor the people of the town asked the Imam to narrate a hadith from Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him Imam al-Ruza said to the people and narrated the following hadith my father Musa al-Qadrin told me from his father Muhammad al-Baqir from his father from his father the martyr of Karbala from his father from Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him from Angel Jibrail from Allah the Almighty the kalima of la ilaha illa Allah there is no god but Allah is my fort and whoever says it will enter my fort and whoever enters my fort is safe from Allah's punishment the hadith and this hadith is well known as the golden chain hadith it is because each member of the chain was an infallible the people of Nisha poor began reciting the kalima and thought that his holy that his holy speech was over but to the amazement of the crowd Imam al-Ruza ended the quote by saying but all this depends on some conditions and I am considered one of those conditions on this very special episode of the Ramadan show where we prepare for a celebratory day and we recite something that always gets me in the mood for celebration this is an ashid which was originally from Pakistan in Urdu but me and my brother Abbas have written one verse for you in English and insha'Allah I want to present this in front of you one verse in Urdu and one verse in English and insha'Allah I hope it will also get you into the celebratory mood as well it is called Allahu Allahu and those of you who know it you can join in at home Allahu Allahu Allahu He created the earth He created the skies oh He made every mountain that rises apart then by making the sun He gave us day and night He designed us me and you Allahu Allahu Allahu Allahu Allahu Allahu Behold the Prophet Muhammad and the blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny has said surely the month of Ramadan is a great month Allah multiplies in it the good deeds and erases in it the sins and elevates in it the ranks as we conclude this final episode of the Ramadan show I would like to thank you for viewing and watching not only today but for the past 30 days it has been a pleasure to serve you insha'Allah we hope that you have been able to gain out of this holy month insha'Allah I want to leave you with a final thought something that you can ponder over and continue to reflect over in your daily lives and that is that the Holy Prophet peace and blessings be upon him was so truthful that even his enemies knew him as Al-Amin the reason why I want to impart this is for you to get thinking that positive traits are reflected in you and they're there for everyone to see your Akhlaq is what becomes your characteristic what becomes your reputation and even people who don't like you will start appreciating you for your positive traits I would like to thank you humbly for sending in your videos your clips, your blogs for joining us on social media and for joining our debates every night you can still like our page on facebook still follow us on twitter and on instagram and subscribe to our page on youtube I would also like to thank you for your attentiveness for reflecting and for paying heed to the messages we were trying to impart now that the holy month of Ramadan is over we're in a celebratory mood for the day of Eid al-Fitr however there's a little ache at the bottom of our hearts because this holy month will be going for another year and we won't be able to make use of this holy month but insha'Allah I pray that you continue on your path towards salvation you continue on your path towards spiritual perfection and I pray that may Allah SWT grant us life to be here for next Ramadan and may He grant us the ability to get closer to Him and closer to the peace and blessings be upon all of them even though today we're celebrating the Eid that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan let's continue praying and building upon our art of supplication which we've been learning over the last 30 nights and let's pray that may Allah SWT hasten the reappearance of the hujja, alayhi salam we also pray that may Allah SWT continue to grant our desires continue to help us continue to aid us on the path towards Him and allow us to have success in this world and in the hereafter in your du'as please also don't forget us for the final time in this series I wish to bid you farewell and insha'Allah if life permits we will see each other again very soon wa salamu alaykum jami'an wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuh