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alhamdulillah thank you again for
joining us for another episode of the
dean show this week I don't have a guest
for you so I had to think about what are
we going to do what are we going to
bring you this week and I came up with
something good we're going to take you
way back from the beginning when we
started from some of the original Dean
shows some of the original guests from
the beginning and we're going to do
what's called the flashback we're going
to take you back in time if that's
possible but before that I just want to
spend a a minute thanking everybody
first of all alhamdulillah alhamdulillah
all praise and thanks is to Allah the
creator of the heavens and the Earth who
has given us this ability to be with you
brothers and sisters from all around the
world and it's also known that if you
don't thank the people if you you're not
thankful to the people you're not
thankful to Allah so I'd like to thank
everybody all the brothers and sisters
who have been contributing who have been
supporting the show continue
on we've been able to bring some of
these learned people on the show we've
been able to interview different people
who have accepted Islam they've been
able to share their stories many people
have accepted Islam alhamdulillah
because they've seen that this is
something natural it's the natural way
to believe in the Creator the one who
has created all this to worship him
alone not a man a monkey an elephant you
heard me say it a lot if you've been
with us since day one you worship the
Creator you give him that right because
that right belongs to him and you
believe in all his Messengers and what
comes along with that and his last and
final messenger the prophet Muhammad
peace be upon Him Islam is the natural
way and people have seen that they've
seen American Irish Latinos people from
all around the world accept this
beautiful way of life and even at the
end if you chose not to accept the way
of life that all all of God's Messengers
brought submission and surrender to one
God at least by now you have a better
understanding
now we're going to take you way back to
the
flashbacks continue tune in every week
inshallah God willing we're going to
continue on with this
journey of educating the people I
apologize if I'm not able to get back to
everybody it kind of gets overwhelming
at time you know I didn't think that
this thing would go so far alhamdulillah
we are being not only viewed here in
Chicago on the TV but all over the globe
and this is very exciting that you guys
are supporting if you have an
email and you send it to people attach
our website to it if you have a Blog put
some of our
videos on it if you have a
website add us on it and this is how
we're going to spread the word we' done
some of the major work here you can
contribute by making Dua for us helping
spread and getting this message out so
that inshallah people can understand us
they can understand this beautiful way
of life they can understand the Muslims
and now this fear that many people have
due to the media due to a lot of haters
out there and the biggest hater Shayan
he's working day and night we can clear
some of these false
misconceptions and the people can sit
down and have some lunch with us sit
down with Tommy bani and hang out with
the brothers and just see that man these
ain't people ain't trying to build bombs
these people are trying to build a
Brotherhood a friendship they're calling
us to something simple they're calling
us to worship the Creator not his
creation they're calling us to good old
wholesome goodness I want to kick it
with these Muslims cuz you know what I
don't have peace in my life I haven't
figured out what the purpose of life is
let me hear what the Muslims have to say
they're claiming that they got the truth
and it's something that fits it's not
something that's bizarre it's not
something that's way out there it's not
something complicated worship one God
submit to him alone do the Good Deeds
that he's invited you to do and you know
what he's got a beautiful thing for you
then Paradise Paradise it's very simple
now with that said I'm going to take you
over to the episode of this week we
didn't have a guest for you but we do
have something special that I've lined
up we're going to go way back into the
beginning and I hope you enjoy this
week's episode like I said make Dua for
us and all the shakes that have been on
here all the learning people make Dua
for them and all the brothers and
sisters out there and all the
non-muslims that are tuning in continue
to watch the shows
and inshallah ask almighty God to guide
you to make it easy for you and the
truth shall be made clear inshallah
thank you we'll see you hope you enjoy
this week's show assalam alaykum peace
be unto you I testify bear witness I
bear witness that there is no deity that
there is no deity worthy of worship
worthy of worship except the almighty
Allah accept Almighty Allah heavens and
the earth I bear witness I bear witness
that Muhammad that Muhammad is messenger
is his messenger and the Seal of all the
prophets that he's a slave servant and
messenger of Almighty Allah he's the
