2) Quran Study: Surah 95, 96 (8/4/89)

Mr. Sabahi leads the study. The lowliest of the lowly. Quran is not ink & paper. God's mercy in granting us another chance. David argues 'alaq' means clot - alleges mistranslation of 'alaq'.

Transcript: Speaker 2 (0:00) How do we learn the Shaitaan-e-Rachim? (0:02) We secretly use a card from Satan. (0:07) We are his main targets. (0:09) He doesn't care about the people out there drinking and gambling. (0:14) It doesn't bother them. Speaker 1 (0:47) 97. (0:49) No, sorry, sorry. (1:22) I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaitaan-e-Rachim. (1:24) In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. (1:26) In the name of God. (1:43) It's consisted of eight ayahs. (1:48) One of the short surahs of the latest parts of the Qur'an. (1:55) When I was looking at this surah and the previous surahs that we covered, I realized that there are quite a few surahs that God starts with a different thing that he's swearing by them. (2:16) I tried to see what are those and thus far we have covered up to surah 93 which was the four noon, which is the ones that God starts with by the four noon and then by the night. (2:35) And then I went back and tried to check, see what other surahs God has done this. (2:40) At least the ones that I came up with, there were 12 surahs that God starts with a swear to different things. (2:49) And I tried to see whether there is any relationship or why is God doing this and what is he trying to tell us. (3:01) There were some of them that one starts with the sun, the moon, with the bright star, the sky, the earth, galaxies, all the things that we see around us in the sky and around us. (3:15) And then there are others that God uses the changes that we see every 24 hours. (3:25) Like the dawn, the four noon, the day, the night, the afternoon, and the dusk. (3:31) And we have surah 100 that is the runners, which is the subject by itself. (3:37) And we have a surah, the town. (3:40) And we have, in surah 91, we have the soul. (3:46) It's something that we don't see. (3:48) The things that we had up to this point, these are the things that we see and God is swearing by them. (3:55) But by the soul, or even an odd, and promised day, and witness and witness, these are the things that I found a quick preview of the latest parts of the surah, the surahs since surah 81. (4:14) And if you look at those surahs, the only surah that God has given a plant's name and also starts with swearing by the fig and the olive, is this the only surah that we have. (4:27) So there should be something significant, I guess, about these two plants that God is swearing to. (4:35) And overall, what I understand from this is that God is telling us to look around and look at what is going on around us and try to see what are the changes and try to understand, try to use our intelligence, try to see and try to understand what is going on and see the signs that are all over the place. (5:08) So with that, I go back to surah 95. (5:15) In the name of God, most gracious, most merciful. (5:18) By the fig and the olive, by the Mount Sinai, and this honored town, we created man in the best design. (5:29) In the new copy that we have, I of 5 is missing, so I took it off the old copy. (5:36) So we created man in the best design and we reverted him to loneliest of the lowly. (5:43) Except those who believe and lead a righteous life, they receive a reward that is well-deserved. (5:49) Why do you still reject the fig? (5:51) Is God not the most wise and all the wise ones? (5:57) So we go back to verse by the fig and the olive. (6:01) There is a footnote here that is saying that fig, olive, Sinai, and Mecca may symbolize the prophets Adam, Jesus, Moses, Abraham, and Muhammad. (6:16) Which, since there is not more in the footnote, I guess Dr. Khalifa is the one who can explain what he means by that. (6:26) I don't know. (6:27) From the town, I know it relates to Muhammad, Abraham, and Mount Sinai, it relates to Moses, but fig and olive, how that relates to Adam and Jesus, then he can explain to us what does it mean. (6:42) Well, you know, basically it is universal. (6:45) The fig leaf, or the fig tree, reminds us of Adam and Eve in paradise, or they covered themselves in the leaves of paradise, or whatever. Speaker 2 (6:56) But universally, it seems to be related to Adam and Eve. (7:02) The olive, Mount Olive, Jesus, and Mount Sinai, Moses, they represent the one and the same message that came to us through different messages from Adam and Eve. Speaker 1 (7:26) Here, God says, we created man in the best design. (7:33) What is the meaning of that is something that we can think of. (7:38) What is the best design? (7:39) What is the best design that God does? (7:44) Because man is different from the rest of the creatures. (7:47) The only difference is that he has the brain, and he can think, and he can make the decision. (7:56) And God has given us that design, and then we have decided to make a decision. (8:04) We made a decision, and then went along, and then God tells us that he created us in the best design, and then reverted us to the lowliest of the lowly. (8:19) And then, this is one step, the best design. (8:23) The second step is the lowliest of the lowly. (8:25) So we start on the high, we go down the lowest, and then there is a chance for those who believe and live a righteous life to receive a reward that is well-deserved. (8:38) So it is upon us. (8:40) God has given us the chance to change ourselves from the lowliest of the lowly to go to do something that we can get out of that lowliest of the lowly and go to a place that is better than the lowliest of the lowly. (8:59) I ask my senior assistant, Hanif, to talk about fig and olive, I guess, that he is prepared to tell us, what is the significance of these plants? (9:17) Some Bhutanese words, I guess. Speaker 2 (9:20) Well, I can start basically. (9:23) I just have a few other information. (9:28) That's relevant. (9:29) Figs and olives are very common in almost every part of the world. (9:47) They are both very good sources of nutrition in parts of the world. (10:18) Why? (10:28) Olive is good. (10:41) I thought about it. (10:44) We have a factory in the sweetest place in the world, and I have been walking by and I saw the fruits, and I had this thought, Bhutan's gold. (10:55) And I tried, every time I passed by, I saw this painting right there. (10:58) I had gone to that. (11:06) Another thing about the figs are, certain figs, mostly figs, that they are olives, every other year, a lot of the figs. (11:57) Unlike in other plants, in other plants, in Greece, the oil is actually used to make syrup. (12:05) Yes. (12:05) Olive oil contains a lot of the oil. (12:10) The oil in the olive oil is not pure oil, it's not a micro oil, it's a micro oil. (12:18) Dr. Sabahi is actually a doctor of spiritual design, medicine design, and I just want to mention the best physical design as well, of the human being, which we tend to take for granted. (12:56) What happened here