When wrong things are your Priorities | Nouman Ali Khan

Summary

The transcript explores the concept of prioritization in one's life, particularly in the context of spirituality. It delves into how certain desires, like beauty for women and looking at beauty for men, are naturally embedded within us by Allah. These desires, however, can conflict with spiritual goals, leading people to prioritize worldly things over their relationship with Allah. The speaker emphasizes the importance of controlling these impulses to maintain a pure heart and how the Quran provides guidance to manage emotions like anger, jealousy, greed, and lust. The message highlights self-awareness, balance, and the need for sincere self-judgment in faith.

Takeaways

• 🔑 Allah instilled different desires in men and women; men desire to look at beauty, while women desire to be beautiful.
• ⏳ Prioritizing the right things in life is essential, and daily decisions reflect what individuals value the most.
• ❌ When wrongful desires like greed, jealousy, or materialism become priorities, they lead people away from closeness to Allah.
• 📊 People often fail to accomplish everything they intended, as lower-priority tasks get delayed due to higher-priority ones.
• 💡 Negative emotions like anger, jealousy, and worthlessness should be kept under control, as they are natural but need to remain within healthy limits.
• 🛡️ The Quran helps control explosive emotions like anger and jealousy, protecting individuals from being overwhelmed by them.
• 🌟 Both men and women have specific challenges: men must lower their gaze, while women struggle with the desire to look beautiful.
• 🎯 People's priorities sometimes shift to pleasing others or seeking validation, often at the expense of practicing their faith.
• 📉 Cognitive dissonance occurs when believers prioritize worldly desires over the word of Allah, leading them to focus on Allah's mercy while avoiding accountability.
• 🛠️ Believers need to balance Allah’s attributes of mercy and judgment, recognizing that their relationship with Allah involves multiple aspects, not just one.

Q & A

What is the main theme of the video script?

The main theme of the video script is the concept of priorities in life and how wrong priorities, such as materialism, lust, greed, and jealousy, can take people away from their closeness to Allah. The speaker emphasizes the importance of prioritizing Allah's commands and avoiding behaviors that distance believers from Him.

What does the speaker say about human desires in relation to men and women?

The speaker explains that Allah placed different desires in men and women. Men have a natural desire to look at beauty, while women have a stronger desire to look beautiful. These desires need to be controlled to maintain spiritual purity and a connection with Allah.

Why does the speaker emphasize the concept of 'priority'?

The speaker emphasizes 'priority' to highlight how everyday decisions reflect what people value most. Wrong priorities, such as worldly desires and materialistic pursuits, can lead individuals away from Allah's guidance. People should constantly check their priorities to ensure that spiritual and moral values come first.

How does the Quran help believers manage their negative emotions and desires?

According to the speaker, the Quran helps believers by setting limits on negative emotions like anger, jealousy, and greed. While these emotions are natural, the Quran guides believers to keep them under control and within healthy boundaries, helping them maintain spiritual balance.

What is the significance of men lowering their gaze and women controlling their desire to look beautiful?

The speaker explains that men are instructed to lower their gaze to control their desire to look at beauty, which helps them protect their hearts from spiritual corruption. Similarly, women are encouraged to control their desire to appear beautiful, as it can become an unhealthy focus. Both practices are meant to safeguard one's spiritual state.

What does the speaker say about the relationship between materialism and spiritual well-being?

The speaker argues that materialism, whether it be an obsession with wealth, possessions, or social status, can become an unhealthy priority that distances people from Allah. He points out that the Quran cleanses these tendencies and keeps material desires within limits to protect one's spiritual well-being.

What is 'heedlessness,' and why is it dangerous according to the speaker?

Heedlessness is described as an 'I don't care' attitude, where individuals are indifferent to the consequences of their actions. The speaker warns that heedlessness leads to a lack of fear or concern for accountability before Allah, which can cause people to neglect their spiritual duties and moral responsibilities.

How does the speaker relate the concept of 'cognitive dissonance' to faith?

The speaker explains that cognitive dissonance occurs when believers prioritize wrong things, like material desires, over Allah's commands, while still identifying as faithful. They may emphasize Allah’s mercy and forgiveness to avoid confronting their own shortcomings and responsibilities toward Allah.

What does the speaker say about jealousy and comparison?

Jealousy and comparison are natural human emotions, but the speaker stresses that they should be kept in check. Jealousy can be destructive if left uncontrolled, but it can also inspire self-improvement if directed positively. The Quran helps regulate these feelings to ensure they do not become harmful.