Seal of the prophets this make you open
the door and get into the house Islam
now you become Muslim when you say this
I like to compare it to like if you lost
your your your mother your father and
you finally someone's described them you
said that's my mother that's my father
when you get the correct concept of your
creator that's my Creator he doesn't
sleep he doesn't rest he hasici and he
has put together some shows videos
reminding you just forgot and let's
bring him on out talk to him
Baba
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ISL praises to God not being in touch
how about someone now telling you that
look you don't got someone who's paying
the fine for you the ticket the ultimate
sacrifice now what happens right that
Jesus died for your sins right how could
God punished people for something they
didn't do a little baby is not born
responsible for what Adam did it doesn't
make sense it it doesn't make a lot of
sense I mean if if the if the government
tried to punish a baby for something
their father did we would say that's
unjust but yet we accuse God of doing
that I mean that to me that doesn't make
sense so the Islamic idea is Jesus is
was a prophet and example for us he can
die for our sins we we are responsible
for our own sins now like we said
because we're such Sinners which we are
uh we try to do better but we try to do
better in order to earn God's mercy and
God's forgiveness now we know that it's
more about living Islam when people see
you living Islam living how the prophet
P found live with his good character
inviting people to to to righteousness
and to all that is good and they see
this and they come to you now and they
ask you you know explain to me why I
should accept Islam explain to me you
know what's so unique about Islam and
how do I I know this is the truth how
would you sum this up in a simplistic
way really I I don't have one simple
line to be quite honest I I really think
at the end of the day it is about one um
I have found as many others who have
embraced Islam obviously have found that
there is a very sincere genuine way of
connecting to a higher power through
Islam that is not pretentious that is
not about being holier than thou but is
about really the individual connecting
to the Divine and through that
connecting to the rest of humanity that
is really beautiful when one gets to
understand it in from a perspective that
looks like the totality of our tradition
um but often times we don't get that
partly because what we are often
presented about Islam is in the in in
the context of all this post 911
craziness and um and sometimes the
Muslims themselves have to take
responsibility for the way we present
Islam through our actions and the way we
talk about Islam that may not always
present the most beautiful light of it
but I think the most simple answer that
I could give to anyone is I really do
believe the verse that you know is
talked about that that God is beautiful
and loves Beauty and I believe that
Islam is beautiful when engaged as a
holistic
tradition
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wasn't until I met certain friends you
know for example Eddie who kind of uh
open things up and made things make a
lot more sense to me with uh with Islam
and the Quran and uh uh probably one one
of the main things that really changed
uh my perspective on it was uh for
example I was with some friends one day
and uh one of the girls was asking about
the Bible and another friend would say
well which Bible do you study cuz I
study this Bible or I read this Bible so
that kind of brought up a question to me
right away about well I don't understand
how can there be so many different
Bibles out there I mean there has to be
something different that you follow and
you follow and it didn't quite make too
much sense at all to me so when with his
L uh everybody studies the Quran and uh
it's been preserved and uh everything
just seems to kind of flow together a
lot more make a lot more sense so and
they will come on every lean camel and
out of every R for the purpose of
praising
alhamdulillah you welcome to the show to
tell us what does a Muslim believe what
is Islam to you now what is it well what
Muslims believe and what I believe is
how I became Muslim is simply the first
and most important thing is that there's
one
Creator and any kind of worship or
praise would be to this one Creator uh
in addition to that Creator you believe
in the Angels the existence of the
Angels then the prophets that uh God has
sent to us from the beginning of time
till now name some of those prophets uh
Adam Ishmael Abraham Noah L um Jesus
John the John John the Baptist uh how do
you how do you say his name in Arabic
Yahya Yahya yeah uh junas it was Jonah
and uh the last one which we believe is
Prophet Muhammad peace and blessed be
they all came with that way that way of
submitting to the will of God which is
in Islam same message it's consist same
message Mak sense now same message yeah
they didn't come with all these
different religions okay and they all
all roads lead to Rome no it's not that
it's one way it's submission to the will
of the Creator worshiping him on his
terms not yours right is that correct
