In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the most noble of prophets and messengers, Muhammad and his pure family.
Dear listeners!
Let us begin today's discussion with a simple but very effective example:
Look at the moon...
The same moon that is in the sky during the day, but is hidden in the light of day.
But as soon as the darkness of night falls... that same moon, that same light, that same circle, suddenly becomes the center of everyone's eyes.
Why?
Because it has retained its light, has not changed itself according to the darkness.
It shines in the darkness, because it does not forget its origin.
My dears!
When a person also rejects the darkness of sins, and refuses to paint himself in the wrong color of society,
then he too begins to shine like the moon of the night.
In today's era, we all hear:
"If you do not want to be disgraced, be like the people"
That is: "If you do not want to be disgraced, then become like the people!"
But is this the message of the Quran and the progeny?
No!
The Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.) teach us:
Stand firm on the truth, even if you are left alone.
We see this same scene on the land of Karbala.
The master of martyrs, Imam Hussain (a.s.) and his companions, never colored in the colors of the corrupt people of the time.
They did not accept giving up on the truth in the name of expediency.
That is why on the day of Ashura, they shone so brightly... that Lady Zainab (a.s.) herself said:
"I saw nothing but beauty in Karbala."
What was this beauty?
This was the light that shone in the darkness of darkness.
This was the beauty that stood by the truth.
This was the beauty that did not bow to the pressure of the world, but rather followed the path of the pleasure of its Lord.
Conclusion:
Let us also pledge that
We will not imitate the world,
but rather, we will shine our lives in the light of the Quran and the Ahl al-Bayt.
So that when the world is in darkness...
then we too, like the moon of the night,
shine with our faith, our character, and our sincerity.
And finally, let us pray that all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.

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