What advice does the speaker give regarding feelings of worthlessness and loneliness?

The speaker advises that feelings of worthlessness and loneliness should be countered by recognizing one’s inherent value as a human being, honored by Allah. Believers should remember that they are never truly alone, as Allah is always with them, and they should rely on this understanding to overcome feelings of isolation.

Outlines

00:00

✨ Prioritizing in Life and Religion

This paragraph discusses the human tendency to prioritize tasks in daily life and the spiritual consequences when wrong priorities take over. The speaker uses relatable examples like making grocery lists and managing time before class to illustrate the concept of prioritization. In spiritual terms, people may prioritize worldly desires—such as lust, greed, and jealousy—over their relationship with Allah, ultimately distancing themselves from His friendship. The importance of purifying the heart from negative emotions like anger and jealousy is emphasized, showing how misplaced priorities can lead to a loss of spiritual connection.

05:02

💔 Self-Worth, Loneliness, and Greed

The speaker reflects on feelings of worthlessness and how they lead to poor treatment of others. Often, people who feel worthless project their insecurities outward. The Quran is highlighted as a source of self-worth, emphasizing that Allah honors all humans. The speaker also discusses loneliness, using Prophet Ibrahim as an example of someone who faced isolation but maintained a connection with Allah. Greed is addressed next, noting that while everyone has desires, it’s important to control these impulses to maintain spiritual balance. The Quran's role in keeping these emotions in check is also mentioned.

10:03

🌟 Beauty, Attraction, and Gender Dynamics

This section explores the inherent desires in men and women related to beauty. Men are drawn to beauty, while women have a natural inclination to present themselves as beautiful. The speaker notes that these tendencies are deeply ingrained and observable in societal trends, such as the success of the beauty and fashion industries. The Quran teaches that men must lower their gaze, while women are encouraged to control their desire to showcase their beauty. Both actions serve to protect the purity of the heart, and this struggle is compared to the daily efforts men and women must make to uphold their spiritual integrity.

15:03

🤔 Internal Struggles and Justifications

This paragraph examines how people may justify their actions when they prioritize worldly desires over religious obligations. The speaker gives the example of delaying prayer to avoid ridicule, showing how social pressure can affect religious practice. Women, for example, may struggle with the desire to look beautiful but justify it by emphasizing other good deeds they perform. The speaker warns against this cognitive dissonance—believing in Allah while knowingly violating His commands—and stresses the importance of self-reflection and judgment. The emphasis is on understanding that prioritizing personal desires over spiritual duties leads to a weakened connection with Allah.

20:04

🌍 Diverse Perceptions of God in Different Religions

In this final paragraph, the speaker discusses how different religions perceive God. For Christians, God is seen as love, while for the Israelites, God is a savior exclusively for Israel. In Islam, however, Allah embodies multiple attributes—He is loving, merciful, just, and holds people accountable for their actions. The speaker emphasizes that Muslims cannot pick and choose aspects of Allah’s nature to suit their own desires. By understanding the comprehensive nature of Allah’s relationship with humanity, believers are reminded to uphold a balanced and multifaceted view of their faith.

Keywords

💡Prioritization

Prioritization refers to the process of ranking tasks or desires based on their importance. In the video, the speaker emphasizes that humans must prioritize their spiritual responsibilities, such as their relationship with Allah, over worldly desires. An example given is the importance of prayer over social activities when in a public setting, urging believers to keep religious duties as their top priority.

💡Jealousy

Jealousy is described as a natural human emotion that can either be destructive or channeled positively. The video explains that while jealousy is part of human life, it must be controlled and directed in a way that inspires self-improvement rather than harm. The speaker highlights the dangers of allowing jealousy to become a priority over one's relationship with Allah.

💡Materialism

Materialism is the excessive focus on physical possessions or superficial achievements. In the video, materialism is portrayed as a destructive force that can divert believers from their spiritual goals. It manifests in desires for wealth, luxury items, or social status, which often overshadow the practice of faith. The speaker warns that prioritizing materialistic pursuits leads one away from Allah's friendship.

💡Heedlessness

Heedlessness refers to the attitude of indifference toward spiritual or moral obligations. In the context of the video, it means being careless about one's faith, disregarding the consequences of one's actions, and prioritizing personal desires over divine commands. The speaker describes heedlessness as the 'I don't care' attitude, which prevents a person from maintaining their connection to Allah.