that's what you believe it yes okay
special guest a good friend of mine good
brother I'm going to let him talk about
himself we're going to bring him out
he's going to introduce himself we got a
real great show for you with our special
guest on The Dean
show then I remembered that there's a
verse in the Bible that actually says a
prayer from Jesus telling his companions
pray like this thy will be done on Earth
as it is in heaven you're saying that to
God God's will be done on Earth as it is
in heaven and come to find out this is
what the word Islam actually means do
what God wants you to do on his terms in
peace surrender submission ASL that the
word ASL is the root and that's what it
means that's the literal translation of
Islam what it means as far as as you can
take it to English so just to rec
submission surrender sincerely obedience
obedience to the Creator peace to the
creator of the heavens and earth so now
you're uh getting these this new
information before that what did you
know about Islam nothing nothing tell me
tell us the viewers because you see
nowadays Islam there's a stigma ATT so
now someone as bright as yourself who's
a doctor who is an
intellectual for someone who is afraid
of Islam who doesn't understand Islam
they want to know why would this man
choose Islam his way of life oh
well I was an atheist before becoming a
Muslim you didn't believe in God I
didn't believe in God and uh why would
God do that why would he let innocent
people suffer at the hands of more
violent criminal people um why wouldn't
a perfect God create a more perfect
world uh where does evil come from if
everything comes from God then evil
comes from God and so forth and so on so
you know these questions grew and uh as
as they grew and became uh bigger in my
life and they were big to begin with
then I I moved away from the church away
from belief in God and then I come to
the 30th verse of the second Surah or
chapter and it says uh behold your lord
said to the
angels so it's a Heavenly
announcement I'm about to put a vicant
on Earth the Arabic word was khif I'm
about to put a vicant of mine a vis one
who acts in behalf of another or
representative so it's a Heavenly
election I'm about to put a visoy on her
and then the angel said will you put
there in one who will spread corruption
and shed much blood oh this is now one
of the answers to some of your question
this is my question that's your question
the same thing the angels are asking
right yeah while we the angels celebrate
your praises and glorify you I was
definitely hooked I wanted to see what
the author how the author answered that
question so I continued reading through
the Quran looking for Clues and answers
and I know this interview has to be
can't be that long but by the time I got
to the end of the Quran I had found what
for me were compelling and coherent
answers now you're at the table your
father got one version of the Bible your
no no the the the Catholic preach has
one version your father has one version
your wife has one and you got one
version you got like four different none
of them are alike none of them are alike
what happens next uh we basically had
got an argument with each other over now
you what's he doing what's the Muslim
doing he just sitting there smiling so
finally you know we just said okay uh
let's give up on this and I turned to
him in almost defensively and I said
well how many versions of your Coran do
you have he said well actually there
aren't any there's just one it's in
Arabic it's still exists exactly as it
was yes yes indeed some you got your you
can't your your desires run wild get
heat you get you full of this heat and
this passion doing you get chance to
getting some real trouble you live in
the 21st century yeah and when you go
around walking in America walking in the
West in general you would see that again
it's all about body culture even right
now in almost everywhere in the world
body culture body culture it's all
wherever you go it's all about men
getting in shape muscles whatever they
try to do something flex and how I love
what do you got to say to the parents
who are restricting say the youth now
he's got this urge right
and he wants to get married he fears his
creator because he knows if I fall into
the fornication I'll get some big
trouble right true that's one of the is
that one of the major sins absolutely
major sins major sins one of the major
sins they'll connect because when you
hear the recitation of the Quran it
penetrates the heart CU these are the
words of your creator right yes of
course indeed and then we'll try to give
you inshallah God willing the
translation in this case really you
should try as a Muslim you know in your
school to ask the principal ask the
teacher can I get 5 minutes off to pray
and I don't think there should be a
problem where there's a will there's a
way if you can get time off to go to the
bathroom for lunch for this or that
surely they'll give you 5 minutes for
your D prayer so uh really I think that
if this is going to be a habitual thing
such as the prayer of the year I don't
see any excuse uh to try to combine or
to do anything like this rather either
pray it at home before or if it's going
