Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen. Wa Salat wa Salam ala Sayyidin Musalil. Sayyidina Muhammad wa la alihi wa sahbihi wa salim tasleeman kathira. Rabbana laka alhamdu kama yanbaqih li jalali wa jik wa li'aazimi sultanik. Subhanaka ala n'hsithana an alayka an'tkama athnaita ala nafsik. Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barika ala Sayyidina wa Habibina Muhammad. Wa la alihi wa sahbihi wa salim tasleeman kathira. As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. InshaAllah we are going to continue with what we were doing last night which is reading from a book called La Taafil Mu'arif li ma waathim al-aam min al-wadhaif li mnirajab al-hanbali. Rahimahu Allah wa nafa'anahu bihi wa biqum ajmain. So this book is called the Saudities of Knowledge concerning what each season of the year contains of religious duties. So we are reading from the chapter of Ramadan which is in fact a separate book, over 100 pages in this particular book. So alhamdulillah everyone was beautifully making the istaghfar a little while ago, seeking Allah's forgiveness. So we'll start with that subject, insha'Allah, ta'ala. Fa qaal al-mussanifu rahimahu Allah wa nafa'anahu bihi wa biqum ajmain. So the author says may Allah have mercy on him and benefit us through him and through you. Bismillah al-rahim al-hamdulillah, The month of Ramadan, the causes of forgiveness abound. From the causes of forgiveness during the month, Siyamuhu wa Qiyamuhu wa Qiyamu Lailatil Qadri Fi Kama Sabaq. So fasting during this month, as the Prophet mentioned, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, Sama Ramadan, Iman al-Wahtisaban, Ghufir al-Alahumma taqadmim al-Danbi, whoever stands fast the month of Ramadan with sincere faith, anticipating a reward, their prior sins will be forgiven. And they mentioned standing for worship at night. So this worship, as we mentioned last night, Yajtami'u fi Ramadan jihadani, the two jihads in Ramadan, jihadun finnahar wa jihadun fil-layl, a struggle in the daytime and a struggle at night. The struggle in the daytime is the fasting and the struggle at night is the worship. So the worship is a part of the struggle of the month of Ramadan. In any case, so standing for worship during the night of power, as it's previously been mentioned, so it previously mentioned, the hadith we mentioned, and then expounded on it. Mansama Ramadan, Iman al-Wahtisaban, Ghufir al-Alahumma taqadmim al-Danbi, wa man Qama Ramadan, Iman al-Wahtisaban, Ghufir al-Alahumma taqadmim al-Danbi, whoever stands for worship during the nights of Ramadan with sincere faith anticipating a reward, their prior sins will be forgiven. Wa man Qama laylat al-Qadri, Iman al-Wahtisaban, Ghufir al-Alahumma taqadmim al-Danbi, whoever stands for worship during the night of power with sincere faith anticipating a reward, their prior sins will be forgiven. So he's mentioned those previously and expounded on them, hence, Qama Sabaq, as has been previously mentioned, Wa minhaa, from the means leading to forgiveness, taftir al-Suwaam, giving the fasting people something to break their fast with is a means of forgiveness, wa taqfifu anil mamluq, and lightening the burden of one who is under your employee. So it says a servant, but even if you have an employee these days and you lighten their burden during Ramadan, so that they can have the energy and facility to worship Allah, then that's a means of forgiveness. Wa huma mad-Qurani fi hadithi salman al-marfu'a, and these have both been mentioned in the hadith of Salman, which he relates back to the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Wa minhaa, amongst them a zikru, so zikr, everyone was making zikr a few minutes ago. This is a means of forgiveness, wa fi hadithi al-marfu'a. So a hadith that's related back to the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, dakiru allahi fi Ramadan maqfurun laa, the one who remembers Allah in Ramadan will be forgiven. Wa minhaa, from the causes of forgiveness in Ramadan, istighfar, seeking Allah's forgiveness. So previously you were all seeking Allah's forgiveness, istaghfirullah, istaghfirullah, istaghfirullah. I seek Allah's forgiveness. This is a means to forgiveness, wa istaghfaru talibul maqfira, istaghfar is to seek forgiveness. Wa du'a is sa'imi, yus tajabu fi s'iyamihi wa inda fitre. And the prayer of the fasting person is answered during the time that he or she is fasting, and at the time that he or she breaks their fast. So when you break your fast, you should make du'a, make du'a for yourself, for your family, for your ummah, for the Muslims who are suffering, for the Muslims who aren't suffering that Allah continues to protect them. As Ibn Abbas mentioned, there are two great blessings Allah reminds us of in the Quran. Alladhi ata'amahum min juhi wa aamanahum min khawf. The one who's fed them and driven off hunger from them and has made them secure from fear. So the blessing of having adequate food and the blessing of safety and security, these are two huge blessings. So we should ask Allah at the time that we break our fast that he continues to protect us. Look at Syria, when we were there, it was unimaginable that the fitna that's there now would afflict that country. There was so much stability and there was so much internal harmony. And just as Allah can turn the hearts, and that's why we ask Allah to protect our hearts. This is one of the prayers the Prophet, peace be upon him, repeated more than any other. Allahumma yama qalliba l-kulub thabbit qalbi al-deenik, thabbit qalbi al-deenik, thabbit qalbi al-deenik. The one who turns the heart, confirm my heart in your faith and in this religion. And Allah can turn societies. So we have to seek Allah's protection. You know, look at this person who's running for president.  Who's financing his campaign, the likes of this Edelman guy, hardcore Zionist billionaire. Who is his Islamic advisors, Walid Farris and Daniel Pipes. Those are the Islamic advisors of a man who could be president of the United States. So we have to pray to Allah that Allah protects us. The safety we enjoy could be taken just like that. So pray at the time you break your prayer. Pray while you're fasting. These are times that the prayer is answered. He says, Allahumma sallallahu wa sallam, wa du'a'a sa'imi yustajabu fi s'iyami wa inda fitri wa li hadha ka na'bnu'umara iza aftara yakul. Allahumma yawasi al-maghfirati aghfir li. So he said, consistent with this, Ibn Umar when he would break his fast, he would say, Oh Allah. The one most expansive in his forgiveness, forgive me. Allahumma yawasi al-maghfirati aghfir li. Allahumma yawasi al-maghfirati aghfir li. Allahumma yawasi al-maghfirati aghfir li. So these are, we should say this du'a. Allahumma yawasi al-maghfirati aghfir li. Allahumma yawasi al-maghfirah, aghfir li. Allahumma yawasi al-maghfirah, aghfir li. Allah, the one most expansive in His forgiveness, forgive me. Allahumma sali'ana Sayyidina Muhammad. And in the hadith of Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, in the month of Ramadan, and forgive him except for those who have sinned. They said, and those who have sinned, and those who have sinned, said, and those who have sinned, and may Allah forgive them. So it's related in a hadith from Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he relates back to the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with him, concerning the virtue of the month of Ramadan, he says, everyone will be forgiven during this month except one who refuses. They said, O Abu Hurairah, whoever refuses, he said, one who refuses to ask Allah for forgiveness. That handle Allah. Let's take a moment to ask Allah for forgiveness. Bismillah, ma-na-raheem, al-hamdulillahi rab-lalameen, astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah, al-azim, al-adilah, ilaha illaahu al-hayuqa, yumwa at-tubu ilayh. Fumma qaal, raheemurullah muna fa'alallahu bihi wa bi'kum ajma'een. Wa minha istaghfaru malaykati las-sa'imina, hatta yuftairu wa taqadama zikru. And amongst the means or causes of forgiveness during the month of Ramadan are the angels seeking forgiveness for the fasting person until they break their fast. So as you're going through your day of fasting, don't think how hard it is. Don't think how long the day is. Think that the entire duration of your fast, the angels are seeking forgiveness for you. There's motivation to keep fasting. There's more forgiveness from the angels. It's so hot. Oh, it is so long. Six o'clock, two more hours, subhanAllah.  How many angels? SubhanAllah. Lan-hin-la-la. How many angels? SubhanAllah. Lan-hin-la-la. Seeking forgiveness for the fasting person until they break their fast. Lan-hin-la-la. And he's mentioned the Hadith that conveys this meaning previously. Fa lamma kathurat asbabun maghfirati fee Ramadana kana ladhi tafutuhu maghfiratuhu fee hi mahrouman gayaat al-hirman. In that the causes of forgiveness during the month of Ramadan are so abundant, the one who misses the opportunity to be given, to be forgiven during the month has been deprived the epitome of deprivation. All of these means, there are more. This is just a sampling that we mentioned. So one who goes from this month and isn't forgiveness, forgiven has been deprived, as he said, gayaat al-hirman, the epitome of deprivation. There's no deprivation after that deprivation. May Allah spare us.  So the Sahih of Ibn Habban, his collection of hadith, on the authority of Abi Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, he said that the prophet made the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, ascended the minbar and then he said three times, amin, amin, amin, Allah answer, Allah answer, Allah answer this prayer, is the mean of amin, Allah mis tajib. So it was said, oh messenger of Allah, verily you ascended the minbar and you said, amin, amin, amin, three times. He said verily, Jibril came to me and he said, whoever attains to the month of Ramadan is not forgiven during the month, then let him enter the hellfire and be distanced from the, distance from Allah, say amin, so I said amin. And whoever, one of his parents or his two parents or both of his parents survive and there are not a source of goodness for him, or he does not treat them righteously and then he dies, let him enter the hellfire and be distanced from Allah, say amin. And I said amin. And he said, whoever you mention in their presence and they do not pray for peace and blessings for you, then they die, let them enter the hellfire and be distanced from Allah, say amin, and I said amin. Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallim tajdiman kathira, sallu ala Rasulillah Allahumma salli ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallim tajdiman kathira, sahalu alaihi wa sallimu tazalli ima hatta tanalu l-jannah wa na'ihima Allahu yajzihiman yusalli marratan ashera wa yasqun fil jinaanimu qeema Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik ala sallu ala Rasulillah sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi wa sallim So then he mentions another version of the hadith slightly different wording. Wa qaala Sayyidun an qatada kana yuqal man nam yuqfar lahu fi ramadana fa lan yuqfar lahu fee ma siwa So it's related from Sayyid. Sayyid used to say on the authority of qatada that it used to be said whoever is not forgiven during the month of Ramadan, they will never be forgiven at any other time. How could it be? All of the means and the causes and the gates and the doors of forgiveness are flung open in Ramadan that are shut at other times. So if a person isn't forgiven in Ramadan, when is he or she going to be forgiven? Wa fi hadithin aakhhar Ida lam yuqfar lahu fi ramadana fa ma taya yuqfarru liman la yuqfarru lahu fi hadha shahar And another hadith, it's related, whoever is not forgiven during the month of Ramadan, when will they be forgiven if they're not forgiven during this month? And then Ibn-i-Rajabi says, matah ya qabalu man rugda fi layla til qadr When will one ever be accepted if he's rejected during layla til qadr? Or we could say when will the acts or deeds of a person be accepted if they're rejected during layla til qadr? Matah yasuhu man la yasuhu fi ramadana When will one be appropriate and suitable to be forgiven if they're not suitable for forgiveness during Ramadan? Matah yasuhu man kana bihi fi min da'il jahlati wal ghaflati maradana He said, when will one ever be healthy if they're afflicted by the two diseases of ignorance and heedlessness during Ramadan? Heallessness, people were watching television. People spent the last two weeks watching the Olympics, ran home after eight rockets, and in the Masjid they could find with the quickest recitation. ghayr al magdubi alayhim wa laqdaalim amin alifnaahu akbar ghayr al magdubi alayhim wa laqdaalim amin daalikal kitab Allahu akbar ghayr al magdubi alayhim wa laqdaalim amin la rayba fi Allahu akbar eight rockets ran home watching USA hawla wa laqwata illa billah This is Ramadan, subhan Allah. This is Ramadan. shahru Ramadan al-la di'unzila fihi al-Quran This is the month the Quran was revealed. min lawhi al-mahfuz al-la bayt al-Azza And then from there to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam over 23 years. This is the month of Quran. This is the month of forgiveness. This is the month of mercy. This is the month of qiyam. This is the month of worship. This is the month of these blessed nights. Look how merciful Allah ta'ala is. The day is so hot. And the night is cool. Allahu akbar. This is the month of mercy. So he says khimhu Allah wa nafa'ala Allah bihi wa bi'kum ajma'een matayyaseehum man kana bihi fihi min da'al jahlati wa la ghafla maradan kullumaa la yuthmiru min al-ashjali fi awanith thimar fa annuhu yuqta'u thumma yuqadu fa'nnaar He says every tree that doesn't bear its fruit during the time of harvest so it dries up and it's fruitless is plucked out of the ground and then thrown into a bonfire. Then this is the month for the fruit. If there's no fruit because we're watching the Olympics and watching television and gossiping on the phone and spending our nights in heedlessness, there's no fruit. Hashali Allah that we're not like the tree that's just thrown into fire. man fattara thizzaar'i thi waqtil bidar lam yahsud yawm al-hasadi ghairan nadami wal-khasar the one who falls short during the time of planting the seeds the one who falls short in sowing during the season of planting he will only reap on the day of harvest regret and loss. May Allah have mercy on us. ثم قال شهر رمضان شهر عواله رحمات وعوصته مغفرة آخره اتكم من النار the month of Ramadan its first part is mercy its middle part is forgiveness its ending is liberation from the hellfire. روية هذا عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في حديث سلمان الفارسي so this has been related in a hadith from the Prophet peace be upon him on the authority of Salman al-Farisi قراج حبن خزيمة في صحيح it's been related by Ibn Khuzayma in his صحيح روية عنه عيدة من حديث أبي هوريرة رضي الله عنه قراج حبن أبي الدنيا وغيره so it's also been related on the authority of Abiy Huraira from ابني أبي الدنيا and others وشهر كله شهر رحمة ومغفرة واتق وليهادة في الحديث صحيح أنه تفتح فيه أبواب الرحمة and he says rather the entire month is mercy and the entire month is forgiveness and the entire month is liberation from the hellfire as it's been related in a sound hadith that during the month of Ramadan the gates of mercy have been flung open so mercy is available during the entire month وشهر وفي ترمذي وغيره إن الله أن لله أطقاء من الناري وذلك في كل ليلة and it's related by Imam Tirmidhi and others from the Prophet ﷺ verily Allah has those He liberates from the hellfire every night during Ramadan so the entire night is itق من الناري and the entire night is مغفرة and the entire night is mercy والاكن الأغلبة في أوله الرحمة وهي للمحسينين المتقين but mercy predominates during the first part just as forgiveness predominates during the middle part and liberation from the hellfire predominates during the latter part he says as for mercy this is for those who do good in their religion and those who are conscious of Allah and that consciousness translates into implementing his orders and avoiding his prohibitions قال الله تعالى إن رحمة الله قريب من المحسينين Allah says in the Quran verily the mercy of Allah is very close to those who do good and excellent in their religion قال الله تعالى and Allah says be he exalted ورحمة واسعد كل شيء فسأكتبها للذين يتقون ويوتون الزكاء my mercy extends over everything I have ordained it I will ordain it for those who are conscious of my commandments and prohibitions the متقين and those who diligently pay their زكاء and so this is an indication of the proliferation of Allah تعالى's mercy during Ramadan because he says فسأكتبها للذين يتقون ويوتون الزكاء what is the essence what is the great one of the great goals of Ramadan يقول الله عز وجال في كتاب العزيز يا أيها الذين آمنوا كتب عليكم الصيام كما كتب علي الذين من قبلكم لعلكم تتقون So Taqwa is one of the great goals of Ramadan so I've ordained fasting for you as I ordained it for those who preceded you in order that you grow in your Taqwa and so the fasting enhances our Taqwa and the Taqwa invites the mercy of Allah كتب عليكم الصيام لعلكم تتقون فسأكتبها للذين يتقون my mercy I will ordain it for those who have Taqwa and then Ramadan is the month of generosity and spending كان رسول الله كما قال ابن عباسل رضي الله عنهما كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أجود الناس وأجود ما يكونوا في رمضان حين يلقاهوا جبريل فا يدارسوا القرآن so the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was the most generous of people and the time he was especially generous was Ramadan when Jibril would come to him and review the Quran with him and so Ramadan is the time people like to pay their zakat and it's the time people are especially charitable and the mercy of Allah for those who pay their zakat so the mercy of Allah is this is an indication of its abounding in Ramadan فا يفاضل على المتقين في أول الشهري كلع الرحمة والردوان and so the cloak of Allah's mercy and His pleasure spreads over the people of Taqwa during the beginning of Ramadan ويعملوا أهلوا الإحساني بالفضل والإحسان and the people of good they're treated with grace أما أوسط الشهر فلأغلبوا عليه المغفرة as for the middle part of the month mercy, forgiveness, predominates فا يغفروا فيه للصائمين وإن ارتكبوا بعد الظنوب الصغائر فلا يمنعهم ذلك من المغفرة and so during these days forgiveness predominates for the fasting people even those who have perpetrated some minor sins that does not prevent them from being forgiven and as Allah mentions in the Quran verily your Lord is the one who possesses forgiveness for people in spite of their oppression so in spite of their sins وَاَمَّا آخروا الشهري فَيُعْتَقُوا فِيهِ مَنَ الْنَارِيْ مَنْ أَوْبَقَتْهُ مَنْ أَوْبَقَتْهُ الْأَوْزَارِ فَيَستَوجَبَ النَّارْ بالظنوب الكِبار and as for the end of the month liberation from the hellfire predominates and this is for the people who ordinarily have been ruined because of their sins and they deserve to be punished in the hellfire of hell because of their major transgressions وفي حديث ابني عباس عباس المرفوع and it's related by ابني عباس حديث related by ابني عباس لله في كل ليلة في شهر رمضان عند الافطاري الف الف اتأتيق من الناري فاذا كان ليلة الجمعة أو يوم الجمعة اعتقا في كل ساعة فيها الف الف اتيق من النار كلهم قد استوجب العذاب فاذا كان آخر ليلة من شهر رمضان اعتق الله في ذلك اليوم بعد ما اعتق من اول شهر الاخره قراجه سلامة تب سلامة تبن شبيب وغيره لا اله الا الله كلوا لا اله الا الله say لا اله الا الله say لا اله الا الله لا اله الا الله لا اله الا الله so this hadith of ابني عباس which relates back to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم verily Allah has every night in Ramadan at the time of iftar one million people that he liberates from the hellfire and then when the day of the night of Juma or the day of Juma comes he liberates during every moment we could say as a moment one million people from the hellfire all of them are deserving to be punished therein and then when the last night of the month of Ramadan comes Allah liberates from the hellfire the number that he's liberated from the beginning of the month to the end of the month then he'll Allah and he say all of them all of them deserve to be punished because of their sins then he'll Allah this is Allah this is Allah this stern unforgiving God of the Moslems and this is your refutation of those empty ignorant claims Ramadan is your hujjah over anyone who claims that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala lacks mercy and lacks forgiveness and lacks concern for his servants this is your proof Ramadan is your proof that is Allah so this hadith is related by Salama bin Shabeeb and others وإنما كان يوم الفطر من رمضان عيدا لجميع الأمة لأنه يعتقו فيه أهل الكبائر من الصائمين من النار and he says rather عيد eat a fitr at the end of Ramadan is a festive day for the entire ummah because during that day Allah liberates the people who have perpetrated the major sins from the fasting people from the Hellfire and during that day those sinners join the ranks and get the privilege of forgiveness that's extended to the righteous كما أن يوم النحلي هو العيد الأكبر just as the Day of Sacrifice is the Great Eid لأن قبله يوم عرفة because it's preceded by the Day of Arafa وهو اليوم الذي لا يرافي يوم من الدنيا أكثر اعتقا من النار منه because it's the day there's no day in the days of this world that more people are liberated from the Hellfire than on the Day of Arafa فَمَنْ عُرْتَقَابِنَ النَّارِ فِي الْيَوْمَيْنِ فَلَهُ يَوْمُ عِيدْ and the one who's liberated from the Hellfire on these two days has a day of celebration وَمَنْ فَاتُهُ الْإِطْقُ فِي الْيَوْمَيْنِ فَلَهُ يَوْمُ وَعِيدْ and whoever fails to be liberated during these two days he has a day where the threat of Allah's anger is facing him دَانَهَنَّ اللَّهِ كَمَا كَانَتْ الْمَغْفِرَةُ وَالْإِتْقُوْ مِنْ الْنَّارِ كُلُّنْ مِنْهُمَا مُرَتَّبَنْ عَلَسْ عِيَامِ رَمَضَانُ وَقِيَامِهِ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانُهُ وَتَعَالَ عِندَ اِكَمَالِ العِدَّةِ بِتَكْبِيرِهِ وَشُكْرِهِ فَقَالَ وَلِتُكْمِلُ الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتْكَبْبِرُ اللَّهِ عَلَمَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ He says that forgiveness and liberation from the Hellfire, both of these are contingent upon fasting the month and standing its nights in prayer. Allah Ta'ala has ordered the servant that he completes the designated period. وَلِتُكْمِلُ الْعِدَّةَ So to complete the worship of the month, not the first week, everyone has a lot of him and enthusiasm. And then the second week, you know, they start ducking out after eight rockets. And then the third week, they don't even come anymore. And then the fourth week, they start getting ready for eat. They make phone calls. Did