is, in 24 hours, if there is a bastard, right here, I will try to pick it up with four fingers. (13:03) God designed this when I was young. (13:06) So if I design it with just four fingers, watch me pick it up, right? (13:12) How would you pick it up without this? (13:13) So this is the physical design of God. (13:19) There. (13:24) That's very awkward, isn't it? (13:26) It's very difficult. (13:27) We take it for granted that it would go like this. (13:32) This stump. (13:33) Also, we take it for granted that you walk on one leg. (13:37) Did you know that? (13:40) Huh? (13:41) I tell you, given one minute, you're walking on one leg. (13:43) Now, if you design something, you will not design it to walk on one leg. (13:48) You're always on one leg. (13:51) You don't realize that, but there's some little fluid in your ears that gives you balance. (13:56) And if it's messed up, you can't walk. (14:02) You don't think of that. (14:03) We take it for granted that you're always on one leg. (14:06) When you're walking, you're always on one. (14:08) And normally, if you think about it, when you design something yourself, you're not designing it to go on one leg. (14:15) But this is the perfect design that God made for the human being. Speaker 4 (14:23) Yeah. Speaker 3 (14:45) Actually, when I look at this first, I think about us being in our souls before we came here, and He created the best possible way that we would come back to this life. (15:00) He created us, and He said, fingers and things like that. (15:04) Our soul, I don't know if this is true, basically, it's low. (15:11) It's lower than what it was before we came here. (15:15) We started from the ground. (15:17) It's up to us to make it grow in this life. (15:21) Like in the United States, it's up to those who believe and who are righteous. (15:25) They enjoy a well-deserved and great offense. (15:29) So, you have this kid, and he's starting. (15:36) It's up to us while we grow to feed our soul by praying, by following the commandments, things like that. (15:45) And we start growing and growing. (15:48) And if we don't do that, people might... (15:52) How can I tell you? (15:53) Sometimes people may think that they have a good life. (15:58) Like some of the people, they think that because they're getting money, they have the best... (16:04) Like, for example, some movie stars. (16:06) They have money, cars, everything. (16:08) Their souls don't have anything. (16:11) You don't know if they have a really good life or not. (16:15) It's up to us to actually make it grow. (16:18) But everybody starts from the bottom. (16:21) So nobody can say, well, he had an advantage. (16:25) Everybody kind of went up. (16:29) I mean, it's just when a person actually believes in God, that he's... (16:36) I mean, there's only one God. (16:38) Some people might be pushing to some other direction. (16:44) But for some reason, I always see everybody being always... (16:49) Before they even turn to that path, I would see everybody stopping in that path where everybody meets. (16:55) And not being able to see the right path from the wrong path and just walking to the wrong one. (17:01) I don't know. (17:02) For some reason, I just feel everybody kind of went equal into a point and just kind of went their way and didn't find the right path. (17:11) So I feel that, I mean, it's up to us to actually do it. (17:14) But I feel that everybody starts from a point that God made it that way. (17:20) And we wouldn't doubt something we believe. (17:22) And, you know... Speaker 5 (17:29) Oh, yeah. (17:31) You were mentioning about man is the only one who has the brain I guess to think or make decisions or the freedom of choice. (17:43) And that's just what you were indicating there. (17:44) Other animals, they had a brain but they didn't have the decision or the capacity to think. (18:00) A tree will grow as tall as it possibly can. (18:03) Like you take a redwood, it will grow as high as it possibly can knowing that it doesn't realize how the sky is or it's unattainable or it's unreachable. (18:13) It will grow as tall as it possibly can. (18:17) And it seems to me that man is the only one who does not develop or try to achieve the reaches for the potential. Speaker 2 (18:47) It's like water against vegetables. (18:49) It's like water against... (18:56) part of my country, back home in Riverside. (18:59) It's because it's going to be summer. (19:02) Not during... (19:04) It's like you harvest in summer and you lose the leaves in the fall and winter. (19:13) How can you do it twice a year? (19:15) Yeah. (19:17) No. (19:18) Most of the trees do that. (19:20) But one of the crops is not edible. (19:25) It's just a very nice for the next crop. (19:27) Some people do eat it. (19:30) So they pick a green one and enjoy it. (19:39) So the next crop grows from the base? (20:05) They have something called alternate bearing. (20:08) The crop is very heavy one year, very light the next year. (20:12) So this actually happens in citrus also. (20:14) But you don't notice it. (20:15) You keep harvesting from different trees. (20:18) This individual tree will do that. (20:21) One tree will be heavy, the next one will be light, and then just alternate. (20:26) I don't know, but I read what I studied. (20:41) Of course, today with genetic engineering, they can make all this look like the size of a pear. (20:49) They didn't generalize it in certain places. Speaker 5 (21:09) Yeah, I understand. (21:10) What I'm saying is this kind of trees, it's not like water again and again and again. (21:25) She has a question. Speaker 1 (21:27) No, she has a question. (21:37) From what I understand, you first created this design, which I looked through my notes and I think there's another chapter that chapter 87 God mentions that glorify the name of your Lord the Most High. (22:06) He creates and shapes, He designs and guides. (22:09) So He says that He designed us in the best design. (22:14) So we're something like angels. (22:16) We were the best, like the rest of the creation among the best. (22:22) And then, based on what Rashad has quite frequently discussed, that we made the decision to give it a try, go with Satan and give it a try and make that decision. (22:38) So we went to the second step, which is the loneliest. (22:41) We came down, we left that high level of life and then came down to see what it's like here. (22:50) And then see whether we can fight with Satan and succeed and go back to, try to reach to the high level again. (22:57) And I think the third step is when you try to change, to get away from Satan, to lead to the right path and succeed in getting back to the high life, to get to the heaven. (23:10) This is the way I see it. Speaker 2 (23:16) Two questions. (23:28) That's what I'll drop back to in terms of the time in which Jesus lived and died. Speaker 5 (23:33) Secondly, what is the meaning of reading verses 4 and 5 where it says, we created man in the deathly fire. (23:41) It says then we reverted him. (23:44) Does it really imply the