💡Hedonism

Hedonism is the pursuit of pleasure as the primary goal in life. The video criticizes this worldview, equating it with the modern 'YOLO' (You Only Live Once) mindset, which encourages people to prioritize immediate gratification over spiritual obligations. Hedonism is portrayed as a dangerous distraction that pulls individuals away from their duties to Allah.

💡Anger

Anger is recognized as a powerful emotion that can lead to destructive behavior if not controlled. In the video, the speaker explains that anger, like other emotions, must be managed within limits to prevent it from becoming a priority over spiritual obligations. The Quran, according to the speaker, helps believers keep their anger in check and prevents it from dominating their lives.

💡Beauty

Beauty is discussed in terms of both men’s desire to look at beauty and women’s desire to be beautiful. The video explains that these natural inclinations must be controlled to maintain spiritual purity. For men, controlling their gaze is emphasized, while for women, the struggle to not prioritize physical beauty over modesty and their relationship with Allah is highlighted.

💡Worthlessness

Worthlessness refers to a feeling of having no value or purpose. The speaker addresses this issue by explaining that the Quran teaches believers they are inherently valuable because Allah has honored them. People who feel worthless may project that negativity onto others, but through faith, one can overcome these feelings and recognize their worth as creations of Allah.

💡Loneliness

Loneliness is described as a feeling of being isolated or misunderstood. The speaker uses the example of the Prophet Ibrahim, who endured loneliness but remained steadfast in his relationship with Allah. The message is that believers can find comfort and companionship in their faith, even in times of loneliness, and should prioritize their connection with Allah during such moments.

💡Spirit of Hijab

The spirit of hijab goes beyond the physical act of covering; it is about inner modesty and controlling the desire to display beauty. The video discusses how the hijab reflects the deeper struggle of women to not let their desire to look beautiful dominate their spiritual lives. It’s about protecting the heart and maintaining a focus on spiritual purity rather than outward appearance.

Highlights

Allah put inside males the desire to look at beauty, and inside females, the desire to look beautiful.

The concept of priority in life is essential; prioritizing what is important affects behavior and spiritual relationships.

Wrong priorities, such as greed, jealousy, and materialism, take people away from Allah's friendship.

The Quran purifies and controls natural emotions like anger, jealousy, and greed, keeping them within healthy limits.

Worthlessness often leads to projecting negativity onto others, as those who feel worthless treat others the same way.

Islam helps individuals cope with feelings like loneliness by reminding them of their relationship with Allah, citing examples like Ibrahim (A.S.).

Materialism and other worldly desires can lead people to place religion as secondary, making personal goals more important.

Men are instructed to guard their eyes, while women are encouraged to control the desire to look beautiful, reflecting different challenges in maintaining spiritual purity.

The Quran emphasizes protecting the heart from distractions like lust and materialism to maintain spiritual light.

Controlling the desire to look beautiful for women is as challenging as it is for men to lower their gaze from beauty.

People often justify their shortcomings by focusing on Allah's mercy, neglecting the fact that they will also be held accountable.

The Christian concept of 'God is love' contrasts with Islam's more multifaceted relationship with Allah, who embodies mercy, love, and judgment.

Cognitive dissonance occurs when people prioritize worldly desires over Allah's commandments but still believe in their righteousness.

Social pressures can cause people to prioritize others' opinions over religious obligations, like delaying prayer to avoid ridicule.

Hedonism, materialism, and heedlessness are identified as harmful priorities that need to be controlled to maintain spiritual integrity.