they see the moon? Did they see the moon? Like hurry up and get done with it. لَاَنَهِنَّ اللَّهِ Allah the Almighty. وَلِتُكْمِلُ الْعِدَّةَةَ That you complete the period of 29 or 30 days. من قام الرمضان ليس من قام أسبوع الأول من رمضان من قام الرمضان إيمان وحتساباً من صام الرمضان إيمان وحتساباً غوفر لهم ما تقدم من ذنب. Whoever stands for worship the whole of the month and whoever fasts the whole of the month وَلِتُكْمِلُ الْعِدَّةَةَ To complete the period. وَلِتُكْمِلُ الْعِدَّةَةَ على ما هداكم And that you extol the greatness of Allah for guiding you to complete the period. وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ In order that you will give thanks. This is why the Eid is the day of Shukr. Thanking Allah that He blessed us to complete the period. Thanking Allah that He's guided us to be able to have the privilege and the honor of extoling His greatness and blessing us with the means to give Allah thanks and something to thank Allah for. فَشُكْرُوا منْ عَنْعَمَ عَلَى عِبَارِهِ بِتَوْفِقِهِ لَسْعِامِ This is what we said. The thankfulness is from the One who has given His servants the facilitation to undertake the fast. وَعْعَنَتِهِمْ عَلَى And has helped them to complete it and assisted them by giving us something to have breakfast with in the morning. Giving us something to make of tarwith so we could continue fasting with vigor so we can have the strength to pray at night. Think we fasted all day and there's no clean water to drink. There's no food to eat and replenish our bodies. How difficult would it be to be here right now? One in the morning. Yes, one in the morning. Still going strong. Allahu Akbar. It would be difficult, but Allah has assisted us and aided us and given us the word of thought to nurture and nourish our bodies so we could be here right now and we could keep fasting and we can keep praying and we can keep extolling the greatness of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. نَاَلْهِمْ اللَّهُمْ بِهِ وَمَغْفِرَاتِهِ اللَّهُمْ بِهِ And for His forgiving them during the month وَإِتْقِهِمْ مِنَنَّارْ And His liberating them from the Hellfire. This is why we thank Allah. وَلَاَلْهِمْ تَشْقُرُونْ وَلَاَلْهِمْ تَشْقُرُونْ This is why we thank Allah. اَنْ يَذْكُرُوْهُ وَيَشْكُرُوْهُ وَيَتَّقُوْهُ حَقَّا تُقَاتِهِ And that you remember Him and thank Him and be mindful of Him as should rightfully be the case. وَقَدْ فَسَّ رَبْنُ مَسْعُوْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ تَقْوَاهُ حَقَّا تُقاتِهِ بِاَنْ يُتَاعَ فَلَا يُعْصَعَ وَيُذْكَرَا فَلَا يُنْسَا وَيُشْكَرَا فَلَا يُقْفَرُ And Ibn Masroodin has explained being mindful of Allah as should rightfully be the case that He is obeyed and He's not rebelled against, that He is remembered and that He's not forgotten, that He's thanked and His blessings are not taken for granted. This is Haqqatuqatihi. So we should commit ourselves to being the people of obedience. We should commit ourselves that we will strive with might and main to never disobey Allah as long as we need, as long as we live. If we slip and fall short, we'll renew that commitment insha'Allah. Wa'atum insha'Allah. Oh Allah, we commit ourselves that we'll be the people of obedience and we'll never rebel against you as long as you keep us alive in this world with your help and your assistance. Ya Allah, assist us to fulfill what we're convening and you ta'a, fa la yoo'sa. And may Allah bless us to be the people of shukr. And you shkar, fa la yukfar. May Allah bless us to be the people of shukr. May Allah bless us to be the people of zikr and yuvkara. Fa la yunsa. SubhanAllah. If someone gave you a million dollars, you'd never forget them. Would you? They just met you on the street. Ya fulan. Ahlan wa sahlan. Inni wa hibbu kathillah. Fa khud milyuna dolar. You'd never forget that people. Wa ismi Ahmed. You'd never forget Ahmed. You pray for Ahmed every night. Ya Allah bless Ahmed. You'd never forget Ahmed. SubhanAllah. What Allah ta'a is giving us is far more valuable. Than a hundred million dollars. How could we ever forget Allah? How much is your eyesight worth? If you lost your eyesight and you had a hundred million dollars and the doctor said, I think I could fix your vision. I think I could get your seeing back. But it's going to cost you a hundred million dollars. Are you going to hold on to the money or are you going to get your sight back? How much is your taste worth? If you ate your food and you couldn't taste it anymore and the doctor said, you know, I could restore your taste. It's going to cost you a million dollars. You part with the million dollars. If you lost your hearing, I could get it for you back. But the operation is going to cost a million dollars. You part with the million dollars. And you'd never forget that doctor. He said, Mashallah. That's the greatest specialist on earth. I went to so many doctors. No one could help me. And that doctor got my sight back. Mashallah. You never forget him. How could we forget Allah who gave us the sight and perpetuates it? How could we forget Allah who's given us this hearing and perpetuates it? How could we forget Allah who's given us our taste, giving us our ability to feel? Think how we could harm ourselves if we couldn't feel. Our hand is burning. We don't even know it till we smell it. Oh boy. Cause we can't feel anything. Then our hand is burned up. Allah has blessed us. Fa asbaqa aalaykum ni'amahu. Va hiratun wa baltina. He's extended his blessings over you. Asbaqa aalaykum ni'amahu. And open and hidden ways. And open and hidden ways. That Allah. How could we forget Allah? He says you remember Allah and remember Allah. All these blessings, people, this is the Ramadan of complaints. So many people calling, emailing, complaining. They have their health, they have their wealth, they have their children, they have their spouses, they have their houses, they have food in the fridge. But they're complaining. Oh, oh, woe is me. Subhanallah. Where is your love for Allah? Where is your connection to Allah? Where is your appreciation for the blessings Allah has given you? The people should be complaining, they're not complaining. You go to Gaza right now in Ramadan and people are praying and fasting under the eye of drones flying over that can unleash the kind of hell that was unleashed on the people of Gaza a few years ago and operation cast lead. Are they complaining? Any Palestinians in the house, Palestinians, people complaining in Gaza? They're not complaining. They're thinking Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. They don't have the food you have. They don't have the house you have. They don't have the security you have. They can't get married as easy as you can get married. They have to wait till they're 40 years old, right? They're Shabbab, driver of taxi in Gaza, saving up his, unfortunately they have to save up their shekels for 20 years to get married. You get out of college. You don't even graduate college.  Where is Allah? Where is the remembrance of Allah? If you remember Allah and remember the blessings and bounties and grace and mercy and forgiveness and liberation of Allah ta'ala, there'd be no room in your heart for complaining. No room in your heart for complaining. Then hella Allah and you ta'a fela yuasa an yufkara fela yunsa wa an yushkara fela yukfar. That he's thanked for his blessings and he's not, the blessings aren't rejected. And what if we thank Allah? Find the wherewithal to thank Allah wa la in shakartum la azidannakum. Allah sa'a I will give you more. All you have to do is thank me. All you have to do is thank me. Daal, hella Allah. Fa ya'arba bil Dhunub al-Azima al-ganimata al-ganimata fi haadihil ayyam al-karima fa ma minha awadun wa la laha qeema. He says, oh, you possessors of great sins. Take the bounty, take the bounty of these noble days. And these days they have no substitute and no other days have their values, their value. Fa ma minha awadun wa la laha qeema. You won't find days like this. Brothers and sisters, take advantage of these days. Once it's gone, it's not coming back. Maybe we'll have next Ramadan, but next Ramadan is not this Ramadan. Once this Ramadan is gone, once these days are gone, they're never coming back. Maybe we'll have next Ramadan. Maybe not. Next year is not promised to any of us. Take advantage now. Get the harvest now. Get the ghanima now. Get the booty now. Because next year, we might not be around to have the opportunity. Wallah al-Mustaan. Wallah al-Mustaan. Naam. Fa ya'rabab al-zunub al-Azima al-ghanima tal-ghanima. Fi haadihla iyam al-karima. Fa ma minha awadun wa la laha qeema. Fa kam yu'atakou fiha minan nari minzee jareeratin. Wa jareemah. How many people have liberated from the Hellfire and they're from the people of sin and crime? Crimes against Allah and against their soul. Fa min'u'atakou fiha minan nari fa qad thazab al-jaizat al-ameema wa manhat al-jasima. Whoever is liberated from the Hellfire, they've gotten the all-encompassing prize and they've gotten the most, the most, the hugest gift to translate jasima, huge. Say, haadah al-akh jasim, like it's huge. But haadah al-manhat al-jasima, this is a great, great, huge gift from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Ya man'ataqahu maulahu minan nari iyaka anta'ooda ba'da ansirta hurran ila reqil auzari. He says, oh the one who's been liberated by his Lord from the Hellfire, beware of all cost that you return after you've been made free to the slavery of sin. Sin is slavery and leaving a life free of sin is liberation. May Allah liberate us, all of us. La'inha illallah, la'inha illallah. So he goes on. It's late. Allah ibarik fikum, Allah yateqabbel minkum. Zadakum Allahu fi kulli khayr. Nasa Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala lakum wa lana wa lil muslimina jami'an, jami'an, attawfiq wa l'athya. Nasa Allah ta'ala lana wa lakum wa lil muslimina jami'an, atqa minan nari. Nasa Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala lana wa lakum wa lil muslimina jami'an, al-maghfirata fi hadha shar. Nasa Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala lana wa lakum wa lil muslimina jami'an, al-Fawz bil jannah wa sahbah al-abrar. Munasa Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala lakum wa lil muslimina jami'an, attawfiq wa lil muslimina ma zumratin nabi'ina wa siddiqina wa shuhadai wa s-salihin. Wa hasana ulaika rafiqaa. Allah ibarik fikum. The one of the wazifa in addition to the affu, asking Allah for pardon, also is the kalimut al-tawheed during these days. So we ask Allah ta'ala that He blesses us to repeat. Abbonnit li-lan, halla Allah. Alhamdulillah, Qari Umar took you through the whole guided tour. Istaghfar, tahleel, al-afu, tasbih, kanimatani, khafifatani, al-lisan, taqilatani, fil-mizan, habibatani, ila Rahman, subhan Allahi wa bi-hamdihi, subhan Allahi, al-Azim. Alhamdulillah. So may Allah bless us to continue these good practices. May Allah ta'ala, we can do a little lalhella Allah in the context of the lalhella Allah qasira, insha'Allah. Then I seek your permission to move on, insha'Allah, to other stops and destinations. Allah ibarik, fikum.  Aoudu billahi minash shaytanir-rajim, Bismillahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim, al-hamdulillahi rabbal-aalameen, ar-Rahman ar-Rahim, ma likiyuh middin, iyaka n'abud wa iyaka n'asta'een, ihdina sirata al-mustaqeen, sirata al-ladina an'amta alayhin, ghaybil marbubi alayhim waladha.


