Salam alikum peace be with
youum what did you just say you said
something in Arabic what's that all
about that's uh peace be upon to you
also yeah that's that's with the
greeting of all the prophets of and the
mercy of God mercy of God now we're at a
place where they're talking about the
most misunderstood way of life in the
world Islam you're at this Journey of
Faith tell us a little bit about it this
is the third uh conference uh the third
year that they're having this conference
Journey of Faith and the idea is to get
the knowledge out there to the Muslims
and even non-muslims
get the knowledge and get an
understanding of Islam and benefit now I
heard that the non-muslims the not yet
Muslims they're getting free they get
free food they get hospitality is this
true they get the best Hospitality even
the speakers like it's even too much
like you get kind of embarrassed you
know what I mean catering to you you
need anything you know the best
Hospitality for the I'm I'm talking
about more so for the not yet Muslims
for them Muslims yeah invited in to come
and eat with the speakers if they have
any questions you know any con concerns
or any anything feeding them you know
giving them snacks and refreshments
everything now give us be real with us
tell us did you hear any hate speech
going on around here no no hate speeches
no just uh presenting Islam in the clear
clear-cut way the way that Islam is uh
supposed to be presented
and inshallah now tell us Yahya can that
be translated as Jacob in English no
John John John or Yahya now that was one
of the prophets of God wasn't it one of
the prophets of God the son of Zacharia
or Zacharias and the cousin of Jesus
John the Baptist that was one of the
prophets of God now tell us you weren't
always a Muslim a Muslim like Jesus
Moses Abraham is one who consciously
submits not to a man to Monkey but to
the creator of the heavens and earth you
weren't always a Muslim you were a
Christian raised Roman Catholic and uh
brought up uh as a Roman Catholic I
started to even go to different churches
and investigating and uh try many of
churches and just couldn't find anything
that I was looking for father son Holy
Ghost Trinity salvation in the death of
Jesus God coming down committing suicide
does this something that you believe
before this is not what I believed
before and that's one of the reasons why
I actually was attracted to Islam and
even when I was I found the Quran in
English translation I found Islam I said
this is what I actually am about like
this is what I believe already so you
didn't believe in God being a man now we
love our brothers in human
and sharing his caring so we just want
to clear up the confusion because many
people are confused about this Triune
thing and I've talked to many of the DDS
people who have gotten master's degrees
and Divinity and they couldn't figure it
out can you figure it out there's
something that you know you were able to
put together with this whole Trinity
thing I couldn't figure it out and like
I said I even used to read the Bible
like you know uh extremely concentrated
on jesus' words I wasn't getting that
Jesus was God Jesus had uh was part of
the godhead even and stuff like that
Jesus was a prophet Jesus was a
messenger of God you know saying that I
am the father or the father is greater
than I things like that like you know
this is what I was reading this is what
I was getting and when I found
Islam this is what I was all about
already now how did you stumble across
Islam with all the other religions why
didn't you become a Buddhist a sik a
Hindu a fire worshiper Idol worshipper
how did you come or did you Tred these
out and what happened and what led you
to accept that there's only one God
there's no God but God Muhammad is the
messenger
um actually it was uh some people would
say probably kind of strange like I
didn't know any Arabs I didn't know any
Muslims I didn't know anybody was on
this religion I didn't even know there
was an Islamic Center in my city I
started reading the Quran one day I
found it in the library the public
library started reading it and I
actually like said started calling
myself Muslim for about a year before I
knew anybody before I met anybody and I
said this is what I already believed
like before about Jesus about about life
like about how God is who God is um now
is is your life easier now since you
accepted Islam is it harder were there
challenges life is uh I think life is in
general like life is a test we know we
know from the Quran and we know from the
the religion that life is a test this Dy
is a test this life and but you find
something now for me personally it was I
found something now I found a meaning of
life I found a purpose in life why why
am I here and found an end like a a an
end to the journey that after we leave
this life it's not just all about like
you know going to the dust as some
people might say or even reincarnation
and all no there is a there is a a final
Abode or a final Journey that you're
that you're coming
to everything the this cup is in sincere
submission to the one who created it
because it's following the rules of
Gravity by definition this is how we can
say that Islam has been here since the
very beginning of time anywhere the
Muslims went to to people Embrace Islam
in masses countries Nations and this is
something that is amazing never happened
on the face of earth when people saw a
practical way of life of being truthful
being honest making sense of everything
that they do they worship and they buy
and
sell I am not afraid of stand
alone I am not afraid to stand alone if
a li by side I am not afraid to stand
alone
I am not afraid to stand alone if Li by
I am not afraid to stand
alone I am not afraid to stand alone if
a lies I am not afraid to stand
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alone now some people don't know about