Transcripts

Allah put inside the mail the desire to

look at Beauty he put inside the mail

the desire to look at Beauty he put

inside the female the desire to look

beautiful he put it in her from her from

the early ages Allah put that in her

F the Quran repeatedly talks about this

concept of uh a good way for you guys to

think about that in Easy English is

prioritizing

to make something a priority every day

in our lives we have to make a decision

about what is the top priority like if

you have one hour before class starts

what is your priority what are you going

to do first second third and the morning

you wake up you have a list of

priorities you got to get done everybody

has a checklist and in that checklist

what is the most important then second

important and third important it's

either in our head or it's on your

calendar or you've made notes when when

your your wife or husband or whoever

they send you to the grocery store then

you have a checklist priority items to

get you know like if you have a baby you

can forget everything don't come home

without the diapers right that was Prior

that was the most important thing how

did you forget that Etc so there's

always this concept of priority meaning

something that takes more importance and

every one of us knows at the end of the

day we were not able to do all the

things we were supposed to do there's

always things that are left that we were

supposed to do right but those things

became they got delayed because other

things became they became for

forward also means some things became

priority for these people some behaviors

some goals became a bigger priority and

those goals took them away from the

Friendship of Allah actually the

previous Ayah basically says if you

truly were friends of Allah then you

would wish at least for a good death in

one one way you can take the meaning so

now they won't wish it because they're

not really friends with Allah so then

the question is what did they do that

took them away from Allah's friendship

Allah's closeness Allah's protectiveness

and that is some some wrong things

became priority for them so this

discussion is brief but important and

that is what does it mean that the wrong

things become priority there's two

things I want you to note here one is

things that are prohibited or forbidden

or evil meaning your my my my my desire

My lust my greed you know my jealousy

these kinds of things when they become

the top thought in your mind you know

how the Ayah said is going to Allah

purifies them with the ayat so here are

some things I want you to make note of

anger jealousy

comparison worthless I know there's a

lot I'm talking fast it's okay you can

repeat what was it anger jealousy

comparison

worthlessness

loneliness

greed

lust heedless lessness heedlessness

basically means I don't fear anything I

don't worry about anything I just I like

heedlessness is basically I don't care

that's heedlessness okay it's the I

don't care attitude okay uh Hedonism

Hedonism means my ultimate objective is

to please myself to to have a good

experience a good definition of Hedonism

in Easy English would be YOLO you guys

know YOLO that would be Hedonism okay

and

materialism right so it's materialism

takes many forms for some people

materialism is about their house some

people it's their car some people it's

how many followers they have on social

media for some people is what kind of

what brand of bag are they wearing what

brand of shoes are they wearing what you

know so he this materialism takes

different kinds of forms basically

shallow things you know shallow Petty

things that they become obsessions

anyway the Quran comes and it cleanses

us from all of these or at least

controls them because at the end of the

day anger is a part of my life I can't

get rid of it some things are going to

make me angry what tya does is it keeps

it under a under a limit keeps it within

a healthy limit jealousy you might think

oh jealousy is so evil no jealousy is a

part of life it

happens jealousy happens comparison

happens but it has to stay within a

healthy limit and needs to be be

directed in a healthy direction you know

so you can take someone who's doing

better than you and you could be jealous

of them or you could be inspired to do

better yourself so you could take you

could feel that they're doing better and

you can take it in a positive direction

right so that what does that's what doia

does worthlessness oh it doesn't matter

what I do anyway I'm a loser anyway who

cares about me you know like those

people that sayun is nothing well then

eventually they start saying I'm nothing

when you're nothing then your action are

nothing which means that you can be mean

you can be rude you can be whatever but

it doesn't matter because I'm worthless

I'm going to treat everybody else

worthless too A lot of times people that

are really insulting to others deep down

inside they actually have no respect for

themselves they have a deep

worthlessness within themselves and they

project that on others the Quran makes

me feel that I'm worth something I'm

worth enough of a miracle that all the

Angels were commanded to do s I'm worth

enough that Allah says

we honored all children of Adam which

means Allah himself honored me which

means Allah sees me as worth something

so I shouldn't see myself as worthless

loneliness I you know nobody loves me

nobody understands me nobody listens to

me it's like I don't even exist etc etc

well we're the religion of ibraim alam I

don't think there was anybody who was

more lonely than ibraim Alam but Allah

gave him his company didn't

he right so we we don't actually know

what TR true loneliness in the end will

actually never be loneliness for a

Believer they they'll still have someone

and doesn't mean that you don't need

anybody in you I have Allah I don't need

anyone I'm like ibraim Alam I don't need

you no no no even mam needed Haron right

he asked for Haron he didn't say I'm

going to go do this alone but at least

you know how to cope with loneliness at

least you know how to work through

loneliness because of Theus of the Quran

then greed of course we all want more

let's be honest there's there's a car