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Turalyon was born to the nobility in Lordaeron, and his father's name was Doras. He studied in the ways of the light as a boy and became a priest, healing the sick and the wounded. He hunted for sport. Turalyon was one of the most venerated priests in Lordaeron by the time of the Second War. When the leaders of the Council of Seven Nations grew divided as Gen Greymane of Gilneas and Aden Peronald of Altrecht threatened to abandon the council out of fear of losing their regional power to unity, Turalyon brought the orphan Prince Varian Ryn of Stormwind to his side and called upon the kings to cease quarreling over meaningless issues. If they did not, he announced, then every kingdom would be destroyed and every city would be burned as Stormwind had been and their children would be orphaned like Varian if they even survived at all. Turalyon argued that if humanity failed to unite they would be remembered as the people that could have saved Azeroth but were too proud to put aside their political ambitions. Yet if humanity did form an alliance they could change history and become the guardians of Azeroth. These words saw the Council of Seven Nations erupt into applause even from Greymane and Peronald and resulted in an anonymous vote to form the Alliance of Lordaeron. Turalyon was handpicked as one of the first five knights of the Silver Hand by Alonso's fowl. He along with his mentor Uther the Lightbringer and the other knights Tyrion Fordring, Satan Deathrohan and Gavenrad the Dyer were tasked with assisting Lord Anduin Lothar and Catgarden, organizing the defense of Lordaeron against the advancing horde. Lothar chose Turalyon as his lieutenant, a decision that made an already uncertain Turalyon question his worth even more. The young Turalyon developed a report with Katkar, who despite his aged appearance was roughly the same age as the Paladin. Turalyon was also introduced to Illyria Windrunner, the leader of a group of rangers who had been sent to assess the situation by the Council of Silvermoon. A mutual attraction formed between Turalyon and Illyria, one that would bloom into a full-fledged relationship. Turalyon fought at Lothar's side in the first skirmishes at Hillsbrad and Southshore. After forcing the horde from their initial beach landing, the Alliance forces followed the horde northeast, to the mountain pass leading to the Wildhammer Dwarves' keep of Arry Peak. Unknown to the trailing Alliance forces, the Horde's goal was not to dwarf and stronghold there. It was merely a feint to lure the bulk of their pursuers into a cat and mouse diversion in the mountains and force to the hinterlands, while the main body of the horde marched on the elven homeland of Quothalos. From this location, the horde could launch an assault on either Silvermoon or Stromgarde. Lothar sent Turalyon, Katgar and Illyria to intercept the horde before Quothalos burned. Turalyon led its forces east and then north through the paths now known as Plague-Miss Ravine, but they were too late. The horde had already ceased Cairdaryl, taking the runestone and moved further east into the force surrounding Stratholm. The horde proceeded to decimate Stratholm, as well as the outlying town of Tyr's Hand, before moving north and setting fire to the Eversong Forest in southern Quothalos. The allied forces managed to halt the horde's advance into inner Quothalos, but at the cost of many lives and a sizable portion of the Eversong Forest being destroyed, Illyria sought comfort in Turalyon's arms. However, the brutal assault in their home convinced the elves to throw their full support behind the Alliance, and when Turalyon left Quothalos, it was at the head of the Elven Armada. They arrived at the capital city after passing through the mountainous region of Altrak, just in time to turn back Doomhammer's siege, and then chased the Orcs back to the beaches of Southshore. Turalyon and his comrades rejoined the rest of the Alliance army at the liberation of Ironforge, forcing the horde to retreat to Blackrock Spire itself. The battle proved to be devastating for both sides. In the midst of the battle, he saw his commander regaging the Orc Warchief Doomhammer himself. Seeing the Orc having the upper hand, Turalyon fought his way to Lothar's aid, but he was continuously barred by Orc warriors, and he could do nothing more but watch, as Doomhammer brought his hammer to Lothar's helm. Pushing anything in his way, Turalyon went to the body of his hero, tears flowing as the Warchief laughed and cried in victory. Overcome with grief and anger, the Paladin grabbed the Alliance Shattered Sword and rallied the Alliance forces, with a fierce cry, Forcer Lothar, that struck fear into the hearts of even the most bloodthirsty Orcs. The frenzied Alliance army attacked the demoralized Orcs. In the midst of his anger, Turalyon almost killed Doomhammer, but eventually spared his life. The battle lost, the horde retreated to the last bastion, the Dark Portal. Turalyon gave chase, driving the Orcs through the portal itself, which Katgar immediately destroyed, seemingly ending the Horde's manas and allowing the humans to rebuild. Only a few years later, General Turalyon was handpicked by King Terenas Menethil II to lead an expeditionary force also nicknamed the Sons of Lothar, through the reformed Dark Portal and into Draenor. There it was discovered that Ner'zhul, with the aid of Deathwing, was planning to use a number of powerful artifacts to open more portals, allowing the Horde to escape and plunder other worlds. Upon arriving, Turalyon renewed his relationship with Illyria Windward and laced siege to the Hellfire Citadel. Unfortunately, Ner'zhul had already escaped. While they were determined to go after the Mad Shaman and the Skull of Gul'dan, Deathwing was in a different direction. The Skull was needed to close the portals so the Alliance forces split up. Katgar, Turalyon and Illyria are going after the Black Dragon, while Deneath Trollbane, Illyria's Rangers and the Wild Hammer Trots followed Ner'zhul. Turalyon's group encountered Ogron and Ogres on the way and agreed to aid in their assault on Deathwing. After fierce battle against the Black Dragon's Light, they managed to gain the Skull and rejoin Deneath's forces in a final attempt to laced siege on the Black Temple. However, the Alliance forces ultimately failed to stop Ner'zhul from opening and escaping into his portals and the subsequent chaotic energy the portals released began to destroy the planet. Rather than risk Azeroth being damaged by Draenor's destruction, the Brave Paladin selflessly assisted Archmage Katgar in destroying the Dark Portal on Draenor. As Draenor tore apart around them, Turalyon led the forces of the Sons of Lothar that were with him through a rift that separated Turalyon and Illyria from his friends. Turalyon's disappearance was not taken lightly by Deneath, his brother-in-arms and successor as Expedition Leader. Trollbane exerted his full authority as the leader of the Sons of Lothar and they would search from Hellfire Pen and Zula to Negrand but found no leads. Eventually, Deneath could do nothing more than call of the search and presume Turalyon and Illyria were dead. Turalyon would later have a massive stone statue erected in his memory in the Valley of Heroes and Stormwind alongside the other leaders of the Sons of Lothar. Turalyon and Illyria ended up elsewhere in Draenor in an area of the Twisting Nether that was beginning to merge with the self-destructing world. They were found by Lothraxion, a former member of the Burning Legion who had joined the Army of the Light. Lothraxion told them that they were fated to do battle against the Legion and he had been sent to find them. However, the Legion had also dispatched an assassin to kill them. After Illyria made short work of the assassin, the Naru Zera appeared before the two and told them that. Though the Burning Legion had failed to enter Azeroth during the Second War, they would soon succeed in doing so. Illyria, wishing to see their son Eritor once more, pushed Zera to send them to Azeroth to relay the disparate nations to stand against the Legion. Zera told them that their aid would not be enough but that they would be needed to do battle against the Legion elsewhere and were fated to discover the Emerald Star, which held the means to end the Legion forever. Turalyon and Illyria agreed with the necessity of Zera's request and stepped through a portal to join the Army of the Light. Turalyon and Illyria trained aboard the Armist Dimensional Ship, the Cenadar. After many years, Turalyon was infused with the Light by Zera, granting him immortality. He also joined their Council of Exarchs and participated in many raids against the Burning Legion throughout the cosmos. Eventually, the Burning Legion invaded the remains of Draenor, now known as Outland. As time flowed differently within the Twisting Nether, the 20 years that had passed on Azeroth translated into more than 500 years for Turalyon. Illyria told Zera of vision she had seen of herself walking on the Legion's stronghold world of Argus and that in this vision she had seen the Emerald Star. With Argus's defenses diminished by their invasion, Zera recognized that there would be no better chance and sent Illyria and Turalyon to discover the truth of the Emerald Star. While they were on their way, Illyria privately told Turalyon that her visions were not sent by the Light, but by another force Zera would object to. Turalyon told her that while he respected Zera's wisdom, he trusted Illyria's instincts more and welcomed any help against the Burning Legion. As they explored Argus, Illyria was struck by a vision sent by the Titan Whirlsoul at the heart of Argus. It was the Emerald Star that was reviving slain demons of the Burning Legion. Though Turalyon did not see the vision, he spoke aloud a pledge to return and free the Whirlsoul from the Legion's imprisonment. When they returned to their transport though, they found it surrounded by demons intent on capturing them. Though they had struck down many demons with the Light, their defeat appeared certain until Illyria called instead upon the Void, striking down the demons and opening a shadowy rift. Turalyon, who had become one with the Light, felt agonizing pain as she dragged him through it to a floating rock far away in the twisting nether. This made of what she had done, he reached out to her only for their hands to burn at each other's touch. Illyria told him that she was not his enemy and to return to the Xenodar and Turalyon watched in tears as she departed through another shadowy portal. Unknown to Turalyon, who was on Argus, his now 24 year old son Aerathor went to Outland in search of his parents, motivated by dreams he had about his father. Though Aerathor did not find them, he found their old friend Dainas Trollbane, whom he would pledge his sword to. 500 nether years later, Turalyon had become the High Exarch of the Army of the Light.  