We see with our knowledge

Fajr Reminders - Mahmood Habib Masjid and Islamic Center

⚠️ AI-Generated Content: This transcription was automatically generated using AI. In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful. Alhamdulillah, O Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon the honor of the prophets and messengers, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and upon his family, and he is the one who is most at peace. What is next? My dear respected brothers, sisters, elders, Alhamdulillah, O Lord of the worlds, we are witnessing history in progress. I have already done that and I do it again on my behalf and on the behalf of all of you to congratulate our brothers and sisters in Syria for gaining their freedom. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala granted it to them. And we ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to protect them and to protect all Muslims wherever they are. When we read the accounts of what has happened in Syria in the last few days, we can say that we were witness to that. Some of us can say that about the fall of USSR. I don't know how many of the younger people here even know the full form of what USSR was, but it was a global force to be reckoned with. And the fall of the monarchy in Iran, I was witness to the coronation ceremony of Shah Raza Shah Pahlavi. And more recently, what happened in Egypt and Iraq and other places. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala told us about the way the world works and to look beyond the obvious. When we see events unfolding where those who thought they were impervious and immune suddenly had to run for their lives and seek refuge and all their wealth and power couldn't save them, we must thank Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for his mercy and grace in delivering those who were suffering under these tyrants. Imagine all the power to do good and to help people and to create a beautiful country and to leave a legacy of honor that their wealth and their power offered them. Instead they did what they did. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala warned us and Allah said Come, tarakoo min jannaati wa a'iyoon wa zuroo'in wa maqaamin kareem wa ni'matin kano feeha fakihin kathalika wa awrathnaaha qawman aakhareen fa ma bakat alayhim fa ma bakat alayhim al-samaa wa al-ardhu wa ma kano munzareen Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said which means imagine how many gardens and springs and it refers to all the accoutrements and the signs of luxury that the tyrants left behind as well as crops and splendid palaces and residences and luxuries which they fully enjoyed. And then so it was. Allah's haqqum came to be. And Allah says we awarded it to all, we awarded all of that to another people. And neither heaven nor earth wept over them, nor was their fate delayed. But I want to say also that given the recent history of regime changes, I hope the Syrian people that they should beware and not just focus on the toppling of statues because in previous events when people were occupied in celebrating in the streets, their destiny was being sold without their knowledge. More importantly, we need to ask ourselves what can we learn, all of us, from these events to correct our ways. And for this we have the Kalan of Allah, the Quran al-Kareem and the Sunnah of Muhammad Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. I remind myself and you that we see with our knowledge. We see with our knowledge. Where we see a beauty, where we see beauty in a building, Al Hamra for example, beautiful palace, an architect sees how Al Hamra is constructed, the entire palace, everything is constructed on one very simple mathematical principle. And that is taking the hypotenuse of the square, which is the diagonal distance between the two opposite corners of a square, and taking it in a protractor and moving it to the right and creating a rectangle because that becomes a little bit longer, the hypotenuse is longer than the side, so creating a rectangle on that and taking the hypotenuse of the rectangle and again circling to the right and creating a taller rectangle. The entire palace is built on a very simple,