Hello, this is theCUBE. I'm John Furrier, your host. We're here for a KubeCon CloudNativeCon preview for the North America show in Los Angeles here in person and a virtual event. Two of the co-chairs are with me again this year, Constance Caramanolas, principal engineer at Splunk, and of course, Stephen Augustus, head of open source at Cisco. Great to see you guys. Hey, thanks for coming on virtually for the preview. Great to be had. Great to see you again, John. So I love, KubeCon has gotten, it's my favorite event every year. This is where the DevOps actions, where the people are reading the tea leaves connecting the dots, but also meeting up and doing what communities do best, which has set the agenda for the next generation that's happening in person. Last year was virtual. We had the European virtual, KubeCon, CloudNativeCon. This year, Mix, give us a taste of updates that you want to share. Let's get into it. Sure. So I think, you know, I think seeing this event in particular, and one, we've got this hopeful return to some semblance of normalcy. I know that over the last year in change, we've been kind of itching to see each other in person. And I think I say on a lot of interviews that one of my favorite parts of any conference is the hallway track, right? It's really hard to, and we've made strides to replicate it, but there's, I don't think there's anything, you know, close to being in person, right? And getting to bounce ideas off of your co-conspirators, and co-conspirators are compatriots. So I'm really excited for that. I love the mandates that we've put in place to make sure that people are a little bit more safe. And, you know, overall, like seeing, I think one of the things that gets me most excited is the set of day-zero events, right? I think the increase in the day-zero events, we've got a, Constance, what's the count at now? I'm looking over it, and it's massive, right?  Too many to count right off the bat when I'm looking at it. Too many to count. And it's also like, this is a reduced number because some people decide, or some, not people, like, projects decide to do virtual day-zero or a non-conference outside of the normal co-con cycle because of... Yeah, well, let's get into some of the data. I want to jump into the trends, but just for the folks watching, this is a hybrid event that's going to be this day-zero, which is the pre-programming, which, by the way, I think has evolved into a format that's just tremendous. You got the pre-game, pre-event, action, very dynamic, very ad hoc, ephemeral, and the people getting together and making things happen, then you got the structured event. It's the 11th to the 12th on the pre-programming, day-zero stuff, which you talked about, and then the 13th to the 15th, the main conference. It's in-person and virtual, so it's going to be a hybrid event, which should be dynamic because you have an in-person dynamic where it's a scarce resource of the face-to-face working and trying to create synchronicity with the asynchronous environment on virtual, so it should be an action-packed and a must-watch event, so I'm personally excited, we'll be there in-person, but I got to ask you guys, the co-chairs, how are you guys handling this? How are the papers coming? What's the call for talks? How are you structuring things? Can you just give a quick overview of what's happening on the talks? Talks, I feel like it went really well this round. Really like a wide variety. I know it's very vague, but there's a wide variety of topics. Things are getting, I think, I feel like more popular, like security is getting more popular. Business value, one thing that I'm really passionate about is getting a lot more traction. Student track, one-on-one is also, as always, I guess, ever since it's been, since inception has been popular. It's definitely getting to the point where it actually, well, not to the point, but maybe it's just being more highlighted that a lot of the like, some of the like great content from the day zero is also showing up in Kupkan, and it's like vice versa, and they're kind of everywhere. Yeah, the talks are really... The sessions are always driving it, Steven. I'm like, from a meturization standpoint, you have the people developing, and then you got the things are getting hardened. Can you talk about the trends around what's kind of hardening out from a project basis on these sessions, and what's forming relative to the trend line this year? Yeah, so to Constance's point, I think that we're starting to see some diversity in our continued diversity and kind of the personas that are coming into the conference, right? So whether you're talking about that continuing 101 track or the student track, which a lot of people have kind of jumped in and seeing that as an opportunity to not only start becoming part of the community, but also to immediately contribute to content, and then you've got that, for me, it's security all day, right? I think there's not a week that passes that I don't have a chat with someone around what's happening in security lately. And I think you'll see that highlighted in all of the keynotes that we have planned. There's not one, not two, but three keynotes around software supply chain security and some of the different things that you have to consider as we're kind of walking into the space of protecting your build pipeline, protecting your production artifacts. So that's something that really, that goes to my work on Kubernetes for SIG Release, Release Engineering. That's something that we know that there are countless downstream consumers, right? So some that we may not have even had contact with yet from the upstream perspective, right? So it's paramount for us to make sure that everything that we're pushing out to the community and to the wider world is safe to consume. So security is definitely top of mind for me. I would say for lots of things around, continuing to talk about GitOps observability. And I think that each of these, what's fun about each of these topics, each of these areas is that they're all interconnected, right? So more and more you're seeing, you're seeing, oh, well, the Tecton folks are talking to the Flux folks and they're talking to the folks who are working on SIG Store and Recor and all of these fun tools about how to integrate into, how to integrate into those respective areas. So it's really a time of collaboration underscored by protecting the community and the end users. Yeah, we're seeing a lot of security discussions. I mean, how far can you shift left before it becomes like standard, right? So like, we're seeing that being built in. I got to ask you guys also on the trend of DevOps, there's been a lot of conversations around cloud native around hostly management and observability, but data, the role of data has been different approaches on how people are leveraging machine learning and AI. Can you, did that come up a lot in some of the discussions and the analysis because everyone's slapping machine learning on things these days. And there's a little bit of that going on, but it seems to be data and machine learning and horizontal scale, classic DevOps, things are happening. What's your reaction to some of those things that are happening? Can you guys, does there anything happen in there? I feel like this year wasn't that big of a machine learning year in terms of submissions. I don't see if you can agree with that, but it wasn't as, I think like security took a lot of, and it's might also just be like thinking about hostly now, like security was, had such amazing submissions, that it probably took a little bit of the spotlight off of when we were looking at machine learning ones. So security dominated more than everyone else. Yeah, I think for this year, security is dominating. I think we even talked about this in the last chat we had. Kind of from the AI side, I think you were running and there have been discussions around the bias in AI models and how we work through that. I'm not sure that we have any content for that this time around, but I think, yeah, but I think as we start to talk about like, how we collect data, are we collecting the right types of data, how we serve it, especially as those relate to like collecting data at the edge, right? Like how do we even deploy applications at the edge? We have a lot of potential solutions for that, but when you combine that with, well, how do we, how do we scrape information from the things that we're deploying from the edge, right? Or some of the things you'll see in the program. Constance and Steven, talk about the community vibe right now, because that's the biggest part of this conference is seeing how people come together, but it's also the vibe sets the tone. What's the current vibe in the community that you're seeing? What we expect this year at KubeCon, CloudNativeCon. Yeah, I'm going to say, I imagine the community is tired and it's been a long few, two years. You say 10 years, it feels like forever and a lot of the in-person aspect that it used to be like social validation we just got is lacking. So, but that being said, there's still been amazing like collaboration from like the observability and open telemetry part, like I am seeing so many projects within the tag observability collaborate together and making that a focus. And so even though we are tired, it's still, we're still doing good work and we're still making a point of trying to keep that community tight, even though it's much harder on Zoom and right, you know, it's going to try and do the awkward like Zoom handshake. It just doesn't do the same thing there. But to like Steven's keynote, I can't remember how long ago it is about like resiliency. We are pretty resilient and we're also, I think we're all learning to work at a slower pace because maybe we were working too fast beforehand. And I think that, I think that's a really good takeaway from all of this. So, I think it's going to, for as safe as