participation of angels, other forces in the creation of man in the deathly fire? (23:50) Satan's involvement in this going to the lowest of the lowest. (23:58) So that was explained to you, but also regarding the loneliest of the lowly. Speaker 2 (24:04) That applies also to this life as far as the disbelievers are concerned. (24:09) God says they're worse than animals. (24:13) They're worse than animals. (24:32) God will fix it. (24:34) It's his fault. (24:36) We have to blame someone. (24:39) We will fix it. (24:40) We'll have it. (24:40) We'll have it. (24:41) It's different. (24:43) Not as much as what is coming here. (24:46) Actually, I'm glad you brought this up. (24:48) It's a lesson from God to teach us that the Quran is not the ink and the paper. (24:53) It's not the physical book. (24:54) We have a verse number 5 in Arabic, dropped out. (24:59) Surah number 2. (25:00) And verse number 5 in English, in this surah, dropped out. (25:04) So we have two verses dropped out by mistake. (25:07) One Arabic number 5, one English number 5. (25:10) And the two false verses were removed. (25:13) We have mathematical proof that verse 5 in Arabic, verse 5 in English, the one that dropped out belonged in the Quran. (25:23) But they have no evidence that the two false verses belong in the Quran. (25:29) Are you following me? (25:32) There's evidence in the whole there. (25:35) All this long number, 1,692 numbers. (25:42) They include every verse in the Quran, but not the two false verses. (25:46) And that number is divisible by 19. (25:48) If you include the two false verses, the whole thing collapses. (25:51) You don't have anything. (25:53) But as it is, we have a fantastic miracle. (25:56) So God is telling us that remember that you are living in an age of books. (26:02) This is probably a very primitive thing that a hundred years from now, they will laugh at us. (26:05) They'll show movies of people looking at a book like this. (26:09) Because a hundred years from now, there will be probably no books. (26:12) So this is not the Quran. (26:14) It's not the ink in the paper. (26:16) When the Prophet Muhammad went to the highest heaven to receive the Quran, God didn't give him a book. (26:21) There is a book in the Quran. (26:23) The Quran is in the heart. (26:26) And obviously God is making the point that because they say that falsehood cannot enter this book, so how come the Quran has the two verses written in it? (26:38) They forget that the Quran is written in many different ways. (26:44) And a lot of people have written it with suras mixed up and rearranged the verses. (26:50) They added things and dropped things. (26:52) And this doesn't mean that God did not preserve the Quran. (26:55) Because the Quran is not this physical book. (26:58) And we're having this demonstration with a new translation. (27:10) Also, we write the Quran in the computer. (27:12) Electronically. (27:14) But the Quran is in the heart. (27:18) We know exactly every letter that belongs to the Quran. (27:25) And if anything is added to it, we know that too. (27:28) If anything comes out, we know that. (27:31) And this is obviously God's will. Speaker 1 (27:45) One more comment before I go to Surah 96. (27:54) Plants are overall one of the most amazing chemical factories that exist on the earth. (28:05) For a while, before coming to the US, I was involved in research on plants and drugs that are derived from plants. (28:15) And as a chemist, I was amazed to see how complex these molecules are that you can take from a plant. (28:29) As an example, what I can tell you now is that the most effective cancer research of the most effective compounds or agents, against cancer thus far, are the ones who have origins from plant materials. (28:47) And China is one of the leading countries in that respect. (28:51) Because they invest a lot in natural products research. (28:55) And recently, there was a symposium. (28:58) So what happens is that the plants, as time goes by, they synthesize these things. (29:03) And you don't need too much chemistry to understand that the only chemicals available to the plants are carbon dioxide, nitrogen from the ground, and water. (29:15) So you have carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. (29:18) These four basically nature elements. (29:22) And some phosphorous and other things that come from the ground. (29:25) And this plant, as you seed it and it grows, it starts to put these things together. (29:31) And then after a while, you take the chemist, takes the leaves, goes to the lab, and tries to extract these chemicals out of it. (29:39) And then, spends a lot of time, years maybe, to see what is the structure. (29:45) You started with one nitrogen, one oxygen, one hydrogen, millions of them, small pieces. (29:50) And then this plant has put this together to a gigantic molecule, all attached together. (29:56) That, first of all, human beings have a lot of trouble to identify what the structure is. (30:01) Because the definite structure of the compound is something that you need to know as a chemist or as a pharmacist. (30:09) So, after they find the structure of the things, and they know the potency, they try and say, okay, this is effective against this infection or cancer or whatever. (30:22) Then they want to make a box so that they can introduce it to the market and give it to people. (30:26) So, should they go and kill all the plants? (30:29) No. (30:29) The chemists come into play and say, okay, we are going to synthesize it. (30:32) Do this thing that the plant does, slowly. (30:35) It's designed to do it. (30:37) And so they go in the lab and start it. (30:41) One of the very great synthetic chemists that was here a few months ago, he said they have been working five years. (30:48) I mean, they have been a group of top notch scientists working to synthesize a molecule that has been shown, has been tried on the plant, and has been shown that it has the potency against cancer. (31:03) So, it took them at least five years, and they had only one step to do. (31:07) And that is, the difference was, the molecule that they were synthesizing was like the right glove of your hand, that you can't put on your left hand. (31:17) There's a difference. (31:19) There's no way you can superimpose your right and left hand. (31:24) Or, to better understand, you cannot put a right glove on your left hand. (31:28) Have you ever realized this? (31:29) That is a concept, chemists call it chirality. (31:32) And that's one of the most amazing things in the creation. (31:36) And this is in all the molecules, in one molecule which is the right-handed molecule, may be very effective. (31:42) The left-handed has no potency, no effect at all. (31:46) And the only difference is that if you look, these are the mirror. (31:49) If you put a mirror here, this is going to be exactly this hand. (31:53) It's like a mirror image of the other. (31:55) These molecules are mirror images of itself. (31:57) But one of them is, like cocaine has that property. (32:01) If you