 Firstly, we go back to high school, Alhamdulillah. We went to James Logan High School in New York City. I was class of 2011, so now I'm dating myself and you are class of 2012, right? Mashallah, and Alhamdulillah, this is such a special occasion. This is a very strong young man, and as you can see, even the way that he's built, Mashallah. So we used to play on the football team together as well. We played varsity football together. I played wide receiver, and he played cornerback. And for those who don't know about football, the wide receiver and the cornerback, they oppose each other. They go against each other. I'm on the offensive side of the ball, and he's on the defensive side of the ball. And so, even in high school, we've been sharpening one another. Through all of our practices, through all of our grinds, lifting together, Mashallah. He called me and he told me, he said, you know what? Quran, you know, you and your father have always inspired me since high school. Again, I'm nobody, but again, we're just brothers and I'm just sharing a moment with you guys. In high school, Alhamdulillah, is when I started to like, you know, there's so many religions, there's so many people. Why is Islam true? I started to really seek for my own self. I knew I was Muslim, but I didn't know why I was Muslim. I knew I was Muslim, but I didn't know why I was Muslim. So in high school, this senior year, actually, what he was talking about is when he said, you and your father really inspired me. And Jared, at the time, he was much more smaller than what he is. But he did everything that he could do to strive and that shows mujahada, to strive and to struggle in the way of Allah through anything it is that we do. Just things, even like football, right? Anything, you can take anything, any art in the world and if you do it for the sake of God, there are all these microcosms that are in the same thing. You have to strive and struggle in anything it is that you do. This is the only way of how you get to Allah. And so he called me, he said, hey, man, I've been fasting. I said, why are you been fasting? He said, yeah, and I've been praying. I said, what? I said, did somebody show you? Like, did you go to any mosque or anything? He said, nah, man, I didn't do none of that. I just, like, I just know that to be the truth. So I don't know who it is that he's seen actually in his life. It's Allah is the one who guides hearts. And Alhamdulillah, insha'Allah, we'll be inviting our brother into the fold of Islam and Dara, we just want you to know some things before taking what is called Shahada as you've already been practicing as a Muslim and what we spoke to you about. But now we say the Shahada in front of the community, so we recognize one another. And then you know that you are in the brotherhood of eternity. This life is only temporal and we will be with one another in the afterlife, God willing. Inside of paradise, inside the highest levels of paradise with our glorious messenger, Muhammad, peace be upon him. Well, we don't ever have to worry about sickness. Well, we don't ever have to worry about work. Well, we don't ever have to worry about overcoming anything. There will be nothing but pure bliss. In this world, we work with one another in order to get to this hardship. Is there anything that you would just like to share about yourself and how you, you know, what was it? Is there anything that you would just like to share in general before we tell you what the Shahada is? We'll say it in Arabic and then we'll say it in English afterwards. How's it going? Jared Mendoza, I am a deputy sheriff for Alamedi County. Thank you for having me here, ready to learn to be a part of this community. That's what I'm looking for. Can you just tell us a little bit how did you come to know that Islam is true? It kind of found me. I was looking for some guidance. I come from a father who teaches a Filipino martial arts that is called Kali. That is taught by the Muslims in the Philippines. So I grew up training in that martial arts. So I've always had a natural affinity towards Islam, so to speak. Also, when I was looking for some guidance, I was never a social media person and I hopped on social media for other purposes. And Koran popped up as people you may know out of nowhere. I just thought it was a sign. Alhamdulillah. So we'll say what the Shahada is. So we'll say the Arabic first, which is always best to do, and then we'll explain it in English. Let's hold up our right finger, our right index finger. And we all should reaffirm our faith right now, just as well together. What's our brother as well? Say, So we just said, I bear witness, say this in English, I bear witness that there is no God, but God. And I bear witness that the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is his messenger and servant. Takbir. It's saying Takbir means tell the crowd to say Allahu Akbar. And so Allahu Akbar means God is the Greatest. Which Allah is the Greatest. Alhamdulillah. Welcome to the full Marhaban. Everybody, let's introduce ourselves to our brother Jared.