it can be to have some variations can probably just be like, it's going to be a big party because we're going to finally get to see each other after a long time then. I hope we get to do that in a safe way. Steven, you always got the energy certainly on camera, but in person as well. This in-person dynamic this year is huge. What do you think is going to happen? What can we sure take? Yeah, so I mean, I would echo Constance in saying that, you know, we're all tired. We're all very tired at this point. But, you know, the conference tagline for North America is resilience realized, right? I think that, you know, throughout this year, the contributors, maintainers of all of these, you know, CNCF projects have made incredible strides to empower the communities to be together, to be family, to work better together in spite of, you know, in spite of location boundaries, in spite of, you know, health concerns, like we've really made the effort to show up for each other. So I think that, you know, what we'll see in the conference and, you know, one of my favorite tracks personally is the community track. So lots of content around, you know, around community building, around, I think more of the meta of maintaining communities, right? So the, you know, the Code of Conduct Committee as well as Steering Committee for Kubernetes got together last conference to talk about the values and principles of the community, right? And I think that, you know, that needs to continue to be highlighted, you know, some of the conversations that we've had around how you maintain groups, you know, how you maintain groups, especially as, especially as the size of the group grows, right? Once you escape that kind of like done bars number area, like it gets harder and harder to have the same bandwidth conversations that you would in a smaller group, right? So making sure that we're continuing to have valuable conversations but also be inclusive while we're doing that is something that will continue to be highlighted over the next year and change really. Well, I'm really impressed by what you guys do. And I know we're all tired and we want to get back and hats off to pulling this together and creating great program because your group and your community is social construct. We're all social animals and this whole COVID virtual now hybrid really is going to show in real world is all playing out and we're going to see how it evolves and evolution is part of social communities. And I think the progress that's been made and you know, with the team and you guys putting together as a great event. So hats off to you guys. Thanks for doing that. Appreciate it, great stuff. Thank you, thank you. Final question. What do you expect given this is a social organization, things evolve, we're social organisms, we're going to be face to face, we're going to have virtual, we have great talks, security, outside prime time, mainstream enterprise adoption, in Kubernetes and cloud native. This is crunch time. So what do you guys expect for this event? Share your thoughts. Yeah, I think there's going to be lots of fun, I think more social conversations less structured. You know, if you have had the opportunity to kind of hang out on CNCF Slack while one of these events are happening, we've spun up something of like a hallway track. So people are hanging out there giving their takes during the, you know, in between talks, there was also a kind of after conference hangout for the hallway track that we did. So we definitely want to continue some of that stuff. As you know, between the last few conferences, we've launched cloud native TV and lots of great producers and content over there. So you'll see kind of a start to break the wall between that virtual content that we've created across the last few months, as well as, you know, seeing that turn physical, right? So how do we, you know, how do we manage that? And how do we make that seamless for people who may be participating virtually, as opposed to physically, right? That there's going to be a bit of, there's an aspect of like, you're almost running two conferences, right? Simultaneously, so. It's a total experiment in the real world that it's all important, it's super important. Constance, your thoughts on the event what people are expecting to see and surprises that might emerge. What are your thoughts? I'll actually see if you're saying something. I have an idea that I think we can make it more connected. So I just throw that down. I have some silly ideas when it comes to the conference stuff, which is why Steven's laughing while everyone can't see it. I'm trying to go with no expectations, mostly because I'm so excited that I don't want to be disappointed. And I don't want to put it this out. I think, I actually think that probably a lot of discussions are just going to be like, hi, like it's so nice to actually meet you and just talk about random things, maybe not as much technology discussions that maybe there would be a normal, I'd like, I don't want to say normal, right? Cause we aren't a new normal. I've watched coupon was several years ago. I think that, I do, I think that it'll be probably a little painful, this hybrid part, since we don't know what to expect. I think there's going to be so many things that we're going to look back and be like, Facebook and be like, oh, we should have thought about these things. So for anyone that's attending virtually, apologies in advance and please give us feedback. There's so many things I know we're going to have to improve, we just, we don't know them yet. So please be patient with us and know that we wish that you could be there in person with us too. I don't know. Well, that's the thing. I'm just going to go in there with an open mind. Well, that's the thing. It's new. It's all new virtual. So it's, we're learning together. That's, I think people put too much pressure. I think people like expecting, you know, some magics to happen, but it's all evolving. I think the magic is the event. And I think, I think it's going to work out great. And by the way, there's no downside. It's, you know, learn. Yeah, so, you know, so one of the things that I, I have this spiel that I give to the release team, the Kubernetes release team, every time we start a new cycle, right? You've got a set of returning contributors. You've got a set of net new contributors, right? And moving into the release team, you're kind of like thrown right into the fire of Kubernetes, right? So it's one of those things. I come in and essentially say, be curious, question everything. This is like, it's very much like a human experience, right? And I think that, you know, to Constance's point, we're all here to learn and grow, make this a better experience for everyone. So bring yourself to the conference, right? I think it's, you know, in terms of offering feedback, we have, you know, feedback forms for every one of the, you know, every one of the talks that you attend, you can feel free to reach out to Constance and myself and Jasmine. If you have feedback that you wanna give personally, you know, there are ways to get in touch with us. There are ways to make the event better. And I think that every time we incorporate, like we incorporate a lot of this feedback into the next conference. So every time you provide some piece of information for us, that gives us an opportunity to make it better. So this conference is built by the community, right? It's not just, you know, it's not a body just making decisions kind of off the cuff. It's, we are taking your ideas and we're trying to turn them into a program, right? So it's the maintainers, it's the end users, it's the students, it's people who have never used Kubernetes in their lives or never used cloud-native technology in their lives. It's folks who are coming from the corporate IT kind of classic background and just trying to understand how to be effective in this new world for them. So it's like, it takes all kinds and we don't get it done without your feedback. So please, as you're coming to the conference, whether it's in person or virtually, like bring yourselves, be curious, ask questions, provide that feedback. And then, and I think, you know, from the, you know, kind of from the, yes, we need to be human but we also need to recognize some of the requirements that we have going into this conference. So a reminder that, you know, all of the events are under, you know, under a code of conduct. Please make sure to familiarize yourself with code of conduct. I think that, you know, I think that coming back into a physical space for a lot of people, the, some of the social skills can erode over time. So please not just bring yourself, bring your best self and, you know, be sure to review all of the policies around health and safety as we go into this. Constance, Steve, that's great stuff. Love talking with you guys. Constance, you want to add something? Go ahead. I want to also be gentle with yourself and like be really kind to yourself and others because this is going to be really overwhelming. I haven't been around more than 10 people at once in almost two years. And so just remember to be kind as well. All those be curious and question everything. Yeah. That's great stuff. Great reminder. This is what it's all about face to face, face to face, presence, being together but also having the openness and the community around you, a lot of mentoring. You guys have a great community for people coming in that are new and this great mentors, people are open and cool, great community. Thanks for coming on for this special preview for KubeCon CloudNativeCon. Thank you so much. Thanks for having us. Okay. Thank you. This is the cubes coverage of KubeCon CloudNative. We've been every year of KubeCon. It's been in fantastic growth, going to the next level again in person, lot of security, real time adoption, should be great, virtual and in person. I'm John Furrier. Thanks for watching.


Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. I begin in the name of the Almighty God, the compassionate, the merciful, the one who has created everything in utmost perfection. And may the peace and blessings of the Almighty God be upon his pure and beloved messenger, the peak of his creation, the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Peace be upon him and his immaculate progeny of the Ahlul Bayt, especially the leader of our time, the awaited saviour, Al Imam Al Mahdi, Ajar Allah, ta'ala farajah. Allahumma salli ala maqam. Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala states in the Holy Qur'an, Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. فما بكت عليهم السماء والأرض وما كانوا منظرين. The sky did not cry on them. Neither did the earth and they were not granted respite or a break. صدق الله العلي العظيم. Illuminate your hearts and minds with a very loud salawat. Allahumma salli ala Muhammad wa alim Muhammad. As we continue our exploration into the first general ziyarah of Al Imam Abiyabd Allah al-Husayn, in the previous passage that we explored last night, the Imam alayhi salam describes to us the special link between the blood of Imam al-Husayn alayhi salam and Jannah al-Khult and Arsh Allah al-Zawajal. Now the blood of Imam al-Husayn alayhi salam caused the shadows of God's throne to tremble and shake. In the following passage that we will analyze this evening, the Imam alayhi salam gives us a glimpse of the consequence of the throne of Allah trembling. What happened when the throne of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala shook and trembled? What impact did that have on God's creation in the universe? The Imam alayhi salam says in this ziyarah, وَبَكَ لَهُ جَمِيْعُ الْخَلَائِقِ For the blood of Imam al-Husayn alayhi salam, all the creations of God cried. وَبَكَتْ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَالْأَرَضُونَ السَّبْعِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ وَمَا بَيْنَهُنْ The seven skies or heavens cried for that blood. The seven earths cried for that blood. And everything that the heavens and the earths contain cried for that blood. وَمَنْ يَتَقَلَّبُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَالْنَّارِ Even the dwellers and the inhabitants of the paradise and the hellfire, they cried for that blood. وَمَا يُرَى وَمَا لَا يُرَى مِنْ خَلْقِ رَبِّنَا Everything cried for the blood of Imam al-Husayn. That which is visible and that which is invisible. Many Muslims around the world today, some from the school of thought of the Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, some from other Muslim schools of thought, they find such statements to be exaggerations. A form of idolization or ghulu. We're exceeding our limits. What is this nonsense that we're speaking? How is it that inanimate objects which have no perception in the universe cry for Imam al-Husayn, alaihi salam? Everything in creation, the seven heavens, the seven earths, even the inhabitants of heaven and hell, how is that possible? Or we have narrations that tell us the creatures, all the animals, including the birds, that fly in the sky, they wept for Imam al-Abdullahi al-Husayn. Al-Imam Zayn al-Abideen, alaihi salam when he gave that amazing speech in the presence of Yazid in Damascus, he introduced himself, he said, Anabnum an-Nahat alaihi al-Tayr fel-Hawa. I am the son of the one whom even the birds of the skies, they wept and cried for him. Is this an exaggeration for us to truly believe that the entire universe responded to the killing of Imam al-Husayn, alaihi salam? The entire universe cried and wept for the blood of Abiyab al-Abdullahi al-Husayn, alaihi salam. Is there a basis for this in the Holy Quran? Can we substantiate such statements in this Ziyara and other Ziyaras and other narrations that the entire universe has the capacity to actually interact with what happened to Imam al-Husayn, alaihi salam? Let's take a look into the Holy Quran, the book of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala which contains nothing but the truth and it serves as the foundation for our beliefs. According to the principles that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has given us in the Holy Quran, is it possible for the universe to respond to an incident that happens on the face of the planet? An incident that would occur for Imam al-Husayn, alaihi salam in this world? What does the Holy Quran say?  We want to defy Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.  There are many defying people who are so arrogant they think they can control the universe and they believe that with technological advancements one day they will be able to control the universe. They do not realize that everything in the universe, every atom, every electron, every proton, every neutron, every subatomic particle in the universe is submissive to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. Why this arrogance? Over what do you have control? When everything, even every cell in your body is submitting to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. In Surah al-Isra verse number 44, what does Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala say? To sabbhu lahus samawatu sabbh wal ardu wa man fihin the seven skies or the seven heavens, they do tasbih, they glorify Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. And the earth and that which it contains, wa in min shayin illa yusabdhu bi hamdi wa lakin la tafqahuna tasbihahum and there is nothing in the universe except that it glorifies Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. We have one clear verse from the Holy Quran that everything in the universe glorifies the Almighty God. But you, O people, you simply do not comprehend this tasbih. You're not able to understand this tasbih. But everything in the universe is doing its tasbih. Now, this Holy verse brings our attention to seven skies. We hear this in many of our supplications too. Samawatu sabb, warab bil aradina sabbh, what are these seven skies and the seven earths? Scholars tell us that the word seven in the Arabic language usually denotes a large quantity. Seven, 70, number 70 is very popular in our narrations, right? Many of our ulama say, don't take this literally. This signifies a large number. So when the Prophet says, if you do this, you receive 70 hasana, that means you will receive a huge amount of hasana. The Arabs used to describe a large number using the number seven or the number 70. So when Allah is referring to the seven heavens, it is possible that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is referring to all the stars, to all the galaxies that we see in the heavens, that we see in the skies. As for the seven earths, what does that represent? We have several opinions here. One opinion tells us that the seven earths is a reference to the seven continents. Another opinion tells us that the seven earths is actually a reference to the seven layers of the earth. For example, you have the crust, the mantle, the lithosphere, the inner core, outer core. You have seven layers. So this could be a reference to all of these layers of the earth. Or it could also be a reference to the planets that are similar to planet earth. Everything in the universe, including these seven skies and the seven earths, they have perception. The Holy Quran in Surah al-Isra, verse number 44, tells us that they do tasbih. They glorify Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. We have many more examples in the Holy Quran of objects in the universe which glorify and worship Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. In Surah al-Rahman, what does Allah say? Wa najmu wa shajaru yasjudan. The stars, the grass, the trees, yasjudan. What do they do? They do sujud. They submit to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. They worship Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. You think these objects are free of any perception. They have no perception, no understanding. But the Holy Quran tells us that they worship Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. In another verse, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala states, إِنَّا سَخْخَرْنَ الْجِبَالَ مَعْهُ يُسَبْبِحْنَ بِالْعَشِيْي وَالْإِشْرَاقْ When Allah speaks about Prophet Dawud, alaihi salam, Allah says we assign the mountains. They do tasbih with Him at night and early in the morning. The mountains, yes, which are composed