take the same, exactly the same number of carbon, hydrogen, whatever, but the only difference is that the right glove is not the left glove. (32:09) It doesn't have the same. (32:10) If you take a kilo of it, you don't get high. (32:14) And so, I think, when I read that, that plants are such an amazing creatures and do things that we take for granted. (32:27) We don't realize what it is. (32:30) And it is another sign, another one of those signs. (32:34) There is a reason that God is swearing by the plant. (32:37) And all of that, obviously, has significance, as Dr. Khalifa mentioned, and also from a chemist's point of view. (32:48) So, by that, I go back, start Surah 96. (32:53) Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim. (32:55) Do you have a question? (32:56) No. Speaker 2 (32:57) I was just mad at what you said. (33:02) That man, God-created man, is intelligent enough to understand that you can eat the fig off the tree, or you can ride out and eat it later on. Speaker 3 (33:12) In reality, you cannot eat it off the tree. (33:14) Can you? Speaker 2 (33:18) You have to treat it with salt, or other chemicals. (33:22) Unless, you know, you're in Libya. (33:25) Usually, people treat it with other things. (33:31) Now, I'm very excited by the reason. (33:35) The taste, it brings out freshness. (33:53) Actually, you have excellent varieties in Libya, olives. (33:57) You don't have in Afghanistan. (33:59) In Libya, you have fantastic varieties of olives. (34:04) In Libya, it's almost insane. (34:08) Robert, do you want to say something? (34:10) No. (34:12) I remember asking you a question earlier about well, God knew that human beings were going to be held alive. (34:24) Why was it what he called primitive creation? (34:27) You said, well, human beings are kind of like the bat, yeah, the bat egg. (34:41) Is that sort of his first thought? (34:45) It's ethical, too. (34:47) You see, God gave us the chance, but when we blow that chance, then we're really bad. (34:54) One of the reasons for creating this world is the creatures who end up in hell will not say, you didn't give us another chance. (35:03) Or, you didn't tell us how bad hell is. (35:05) And all these things. (35:06) So, all their excuses are being nullified now. (35:09) So, a creature was given a second chance. (35:15) It's really stupid, you know. (35:16) It doesn't take advantage of it. (35:18) If you give somebody a key to a treasure, and he or she throws it away, then you give him or her another chance. (35:26) You give them the key again and say, there's a treasure in this box. (35:29) Don't throw the key away. (35:30) Go open the box. (35:31) And they still throw the key away. (35:32) Let's see the key. (35:35) So, this is lawlessness. (35:37) It's worse than animals. (35:40) Does that answer the question? (35:47) That answers that question. (35:50) Well, it's just that the same order. (35:52) God knew that the human race in general was to take that key and throw it away a second time. Speaker 5 (36:04) And I know that free will comes in. Speaker 2 (36:09) Like you said, you can't have a robot. (36:11) But I just... (36:12) The question is, why would you catch my other part of the answer is to nullify the excuses. (36:26) No, I got that part. (36:27) I just didn't understand that the human beings are going to suffer for eternity. (36:32) And if God knowing this is going to happen, why was it... (36:39) He knew. (36:41) But you see, if we didn't have this second chance, and we were thrown in hell, we would say he didn't give us another chance. (36:50) Now, with this implication, you cannot say this is wrong. Speaker 5 (36:58) Like Robinson says, he knew this is going to happen why bother creating it. (37:04) Because he knew that. (37:06) But we didn't know that. (37:08) Why? (37:09) God is all merciful. (37:10) He's all merciful. (37:12) That's why he's giving us a second chance. (37:14) I understand that, but God knew that we were going to need a second chance in the first place. (37:18) You understand what I'm saying? (37:18) God knew that we were going to go wrong. Speaker 2 (37:20) So why was he... (37:21) No, no, no. (37:22) There's so many millions of us who say, if you, it was worth it to create all this universe, it was worth all this death. (37:42) I mean, think of all the... (37:44) You and I, hopefully, will make it to heaven. (37:47) And think of all the millions who died before falling. (37:50) They would have been in hell. (37:53) But as it is, because of the creation of this universe, they are going to hell instead. (37:59) So God's mercy is saving all these millions of people. (38:12) And they're not really few. (38:13) If you think of it, if you ask Mahmoud Abiy, he will tell you the majority of Somalians are going to heaven. (38:18) Because they all died before falling. Speaker 4 (38:20) The dictator... Speaker 2 (38:23) The dictator is killing them before they get to falling. (38:27) And this is a blessing. Speaker 4 (38:34) By his mercy, millions of us are being saved. Speaker 2 (39:41) So we wouldn't have otherwise gone to heaven. (39:44) That's it. (39:44) That wasn't the answer to the question. Speaker 1 (39:56) When we were... (39:57) You can't ask questions, you have to answer questions. Speaker 4 (40:01) I like it. Speaker 3 (40:03) I mean, when we were, everybody was over there before we came here. (40:06) Did everybody actually say, when God asked us, we had in our little corner there, he asked us, do you believe in me or not? (40:16) Did everybody say no or yes? (40:18) Or did everybody say yes, and he knew that they were not actually satisfied with him? Speaker 2 (40:23) Well, we said, we'd like to see a demonstration. (40:26) Let me try to make an acknowledgement. (40:34) Let's say that guys, on planet Mars, we were all up there. (40:39) This is a whole galaxy, a whole planet, and we made a mistake. (40:43) And it's exactly what we did. (40:45) And God said, OK, you guys, you criminals, you made a mistake. (40:48) I'm not going to send you to hell. (40:50) I'm going to give you guys another chance. Speaker 3 (40:52) He put us all on a starship, sent us out here, and said, OK, I'm going to give you this body for all of you, for this number of years. (41:00) And I'm going to test you guys. Speaker 2 (41:02) And after you're done with this body, you dispose of this body, and you come back to me, and I'll look at what you've done. (41:11) We'll come back and so on, and I can post that. (41:21) -...consensus we used to discuss all the time, that he would be creative, and say, is this valid, or not? (41:29) That's a good point. (41:30) That you're leaving, but the value is more in time. (41:35) That's right. (41:36) It was a good step. (41:40) Not just a good step. Speaker 1 (41:42) We have to stop at this point, and go to the next surah, surah 96. (41:53) Muhammad was going to this cave for praying and for whatever reason he was going there and what is happening in this surah which is the first five verses which were revealed to him were the first