Following a failed assault to try and shut down the barriers, the assassin from Jirinar, now reborn from within the twisting nether, snuck aboard the Xenodar and ambushed Turalyon. Stabbing him and Lothraxion with a dagger that cut off from the Light and prepared to trap Turalyon's soul with a soul stone, he gloated that Illyria was alive as the Legion's prisoner and that she would share his fate, their souls imprisoned for all eternally. He was saved by the unexpected rival of Illyria, who had received a vision of his torment while training to wield the void. Illyria drove off the assassin, but could not stop the soul stone from draining Turalyon's soul. She instead used the void to rip the assassin's poison out of Lothraxion, who saved Turalyon's soul and cleansed the poison from him in turn. Turalyon warned her to leave as Xero would not accept her use of the void. Illyria refused to leave. When the Nauru arrived, Turalyon pled for mercy for Illyria. When Illyria refused to renounce the void, Xera imprisoned her. Though Turalyon's thoughts were conflicted, he was comforted knowing that he would always trust and fight for Illyria and she for him. On Argus, Turalyon survived the crash of the army's dimensional ship Desenadar and was saved by the resident Krokuil of Krokuun. At Krokuil's hovel, he met with Prophet Velen and the heroes of Azeroth and reunited with Lothraxion where he revealed he did not know the status of Illyria. While aiding the Krokuil with the Anilons or the Aniland Pits, Illyria arrived to help defeat Aginar. The two of them traveled to the Vindicar, the dimensional ship that brought Azeroth's armies to Argus where they reunited with their son Eritor. Afterwards, Turalyon, Illyria and an adventurer set out to rescue Xera from the wreck of Desenadar. When Xera attempted to fulfill the destiny she had seen for Illidan's storm rage through the light, Illidan rejected her and Xera consequently bound Illidan in chains of light to force the prophecy to be fulfilled and forge Illidan a new life. Stating that his life was not hers to take, Illidan ultimately broke free, declared his destiny his own and killed Xera.  Illidan blocked Turalyon's blow with his hand, telling him as fell blood leaked down his arm that his faith had blinded him and there was no chosen one, only they could save themselves. In a reunion with Khadgar, he informed Illyria and Turalyon that Dayneth and Kordron were both still alive, though he did not get to see them as often as he would like. The three agreed that when the fight was behind them the sons of Lothar would hold a reunion feast in that, at Illyria's insistence, it would be Khadgar's turn to buy the drinks. Retrieving the Sigil of Awakening, a part of the Crown of the Triumvirate, attracted the attention of the Burning Legion, who came to Makkari to hunt down the forces of Azeroth. Felon had traveled with the army of the Light to the Aeronor Gardens to search for the Crest of Knowledge, Khuljaeden's piece of the Crown to the Triumvirate, prompting Turalyon and an adventurer to go and try to save them before it was too late. Felon was found in the ruins of his old home before the childhood bed of his son, who he asked to forgive him. Once they reunited, Felon revealed that his old friend Tal'gath was the leader of the Legion's presence on Makkari and aimed to take the Crest of Knowledge beyond their reach. At Khuljaeden's terrace, they learned that long ago Khuljaeden had thrown the Crest in the seat of the Triumvirate to rod alongside the Nauru Lura. After Felon recalled the days Sargeras came to the Eridar, Tal'gath arrived to confront his old friend. Tal'gath commented on how unlike Felon it is for the Prophet to stand his ground, but that it was a welcome change of pace. Felon attempted to reach a peaceful solution and told Tal'gath to stand down, but Tal'gath refused. During the battle, Tal'gath taunted Felon, telling him how his departure wounded Khuljaeden and how cold Felon had been leaving his wife and son behind. When Tal'gath was about to lose, he attempted to flee, but Felon bound him with chains of light. Felon once more tried to get Tal'gath to help him find the Crest of Knowledge, but Tal'gath responded that they were too late and not even the light could escape the seat of the Triumvirate where the Crest was hidden. Afterwards, Felon killed his old friend with the burst of Holy Magic. With Tal'gath defeated, Felon realized from Tal'gath's worst that the Nauru Lura had fallen to the void. This concept was a form one to Turalyon, who thought it impossible for Nauru to fall to darkness. As Felon explained, there was much more Zera had not wanted Turalyon to know. Illyria and an adventure would be the ones to break into the temple, defeat Lura and retrieve the Crest of Knowledge. After Sargeras is imprisoned by the Pantheon at the seat of the Pantheon, Turalyon talks about how part of him never expected to see the day the battle was over. After so many battles and so much loss, returning home to a world he hasn't walked on in a thousand years worries him. His old life is long past, but it is time to build a new one, and to get to know the Son who embodies everything he fought for. If you liked this video and liked what I tried to do here on this channel, consider subscribing. 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Money dollar. Yeah. What? Who's that? Smokey. Smokey. Smokey, son of a... Yeah. Holy... Do you always call people at 5.30 in the morning? Oh, hiya, Smokey. How are things down in New York? I'm living out here in Frisco now. Oh? You know about the big fire out here?  You know I wouldn't do nothing like that, Johnny, after the good way you've been treating me. Well, I hope not. But what about this fire? It's a big warehouse. They're in San Francisco. The body? Arson? Yeah. I know who did it. There must be insurance in a big warehouse. Yeah. So as soon as I can check it out, I'll... Look, where do I find you? Where do you stay, Johnny? Uh, let's see, at the Honeydon Hotel up on Mount Hill. In a place like that? Oh, unless I know where to call you. So do you. And you're sure it's Arson? I'm sure. And I'll see you. The exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expensive car. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Oh, it's truly... Johnny Duller. A handcuffed thief makes a desperate bid to escape a frantic dope addict. Crashes through a fiberboard wall at the police station house. It's part of the daily routine in New York's 16th police precinct, Hell's Kitchen. In the new issue of Look Magazine, you'll follow tough, dedicated cops as they track down the man who pulled the trigger, run down a burglar, subdue a drug addict. And you'll learn it, Look, the kind of guy it takes to make a detective. What he thinks about his job. What he thinks about the kinds of people he has to deal with. It's all here in Look's exciting picture story, Detectives at Work. An uphill fight in a tough city where the crime rate has risen almost 10% in the last year, where 40% of the nation's drug addicts fight, steal or beg for a fix, where an entire neighborhood suddenly becomes silent when the police department tries to track the man behind the gun. You'll see it all in Look Magazine's dramatic picture story, Detectives at Work. It's in the latest issue of Look. And it's on your newsstands now. Get your copy of Look today. Accounts submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to the Greater Southwest Insurance Company's San Francisco office. Following us an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the Frisco fire matter. First of all, I had to make sure my expenses to the West Coast wouldn't have to come out of my own pocket. So, expensive account item 110 cents for a call that got Pat McFragon of Universal Adjustment Bureau out of his bed. I asked him to dig up some facts and figures for me in a hurry. Within 20 minutes, he called me back. Johnny Dollar. Well, Johnny, I've been on the phone tonight. About the big fire. Yeah. How did you find out about it? Well, never mind that, Pat. Just keep talking. It's an operator by Mr. Peter H. Barnwell. And he has an office at 1427 Comac Street. 1427 Comac. Got it. And the insurance. $340,000. Wow. Carried by Greater Southwest Insurance Company. Pat, if I hurry, I can just make plane connections. No, wait a minute, Johnny. Thanks, Pat. Thanks a lot. Item 2, 201-88 Plainfair, Hartford to New York to San Francisco. And believe me, those jet flights on American get you there in a hurry. I left New York at 8 AM and pulled into San Francisco before noon. Pacific time, of course. Item 3 is time for newspaper at the airport. Apparently, the fire had burned itself out. Item 4, 675, taxi to Peter H. Barnwell's office on Comac Street. The reception room was jammed. No. No, there's no point in sending anybody over here because he won't see them. Now. Listen, Chick, I'll get your tickets for any show in town. No.  Not even me? No. Now, why don't you record us? Just go back to your papers and wait until Mr. Barnwell's ready to talk to you. My card, miss. It's no use, miss. Will you read it, please? But he doesn't want to see any reporters, right? Oh. Just a minute, Mr. Dahler. How do you rate that, buddy? What paper are you from? The Bigville Bugle. That's out near Bum Spong, oh, go on. Now look, wise guy. Look. Mr. Dahler. Mr. Dahler. Dahler. Will you come in, please, Mr. Dahler? Sure. Now wait a minute. Two Johnny Dahler, the insurance is right in here, sir. Thanks. Hey, wait a minute. Sit down, Mr. Dahler. Make yourself at home. Well, I must say you weren't at all upset about the loss of your warehouse. Should I be? Sit down. Sure. Mr. Dahler, that building's been a losing proposition for years because of its bad location, because of zoning restrictions, and the cost of tearing it down. And then nothing but lose money on it. But I've been very careful to keep up the insurance. So now that it's gone up in flames, I shall let long last collect on it. $340,000. That's right. And with whatever I can get from some of the misguided investors of the land itself, I'll be sitting pretty. I see. Now don't get any funny ideas, Mr. Investigator. The police have found nothing whatsoever to suggest arson. Nor will they. You sound pretty sure of that. I'm sure of it. Even if it were a job that you didn't have done. I'm sure of it. You know something, Mr. Barnwell? I'm not. So if you could be of any help in putting through my clue. Did you hear what I said? I heard, Mr. Dahler. Doesn't worry me a bit. Car filter made me worth $1,000. How's that? Heard over the radio that the people who make fram filters have a big treasure hunt on. So I checked my oil and air filter. And I'll be dog-gone if there wasn't a specially marked fram air filter that might pay me $1,000. No kidding. My service station man said whatever I win, he'll win the same amount. Told me a regular filter check is important to today's cars. So important that Fram Corporation is paying $60,000 to get car owners to check their filters now. Cash money? Sure. This is Fram Silver Anniversary. Last year, 10,000 secretly numbered fram filters were distributed all over the United States and installed in cars during regular servicing. Every one of them is worth cash, some as much as $1,000. Why, one of you guys may have one in your car, not even a lot. Say, what are we waiting for? Let's get those filters. Hurry, folks. Get in on the big fram treasure hunt. You could win up to $1,000 in cash. Check your car filters now.  Expense account item five, two bucks for a taxi. In my opinion, Peter H. Barnwell had the warehouse fire set. But opinions don't count in my business. You're going to have proof. And I hadn't yet got together with my informant, Smoky Sullivan. Smoky wants a clever arsonist himself. Later, a counterfeiter, a bootlegger. Just about everything in the book. But from the time he helped me with a case a couple of years ago, he'd stayed on the straight and narrow. And of course, I've always paid him well for his help. Before going on to my hotel, I stopped in to see Bill Mullen of the Arson Squad. Yeah, the papers say you're in town. Johnny glad to see you. Yeah, how are you, Bill? But there's no reason for you to be here about that fire. Well, that's so. We've already found out how it started. Oh, Bill. Some old derelict. Name of Stumpy Moran. He used to sleep there every night. Had an old iron bed and a little sort of shack on one side of that warehouse. Yeah. So last night, like a lot of the darn fools all over the country every night, he went to bed loaded and lit a cigarette. Result? No more mattress. No more shack. No more warehouse. What are you holding him? Also, no more Stumpy Moran. He died in the fire? Yep. And you're sure that's how it started? Johnny, when you've combed through evidence on as many cases like that as I have, there's no mistaking it. But now, Bill, all the way from the source of the blaze to the empty bottle, the carbonized paper from the cigarette, the foil from the cigarette package, the hair from the mattress, a thousand and one little things that the ordinary person wouldn't even think to look for. So listen. Yeah. Be a nice guy and call up the papers, will you? Why? Because they saw you over in Barnwell's office. They've decided it was arsonist. They're calling us a bunch of bums. The only reason they do it is to make headlines.  