of rocks and stones, they actually do tasbih of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. Another amazing verse in the Holy Quran, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, أَلَمْ تَرَأَنَّ اللَّهَ يُسَبْبِحُ لَهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْهُ Do you not see that everything in this universe does tasbih to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala? وَالْطَيْرُ صَافْفَاتِ And you even see the birds that have extended their wings in the sky flying, they also do tasbih. كلُّن قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَ هُوَ تَسْبِحَ Everything in the universe knows it's Salah and knows it's tasbih. There's only one category of beings that don't know their Salah. Everything else in the universe, brothers and sisters, know their Salah. It's we human beings who sometimes don't know our Salah. Every cell in your body knows it's Salah and tasbih. This is a verse in the Holy Qur'an. كلُّن الله says everything. The word kull in Arabic means everything. قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَ هُوَ تَسْبِحَ We have numerous verses in the Holy Qur'an which demonstrate to us that everything in the universe has perception. It worships Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. It has its own form of Salah and it also does tasbih. Except this one category, which is the human being. And one verse in the Holy Qur'an actually refers to us. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in one verse in the Holy Qur'an says أَلَمْ تَرَأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَسْجُدُ لَهُ مَنْ فِالسَّمَا وَاتِي وَاللَّمْ Do you not see that everything in the universe, in the heavens, on earth, does sojuud, prostrates, humbles itself to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala? What else? وَالْشَمْسَ The moon. وَالْقَمَرَ The sun. And the moon. وَالْنُجُومَ The stars. وَالْجِبَالْ The mountains. وَالْشَجَرَ The trees. وَالْدَوَابْ The animals. And then the Qur'an says And many people will also do sujuud to Allah. Allah doesn't say all people. When it comes to the sun, the stars, the moon, the plants, the trees, it's general. All of them. There is not a single tree in the history of this planet that has not done sujuud to Allah. But when Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala speaks about the human being, what does Allah say? Allah says, وَكَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسْ. Many people because not everyone submits to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Do you see how the human being can become lower than the animals? Doesn't the Qur'an tell us? بَلْهُمْ عَظَلْ. They're more misguided than the animals. Every animal worships Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. It's only one type of animal who doesn't worship Allah. And that's the human being. And that's how he can become lower than the animals. Because while they are worshiping Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, they are going with the system that Allah has given them, the human being tries to defy the system of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Yes, his body, his cells, his very essence worships God. But with his own willpower, he refuses to worship Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. The one who does not worship God in the universe is the black sheep of the universe. He's the only exception to the universe. He's disconnecting himself with everything in the universe. Now you see why it is ظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ. It is a great act of injustice for someone to reject Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. When everything in existence is submitting to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, you're effectively defying the laws of the universe, stubbornly. And you're disconnecting yourself from the source of all goodness in the universe. And this is a great act of injustice against your own self. When you disconnect yourself from the entire universe, you're the one who's at loss. You're missing out. You're losing out. And you're harming yourself by doing that. Therefore we see that the Holy Qur'an firmly, without the slightest doubt, establishes that everything in the universe has perception. Now how do we understand the tasbih of these objects? What does it mean when the Holy Qur'an is saying that these objects glorify Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala? What does that really mean? Scholars have two opinions here. The first opinion about the tasbih of objects says that everything in the universe, by virtue of existence, by its very natural physical existence, demonstrates that it has a Creator and therefore it is worshiping Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. In Arabic this is called the Sa'ad al-Haal. Let me give you an example. Let's say in the morning you see your friend and he has red eyes. You tell him like you don't need to speak anything. I know last night you did not sleep all night long because of your red eyes. The condition of your friend, the physical condition of your friend tells you a lot about the state of your friend.  This is called the Sa'ad al-Haal. The Sa'ad al-Haal of the entire universe including every single cell and particle and atom points you to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Just like a beautiful painting which points you to an amazing painter and artist. This whole universe is a painting that directs you to a creator and that is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Because the word tasbih in the Arabic language is when you negate any shortcomings from someone. When you purify something it has no shortcomings it has no flaws. That's what tasbih means. When you say subhanallah that means oh Allah I am negating any flaws from you.  This is the meaning of tasbih. So the objects in this universe do tasbih. They are essentially demonstrating to you that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has flaws. When you see the creation of God how precise it is. How concise it is which will be baffled at the amazing works of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. We see a lot of imperfections. How can you claim that your God is perfect when we see so many imperfections in His creation? This past subhanallah, the agitus of the month of Ramadan, I was on my way back to the holy city of Ramadan next to this Canadian person who was an atheist, who did not believe in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Wasn't sure about the existence when I see all these icy babies born with disease. If there was a God he should be perfect, meaning to guarantee the existence of God. I love that my daughter, you see those two nurses, they cry for two lives, they're very deep, they go very deep, I know some parents they cry when they see the same. You see those two nurses holding her, you know. This is the form of its tasbih. Therefore we see that everything in the universe points you to its creator and that is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. So this group of scholars, they believe that when the Holy Qur'an tells us everything in the universe does tasbih, by their very existence they point you to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. That is their method of tasbih. A second group of scholars, they disagree, they say no, true. What you're saying is true. Everything points you to Allah, but the Qur'an is not just trying to establish that. The Holy Qur'an is saying something more than that. The Qur'an is actually demonstrating that everything has a level of perception. Everything in the world, including a cell can understand to a degree. For example, we have one verse in the Holy Qur'an says Allah speaks about the Bani Israel and he says their hearts are like stones. And then Allah backtracked. Allah says no, even the stones, some of them have khushoor. They can fall from the khashya, from the fear of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. What does that mean? That means a rock or a stone has some perception, right? In another verse, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, when he tells us how he created the earth and the skies Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala spoke to the sky and to the earth. What did he say? When Allah was forming them, creating them, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala asked them a question.  