verses from the Quran that was revealed to Muhammad. (42:12) So the story is that one day he was in the cave and he heard the voice that told him (42:22) to read which is the beginning of the surah and he panicked and he thought that he is (42:30) hallucinating and things like that and then he heard the order again read and the story (42:38) is that he said I can't read how can I read and then Gabriel told him read in the name (42:48) of your lord who created so that's the story that I read and although I have heard it before (42:54) more or less the same I don't know how true it is but this is the story that I read in (43:03) the book that this is the way it happened to Muhammad that Gabriel told him to read (43:09) and he said I can't read and he said ok read then I'll go to the surah now (43:15) in the name of God most gracious most merciful read in the name of your lord who created (43:26) created man from an embryo read and your lord more exalted teaches by means of the pen (43:33) he teaches man what he never knew indeed the human transgresses when he becomes rich (43:41) your lord is the ultimate destiny 9 have you seen the one who enjoins others from praying (43:50) is it not better for him to follow the guidance or advocate righteousness 13 if he disbelieves (43:59) and turns away does he not realize that God sees 15 indeed unless he refrains we will (44:07) take him by the forelock the forelock that is disbelieving and sinful let him then call (44:12) on his helpers we will call the guardians of hell we shall not obey him we shall fall (44:18) prostrate and draw near the first five verses which are the first revelations and as you (44:26) see in the footnote the quote number 19 is all over those five verses and also the whole (44:37) surah which is consisted of 19 surahs overall and it is a miracle in itself God tells Muhammad (44:55) read in the name of your lord who created he created man from an embryo whatever this (45:14) is a embryo which is the translated word for Allah people have used this in different ways (45:25) everyone took his own understanding of maybe the universe the biology or whatever it was (45:36) or whatever help he got from God in understanding Quran they have defined it or interpreted (45:46) it in different ways but what is clear here God is saying that read and read in the name (45:59) of the one who created you and the whole universe and he created man from an embryo which I thought (46:11) a lot about it what does what does that really mean the embryo is that really the physical (46:19) meaning of the formation of the embryo in an animal or any animal that leads to it to creation (46:31) of a human being or a new being or it does refer to anything else I couldn't come up with anything (46:42) else unless we get something else from the Khalifa he's referring to Muhammad and us if we limit (46:58) this surah to the time that's one problem that exists is that since this was revealed to Muhammad (47:04) everyone tries to interpret the surah to exactly the same time and what God meant at the time but (47:09) since this is the book which is for all times then at any time of history that I think people can (47:19) understand it in different ways and if you stick with the facts that you knew 13 or 14 hundred years (47:27) ago or you didn't know a lot of things as science moved on then you get yourself into trouble but (47:35) what it means is that God created a man from nothing something that he knows how he does it (47:43) and from nothing that was nobody else can do the same thing that God is doing and then in verses (47:53) two three to five is telling us and first Muhammad verse three is teaching God is teaching you by the (48:08) means of the pen and he teaches man what he never knew I think if from these surahs up to this point (48:21) I came to the understanding that if we as Muslims have read Quran and thought about it a little bit more (48:30) carefully I think we should have been the leaders in science in the whole world because there are so many (48:38) facts and God is giving us the light say okay look at the sky look at the sun look at the stars (48:45) you know one day sit outside and see how the whole thing changes and think but he kept saying (48:52) that the world is flat and then it tells us about the plants it tells us about how things are created (49:02) and it tells us that he's creating man from an embryo so we took it as okay this is God said so (49:10) don't worry about it and then says read and your Lord more exalted he teaches man what he never knew (49:20) so if you don't read that's what I tell Ali all the time read your books do your homework if you don't read (49:27) you never know what's going on but it is true that a very simple explanation understanding of the (49:41) ayahs that I have is that you start reading God is going to help you and teach you and also God teaches (49:53) by means of pen it has some other I guess some other thing in it that people who are dealing with pen (50:00) have the very great responsibility because those are the people who can have a great effect on a lot of people (50:08) who read so you can't write something that you can mislead you can't write something that you can't lead (50:15) and I have seen that very clearly in the after revolution or before revolution but as far as religion is concerned (50:24) after revolution in our country and a simple thing a simple one sentence or one paragraph how that simple one (50:38) written document can change the whole nation change the whole effect the whole the life of the world (50:49) and that is another indication that God is teaching you by the means of the pen and he teaches you what you never knew (51:00) but you have to be a little bit willing to put in a little bit hard work to work on it and then God helps you (51:10) and I think I'll stop at these first five verses and let oh he's so willing to go so he can't look at this Speaker 3 (51:24) the embryo I don't know if we have a translation of the clot I think we do I look at those five verses (51:31) and the whole thing just the embryo the start you know we were just a clot an embryo we started from that (51:40) look at that he says read in the name of your Lord who created he's telling us that he created us (51:47) he created a man from an embryo from something that's when we started read and your Lord won't be insulted (51:56) okay indeed he teaches by the means of the pen oh I mean like those five actually the way I look at it is the Quran (52:04) that we start when we start learning from God from actually read that's the first step that we take (52:10) the first time I actually came here before I came here my brother gave me a Quran and I said I'm in his apartment (52:17) he used to be there and my brother came here and I was over there waiting for him and I sat on the couch (52:22) and I started reading it I felt like my you know after that I felt like myself I was an embryo (52:27) I'm just something that I you know I'm just I'm just starting I started