Set them straight. Not until I'm sure they aren't right, Bill. Huh? Now, wait a minute. What's that mean? I'll see you later. Let them fix another taxi to the hotel hunting it up on Knob Hill. I went straight to my room and sat down to wait for Smokey Solomon to call. I didn't have to wait long. Smokey? Yeah. Well, I hear they found out how that fire started. Stumpy? That's right, Stumpy Moran. He was Johnny. Yeah. But they found all the evidence. He'd been drinking and smoking in bed. He never touched a drop, Johnny. You sure? He didn't. It was my pal. Where are you, Smokey? Please. The cocktail bar over on the... That's... Okay. Now listen. Yeah? Do you know who did set that fire? Yeah. Wait a minute. Touchy Thompson? Yeah. You're absolutely sure it was he? I'm the only one who looked for a signer. Debonair? What's this? A new word game? No. I'm just mentioning the qualities that people admire in other people. Oh, I see. If you're sociable, up to date. And what was another word? Debonair? Yes. Debonair. All right. Listen to it this way. This is how many of your friends are serving Pepsi-Cola these days. It's the up-to-date refreshment. Be sociable. Behind the hungry angel, I found a couple of policemen carefully going over every inch of the phone booth where Smokey called me. Yeah, yeah, that's right. Conroy heard the shots and came running back here. Did you get the angle of that bullet, old Conroy? Hey, listen. Listen. What about Smokey? City hospital. But he was going to live a dollar. Not a chance. And you have no idea who shot him? No.  Why don't you find out for it? All right. Now look. Now let me tell you something else, $2. If that warehouse fire had been torched job, which it wasn't, like you're blabbing it out to all our papers, your dear pal Smokey Sullivan is the only one who could have done it. So his being knocked off is good riddance. Why Smokey? Because we got every other fire bug in this town nailed down. That's why. Want a bet? Mr. Dollar, I honestly don't understand it, considering the way one of those bullets nicked his heart. But it looks as though that man Sullivan will live. Now the point is, doctor, can I talk to him? Well, you can try, of course. Oh, this way, Mr. Dollar. But he was not able to give anything to the police who just left. Then listen, doctor, do everything you can for him. Would you outfoot the bill? Oh, very well. Right in here. Okay. You, uh, mind if I talk to him alone? If you like. And, uh, if you can. Thanks. Yeah. Doc says you're going to be okay. Yeah. Can't get rid of me. Out of boys, Smokey. Uh, I didn't talk to the cops. Just looked at him like I was dead. Hey, Smokey, did you see who put the slugs into you? No, Johnny. But it must have been touchy. Touchy Thompson. Same as he set that fire. All right. Now listen, you're in no shape to go over there and show me. But if the arson squad found no trace and believe me, they know everything to look for. Chemicals. What? Touchy had chemicals. Special chemicals. Never left a trace. Everything leaves a trace of some kind. No. He had to use a gas mask. That's what must have knocked out Stumpy Moran. Then Touchy could plant a liquor. Cigarettes. Then I guess the only thing I can do is try to find Touchy Thompson. Johnny. Yeah. If you do, Johnny, be careful. Yeah. Yeah. Act four of yours truly, Johnny Dollar, in a moment. Rambler station wagons lead all but two other makes in sales. Repeat. Rambler station wagons now lead all but two other makes. Car registration figures prove it. Never before has any station wagon scored such a sweeping success in so short a time. Why the nationwide swing to Rambler? Well, listen to this. If you want America's lowest price station wagon, Rambler has it. If you want big six passenger room, plus America's easiest parking, Rambler has that. Most miles per gallon? Rambler has that too. Trade in value? Rambler has the highest of any low priced car. Yes, Rambler is America's top economy station wagon. But Rambler is also the compact quality car. The only car to offer personalized comfort, loading front seats to glide back and forward separately, adjustable headrest, reclining seat backs, finest air conditioning at lowest cost, deep dip rust proofing. Yes, all America is discovering that Rambler station wagons are different, and Americans love that difference. So will you. Drive a Rambler station wagon now, six or V8 at Rambler dealers.  Expense account items 7, 5, 20 more taxifairs. There was nobody home a touchy Thompson's place. Only the note on the door smoke he'd told me about. Gone fishing. Fishing, huh? He was probably hiding somewhere around the town, waiting for the atmosphere to clear. But how to bring him out in the open? Then I suddenly remembered an old friend of mine, Mori Webster, head man at station KCBS. I'd have made a dollar even for a cab to the Sheraton Palace and the KCBS studios. Johnny, this is a pleasant surprise, although I had heard you were in town. How are you, Mori? My neck. We're in the midst of a big celebration. You know, our 50th anniversary. Oh? Yes, sir, we were the first broadcasting station in the country, and we're kind of proud of it. Well, I should think you would be. Let me add my congratulations. Thank you, Johnny. Now, what brings you here? Mori, when is your next newest broadcast? Well, let me see. Down mostly, we'll hit the air in just about seven minutes. That'll just give me time to knock out a news item for him to read on the air. Oh, what kind? I'll tell you while I'm scribbling it, if you don't mind. Well... Yeah, yeah, go ahead. Mori, I have a sneaking suspicion. It'll flush out an arsonist. Oh? Yeah. And killer. As briefly as possible, I told Mori Webster my plan, the while it. I handed him the news item. I cooked up. He penciled in a couple of minor changes. Then gave it to his top man in the news bureau, Don Mosley. A few minutes later, there in his office, we listened to it being broadcast over the powerful facilities of KCBS. On the local scene, well, it took insurance investigator Johnny Dollar to clear up the matter of the Barnwell warehouse fire. There it comes, yeah. Dollar has proved conclusively that it was set by an old hand at that business named Smoky Sullivan. His reason? To kill another man by the name of Moran, whose body was later found buried in the embers. Incidentally, Sullivan himself has just died as a result of bullet wounds, no doubt inflicted by some friend of Moran's, who has sought to avenge his murder. Well... As for the hold up that occurred early this morning on the Embarcadero... Well, I hope it does the trick, Johnny. What are you going to do now? Mori, there's going to be a stakeout at the home of one John R. Thompson, formerly known as Touchy Thompson, out on Aldea Drive. Oh, then you're turning this whole thing over to the police. That stakeout will be me.  I still have to prove it. Well, don't you think it's a little dangerous, Johnny? Could be. Well, in just a minute. Thanks, Mori. Thanks a lot. So I went out to Aldea Drive again, and I parked myself rather uncomfortably behind a hedge across the street from Thompson's place. Finally, it must have been around 10 p.m., an expensive car pulled up and a man loaded with fishing gear went into the house. I waited a couple of minutes, and then I went over, knocked on the door, walked in, introduced myself, and laid a few cards right on the table. Yeah, crazy dollar. Didn't even know about that fire until he told me just now. Why lie about it, Touchy? Look, I've been fishing. Yeah, for what? An alibi. Well, give me that, the trout. Look, look, look here. Here they are. There. Trout. Ever see a nice mess of them? Pick them up at any market. Not me. All right, who was with you? I was alone. I was over there, camped beside the lake all the time. My sleeping bag's still out in the car. What lake? Mono Lake. It's a little over 200 miles east of here. Yeah, I know it well. Well, that's why I caught them. I know it well enough to know that because of the high mineral content of that water, no trout could ever survive in it. What? Well, look, wait a minute. It's no good, Touchy. And with the proof I have that only you could have set that fire with some of your fancy chemicals. What do you know about that? You got no proof. Look. Perhaps he has, Touchy. Well, I'm glad to see you two know each other. Very smart, weren't you, Touchy? What do you mean? I mean the way you fell for that phony news broadcast and came back here. Phony. And, Dollar, thanks for setting the stage for me. Yeah. What does that mean? You came here because you suspected Touchy. You had a big argument.  No, no. Wait, wait, wait. That's the only conclusion the police can possibly reach when they find your buddies lying there. Look. Nope. Don't make a single move, Dollar. Neither of you will do anything because five seconds from now you'll both be dead. Where are you going? What? What's all that trigger, Barnwell? It's the last thing you'll ever do. Bill. Climb in this window, boys, and take care of them. There is money need for violence, officer. That's right, Barnwell. There is. Well, Johnny, now just one under the sun ever led you to come out here, Bill. Your old friend Smoky Sullivan called me to the hospital. He was a little worried about you. You mind? Mind. You've got to be kidding. They were both ended up to their ears, each in trying to defend himself just put the other in there much deeper. And by the time the courts get through with them, they'll be sorry they ever lived. The expense account total, including the trip back to Hartford and a good hefty gratuity for Smoky Sullivan, plus all his hospital bills, $923.91. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. I will return in just a moment. Yeah. I'm a mean widow, kid. And are you pleased with yourself? Sure, because I'm a gerb. A bathroom gerb. Bathrooms is where the meanest gerbs get to live. Do I have fun causing odor and spreading disease? Well, you better watch out, son. Your landlady may find out about Lysol, brand disinfectant. Lysol? Oh, Lysol. That's what's all. Well, anyway. A lot of women are finding that a dash of Lysol in their cleaning sauce every week wipes out nasty bathroom disease germs like you. This infects from one cleaning to the next as no other product can. Wipes out many deadly viruses, too. Lysol makes every cleaner work better. It's the easy modern way to get bathrooms really clean and free of odors. Lysol can do that? And what's more, now besides regular Lysol, there's a new, sweet-smelling, pine-scented Lysol. And they're both out to get you.  One more remark like that, and I'll open this bottle of Lysol. Here's our star to tell you about next week's story. Next week, a quiet little ranch in Oklahoma. Quiet, that is, until the shooting starts. Join us, won't you? Yours truly, Shawnee Dollar. It is written, produced and directed by Jack Johnstone. Heard in our cast were Virginia Gregg, Vic Perron, Larry Dobkin, Alan Reed, Gil Stratton Jr., Paul Duboff, Bartlett Robinson, Don Mosley, and Tony Barrett. Be sure to join us next week, same time and station for another exciting story of yours truly, Shawnee Dollar. This is Dan Cumberley speaking. This is the CBS Radio Network.