This is the verse of the Holy Qur'an. They said no, Allah, we willingly will be created by you. We will embrace that. We will accept that you will create us. This means it has perception. That's why you'll find in another hadith, the Imam, alaihi salam says, do not harm the animals. Never hit an animal. Why? Because it is doing the tasbihah of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Everything therefore in the universe has a level of perception it can understand. And science can confirm this, brothers and sisters. Tientists throughout the past decades have been discovering that the entire universe talks. Every cell in your body talks. Everything in the universe generates vibrations at different levels, different frequencies of vibrations. The hearts, the cells that you have in your heart, the way that they vibrate and generate these sounds is at a different rate than, for example, the cells that you have in your arms, in your liver, in other parts of your body. The whole universe is talking. And that's why, interestingly, the Holy Qur'an doesn't say, Allah says everything does tasbih. Allah doesn't say, but you can't hear the tasbih because we can hear the tasbih. Using, you know, specific types of equipment, we can actually detect these vibrations. So the Qur'an doesn't say you can't hear it because we can't hear it. The Qur'an says, But you cannot comprehend that tasbih. You can hear it very well. Every cell, every atom is generating a sound. Even black holes generate these vibrations and sounds. But you cannot decode it. You cannot comprehend it. This is the greatness of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Now, this is the basis that we have in the Holy Qur'an, brothers and sisters.  What do you mean the universe cries for the Imam al-Husayn? Are you surprised to hear that the entire universe and that which it contains and every creature and animal cries for the Imam alayhi salam? History has confirmed that the sky physically wept for Imam al-Husayn alayhi salam. This is Ibn Sirin. He narrates that after Yahya, the sky did not weep blood for anyone except Imam al-Husayn ibn alayhi salamullah alayhi. Look at the historians from other schools of thought. Tens of them confirming that when the Imam alayhi salam was killed, not only the universe invisibly cried, no visibly the skies cried for the Imam alayhi salam. This is Ibn Manzour. In his book, Muhtasar Dariq Tariq Dimashq, he says in Palestine, brothers and sisters, you know the distance from Jerusalem, from Palestine to Iraq. Hundreds or thousands of kilometers away, this man he confirms in his book that any stone, not a single rock or stone, was lifted in Palestine in Jerusalem on the 10th of Muharram for 40 days, except that there was boiling blood under it. This is what happened to this universe. And the Qur'an demonstrates that the sky can cry. Not only does it do tasbih, but it can cry. Because in Surat al-Dukhan, in verse 29, Allah SWT, when he speaks about the people of Saleh, Allah says we destroyed them, we took the revenge from them. Allah says the sky did not cry for them. The people of Saleh, when they were destroyed, neither did the earth cry for them. Scholars have analyzed this verse. What does it mean? If the sky does not have the capacity to cry, why is the Qur'an then saying this? Does it make sense? This is nonsense.  When my dad died, all the oceans of the earth did not turn into orange juice for people to drink. Do you consider this person to be the same person? You'll tell him, Habibi, the ocean does not turn into orange juice for anybody to drink. What do you mean that did not happen for your father? He's like, but it's true, it didn't. I know it's true, it didn't, but the ocean does not have such capacity. So when the Qur'an says that the sky did not weep for the people of Saleh, that means the sky has the capacity to weep on someone, but it did not on the people of Saleh. Otherwise, this would be nonsense in the Holy Qur'an, and Allah is above any nonsense. Those who firmly state the sky cannot cry for anyone, they're accusing the Holy Qur'an of saying nonsense. How do you explain this verse? This verse demonstrates that the sky does have the capacity, and that's why we have all these historians which confirm that the sky wept blood for the Imam, alaihi salam. The whole universe, brothers and sisters, was impacted when the Imam, alaihi salam, was killed. Everything in the universe, submit to the Imam, because when you cry, you submit yourself. You have this humbleness in your heart. That's why if you're in an angry, arrogant state, you can't cry. The tear doesn't come out. You have to humble your heart in order for the tears to come out. So, the essence of crying is humbleness. And when the universe cries for the Imam, alaihi salam, it is humbling itself before because the existence of the universe is by the blessings of the Imam. So, it humbles itself before the Imam, alaihi salam. Absolutely, because if it weren't for the sacrifices of the Imam, alaihi salam, the religion of Islam would have been annihilated. And if God's religion is annihilated on earth, there is no reason why the earth and the universe would continue to exist. Allah would have annihilated all of creation. One thing kept the creation alive till this very day. And that's the blood of the Imam, alaihi salam. Therefore, the entire creation submits and humbles itself to Imam, alaihi salam. And that it, that's its form of crying for the Imam, alaihi salam. That is why you'll see that every prophet of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala cried for the Imam. See, if you don't cry for the Imam, you're disconnecting yourself from the universe.  Can you imagine the act of injustice? Can you imagine how miserable and lonely those human beings are who don't cry for Imam, alaihi salam. They're truly miserable and lonely. You know why? Because they're the only beings in the universe that are not crying. Imagine if Allah gives you glasses and you could see everything in the universe crying. Everything, every cell in your body, the billions and trillions of cells, the atoms, the stars, the galaxies, everything in crying. What would happen to you?    And that's why Imam, alaihi salam in this ziyarah when he was telling his companions that everything cried, he said, except three did not cry. The people of Basra, the people of Sham, and the family of Uthman. These were the only three who heard about the message of Imam al-Hussain, alaihi salam, and they did not cry. They accepted it. These were the exceptions to the universe. Everything else in the universe cried for the Imam, alaihi salam. All prophets of God, brothers and sisters, because all prophets of God can see the reality of the universe. Therefore, they must sync themselves with the universe and cry for the Imam, alaihi salam. One narration tells us that once Prophet Adam, alaihi salam, when Allah brought him down to this earth, he separated between him and his wife, Eve, or Hawa. For many days or some narration say years, he was searching for her. He was looking for Hawa. Until one day, he passed by a land. As he was passing by this land, he felt the sadness and the depression in his heart. And he fell to the ground. He tripped and he fell to the ground. He injured his leg and the blood came out of his leg. He looked to the sky. He told him, he said to Allah, oh Allah, have I done something wrong that you're punishing me for? Have I committed a sin? Why is it that when I pass through this land, something strange happened? I'm traveling on earth for so many days or years. Nothing similar to this happened to me. The minute I pass by this area, by this land, I feel the pain in my heart and I fall to the ground and the blood comes out of me. What is it, oh Allah? Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala ta'la ta'zim, oh Adam, here in this land, someone from your progeny who is al-Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of my greatest messengers. He shall be massacred in this land. And this is why you felt this.  