reading it and I started seeing things (52:33) that I never saw that I always asked when I used to go to Catholic school and I used to ask questions (52:37) they never actually answered and there they they were there so I mean I just felt like I was being born (52:44) like I was being created right in them for some reason I mean I just feel that those five will be for the Quran (52:51) the person is to read when the person reads it and God wants him to be a believer he will create him right in them (53:00) into a believer he's not no longer a normal person I was no longer a normal person I feel like I'm something (53:06) that I'm here for something and I just feel that I mean it is the Quran of what he I mean he teaches us by the mean of a pen (53:16) I don't know if 20 years from now that will be you know it will be the same thing that you know they can put you in a computer (53:21) and it will be in a computer right now everything is written down and back then it was written down too (53:27) I don't know it was before so I think that what that's what it means what the Quran said the one reads that if one is born right then (53:36) Alright, Inshallah Speaker 4 (54:07) Okay, well, Zygot is still way before Emeril Speaker 2 (54:11) Right (54:11) So (54:13) Zygot is an Emeril also Speaker 4 (54:17) I'm not sure because (54:20) What do you have? (54:21) Because he created man from an emerald (54:22) Way (54:23) You know an Emeril is way back (54:25) I mean like Dr. Sabbat according to the Speaker 1 (54:29) I don't know Arabic but I looked up the meanings of Allah I think one of them is God Speaker 2 (54:45) It's not God but it's not an accurate word (54:46) The literal word means something that is angry (54:50) Something that is stuck Speaker 1 (54:52) Suspense Speaker 4 (54:53) You know the clock though is more of a (54:56) No he did create man from an emerald Speaker 2 (55:05) I met Dr. Bouquet (55:10) You know Dr. Bouquet? (55:12) Who wrote the Bible, Science and the Quran (55:14) I met him and he was very angry at the word clock (55:19) Clock is a piece of clock that is like jelly (55:23) That is not what the human embryo is (55:26) He was really angry (55:27) No sir, I didn't have to disagree (55:29) I never used the word clock again (55:31) That's his own personal opinion but Speaker 4 (55:33) That's what we were, that's what we are Speaker 2 (55:36) No, no, the word literally means something that is angry Speaker 4 (55:42) Right (55:43) It's a piece of chocoblast that comes to the wall (55:46) It's a clock, it's a piece of clock, it's a piece of cells Speaker 2 (55:51) Right, you said cells but it's not a clock (55:55) It's a very active, very living group of cells that is dividing very fast (56:01) Does (56:02) Clock is not even Speaker 1 (56:05) It's dead clock cells (56:06) Does Allah means leech too? (56:10) Right, yes Speaker 4 (56:10) That means we are a (56:14) Let's say we are a parasite Speaker 1 (56:16) Yes (56:19) I read in a Farsi translation or a little bit interpretation (56:26) That says maybe this is because leech and sperm are somehow similar in shape (56:36) This may be something that God is saying that he created man from whatever is Speaker 4 (56:43) But what happens is when the zygote and everything attaches to the wall (56:47) It literally buries itself into the, you know, into the uterus (56:51) And it literally sucks blood out just like a leech Speaker 5 (56:54) So I don't think that the word embryo is right (56:58) I don't know (56:59) I just want, you know Speaker 4 (57:01) Do you want to say anything? Speaker 2 (57:02) Yeah David Technically an embryo is Immediately after fertilization of the ovum You have an embryo, technically How can it be fertilized? (57:18) I don't know That's what the zygote, embryo, fetus All these are called embryos, technically The condition of an embryo is a fertilized ovum That's correct In a medical In a medical Zygote Yeah Zygote is an embryo Everyone has the same translation Because it covers a wide range From the zygote to the fetus What is a clot, David? (57:59) What is a clot? Speaker 4 (58:09) I'm not saying it's a zygote Speaker 2 (58:18) It was definitely very early Speaker 4 (58:43) That really, to me, is more Speaker 2 (58:45) David, there are two things (58:55) Again, it's the word clot (58:55) The first thing is (58:56) Clot is a dead object (58:59) Second is (59:00) Clot is not what I was going to say (59:02) Yeah (59:03) It's not what I was going to say (59:05) Because in that situation (59:06) I was influenced by the general (59:08) I thought clot would be accurate (59:14) But it was not (59:19) It's not accurate (59:19) Let's go back to Dr. Sabah (59:21) Thank you Speaker 1 (59:22) I think Ed (59:24) He gave a very good (59:26) Dan gave a very good Speaker 3 (59:28) Let me point out something (59:30) About what he said (59:30) How come everybody (59:32) Always (59:33) Everybody is arguing (59:34) About one word (59:35) One sentence (59:36) How come they don't (59:37) Look at the whole picture (59:38) The whole sentence (59:39) Everybody is always arguing (59:40) About the translation (59:42) One word (59:42) One word doesn't mean anything (59:44) It's the whole picture (59:45) That it's giving Speaker 4 (59:46) So why was there a need (59:47) To make the second (59:48) One of these? Speaker 3 (59:49) Well, because (59:50) It's in the translation (59:51) In a better way (59:52) But if you have clot (59:53) Or embryo (59:54) The way I look at it (59:55) Even though it's the same (59:56) I mean it would be clot or embryo (59:58) I look at it as the start (59:59) I'm looking at the whole picture (1:00:01) The whole picture Speaker 4 (1:00:02) I'm looking at the big picture (1:00:03) But I'm also looking at (1:00:05) You know (1:00:08) If I see something (1:00:09) Or you see something (1:00:10) That you think (1:00:12) Doesn't really fit (1:00:13) Then I think you should express it (1:00:15) You know what I mean? (1:00:16) Because otherwise Why even do this overview? (1:00:19) Because I'm giving a picture (1:00:21) And I look at this (1:00:22) And I don't need anything (1:00:23) More than just this Speaker 5 (1:00:24) Right now (1:00:24) When this comes out (1:00:25) They'll be great (1:00:26) But this is a big picture Speaker 2 (1:00:29) The translation reflects (1:00:31) The growth of the translation (1:00:33) Without translation (1:00:34) That would be different (1:00:34) From the whole television Speaker 1 (1:00:37) Yeah, going back to (1:00:39) The comment on what you said (1:00:41) And also in addition (1:00:43) To what the Khalifa is saying (1:00:45) I think one of the (1:00:46) That's why Arabic (1:00:48) Version of the Quran (1:00:49) Is so valuable (1:00:50) And it's so important (1:00:52) That if you can't read it (1:00:54) Because one part that you miss (1:00:55) Is the music (1:00:58) I don't know how to say it (1:00:59) The music and the way it is written (1:01:02) Because in Arabic (1:01:03) If you read it (1:01:04) You see that (1:01:04) Especially these short