one can you stand for me quickly just
stand for me come right here
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please
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I want to make this um I want to make
this transition or this
transaction because this what it is
these are human beings that's making a
transaction with God they're not making
a transaction for us they're making a
transaction with God and a transition in
their lives so I want to make this easy
for them we have a gift for them and
we're going to give them this
gift which includes give each one of
them I'm going to tell them what it
is give each one of them one
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please let me have one of the packages I
ke so I can tell them what it is
that's what I gave it to
you that's what I gave it to
you now the gift that we're giving to
them is something that will help them on
their
way one it's a copy of the
Quran with the transliteration of the
meanings
secondly it's a short easy to read
authentic by graphy of the Prophet
Muhammad peace and blessing be upon
him
thirdly it is a set of seven
books it is a set of seven books that
have in it lessons for new
Muslims now your acceptance of
Islam is your acceptance of
God not your acceptance of me or not
your acceptance of these people nor your
acceptance of the political Dynamics in
the world because it has nothing to do
with that it's just your acceptance of
God and this gift is to help you make
that trans transition did everybody
receive a copy you have a copy wonderful
I want you to say with
me the simple words
and these words are nothing more than
what I have explained there's no trick
no curve and we don't have a pool in the
back for you to dip
in in who Pam she she's right here yeah
yeah she wants to make in front of your
no she's
here she's here please
my brother who my brother who is um and
rightfully
so is very concerned and very inspired
about one of the ladies who are here and
I also because she was brought here last
night by her
son and I mean that's profound that's
the most profound gift that a son can
give to his mother and that's certainly
the most most profound gift that a
mother can give to her
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son and that's our sister Pam that's
here
and I'll meet with all of these
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um I'll meet with all of these um
fortunate and um and special
people
after we finish our meeting here this
evening but let's say the words let's
just go over the words called the
shahada the bearing of witness and I'll
tell you what it is essentially it is
the saying of that there is none to be
worshiped except almighty God and that
Muhammad is the messenger of
God saying that word and then adding to
it I testify or I declare or I announce
that there's none to be worshiped except
almighty God and that I testify or I
declare or I announce that Muhammad is
the messenger of a god brings you or
into the transition of
Islam from that point it's your
sincerity it's your acts of worship it
is your
commitment that will make the
difference now whatever you owe God of
something you did that only you know and
God knows after tonight your boy is
clear because God is the forgiver of
those that come back to
him but whatever you owe somebody money
rent a loan you still owe
that is that
fair okay please just say after
me the words
la
ill
Muhammed
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aan now what I want to say to uh to you
brothers and sisters and honestly um I
am truly grateful in the sight of Allah
uh not because I'm going to get paid for
each one of
you course it's not about that uh but
I'm grateful
because when I'm look when I look at you
I see myself 37 years
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ago and I do
realize I do realize that sincerity and
commitment and straight talking can
change a person's life because it
certainly changed
mine and what I want to tell you is that
all of you are fortunate
because certainly someone brought you
here tonight I mean your own
inquisitiveness your own concern about
life sort of navigated you here or
brought you here but someone some Muslim
who you have as an associate or a
relative brought you here that person is
your
sponsor that sponsor should help you
work out your problems and your
transition
now because I live in the UK or because
I'm from America it means that I'll be a
longdistance mentor friend of yours
brother in Islam and open for your to
help you resolve your problems but the
Muslims of Sydney Australia and in
particular the sponsor that brought you
here your relative or your friend those
are the people that should work things
out for you
yes that's right she said it doesn't
even have to be a person that you know
because God might have brought you here
isn't that
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beautiful that's
beautiful now unfortunately tomorrow
morning I'll be going to Melbourne and
coming back on Thursday and what I would
like to do is to arrange to have dinner
with all of you when we get back can we
arrange that inah aldah so please take
your gifts uh I can shake hands with two
pretty
ladies may God bless you so
much goad and have your seats
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okay