to be uh you know conflicting the prayer
timings and make sure you find a place
and a locality for example people at
work generally when you're working you
go beyond ASA prayer therefore find a
place where you can pray and uh you know
in North America at least you're you're
constitutionally you know guaranteed the
right to be able to pray no matter what
your job is you can take a few minutes
off to go and pray and then come back in
okay real quick live demonstration we
don't got a PowerPoint you're just going
to tell me
look this is the hijab with a beard is
is this hijab acceptable no this is not
the acceptable hijab firstly cuz he's
got a beard so the hijab with the beard
doesn't make sense but if sister so for
the Sisters wearing the hijab we love
yeah so we know it's very difficult
because you a lot of times growing up
you learn what's right and wrong from
your parents so now you're stuck at that
border that you're finding solace in
Islam you're finding comfort and is
changing your life it's having an impact
your your Iman starting to grow obedient
but she has that mother you know uh she
rather support her to go to a a cafe
where there's alcohol and mingling with
boys and she rather support her in these
actions rather than then and then when
someone tries to invite her to go to the
Masjid now she wants to go but what
she's scared what her mom's going to say
right well this is again for that
particular am right she needs to first
know that this is the nature of the path
that she choose to be on this is the
ways where prophets and Pious people and
righteous people they walked on the same
path she would feel lonely and strange
but when she remembers that this is the
same path where the prophets and the
righteous people had walked on it would
give her more comfort so knowing this is
very very important and increasing the
Iman and as the things as we mentioned
before and at the same time to be kind
to the parents and knowing that we are
in a test this is not Jenna this is not
Paradise we are being tested in this
life and soon all the matter will be all
over and a person will be judged in the
day of judgment according to their
patience and struggling and striving for
the pleasure of Allah subhana tala I
would advise the brothers and the the
sisters to be gentle in their approach
to hijab hijab is not the biggest issue
if a sister isn't praying five times a
day that's a bigger issue that's a
bigger issue that's a much bigger issue
also if the sister is dressing very
immodestly then try to start her to
dress a little bit more mod step by step
yeah and so if a sister is just wearing
uh a skirt and and and tight and tight
shirts if if a person says you know
let's just start with loose you know a
loose skirt all the way ankle level and
a loose shirt
that's better than than than than what
she's doing isn't it let's not be like
you know expect her to go from 0 to 110
seconds it's not going to happen so let
her start gradually I'm not saying it's
permissible just to wear a skirt and a
and a loose shirt but I'm saying it is
better than wearing a mini skirt and a
TI tight shirt right so let's be gradual
here and if the sisters in themselves
want to gradually develop the hijab
they'll say okay for one month I'm going
to just dress in you know uh cover my
entire arms and entire legs not the head
scarf let me just try to get used to
that when that one month is over then
I'm going to going to move on to just a
loose headscarf and then I'll move on to
a perfect one let her be gradual as well
and let us be supportive and encouraging
rather than being strict and harsh upon
her because really and truly I have to
admit I admire every single sister that
has the courage to wear the hijab in a
society where people will look and B
reward she has she has more guts than
the majority of Muslim Brothers do cuz
the Muslim brothers are dressing you
know like GQ they they're looking real
cool they're taking the latest fashions
and jeans and everything and you know
they couldn't care less it's the sister
who are showing us the courage and IM of
Islam so let's never forget that
Brothers don't be so critical of the
sisters when you yourselves aren't
living up to the ideals of Islam so I
say really and truly you know the
sisters who are wearing the hijab
masallah I mean they are they are a
source of inspiration to all of us we
love them all we love them all quickly
give us a glimpse how you came to Islam
I came to Islam back in 1998 after an
in-depth search of the Bible I was
trying to become a Bible scholar I
really wanted to use the Bible since it
was to a Christian the way to live your
life so I wanted to know more about this
book I wanted to know everything about
it so as I searched more I began to
realize that there was some things wrong
with it that it was not the true word of
God as most people claim so I then I
began an in-depth search that if this is
not then where does the true word of God
lie what is the true way of life that
God wants me to live so I searched
almost every religion that you can think
of um that is known on the face of the
planet until I finally you know by the
grace of God came in contact with Islam