the wonderful reverence that we have
towards Jesus peace be upon him what do
you believe about Jesus Jesus now as
opposed to then mostly uh it's it's I
still believe the same thing that I
believed about Jesus even I was a
non-muslim but uh now we have more
respect more reverence for Jesus as
being the Messiah not the Son of God and
you know that God had a child God had a
son but being the Messiah being born of
the Virgin Mary right knowing that he's
going to come back before the day of
judgment on the last day to this earth
he's going to come back again things
like that
now tell us a few more questions tell us
tell us is very important some people
think you know what Islam is an Arabic
word Islam is for the Arab Allah is some
Moon God what do you got to say about
this Islam means submission to God
compliance obedience to God only and and
only to God you know not to a man not to
a teacher not to your forefathers not to
some culture not to some group and so on
but your your your obedience your
compliance your submission is only to
God the one who created you you um
that's what Islam is all about and Allah
is uh your creator your lord the one who
provides for you the the sustainer of
the universe the sustainer of all of us
this is the one that deserves to be
worshiped he is the only one that
deserves to be worshiped revered with
that with that ultimate reverance and uh
uh submission to does the religion the
way of life the complete compliance with
the laws of the creator of the heavens
and earth Islam to acquire that peace
that everyone's yearning for by
submitting to the owner of Peace the one
God now that you've implemented Islam
has it improved your behavior your
character are you kinder to your parents
kinder to your neighbors what's been the
outcome of it there has been a change in
in uh like I wasn't drastically like
some way before you know like a a
criminal and so on alhamdulillah all
praise to Allah but there is a change
whenever somebody accepts Islam
sincerely for the sake of God for the
sake of Allah there is a change in their
life they become more respectful of
people respectful of the creation of
human beings of of animals of everything
more respectful and there is that change
and anybody who accepts Islam and this
is my advice to everyone that when they
do accept Islam they will see a change
you know it may it may not happen
overnight it may not happen even within
days or weeks but gradually there will
be a change in the person's life for
people that feel that Islam is
synonymous with terrorism what do you
got to say Islam cannot be synon
synonymous with terrorism you have to go
back to the religion the Quran the book
that was revealed by God to the prophet
Muhammad and you have to go back to the
Sunnah and the the way of the Prophet
Muhammad and see how he behaved with
non-muslims see how he behaved with with
the people in general with everybody and
see then after these actions of certain
people even if they have the name Muslim
you know does this coincide with what's
in the Quran does this coincide with
what the prophet Muhammad how he used to
deal with the people now so is it safe
to say that Islam condemns killing
innocent women children has nothing to
do with events such as 9/11 77 and all
these other things that the people they
see it on the media and they start to
link it back to
Islam it's clear in the Quran it's clear
in the way of the Prophet Muhammad Ali
wasallam like I said how he dealt with
the people and it's clear in the in the
Quran of what you're you're allowed to
do what you're allow not not allowed to
do like you know innocent people are not
to be killed and it's specifically the
Prophet Muhammad alaihi wasallam gave
instructions and warned against that now
tell us for the not yet Muslims those
who like what you have to say they're
also confused about the Trinity about
God becoming a man and in no way are we
trying to offend hurt
or offend anybody but we want to clear
up the confusion so they like what you
have to say worship one God do the good
that he's told you to do and you know
what but they're little hesitant you
know what you're American you are
Christian and they can relate to you
what would you have to tell them a good
piece of
advice uh I would say look for the truth
and be sincere with it first
open-minded and and don't pay attention
to the media don't pay attention to
everything that's going on or everything
that's being said you know look for
yourself go and search search for
yourself the truth go to the Quran start
reading go to like uh some websites that
you know uh go to the local Islamic
Center and ask it's your right to ask
you know like what is this about what
does this mean is this in in in your
book or where does this come from and
seek the truth and open-mindedly and uh
and sincerely thank you very much we
started with peace we end with peace
peace be with
youum means the blessing of Allah be
upon you and you too brother thank you
brother John brother Yahya thank
you thank you and you got to hear it
here on the dean show if you want peace
go to the owner of Peace that's the
creator of the heavens and the Earth the
one God submit to him not his creation
do all the good that he's told you to do
don't worship a man or M or money or
women or power don't succumb to that
don't succumb to your lusts and desires
submit yourself wholly to the one who
created you and live a righteous Life
we'll be back with more on the ding
show there'll always be someone that
will be there to say something negative
but at the same time there'll be someone
there to say something positive also
just hold on to the Rope of Allah
everything in this universe rely and
need Allah
the Quran says don't kill women don't
kill children don't kill old people
don't attack the civilians this is what
the prophet Muhammad told
us said that the prophet never ever
start a war against
anybody