Allah will tell him Yazid ibn Muawiyah and he begins to curse Yazid ibn Muawiyah. All the prophets of God, when you look at their seerah, Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Musa, Prophet Isa, all of them cried for Imam al-Husayn, al-Husayn, al-Husayn. The one who rejects crying for Imam al-Husayn, al-Husayn. The one who rejects crying for Imam al-Husayn is not only rejecting the system of the universe as we've established, but he is rejecting the seerah of all the prophets of God, including the most important one of them. And that's the Holy Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. On countless and countless occasions, the Holy Prophet peace be upon him, cried for Imam al-Husayn. Ahmed ibn Hanbal in his book, Musnad. He narrates a hadith, he says once Imam al-Ibn Abi Talib al-Islam was going to Safin in Iraq and he passed by Nainawa. Nainawa is another name for Karbala. As he was passing by this land, Imam al-Ibn Abi Talib al-Islam begins to cry and he says three times, sabran ya Aba Abdullah. Have patience, oh Aba Abdullah al-Husayn. One of his companions asked him, oh Ali, why? Are you crying and telling Hussain to be patient? What happened? The Imam says, I'm crying because Hussain shall be killed ala shattil frat by the banks of the Euphrates river. Because one day I remember I went to see Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa alih when his eyes were overflowing with tears. I told him, ya Rasulullah, what's wrong? Why are you crying so much? What happened?  Do you want to see the soil of it? I said yes, Jibrail went, he got me a chunk of the soil and I just saw it and I smelled the, and I was able to smell the fragrant aroma of the land of Karbala. This is why I'm crying, ya Ali. Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrates this, brothers and sisters. Al-Hakim an-Nasaburi in his book Al-Mustadrak, very prominent Sunni scholar, accepted by Sunni schools of thought. He narrates a hadith from ummin falbint al-Halith. She was a woman, one of the companions of the Prophet. This woman says, one day I had a dream in which I saw a part of the Prophet's body in my house. So she wakes up, she panics, she cries, she goes to the Prophet. She tells him, ya Rasulullah, I had a bad dream. The Prophet says, no, don't say this is a bad dream. This is a good dream. This means Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will give my daughter Fatima a son and you will carry the son in your lap. Al-Hakim an-Nasaburi narrates this, brothers and sisters. We're talking 61 years before Al-Imam al-Hussein al-Islam was born. 60 years before he was born. Many years before he was born. This is what happened. So she says, one day Fatima al-Islam gave birth to a baby. I went and I carried this baby, Hussein, and the presence of the Prophet. When the Prophet saw me carrying this baby, he broke into tears. I told him, why do you cry, Rasulullah? He's saying, just jubail right now came and he told me what will happen to my grandson.  Subhanallah, you know one thing that's amazing, brothers and sisters. It seems on every occasion, when the Prophet was having a good time with Al-Hussein, jubail had to remind him of him. I don't know what the secret is. What is this about Al-Hussein and Karbala? That every time jubail had to make the Prophet cry, by reminding him of what would happen to Al-Hussein al-Islam. On so many occasions, this is what has reached us in history.  Sink yourself with the universe, brothers and sisters, by crying for Abi Abdullah al-Hussein. It is the best form of ibadah, because you know what the essence of ibadah is? It's khushu'ah. The essence of Islam and ibadah is khushu'ah. When you're in that humble state where you humble your heart, where you soften your heart for Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. All of our deeds without khushu'ah are meaningless. Crying, especially for Al-Hussein al-Islam, creates that state of khushu'ah in your heart, brothers and sisters. Don't underestimate the tears on Abi Abdullah al-Hussein.  None of this is an exaggeration. When the hadith says, one drop of tears on Imam al-Hussein al-Islam will extinguish fires of Allah's anger and will have your sins forgiven. You realize what crying is when you're crying? You're participating in a universal event where you're crying with everything. You're following the sunnah of all the prophets of God, of the holy prophet of Islam, peace be upon him. And you're surprised why? This is your way of standing up for Imam al-Hussein al-Islam and rejecting what happened to him, because what happened to him is the greatest act of injustice in history. We will never stop crying on you. Oh, Abu Abdullah al-Hussein. One day, one of the servants of Imam Zayn al-Abideen al-Islam, he know Imam Zayn al-Abideen for 35 years, he would mix every cup of water that he would drink with his tears. And he would cry on Abi Abdullah al-Hussein.  Isn't this too much? You know what Imam Zayn al-Abideen al-Islam told him? He told him, do not blame me. Let me tell you something, oh my servant. Oh man, I want you to know that Yaqub was the prophet of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gave him 11 sons. And Allah caused him to be separated from one of his sons, and that was Yusuf. He had 10 sons with him, but he was separated from one of his sons. What happened to Yaqub? Because of that separation, he cried and cried until his eyes became white. He almost lost his eyesight. He cried and cried until his hair became white, and his back became bent. And as for me, it's not that I was separated from my father or from my brother. I had to see my father and 17 members of my family massacred around me in the plains of Qarabella.  Yaqub cried 40 years for Yusuf, and he was separated from him, and he knew he was not killed. But I had to see my father, Hussain, killed in that brutal way. Don't blame me for crying, oh man. We'll never hold back our tears on Al-Imham al-Hussain, alaihi salam. The Prophet ﷺ tells us on the day of judgment, every eye will cry, every eye, no exception, except that eye which cries in this world on Al-Imam al-Hussain. Only this eye which cries for Hussain shall not cry on the day of judgment. This eye will be a joyful eye. It will be a very happy eye. In another Hadith, Al-Imam al-Raza, alaihi salam, he says whoever cries for Hussain, or he makes other people cry for Al-Imam al-Hussain on the day of judgment when all eyes will cry, his eyes will not be crying. And then the Imam says, every medjless, every gathering, this is applicable to us, brothers and sisters, realize the greatness of these gatherings. He says, all the hearts will die, except the hearts that have participated. And the gatherings of Al-Imam al-Hussain, alaihi salam, Allah ﷻ will keep these hearts very alive. Know the value of all of these gatherings.  When you're dying, my grandfathers including Ali ibn Abi Talib will be by your side, and they will speak to the angel of death. They will tell him, oh angel of death, be gentle with him, for he cried on Al-Hussain ibn Ali, alaihi salam.  Realize the tears that you shed for Abi Abdullah al-Hussain. Do not underestimate it. In this ziyarah, the Imam says, everything in creation cried. And then he says, the seven skies, the seven earths, even the inhabitants of Hell, Allahu Akbar. These are the words of Al-Imam al-Sadiq, alaihi salam. Even the people of Hell will cry for Abi Abdullah al-Hussain when they realize what happened to him. This is the greatness of the Imam, alaihi salam. Let's use these nights. I know many of you are busy, you have a work schedule, you have school, but make sure that you do not abandon the programs of Al-Imam al-Hussain, alaihi salam. Wherever there's a program dedicated for the Imam, be the first to attend brothers and sisters. Because these tears have the power, not only to shake the universe, but to transform you, oh brothers and sisters. Just like they transformed a warrior in Karbala, and that is al-Hur ibn Yazid al-Riyahi. This man was an amazing warrior. He was so brave. Omar ibn Sa'ad dispatches him with 1,000 soldiers. And he tells him, your mission is to block Al-Imam al-Hussain from reaching Kufa. He was a warrior, but he was misguided. He was brainwashed. He did not know what the message of Al-Imam al-Hussain, alaihi salam, was. As the Imam, alaihi salam, was heading towards Kufa, he intercepts the caravan of the Imam. And he tells him, oh Hussain, I shall not let you go. I will not allow you to reach Kufa. And he had 1,000 soldiers with him.  Why do you do this to me and my family? What have I done to you? Let me go. Had any other person said this to me, my mother grieving me, I would have insulted him.  