and when I came in contact with Islam
and read the Quran
the the holy book that is reverred by
Muslims that was revealed to Prophet
Muhammad peace be upon him then I saw
that the true gospel message of Jesus
Christ in this Quran were one and the
same they were one and the same Islam
and what the bible really said at its
original state we're one and the same so
I this is how I short story you know a
long story made very short this how I
accepted Islam black said I bear witness
there's only one God none other to
worship and I bear witness that
Muhammad's his last messenger that's
quite simple I was shocked I said how
could it be that a Catholic priest has
now become a Muslim that's all he had to
do is is say that he said that and as he
becomes a Muslim but you Happ chch
anything and and we're going to talk
about his story which probably all of
you are eager to hear why someone would
accept Islam
so get ready to meet Ronaldo here on the
dean show brother
praise be to Allah in every condition he
said a bunch of Arabic which maybe if
you tuning in for the first time you
said man do I need to take an Arabic
class so he said I wish peace upon him
he wish to back upon me and we he thank
the creator of the heavens and earth
that's right see there you don't take
the class yet so submits to him that he
surrenders to him and that everything
God Almighty loves that you do
everything that he hates you stay away
from so just to give you an example now
that he loves that you worship him alone
that you don't set up partners with him
this is an unforgivable sin if you call
upon anyone other than him if you call
Upon Jesus if you call upon Muhammad if
you call upon anyone else other than God
no intermediaries you don't go to a
confession box you don't go to uh uh the
father and he gives you about 10 Hil
mares no the only one that can forgive
sins is the creator of the heavens and
earth direct connection two is that you
establish the prayer for his remembrance
at their fixed times that you pay the
charity that you fast any intelligent
person who sees that this life is just
transitory okay it's passing the days
are going by you're getting older
getting gray hairs you know you go by
the graveyards and you see that you know
what the Tombstones they got 16 17 2
year olds people death can come at any
time so when you see this beautiful
description of paradise you know what
I'm not I wouldn't barter you know
Paradise for this life it's just like
you know absolutely it's like a fake uh
watch for a Rolex you know it doesn't
work so tell us how do we guarantee a
place in Paradise for us what do we need
to do first I want you I an advice
advise myself advise you and advise
whoever listen to this I want you to ask
yourself one
thing what really this life means to you
how much and how many years you will
live
what you really offer Allah subhana wa
tala Allah give you a life give you
health give you everything how long you
will
live how much enjoyment will you have in
this life this narration reminds us that
everything we love in this life will
eventually be gone and we will be
accountable for our actions in this life
nobody's dying or paying the price for
our sins you'll be responsible for
yourself as I will be responsible for
myself why why can't if you say why are
you limiting God why cannot God be a man
out of his love he turned into a man and
came to show you how to live okay so
that's the same thing you understand
that he telling me the policeman he want
to Humble himself and be understand so
submissive so he go to the robbers and
the junky and the drug users and all the
things and stand there he throw his gun
away and say hey guys I'm here beat me
up come on man come what we we have to
start really to be real and as you can
see when God Almighty is speaking he's
telling you look do you think I made
this all in play it's a joke just have a
good time don't worry about it just kick
it and then you know when you die it's
nothing going to be uh you're not going
to be accountable no no no you're going
to be accountable so it's not all in
play it's not to live Friday to Friday
kick it from one party to the next no
responsibilities you give to your boss
you give to everybody but you you don't
give to the Creator no it doesn't work
like that you're going to be brought
back and you're going to be judged so we
need to take this life seriously and do
what do as the creator of the heavens
and the Earth has told us to do and now
like I said if you're tuning in you're
there it's been delivered to you you
can't turn away it's like that subpoena
you just got hit with it but when I
started studying the Bible I wanted to
know who wrote these books you know so I
started researching the author and when
you go through the Old Testament 80% of
it the author is unknown it's speculated
they speculate who wrote it like in the
book of um Deuteronomy they say Moses
wrote
it which which doesn't make sense
because at the end it says Moses died so
that Moses like write his own habituary
you know like all of these things did
not make sense to me so the only way
that God understand to show me he he is
a God by humilating himself disgracing
himself this is it doesn't what's this