surahs (1:01:07) The size of the surah (1:01:08) Versus the way they sound (1:01:10) The music that goes with it (1:01:12) They change (1:01:13) It's so, so beautiful (1:01:15) That you can't (1:01:17) You know, in English (1:01:17) It's impossible (1:01:18) And that one word (1:01:20) Is another thing (1:01:21) That makes the translation (1:01:24) And things like that (1:01:25) Very difficult (1:01:26) As the Khalifa mentioned (1:01:27) It's something that goes (1:01:29) To perfection (1:01:30) From these discussions (1:01:32) And maybe arguments (1:01:35) You just learn (1:01:36) And move on (1:01:37) And maybe later on (1:01:38) You find a better word (1:01:39) For the thing (1:01:40) But as the Arabic word (1:01:43) It's very difficult to (1:01:44) Put it in one English word (1:01:46) And say the same thing (1:01:47) That is said there (1:01:48) One thing that I wanted to add (1:01:50) Ali, are you volunteering to say something? (1:01:53) He begged me not to call his name Do you want to? (1:01:56) No (1:02:03) Picture that (1:02:04) You can get the first five verses (1:02:07) Reading the name of your Lord (1:02:08) Who created (1:02:10) And creation (1:02:12) Is that the whole creation is a book (1:02:14) You can look at it as a book (1:02:16) You don't have to be able to (1:02:18) Read what is written here (1:02:20) Like being literate (1:02:22) You can see and read (1:02:25) Without moving your lips (1:02:26) You can see these things (1:02:28) So God is (1:02:30) That's what makes it so beautiful (1:02:31) That even for people who can't read (1:02:34) If you hear it (1:02:35) Or even if you don't hear it (1:02:37) If you are willing enough to look (1:02:39) At the things that God is telling you (1:02:41) He's telling you that He created (1:02:43) And He created these things (1:02:44) So the whole creation is a big book (1:02:47) Huge book out there (1:02:48) You can go, read it (1:02:51) And understand it (1:02:53) There are a lot of things that you read from science (1:02:55) That's what a lot of scientists do (1:02:57) They don't see a lot of things (1:02:58) But they read it (1:03:00) As you say in English, you read between the lines (1:03:03) I think that creation is something (1:03:05) That you can read (1:03:07) From between the lines (1:03:09) If you are willing to (1:03:10) If you pay attention (1:03:10) If you accept the fact that (1:03:13) One night go out, look at the beautiful sky (1:03:16) It's not monsoon season (1:03:17) And you can read it (1:03:18) From a lot of other things that God is saying here (1:03:22) I'm going to move on (1:03:25) Verse 6 and 7 (1:03:27) Indeed the human transgresses (1:03:30) When he becomes rich (1:03:33) Whenever human beings feel that (1:03:35) They are rich in anything (1:03:36) Not only money (1:03:38) You may feel that you are rich in a lot of other things (1:03:41) And then (1:03:43) That's the time that you start (1:03:44) Worshiping yourself or your ego (1:03:46) Or whatever you have accomplished (1:03:48) In the world (1:03:49) And that's the time that you start to transgress (1:03:52) You start to move away from God (1:03:55) Forget God (1:03:56) And go to the wrong path (1:03:59) So if God is helping you (1:04:00) To get rich (1:04:01) As I said (1:04:02) In any way that you can be rich (1:04:07) And then you have to be (1:04:08) Very careful (1:04:09) Because as has been said (1:04:11) Reputedly (1:04:12) That it is not you (1:04:14) It is your work, you are working hard (1:04:16) You are putting a lot of effort into it (1:04:19) But God is helping you (1:04:20) To become richer (1:04:23) In whatever you are doing (1:04:24) But be careful not to transgress (1:04:26) But God is saying that human beings (1:04:29) This is the nature of them (1:04:30) They just transgress (1:04:31) But he mentions in 8 that your Lord is the ultimate destiny (1:04:35) Don't forget (1:04:37) Whatever you get (1:04:38) Whatever you accomplish (1:04:40) You have to finally die (1:04:41) You will die and they put you (1:04:43) Depending on where you die (1:04:44) They put you in a coffin or they just put you on the ground (1:04:47) And put a lot of dirt on you (1:04:49) And there you are (1:04:50) And you can't take anything with you down there (1:04:55) Then God is again (1:04:58) Reminding us (1:05:00) Have you seen the ones who enjoy (1:05:02) Others from praying (1:05:04) And this is one of the (1:05:06) Very interesting two verses (1:05:07) That comes together (1:05:09) And we see it very easily (1:05:11) That there was a time (1:05:14) That back in my country (1:05:15) Before revolution (1:05:16) Praying was something (1:05:18) Out of civilization (1:05:21) You were old fashioned (1:05:22) You believed in something which is not (1:05:25) Civilized, westernized (1:05:27) And things like that (1:05:30) So people tend to say (1:05:32) Why do you pray? (1:05:33) If you wanted to pray (1:05:34) At least if you wanted to pray publicly (1:05:38) It was something that a lot of people (1:05:39) Would tell you (1:05:41) Make fun of it (1:05:43) But then after revolution it became a course (1:05:45) If you didn't pray (1:05:46) Then you were in trouble (1:05:47) There were times that at 12 o'clock (1:05:50) They would ring the bell (1:05:51) Everyone was supposed to go to the mosque and pray (1:05:53) Which was another problem (1:05:55) Whether you're praying for God (1:05:57) Or you're praying to show your boss (1:05:58) That I'm a good Muslim (1:05:59) Because it had good effects on your salary (1:06:02) Or where you go from (1:06:05) In the future (1:06:06) But God is asking (1:06:09) Have you seen those (1:06:10) Have you seen the one (1:06:11) Who enjoys others from praying (1:06:14) Is it not better for him to follow the guidance (1:06:17) Or advocate righteousness (1:06:18) Which is clearly (1:06:21) God is putting in question (1:06:23) Question (1:06:24) Question (1:06:25) If he disbelieves and turns away (1:06:28) Does he not realize (1:06:30) That God sees (1:06:31) And this is one thing that a lot of people don't realize (1:06:33) Or they may know it (1:06:36) But they (1:06:37) They try to look the other way (1:06:39) God again is warning us (1:06:41) Giving us some warning (1:06:43) And cautioning us (1:06:45) Don't you think that God sees all what you do (1:06:48) And (1:06:49) Whatever you do is wrong (1:06:51) You know he sees it (1:06:53) And then if the failure comes (1:06:55) God is getting tough (1:06:56) Says indeed (1:06:58) Unless he refrains (1:06:59) We will take him by the forelock (1:07:01) The forelock that is disbelieving and sinful (1:07:04) Let him then call on his helpers (1:07:08) We'll call the guardians of hell (1:07:12) We shall not obey him (1:07:13) We shall all prostrate and draw near (1:07:16) So (1:07:17) In these last (1:07:19) Five verses (1:07:22) God is (1:07:23) Telling us the story (1:07:25) Of the people who (1:07:28) Go the wrong path (1:07:29) And (1:07:31) God is telling us (1:07:32) What he is going to do with those (1:07:34) And how they are going to suffer (1:07:36) In