you don't have that you like there's a

house that you know you drive by you

drive a little

slowly and then go you know there's a

job that you might like there's a you

know we have greed we have we have some

some things that we want that we don't

have but that that's kept under

control says whoever can be protected

from the greed they have inside them

meaning you're it's there but you're

it's not letting you it's not taking

over you right it's being controlled um

the same way Allah says another place

for

example Allah put explosive content

inside us and he also put inside us the

ability to protect us from that

explosive content f means sin but Fu

actually comes from in which means

explosion f is called f because the

light

explodes right so there's my anger is

explosive my jealousy is explosive my

desires are explosive my materialism can

be EXP explosive all this stuff is

explosive man it could take over it

could blow up but Allah gave us

protective mechanisms to keep it under

control and that's what the Revelation

does it it it starts putting a check on

these things so now I mention these

things when when I say that they did

they will not wish for death because of

what their hands prioritize some of

these things greed jealousy you know

status you know your own Pride even I'm

adding other things heedlessness they

become

priority they take over somebody's life

and then when that happens the religion

the dean of Allah becomes secondary the

dean of Allah is only going to be

practiced when it doesn't get in the way

of my own priorities my priorities are

first the religion is second so easy

example would be for example you're in

you're in University you're on campus

it's time for the prayer and you're

hanging out with a bunch of friends

right and you're like you know it's got

to it's time for prayer but most of your

friends are non-muslim so if you're

going to go pray then they're going to

look at you funny or they're going to

say something don't blow up the

library you know

99

okay and you're like I don't want to

hear those comments so you know what I'm

just not going to pray not this time

I'll delay it now the thing is in that

moment what did you

prioritize you prioritized your the

preservation of your

dignity right because you thought you'll

preserve your dignity you won't you

won't have to hear those comments ments

right you won't have to hear that

ridicule or you won't have to hear their

criticisms later on and you saved

yourself from that you put that as a

priority people's opinion of you became

a priority over what Allah

said I some people asked the question it

was in the comments uh I I mentioned

that there's the letter of the law and

the spirit of the law and there's the

letter of the hijab and there's the

spirit of the hijab and I did mention

the spirit of the hijab and people were

like what's the spirit what's the spirit

I've given long lectures on Surah and

the AY of hijab but I will tell you guys

cuz I like stard so I'll tell you

briefly Allah describes in the Quran

that a female the way Allah made I

didn't say this this in the Quran take

it up with Allah okay um Allah

says the baby girl is described as

someone who is decorated in jewelry the

young young female the young she's a

little baby girl but she already has a

desire to be

beautiful the boy never comes puts on a

shirt and says look at my shirt Dad look

at my

shirt but a little girl you put on

anything on her you put on a band on her

wrist a rubber band on her wrist you put

on a necklace made of paper you put you

put on anything what you g to

do say something say

something and then you just tell you

look so pretty

like I know like

Allah put inside the mail something he

put inside the mail the desire to look

at

Beauty he's just I don't have to

convince you of this you already

know you're like someone like oh I don't

I don't know what you're talking about

yes you

do he put inside the male the desire to

look at Beauty he put inside the female

the desire to look

beautiful he put it in her from her from

the early ages Allah put that in her f

nowah where Allah describes the covering

the head

covering Allah describes that men must

guard their

eyes they must guard their eyes why

because the most the thing that men get

the most pleasure out of is looking at

Beauty and the proof of that is in all

of the online and media industries that

attract the eyes of men towards female

Beauty

in the worst ways and those industries

make billions if not trillions of

dollars all because of these that men

have you know that right like the proof

there's there's trillions of dollars of

proof of something Allah has said okay

on the flip side on the flip side Allah

put a desire in women not to even though

they want to look at Beauty but they

have a much stronger desire than looking

what's the stronger desire for them to

look beautiful and there are trillions

of dollars of investment in the makeup

industry the fashion industry the

modeling industry the advertising in

Industries across the planet that are

evidence to that fact that Allah

mentions

inah he mentions these are facts that

human beings are living evidence of it

every day economies in ire gigantic

economies are evidence of this if you

know people that work in social media

and they work in social media

advertising they know about Google

Trends and social media Trend video

Trends you know what I'm talking about

you know exactly what I'm talking about

now having said that the thing that men

desire the most they have to control it

if they have to keep the light in their

heart the thing that women desire the

most they have to control it if they

have to to keep their light in their

heart so men were told

what lower your

eyes women F and when women are told

lower your eyes that's way easier for

women way it's like

whatever every one in one in 10,000 men

they're like

oh otherwise men is not one in 10,000

women women don't have major F when

they're walking in an

airport every one in a thousand men

sometimes some usful flight type you

know situation they're like oh okay but

men different problem different but what

is the what is the hardest thing for a