I can't say anything. Scholars say that this respect he gave to Al-Imam al-Hussain was a primary reason why Allah guided him eventually to the Imam, alaihi salam. He blocked the Imam from reaching Kufa until in the following days, Umar ibn Sa'ad arrives Karbala with 4,000 more troops. Now you had 5,000. The 1,000 that were with Al-Hur and the 4,000 that Umar ibn Sa'ad came with. On the day of Ashura, Al-Hur realizes something strange. Al-Hur thought that Umar ibn Sa'ad simply wanted Al-Imam al-Hussain not to get to Kufa. That was the mission. But he realized that something more serious was going on. He realized that they wanted to kill Al-Imam al-Hussain and all of his companions. He walks up to Umar ibn Sa'ad.  He tells him, yes, I swear by God we will have a grand battle where the arms and the heads will be flying. He tells him, why can't you just let him go back?  He says, these are the instructions of ibn Sa'ad, the governor of Kufa. I have to obey him. And he told me, don't come back except with the head of Hussain. When Al-Hur realizes that this is serious and they want to kill Al-Imam al-Hussain, he begins to shake. He hesitates. One of his friends sees him. He tells him, oh, do I see you shaking, hesitating? If I was asked who was the most courageous warrior from the Arabs, I would have said it's you. But I see you shaking on this day. What's happening? He tells him, I swear by Allah, I see myself between hell and heaven. And by Allah, I shall not choose anything over paradise. How can I choose anything over jannah? He begins to shake. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala opens the window of Hidayah in his heart. If Allah could do it in the heart of Al-Hur, He could do it in your heart, brothers and sisters. On this night, ask Allah to open that window of forgiveness in your heart. And remember that's Al-Hur. He caused, he blocked the Imam from going to Kufa. What happened in Karbala? He was partially responsible for. Had he let the Imam go to Kufa, maybe this would not have happened. You see the grave act that he committed? Yet Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala knows how to guide the people. He mounts on his horse. He goes towards Abi Abdullah al-Husayn alaihi salam on that other camp. And he's speaking to Allah. He says, Oh Allah, I spoke fear into the heart of the daughters of Imam al-Husayn alaihi salam. I blocked them from going into Kufa. Oh Allah, please forgive me what I have done. He goes, he marches towards Imam al-Husayn alaihi salam. He comes down from his horse, but he was shameful. He, his head was onto the ground. He could not look at the Imam in his eye. He proceeds to the Imam alaihi salam. He falls on his knees. Look at the humbleness that Allah gave him. He falls on his knees and he tells him, Oh Husayn, I am that sinner who blocked you from going to Kufa.   I just thought they're blocking you from going to Kufa. I really did not know that they had serious intentions of killing you.  Oh Aba Abdullah, is there room for Tawba? The Imam alaihi salam tells him, Intub tataab, Allah will forgive you. He tells him then, Oh Aba Abdullah, because of what I've done, allow me to be the first one who dies in your way and sacrifices his soul for you. He goes out to the battlefield and he calls out to the enemies. He tells them, May God curse you. How did you betray Al Husayn? You invited him to come to Kufa now. This is what you've done to him. Come and defend your master, Aba Abdullah Al Husayn. He fights like a brave warrior. He kills 40 or so of those evil men. But then the arrows come raining down upon him. Oh believers, he falls to the ground. As salamu alaika ya Aba Abdullah. Al Imam al Husayn alaihi salam rushes to him, but it was too late. Al Hurm, he had spent his final moments and his soul has left his body. The Imam alaihi salam falls to the ground. He takes the head of Al Hurm and he wipes the blood and dust from the head of Al Hurm. And he tells him, Rahimak Allah, ya Hurm. Anta Hurrun fid dunya wa saeedun fil aakhir. May Allah have mercy on you, Al Hurm.  Hur means you are a free man. Yes, in this world you were free, but on the day of judgment you shall be happy. But oh believers, after the battle was over, let me tell you what happened. The family of Al Hurbani Riyaah, they came, they took his body and that's why he's buried away from Karbala. Some distance between him and the shrine of Al Imam al Husayn, they said no one will desecrate the body of how he belongs to us and no one will cut off his head. He had a family to protect him, to honor his body, to protect his head from being slaughtered. But oh believers, the very grandson of the Holy Prophet, the best family Allah has ever created. He had no family to protect him. They desecrated his body and they severed his head. Brothers and sisters, raise your hands in dua with broken hearts and tears. Allah has promised that he would answer our prayers. All those who are going through difficult times, either through an illness or through a tragedy or through a problem, this is the moment of dua, brothers and sisters. Everyone raise your hands and recite this five times with me. Everyone with one voice. O Allah, make us amongst sincere and dedicated servants. O Allah, forgive us our sins. O Allah, bring us closer to your path. O Allah, open our hearts on this evening for your guidance and repentance. O Allah, grant us the ziyarah of Al Imam al Husayn. O Allah, grant us the shafa'ah of Al Imam al Husayn. O Allah, grant us the souls of believers and believers. Guide us to the right path. Ma'sbukatam al-salati ala Muhammad al-Rali Muhammad.


Lagos residents have voted in elections to pick the next chairmen and councillors of its 57 local government areas and local council development areas, but the turnout of voters has been anything but impressive, plus TV Africa's Jacinta Obuco reports. Voting was expected to begin at 8am and end at 3pm across Lagos State with a curfew already in place and this was what Ajawe State polling unit was like at Isolo early in the morning. Voting was yet to start, even with people already on the queue at polling unit 009. The presiding officer was on a phone call and we tried to find out what the challenge was. The card reader, the password is rejecting the card reader, so which they are coming to ratify it right now. But so far so good, election has been peaceful, people are really behaving. From Ajawe State, we headed to FESTAG, which was just as peaceful. Aded Dayo Adesuye PDP chairmanship candidate Amowo Odofin cast his vote. Our next spot of call was Ikeja, the polling unit here had few voters, one of them 001 on a Deniyu Jones trade was where the PDP state chairman cast his vote. He's displaced with the low turnout. If this is very sad, if you look at it, you can put the camera right there. I'm the only one that has voted here today, you know, and that shows the level of trust, the level of anarchy that is going on inside of the people in a democratic setting when the people don't believe in a process. There will be a day that they will show their anger somehow. He also had this to say to his political counterpart. Take this opportunity to just plead with we politicians, you know, on both sides of the divide, whether PDP, whether APC, that the people are the ones that matter, the youths are the ones that matter. It's not us anymore. The Wehrdivers opinions here at the Laos Award F polling unit. People are not coming out to vote. I don't know the reason why. For this particular award, the turnout is quite impressive. I could see many people here in the morning before coming to cast my own vote. We next headed to Lagos Island for more observation. And here at Wahab Folaweo Junior High School Osborne polling unit, the complaint was about a missing polling unit. We've gone there, sort of two units there. We met one here again. Instead of two, we met one. And we are asking, why? What is the other one? Because we know that's the way the re-election. The twin is supposed to be at 14 points, but we only saw one. The other side and this one. And we are wondering, what is happening? Who is in charge? And there's no officer, senior officer from Lassay that we can't aware from. And that's the problem behind this. So if this can happen here, then what is granted at the election is free and fair. Fifteen political parties are registered for the election according to the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission. Jessyne Taubyuku for PLOS TV Africa. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.