what about those who say look out of his
love he came he turned into a man okay
out of his love okay what turning to a
man turning to a man that you are going
in deficiency you are going in a lower
level we have to understand that God is
Almighty there is thing God can do
anything okay don't misunderstand me God
can do anything he wants but God also he
told us that he's
Almighty all right so like IM but if I
could not give you this example because
nowadays we have so-called gays okay but
if you go to other countries with
manhood is a privilege that God give you
and that you have the honor that a man
we don't have a man in Arabia as example
he will go say I'm going to show you how
I humble myself and he will dress like a
woman because he know he's a man okay
he's supposed to be defending the women
not for him to try to put himself in
position position okay now I'm here I
became like like a woman dressing like a
woman so God Almighty able to do
anything he wants but at the same time
there is something doesn't fit with the
Majesty of God now tell me this the guy
says you know what this is what my
parents believe and their parents and
now what you're telling me is is going
against what I was brought up into let's
call it a day and God will decide at the
end How about if someone says this now
well he's right about that and he and he
but he continues he's right about what
he said though that in the end God will
be the the final judge yeah and for me
as a Muslim I have to remember what
Allah told us in the Quran to tell them
the straight message to warn them that
is not our job to guide them yes our
purpose to have the program right now
today isn't that we think that we're
going to guide anybody God guides who he
was that's true and and it's not like
salesmanship or one upmanship either I
mean I love everybody you know all my
brothers and sisters in humanity yeah
but if you would like to know the truth
if you want to come to the realization
of of who is God what is our purpose in
life why are we here what is the whole
meaning behind all of this if this is
your desire then that's what we want to
do want to help so just to take you back
on that if they say okay look well you
said God can do anything why can't he be
a man then okay so you became a man you
have to go to the bathroom you have to
go to the doctor and the doctor have to
cut your stomach and they understand you
so now you're suffering
okay God doesn't suffer God doesn't
sleep God doesn't get sick doesn't have
to go to the bathroom now you you can
see the grating God instead you say
glory to God you are the greatting God
and say God like so if me and God are
the same so why I do I have to even to
care about something called God tell us
for those that think Islam is origin of
Terror of violence what do you have to
say
watching too much TV watching too much
TV yeah really because as I've already
explained Islam is the submission and
surrender in peace to almighty God so
how can you twist this around and say
that this is talking about terrorism or
hurting other innocent people it's very
clear in the Quran whoever takes even
one innocent life it's like he killed
all the humanity whoever saves the life
it's as though he saved all Humanity
there's no way to misconstrue this to
say that Islam is a religion of Terror
however there are people who are doing
things and saying this is Islam and some
of them aren't even Muslims some of the
people are doing this and then they say
well Muslims did this thing and some of
them are Muslim by name but they're
certainly not Muslim by action are they
oh you know I tried to do that and
because I did not want to lose my faith
in Christ this is all I had this is all
I knew this is the way of my forefather
this is the way of my
family so I tried to go back into the
Bible and shove my mentality into trying
to find a way to make this stuff fit
make it make sense sense let me make
this thing make sense you know let me
make this Trinity thing make sense
because the Trinity after reading the
Bible it just started not making sense
because there's no verses in the the
Bible that speak of the Trinity there's
one that if you study the Bible was not
original part of the Bible it was put in
you know later when the when the um the
Rome the Bible was put together in Rome
so I'm saying to myself out of all this
H how do I fix this because Jesus is
saying that you know the way to
Salvation someone came and asked him how
do I get eternal life he said follow the
Commandments he said okay I've done that
he said okay then follow me you know
sell everything you own and follow me
this was the way to Salvation follow the
Commandments Paul gets that the way of
Salvation believe that Jesus Christ died
on the cross for your sins so I'm
thinking to myself okay if this was the
way to Salvation why did Jesus not tell
us this so we're going to move on to the
next question with Imam F and the dean
show Studio tell us the good news now
the good news for all those running and
doing Good Deeds what's waiting for
us
muhamed
muham I
believe that there is no God but Allah
in that muhamad peace be upon him this
is
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Messenger