Hi everybody, Joe for Jasper's Case Breaks.com with a half-case break of 2022 Panini National Treasures FIFA Road to World Cup Soccer, two-box random number block break number one. So the whole thing will be a random number block. You've often seen us use these as fillers. This time, this is the break format is going to be this. All right, big thanks to this group right here, Winshune, Daniel, Tim, and Reese going big on this break as well. Reese also bought out that Mosaic World Cup pack, so he wins those spots automatically as well. So good luck to all of you. There are the numbers right there. Let's roll it and randomize names and numbers five and five, ten the hard way. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and tenth and final time. After ten, we've got Reese down to Reese. Five and a five, ten the hard way for the numbers. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and tenth. After ten, we've got eight down to nine. Now remember, zero, as it says in the description, gets any and all redemptions, including one-of-one redemptions in this two-box break, but one will still get live one of them. And because Reese has both zero and one. Reese also has eight. Timothy with four. Reese with seven and two. Daniel with five. There's the one for Reese. Also has six. There's the zero. Wen Chun with three. And Reese with last bot mojo, star next to your name, nine. 70% of the time, last bot mojo hits 100% of the time. All right. Now, trades and number blocks, not too common, but I'm going to pause the video anyway and allow for a little bit of a trade window. So when we come back, we'll see if there's any trades, and then we'll have the break. I'll be right back. All right. Welcome back, everybody. So no deals were done here in this break, but I appreciate everyone getting in. Now it's a half case from a fresh case. There we go. So let's see which box, which half we're going to do. Where's my knife? There it is. All right. So we'll go on the dice roll. We'll use a Liverpool red die right there. That's the club that I support. Top two boxes, one, two, three on the dice roll. Bottom two, four, five, six. All right. Good luck, everybody. And it's two. So it'll be the top two boxes. The bottom two will save for the next break, which is already up right now. We're planning on selling a handful of spots plus two fillers. Now, if those full spots move pretty swiftly like it did with this one, then we can cancel a filler, add some more spots back in. All right. So that's for a random number block two. We don't want to confuse these with the other box that we have for the picker team breaks. All right. Good luck. And this is easy too. We're just going by number. Got a fresh case and the World Cup coming up at the end of the month on the, what, it starts on the 20th or something like that. It's going to be pretty exciting. I'm looking forward to it. Ooh, what do we got here? We got a book. We got a plate. We got a redemption. What's happening here? Wow. All right. Okay. Good luck. We're going to lead off with Benjamin Parva. 15 out of 99 for the number five. That's for Daniel. So if you're not familiar with it, with the number block, we go by that digit right there. First career national goal in 2018. Next up is a train whistle, Matthias Delight. Four out of five. Out of five is not to get the train whistle. Tim. We're the number four. Tim. All aboard the Big Hit Express. Woo-hoo. For the orange. For the book, what's this all about? Jumbo triple material booklet. It's James Ward-Prowse. Looks like they're all for England. John Stones, Luke Shaw for the three lions and the number three. That's appropriate. Wenxun with the number three. Fits perfectly. There you go. Nice triple. This is the first book I've seen. We've done a lot of these breaks too. All right. Onwards. We've got 13 out of 99, Juan Cuadrado for Colombia. For number three, Wenxun with the colossal material relic. Next is for Belgium, 46 out of 75. That's Alexis Sala Makedres, Reese with the number six. We've got Bruno Fernandez, 84 out of 99 for Portugal. Timothy with the number four. Portugal team did have a long shot, but could make some noise in this World Cup. Redemption, that's for Reese, has number zero. It's Anel de Maria. Nice one. The Argentinian played for PSG for a while. Where was he before? Oh, he's currently with Juventus right now, but with PSG for a little bit, Man United for a little bit, Real Madrid, Benfica, et cetera, et cetera. Next up is Luc de Jong, 11 out of 49. It's Reese with the number one, 85 out of 99, peerless. That's Theo Hernandez for France for Le Bleu. Daniel Smith with the number five, 21 out of 49. That's Francesco Toti, Reese with the number one for Zazzuri. And the plate is Mason Mount, one of one. That's for Reese, and the number one. I was wondering if that's going to be an autograph or not, no auto. But a good spot for Mason Mount to auto if you ever run into him. Reese, all aboard the Big Head Express. Good start. And it's a two box break. We've got another one coming up. Second half in the store right now, jaskyscasebreaks.com. This break is also one of your best odds. I know it's a pricier break, but it is the best odds to try to win a spot in our latest promo, our Jersey Fest promo, giving away some jerseys. All right. Second box, Matteo Kokovic, 23 out of 25, Wen Shun with the number three. And we've got Frederico Valverde for Uruguay, 76 out of 99. Reese with the number six. Oh, a redemption for Reese. That's Carlos Fuyol, National Archives Inc. That's for the number zero, that is for Reese. We've got Vladimir Kufal from the Czech Republic, 72 out of 99. Timeline materials for Reese and the number two. James Rodriguez, 42 out of 49 for Columbia. And that's for Reese with numero dos. James Rodriguez was one of those guys, you know, some World Cups ago, where I think going into it, I don't think was really that well known, at least from a global perspective, but really made a name for himself in the World Cup. There's Mason Mount, 48 out of 49. Reese with the number eight. And we have Hans Hadbor, 36 out of 49. Reese with the number six. Few more to go. We've got Dennis Praet, 48 out of 49, Prodigy, Dual Relic, and Autograph. That's Reese with the number eight. And we've got Serginio Dest, two out of ten United States. That would be for Reese. I'm not sure how we're going to do this World Cup, but I feel like in four years when the World Cup is here in North America, it could be a big home field advantage. All right, the final one is going to be Roberto Firmino, three out of 99. That goes to Wen Shun and the number three. One of my favorite players, Liverpool guy, having a fairly nice season this year, goals-wise. There you go, gang, love this stuff, NT World Cup. They don't do this very often, so whenever you get a chance to see this, make it happen. We have one box picker teams available, and the second half of that case, two box random number blocks. Now, this is also our first Jersey Fest break. So any break you see with that in the title is eligible for our latest promo. We're only doing 20 breaks that have Jersey Fest on it, and then we're giving away, we're going to randomize you a fanatic Jersey. Pretty nice, right? Only one winner per break, so let's gather all the names, new dice, new list, name on top after two and a two for the hard way will be in the Jersey Fest. Now, two, three, and four. Good luck. It's Reece. Reece definitely had the odds on his side. There you go, Reece. If you click the break schedule that's dropped in the chat, the nightbot just dropped, it'll take you to this page right here. If you click over to the promo tab, this is where I'll be keeping track of the winning names right here. This is from NT World Cup Two Box Random Number Block Break Number One. So now we have 19 breaks to go before we run that randomizer. So thanks, Reece. Thanks, everybody. I'm Joe for jaspyscasebreaks.com. I'll see you next time for the next one. Bye-bye.


I'm honoured to play for this club and I'm really excited to get underway. It's a big thing for me. Personally, I think like any young player you want to kind of set yourself into the A-League and become comfortable around the older boys and really kind of make a mark. First and foremost, as long as you're working hard, you see what the older players are doing, you try and learn off them. The experience in Wellington was hard to describe but even coming on for a few short minutes is a bit frantic but I really enjoyed that.


Despite many advances in neuroscience, scientists still don't quite know how thoughts are formed or how those thoughts lead to behavior. To understand that, they need to be able to find and control the neurons that are turned on during specific actions. While researchers have succeeded in identifying these neurons, controlling them has proved much harder, until now. Scientists at the Moxplonk Florida Institute for Neuroscience recently built a new tool that does both. The system, called Cal-Lite, works by using flashes of blue light coupled with calcium influx to trigger the production of proteins inside active neurons. These proteins can be fluorescent markers to label neurons, proteins that regulate activity to hijack neurons, or both. The trick is to time the light flashes with an action of interest. That way, the proteins used as labels or control switches are manufactured in neurons that fired during the action, which are presumably the ones responsible for it. The scientists first used Cal-Lite to identify motor cortex neurons responsible for lever-pressing behavior in mice. They added the Cal-Lite proteins to the motor cortex of thirsty mice. Then they shined blue light as the mice pushed a lever to get a drink. This procedure labeled a small group of neurons as active during lever-pressing. To confirm that the neurons they labeled did in fact cause the lever-pressing, the researchers used Cal-Lite to turn the neurons off. They did this by producing a control switch in the labeled neurons too. This protein, called halo-rodopsin, is activated by yellow light and stops neurons from firing. When the scientists shined yellow light on mice that already knew how to quench their thirst, the mice no longer pressed the lever. This confirmed that the neurons marked with Cal-Lite were responsible for lever-pressing. By labeling neurons that control specific actions and providing a means of controlling them, Cal-Lite provides an unprecedented opportunity. Researchers might now have a way of understanding how neurons team up to generate thoughts and behavior better than ever before.


Ashiwaju Bola Tinubu has officially informed President Mohamed Buhari of his intention to run for president in 2023. Mixed reactions have since followed the smooth. Plus TV Africa's correspondent Love Ikuku Oyedeku has more in this report. It all started like a rumor that former Governor of Lagos state Bola Tinubu was nursing the ambition to succeed President Mohamed Buhari come 2023. It is now clear that a man is truly running for president. He has now formally told the president of his ambition. Categorical yes. I've informed the president of my intention. But I've not informed the Nigerians yet. I'm still consulting. This announcement has no doubt thrown up another discourse on the table of Nigerians. Many are worried about his age. Some others are just not sure of his bill of health. Notwithstanding, Comrade Ayo Adewale feels otherwise. He believes that Nigeria's system names a craftsman like Bola Tinubu to change the narratives. People might talk about his health and all of that. But I tell you, if you watch that video very well, you will see that he's looking more robust, more energetic, and more ready to take up the challenge. So Ashwaji is not going to govern the country in a manner that you and I would be thinking about. It would be more executive, making sure that people do what is needful, making sure that the rule of law takes away, making sure that state governments have independence, and to solve the problem of this country is a matter of policy. It's not a matter of only your strength, your physical strength. It's a matter of brain work. Comrade Ayo Adewale spoke further on why the former Lagos State Governor should be given a chance at the presidency in the coming election. Ashwaji was the one that helped ExxonMobil today to have an infrastructure called the headquarters. ExxonMobil was a tenant in the building in front of CMS library. Ashwaji was the one that helped to block the leakages. There were a lot of leakages. It was the first black auditor for ExxonMobil. Block the leakages, increase their revenue, show them a land, they bought over the land and they built that edifice that you have there. Do you not think that that sort of man is good for Nigeria? The raise for 2023 has no doubt begun in NS. And with this declaration, Ashwaji Bola Chinubu will be among the top contenders for the instigate of the APC in the 2023 presidential election. From Lagos, life is good with you, Dukul, for Plus TV Africa.