female as hard it is for a man to lower

his eyes you know what's equally hard

for her not to look

pretty that's the hardest thing for her

it is so hard for her it is if you want

to understand how hard it is for her

it's as hard as it is for you to what

lower your eyes you know how every

second you have to fight that every

minute you're like you know

alhamdulillah I I I finished the lower

eyes problem now I I used to have that

problem last year I no longer have that

problem anymore Auto it's on autopilot

is it ever on autopilot no you have to

guard it every single time guess what

women have to go through the desire to

look beautiful do go

away they see another woman with

beautifully hair done they're like she's

got nothing on my hair my hair is so

much nicer under this hijab

though and every time they see a woman

with beautiful hair with with her looks

and they're like oh my God I can show

this so much better than she can she

didn't don't even know and it's it's

killing them because it's all hidden

it's hidden all the time and it's like I

don't I look so ugly I look so ugly

right now and they get to they're not

even that pretty and people think

they're pretty people don't even know

I'm so much

prettier and there's this deep down

inside struggle and Allah says yeah

you're going to control that

one you're going to control that one to

in order to

what to keep the light in your heart to

keep the light in your heart the the

most the the strongest impulse of man

that will destroy the state of their

heart is that and the strongest impulse

for women that will destroy the state of

their heart is that this was about

protecting their

hearts that's actually what it was it's

the Quran we say oh it's F it's F hold

on how did the Quran talk about it why

is it

in why is it the Surah that protects the

N inside the heart why is it there why

is it talked about like this anyway

that's not my subject but I'm just

saying but imagine if that's if for some

people they can't wish how can they wish

for meeting with Allah when their desire

their their other priorities became more

important and you know what happens

then my desire to look or my desire on

the female side to look

beautiful was too strong I couldn't

control it now I'm going to say you know

what just because I don't do it doesn't

mean I'm not a good believer I'm really

spiritual you know and I'm going to make

lots of Instagram posts about how I fast

on Monday and Thursday and how I do Taj

and I how I do this and how I do that

and you know who are you telling this to

Instagram who who needs to hear

this who who needs to hear Allah subhana

wa tala do I need to broadcast how many

I prayed what what I how much I fasted

what Sak I did what I did what no this

is just you know something deep inside

you know that you're doing something

that's not okay and you're trying to

tell yourself but at least I'm doing so

much other good don't judge me don't

judge me I said don't judge

me nobody's judging you but actually

deep down inside you can't help but also

judge yourself

but a human being has full view of their

own selves no one has to judge you you

have to judge yourself and you should

judge yourself and this new nonsense

be merciful to yourself give yourself

room to be

human it's okay it's okay that it's okay

is so the quran's expression for that

is you made something convenient for

yourselves yousef's brothers made

something convenient for themselves it's

okay obviously dad doesn't love us it's

okay if we just take one we're not

killing all the brothers we're just

killing one of them and we're going to

be good after that

you know this is actually something that

we have to really really uh learn

about what is it that we are

prioritizing is it that impulse that is

a bigger priority than the word of Allah

for men or for women what is what is

keeping me from praying what's keeping

me from giving up the Haram money that

I'm making what's keeping me what's

keeping me from lying what's keeping me

from giving the money that I

owe I borrowed somebody's money I didn't

give it back what's keeping me from

giving me giving back that money

something else became a priority over

the word of Allah and those are the

kinds of people who will never wish to

meet with Allah they can't how can they

how can

they by the way those kinds of people

when they have that that it's called the

cognitive dissonance meaning they're

Believers but they prioritize the wrong

thing and they know they're violating

the word of Allah you know what they do

then it's the Quran is so accurate you

know what they do they talk a lot about

the mercy of

Allah those people talk a lot about how

Allah forgives how Allah is merciful how

Allah is so loving how Allah is so kind

how Allah Allah knows what you're going

through Allah is for

why because there's another side to your

relationship with Allah that they don't

want to deal with you know what that

side is you're going to stand in front

of Allah you're going to explain

yourself why what you did what you did I

don't want to to deal with that part of

it I want to deal with Allah is my

friend what did what did the

say why do they think they're friends

with Allah because if you're friends

Allah is always going to be okay with me

I'm I'm going to be saved Allah is

merciful Allah is loving Allah is

guaranteeing me

Jenna that's because the wrong

priorities it's the wrong priorities

that say I'm going to look at one

dimension of my relationship with God

not the other not the other

by and understand from this uh the

Christian concept of God is God is love

right for the Israelites the God is the

savior of the Israelites he's the god of

Israel actually he's the god of Israel

for

Muslims Allah is many names at the same

time so he loves us more than we can

love

ourselves he can judge us more than

anybody else can judge us he can hold

responsible accountable more than

anybody else can it's not one

relationship it's multiple relationships

we don't get to pick one of them and say

I'm going to ignore the

others because of our own issues so what

we do is we because we have our own

issues we hold on to some names of Allah

and forget other names of Allah