the future (1:07:39) From what they do wrong (1:07:40) And they don't (1:07:43) Choose the right path (1:07:44) Which is the right (1:07:46) The path of (1:07:48) Righteousness and (1:07:51) The path of God (1:07:52) Overall if (1:07:54) You look at these verses (1:07:56) It starts with (1:07:57) A lot of people may have (1:07:59) Or may see it just as (1:08:01) Very disconnected (1:08:02) But it is very much connected as you see (1:08:05) The whole story of human being (1:08:07) The life, the way he is created (1:08:09) The way he transgresses (1:08:12) The way he becomes (1:08:13) Stingy (1:08:15) The way he drowns into (1:08:17) Materialistic things (1:08:18) And then (1:08:22) Goes away (1:08:23) From God's path (1:08:25) And becomes astray (1:08:27) And then God is warning us (1:08:29) At the end of the surah (1:08:31) Don't do this (1:08:32) Do whatever is required of you to do (1:08:35) And (1:08:36) Don't follow the crowd (1:08:38) As has been said frequently (1:08:40) And (1:08:41) Try to stick with (1:08:43) What is right which is in the book (1:08:46) In Quran (1:08:47) And follow (1:08:51) Follow him (1:08:52) Only (1:08:54) Hamid (1:08:58) You have something? Speaker 3 (1:08:59) I'll add something (1:09:01) Ok (1:09:03) When he becomes rich (1:09:05) In verse 7 (1:09:06) To your lord is the ultimate destiny (1:09:08) Those slides actually remind me (1:09:11) What Dr. Khalifa keeps saying (1:09:12) When you wake up every morning (1:09:15) And you (1:09:16) After the day (1:09:17) You actually think (1:09:19) What was the first thing (1:09:21) The thing that you most thought about (1:09:23) During the day (1:09:25) If it is yourself (1:09:28) For some reason (1:09:29) Humans tend to always look at themselves (1:09:32) Like when I came today (1:09:34) I missed work (1:09:35) Somebody is working for me right now (1:09:37) They say how come you come late (1:09:39) From your breaks (1:09:40) How come you always pray (1:09:41) How come you don't work and get money (1:09:43) That's much better for you (1:09:46) You think that would be much better (1:09:49) For yourself (1:09:49) Because you don't know what you're saying (1:09:51) But I think for me to be there praying (1:09:53) It would be much better for me (1:09:55) They always look at the money themselves (1:09:58) Always buying nice cars (1:09:59) Buying nice clothes (1:10:00) Even though they don't even know (1:10:02) That they are the poorest people in the world (1:10:05) I mean (1:10:08) People actually (1:10:09) See that (1:10:12) Plus (1:10:12) When they see other people praying (1:10:13) They make fun of them (1:10:15) Some people feel that they are more inferior (1:10:19) Right now for some reason Speaker 1 (1:10:21) Church Speaker 3 (1:10:21) Even though people know what I'm saying (1:10:23) Is going down (1:10:24) The new generation always looks at churches (1:10:26) Oh praying (1:10:28) I'm not going to get anywhere with it (1:10:30) They go and try to go to college (1:10:32) And try to become lawyers (1:10:33) And they never want to see church ever again (1:10:35) You have to actually do your soul (1:10:41) Because you did that (1:10:43) God is going to give you everything (1:10:45) And you're going to become whatever you want Speaker 1 (1:10:49) Any other comments (1:10:51) We have two more minutes I guess (1:10:54) We didn't have enough time (1:10:56) But it's a very important surah (1:10:57) And I definitely urge (1:10:59) I wish somebody could read it in Arabic (1:11:02) Because it is (1:11:04) It is beautiful (1:11:05) I know it is a privilege (1:11:07) For people who know Arabic (1:11:08) Because I don't know Arabic (1:11:10) I can't read it but I don't understand it (1:11:13) But (1:11:15) No just the way (1:11:17) It's beautiful and comfortable (1:11:19) Extraordinary (1:11:20) Very enjoyable (1:11:23) God says (1:11:24) It doesn't make any difference Speaker 2 (1:11:26) It doesn't make any difference (1:11:28) So I guess we will close (1:11:30) Tonight (1:11:32) And we'll have a number of madhhas to read (1:11:37) Today is (1:11:38) August 4th (1:11:40) We finished surah 96 (1:11:42) Next Friday is (1:11:43) August 11th (1:11:45) Insallah we'll finish maybe 97, 98, 99 (1:11:48) 105 let's say (1:11:50) The following Friday is (1:11:52) August 18th (1:11:56) And (1:11:57) We should finish the Quran then (1:12:00) And Friday (1:12:01) August 25th we have the new translation (1:12:04) With us to start the Fatiha (1:12:06) So we have to plan it this way (1:12:08) That next week (1:12:09) Insallah we finish surah 105 (1:12:12) And we have to help our teachers (1:12:14) To do that (1:12:14) And the following Friday (1:12:16) To finish so that we start the Fatiha (1:12:20) With the new translation Insallah (1:12:22) So our teacher next week (1:12:24) It could be Dr. Mahmoud Sabahi (1:12:25) I need assistance (1:12:26) You know he's an excellent teacher (1:12:45) By the way he presented to you (1:12:46) The chemical isomers (1:12:48) He made it so easy (1:12:49) The right hand glove and the left hand glove (1:12:52) And chemistry (1:12:53) He talked about the D and the L isomers (1:12:55) Of the same compound (1:12:57) He made it so easy (1:12:59) He's a talented teacher (1:13:00) I can feel that (1:13:01) Insallah we'll get used to this (1:13:04) Dr. Khalifa (1:13:06) My wife (1:13:12) Her birthday was the 31st of July (1:13:15) She's now traveling (1:13:16) By herself (1:13:18) And by auto (1:13:19) She has to go to Oregon (1:13:24) To see if we can keep her in our hearts (1:13:34) You have to tell us about this (1:13:36) I know I do (1:13:38) That's very close to your birthday (1:13:40) It is (1:13:46) Ok our teacher (1:13:47) Don't worry (1:13:48) We'll get our teacher next week (1:13:52) To finish to (1:13:53) The following Friday (1:13:57) To finish (1:13:59) From 106 to 114 (1:14:03) We need to read (1:14:05) The Fatiha for (1:14:06) E.B. (1:14:08) Catherine (1:14:12) You forgot that (1:14:13) It's tomorrow (1:14:15) Monday (1:14:17) Catherine's birthday (1:14:19) Martha is not here (1:14:21) So give her an essential birthday (1:14:23) Her mother decided to have her birthday (1:14:26) So this was the only time (1:14:27) To have her so she's not here tonight (1:14:30) We'll read the Fatiha for (1:14:31) Philip and his wife (1:14:34) Devlin (1:14:34) Devlin (1:14:36) May God be with them (1:14:38) We'll read the Fatiha for Maryam (1:14:45) She wants to read (1:14:46) To offer thanks to God (1:14:48) To her father (1:14:49) For the blessings that she (1:14:51) Overdue (1:14:52) Because of Kufaq (1:14:55) Maryam is so sincere (1:14:56) And God loves her (1:14:57) This will be a Fatiha of thanks (1:15:03) So for E.B. (1:15:04) E.B. (1:15:04) E.B. (1:15:06) E.B. (1:15:09) And for Catherine (1:15:10) For Kufaq (1:15:12) For Martha's birthday (1:15:13) For Philip and Evelyn (1:15:15) For Maryam (1:15:16) And to all of us (1:15:20) Whatever (1:15:21) You ask God (1:15:24) He will hear you (1:15:25) Al Fatiha (1:15:46) You will have met wonderful, strawberry, cusky students.