A third type of curse is a earned curse. It's a curse that we draw upon our life by indulging in rebellious ways against God. The first time curse was mentioned in the Bible was when Adam rebelled against God.   A curse came upon their family and as a result we see two children. No one else in the world and one child kills another one. That's a disaster. That's a curse on the family. We see Adam being kicked out of paradise because of the curse. Nowhere in the Old Testament we see God promising take people to heaven if they obey him.   He says hell is gonna be unleashed in the form of a curse.  I remember hearing a story of a man who really wanted to get married but either he was not good-looking or didn't have a personality but he just didn't have a luck and he had this particular girl he was so fascinated by but she just wouldn't even give him a time of the day and so he decided to go and use spiritual means to manipulate her and so he went to some lady who used a charm on him and she told him if you take this soap and you bathe yourself and then you go where she is she will like you. He paid for soap and it was a charm it was a spiritual manipulation it was demonic. So he took that soap washed himself in that soap and he went in and the girl out of nowhere started to like him. He said man this works went and got more soap until he proposed to that girl kept washing himself in this charm of soap to keep getting this girl and eventually they got married after a few months of marriage the soap stopped working and the girl realized she married the craziest guy on this planet and what she did is she first burned his clothes then she burned his house and then she wanted to burn him and that's when he brought this crazy girl to church saying she is crazy as prayer was being offered for them the pastor of the church who God uses supernaturally he looks at him and he says the problem is not the crazy girl he says you're the crazy guy he says you went to the devil to get her and you used manipulation through witchcraft and through spells to get her and now what happened is you got her the devil's ways and the devil gave you one thing but with another hand he took what your life depends on he says you're the one that needs deliverance not her and after he prayed for her and he prayed for him they received deliverance and God restored their marriage and they still stay together and God gave them a second chance you can't go to the devil for help and expect not to get a curse with it when we step on the satan's territory we draw a curse into our life when we walk with God we draw a blessing into our life can somebody say amen


Today, we're joined by Eugene Puneer of the Breakthrough News from the United States and we're going to be talking about the protests that have been taking place in the country for nearly two weeks now after the death of George Floyd, after the killing of George Floyd by four police officers. Eugene, thank you so much for joining us. So happy to be here. Really an honor. Yes. So this has been a historic series of protests. In some senses, it's interesting because, across the world also because it comes at a time when people were thinking, what is the future of resistance after COVID? And we see that resistance is very much alive in every sense of the word. But also because this is a very unprecedented mobilization, maybe the biggest in decades. And you've been traveling to many cities in the country. You've been to Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed. You've been to some other cities. You've talked to the families of victims. You've talked to the protesters. So could you first start out by giving us a sense of what was happening on the ground while you were there to think of the protests? Well, thank you for that question because I think it's so important from the mainstream American media has been what they've been putting out, I should say, for worldwide and domestic consumption. The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that riots are the language of the unheard. And that's basically what I saw on the ground in all these different places, especially in Minneapolis. I mean, one of the things that was consistently expressed to me from people on the ground in Minneapolis was a sense of feeling seen and heard. And it may sound strange, but you know, I'm getting these long histories of people of so many victims of police violence. People are talking to me about the district attorney saying this guy's been around for 30 years. We've been dealing with this for so long. But Minneapolis, the Midwestern United States city, it's known as sort of a majority white area. So it's not really something people think about in a large part of the country as a place where something like this could happen. And I talked to a guy at the George Floyd Memorial, a beautiful memorial has been set up for him where people are bringing flowers and writing messages. And he just said, yeah, people thought that nothing could happen here. But now people see like what's going down, like who we are and what's happening. And I think that sense of being heard from working class communities, especially black working class communities in Minneapolis was powerful. And on the streets, you know, a couple of weeks ago on Friday night or a Friday night, a couple of two Fridays ago, we were there on the ground. And as much as some of the images with things burning seemed chaotic. When you were there on the ground, it was it was very different. I mean, first and foremost, between the protesters themselves and the people there, amazing. Bonhami, I mean, every person you saw, how you doing, do you need anything? Can I help you?  And I can't tell for sure, but it seemed like people were calling people and telling them, like, pick people up and come join this, because cars just kept joining it coming primarily from the black community. There's a large Somali American and Somali immigrant community in Minneapolis. Many people, so I'm saying six, seven, eight people hanging out of cars, playing music as people are marching alongside them. And from different communities, the Native American community, which is sizable in Minneapolis, the black community, the Somali community, many, many white people from the area in solidarity. And it actually felt not chaotic at all in a way. I mean, things were happening. Yes, I saw some cars set on fires and buildings, although just to note, even that was a little miss sort of, you know, mistaken. It wasn't as if every single thing is burning. I don't know if there's any strategy to it at all. But I mean, it certainly was around the edges of the event. And in and of itself, you could feel this sense almost of catharsis and an angry catharsis, a frustrated catharsis, but a feeling that finally the grievances were being aired. Finally, the grievances were being heard. And the final thing I'll say about that is that's what I heard from the mothers of victims of police brutality. We're able to attend an amazing press conference and all of them to a person basically said, this is what we tried to tell people that if nothing happens, if there's no justice in these cases, it's going to boil over. This anger is going to boil over and people are getting exactly what this system has sowed as we've pointed out over many years. So, you know, it was very, very heartfelt, very poignant, a lot of solidarity, a lot of anger. So a big ball of emotion in many ways. But I think bottom line, really, it was a lot of people who are marginalized in our society who whose voices were heard, maybe in sort of a spontaneous, not 100 percent directed way. But those voices were trying to come to the forefront after so many years of being held down. Absolutely. And to continue on one of the aspects you mentioned, despite the fact that this has been a country-wide protest, despite the fact that there have actually been protests across the world internationally and in solidarity, and most importantly, despite the justice of the cause, we do see that the police across states has continued to be brutal, it has continued to be repressive. The latest numbers say over 10,000 people have been arrested since the protests began. And you've seen many instances of some of the extreme cruelties, people again pushing people on the ground, very violently beating them. So on the other hand, there's also been reports that the Minneapolis Police Department may be itself defunded. So do you think that this is a proposal that is likely to gain strength over time and lead to substantial changes? I think that it will gain strength. I think where it goes is interesting. I mean, the defund the police demand has sort of two elements that the people on the street really mean we need to start talking about how we move away from policing. I mean, one sort of element that's not being very reported is the critique on the ground of what's happening is systemic. It's very much in vain with I think what a lot of people have seen in the United States with the growing popularity of socialism, Bernie Sanders, where people are basically saying, you know, quote unquote crime, all these issues that we have the police for murders, rapes, assaults are all more deeply rooted in the system. And we have to start, you know, actually addressing those causes. So we need less police. So that is catching on and it's growing. Now, under the pressure of this, we're seeing people say, like in Minneapolis, the nine council members, which if they do vote would be veto proof. So it would pass to significantly strip money. We've seen the NYPD say they're going to start to shift money. And it seems like there's sort of an attempt now by the system, recognizing that the police budget is so bloated that the role of the police is dubious at best. I mean, you know, when you look at the actual scientific studies of whether or not policing is making a big impact on many of these issues of public safety, you know, it's a it's a mixed bag. Oftentimes it's not so recognizing that that they may try to just trim a lot of the fat, so to speak, and say that they've done this. So it's going to be an interesting tension, I think, in the movement itself and we'll speak very heavily, I think, to how this plays out, moving forward at a time where now all of the major brands, all of the politicians, everyone is trying to say, I'm on board with this. We're with this, this sort of battle over the sort of ideological substance of this, which is going on, I think, very heatedly right now, is going to have a big impact in terms of the shape of this, because the number of people who are defending the police is relatively low. And it's sort of it's the sort of hardcore law and order. And even Trump is out here trying to pretend as if, you know, he wants to see some level of change. So even him, given his odious behavior, is recognizing you can't be 100 percent against them. We're definitely seeing the police continue to be brutal. We're seeing police unions continue to push this semi-fascist rhetoric. But I think in some ways that seems so untenable, the idea that there's no change, that the course of the struggle really will be a struggle over whether it's going to be sort of cosmetic change or sort of real thoroughgoing change. But a lot of people are radicalizing very quickly.  So it's really shaking the political scene here. Right. And one of the key examples of that, of course, was also the fact that especially over the weekend, and this is some 10 days into the protests, we saw mass rallies close to 100,000, 50,000 in many cities and even smaller protests in many smaller towns where there's not maybe too much of history of these kind of movements taking place also. So how do you see maybe in the next couple of weeks, the possibilities of these protests going forward? And what is the kind of organizing that is taking place? I think we're definitely going to continue to see large mass marches. It seems the energy is definitely there. I mean, I haven't seen anything approximating this since the lead up to the Iraq war in 2002 and 2003, where there were many large marches. But, you know, this is actually bigger than that in my estimation, having been involved in both and in some ways more significant to have, you know, Black Lives Matter rallies in the heart of clan territory in Texas. I think it is a huge thing and to have white people there. I mean, that in and of itself, you know, is really indicative. I think we're going to continue to see that. I think a lot of the organizing that's going on is now happening on a couple levels. One is to continue to push it and do these large mass marches in Philadelphia, which I had a chance to witness where there's 100,000 people. There's another one that's happening ongoing. I think there's a sort of secondary level where people are also looking at how did we use nonviolent civil, how do they use nonviolent civil disobedience along the lines of the civil rights movement, perhaps to tie up commerce, to tie up streets, to try to basically find ways to just disrupt the status quo. I think most people generally realize that without some level of societal dislocation, both historically and just obviously, you know, it can be difficult to get these people to move. There's sort of a third level that is I think not moving as quickly, but we're seeing some legislative moves, and I think there is some organizing. I don't think there's a lot of hope in that, but I think there is organizing on the ground to try to shape the nature of the demands and sort of referencing back what I said earlier to at least if there's going to be a push by politicians to have some accountability to what people on the ground want to see rather than them defining for themselves what defund the police to what police reform really means. So I think that's happening as well. And then I'd say on the most general sense, what we're seeing is it's both a renewing of existing organizations and the creation of new organizations from people who are spontaneously organizing, because also I think there's a huge recognition that racism in America cuts across so many different issues. Some of this is really about COVID-19. I think for many people, the quarantine and the lockdown and the disproportionate death of black people, then to see Ahmed Arbery, then to see Breonna Taylor, then to see George Floyd, was just like, if we don't rise up against racism, it's going to kill us or kill our neighbors and friends one way or another. So there's a lot of desire, I think, to bring issues together. So I think socialist groups are going broad political organizations that deal with three or four issues are growing. There's a lot of kind of, as we'd say in the United States, multi-issue organizing happening where I think people are looking to make the connections and not just silo it off. So it's a very, very hopeful time. Every organization I've talked to doing any political work is telling me that one of their biggest challenges right now is just responding to people who are looking to get involved. Right. Thank you so much, Eugene, for talking to us. Thank you so much for having me. 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