So in order to start this Colossus Boulevard we had to go and talk to Merl who we already had done And he leads us to this guy here private-o-duer no one really cares about this And then he leads us to Mindy Pixicron which is basically just the The the rest of the street is just talking to Mindy Pixicron So yeah, that's how that's how that works Mindy my friend. Hello. Hi. How are you? Are you gonna give me a whole bunch of things to defeat because I know you are oh, yeah You are wow three snowmen and five of any gobbler Wow, that's really nice of you Gotta love the defeating collect quests ha ha ha I don't know if I have said what our challenges today already But we are not allowed to use any AoE so we're not allowed to use Tempest or Windstorm I have put Windstorm as an AoE just for today because otherwise it's only Tempest and that's from our other pet So we're gonna be using our new pet Zeus Zeus will be what we're using today We got a blade which is nice. So that's fun Also the start of having two people in battle. Yay snowman number one down Wow crit. Wow. Look at us. We good. Wow Wow, we're so good and Snowman number two down whoo and that's all the snowmen defeated only the gobblers to go Goblin number one is Dead Unfortunately said reacts only for Goblin boy. He stood no chance because he's bad Goblerino number two is dead rest in peace my dude and Goblin boy number three is Unfortunately also dead. They just seem to like die pretty quickly. It's such a shame really But but but but but Do do do do do do do do doon Doon doon doon. Stop cheating. This is not cool. I do not appreciate this. We are nearly dead Oh, this is bad. This is really really bad And the goblin number four is dead Bye and Unfortunately, that is the end of the gobblers Just kidding. We have to fight more later in the episode. So um, yeah, that's a slight spoiler But hey, you'd find that out anyway if you continue to watch haha Goblin number five. Yeah So like I said earlier, obviously everything revolves around Mindy and it's Mindy's world apparently Um, and now she wants us to go and talk to Lydia Graywars So that's really easy to do. So we come to Lydia and then she's like, hey, you're so cool I'm just kidding. I don't need to help you because you're bad and Mindy knows everything already That's exactly what she says.  Oh, I need stinky weeds though. So um, yeah, that's fun There once was a storm wizard who collected some stink weed He didn't really like the task, but yet he had to do it. He collected and collected Until there was one stink weed left He collected the last one and then realized why is he doing this? His bag's just gonna smell terrible and Mindy is terrible for making me do this. So then obviously Mindy's like, hey You need to defeat more things to actually administer the potion because um, you know, that's fun So there we go. We have to defeat um Four more goblers. So yeah, that's that's exciting. So yeah, I'll be back in a bit Whoo One two Frick me. Why did that happen? Why are we so bad? Yeah, why are we so bad three? So then we had to defeat the gop talk to the goblin king, but unfortunately he has some security You see him floating along up there. That's a goblin king, but we have to get through his um, his minion first unfortunately So, yeah, this is gonna be fun ha ha first boss fight of the day So the easiest way that you deal with these types of bosses is always to go for the minion first and you know One shot the minion because you're good And then one shot the boss because you're even better And that's how that's how you do it So you just played into a into a lightning bats and you wouldn't basically how it works and gg Yeah, because you know this is gonna do dammit. I didn't quite do 600, but it did 400 It's all fine. Ha ha. He's only got 200 health left, which is just a lightning bats Ha ha ha ha The other option is just to you know, thunder snake into a into a want it So um, hey, we can do that as well. Oh we crit we don't even need to want it Look at that. Oh my god. That did nearly as much as the lightning bats. God. I'm good So anyway, we defeated him now. We have to climb up the stairs and um go to the throne room Which is just up here and talk to mr. Goblin King boy Hello, he looks really good now by the way. Just just have to say that But yeah, let's I'm here back to Mindy Pixie Crone Actually, I could leave a mark here because I know we have to come back, but is it worth it No, it's not it's not worth it. That's not worth it.  So of course Merle being Merle. He just wants me to go and defeat ten whole goblers Because you know, why not? You know, that's fun Um, so yeah God love Merle One two three four five six seven eight nine Ten So then Merle gives us a weird looking letter and tells us to go back to Mindy because you know Why why else would you do anything for Merle after defeating all of those many many things and Mindy looks at the thing and says oh, I have a plan We need to go and fight everybody else, but I can't do that myself because I suck that's um exactly what Mindy says Um, don't don't actually look it up on the wiki because I know that's right So here we have it a tale of two boss fights One of them with two life wizards and the other we will find out shortly We don't need any of these because they're a waste of time This guy is super easy.  So I decided oh fizzle blade into a lightning bats and This will not kill him probably not unless he's that bad, but it didn't good And we can probably thunder snake or lightning bats to finish him off, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I mean either Lightning bats lightning bats easy Clap Lightning bats is OP. Please don't at me Bye And there we have it boss one defeated. Oh, whoa, look at me go so good And then it was time for the last boss its fate. What had fate installed for this guy? Who knows? Also, I didn't mention this, but we actually live a little ever now we leveled up somehow So yeah, that's fun fizzle So I decided that boss boy was the biggest threat after fizzling about five million times I finally got a hit off and we didn't kill which is fun Evil snowman. Let me guess. Oh my gosh. I'm dead. No Why would I die? No, I'm too young. I am too young to die. No, no, no, this is not cool I do not the pro load of this first death of the episode whoop-de-doo Actually, I think it's the second I didn't actually mention the first but I did die once I think already whoops Whoopsie daisy. I'm bad Okay time for a new strategy fizzles is the way to go So I thought maybe we should try the minion first this time we thunder snake and to A lightning bat which eventually kills the minion because he's bad Right. Yeah, that's right. You're dead. Ha ha. Bye Win and doubt hill So this time for the boss. I decided I would take a different strategy I would want it blade into a hit which does a lot of damage I'm taking him down to nearly enough hopefully so I can just cast a thunder snake, but we'll see what happens Fizzle I decided I would go for a lightning back just because you know It's a fun spell that we have seen so much this episode.  I got a lot of lightning back, but he's dead. Yay Easy clap. We also got a badge as well. We can now be the gobbler chaser That is my new name gobbler chaser Brent. You can find me in colossus boulevard just killing all of those goblers and Then like before we have to go to the gobbler king again, but hey, he's still got his minion friend, doesn't he? Yes, he does. I don't actually know if we can sneak around him. I don't think we can oh we can wow they fix that That's actually really good JK we can't go through the door until we defeat him good good job Kings out. Good job. Hey No, no, no, don't Wow, you would do me like that. You would do me like that. Well, that's death number three whoopsie daisy and With the security detail once again out for the count we can finally go up to the throne room Which is this way apparently and talk to mr. Goblin King once more. Hello, dude. Hi. Yeah, that's cool Oh, yeah, we're going to Mindy again. Whoop dee doo nearly done Haha, and now I have to go back to headmaster Ambrose because you know, of course we do and That's completes our journey of colossus boulevard For today, which is great because I don't want to go back there. It's so frustrating so frustrating I don't even know how long I've been going but it seems like it's nearly an hour Crazy crazy stuff. Hello Your plan worked. Yeah, get all the credit for yourself. Yep. Cool. We get it. You're cool. Do you think you're good? Okay? Good job. There we go 355 XP amazing. We also got a new wand does it look good? It's bitter and it looks like a star so we're gonna use it But anyway, that's the end of today's episode if you have any challenges leave them down and then comments below Otherwise, thank you for watching and remember to leave a like and subscribe if you're very subscribed Press the little bell so you know exactly when I post another video remember craft outside the box


Frukel Band and Johnny Dollar. Johnny, this is George Reed. Well, nice to hear from you, George, especially when I have no assignment. That's fine. What's fine about it? No expense account to pay. It means how do I keep the wolf from the door? Unless, of course, Floyd's of England has a case for me. Huh? Well? Johnny. Yeah? Now, George, how could I ever kid you? I'll let that one go. Yeah, you better. The point is, you... Oh, no. Don't tell me. I'm afraid. You mean, instead of ensuring somebody against dying, you've insured him against living? Yes, John. Okay, Georgie, say no more. I'll be right over. Signing Adventures of a Man with the Action-Packed Expense Account. America's Fabulous Freelance Insurance Investigator. That was truly Johnny Dollar. That was truly Johnny Dollar. Special Investigator Johnny Dollar. To Floyd's of England, American Office, Hartford, Connecticut. Following us in account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the hope to die matter. Account Item 1, a $1.10 taxi from my apartment at George Reed's office. I found him pacing the floor and wearing an even more worried expression than usual. And believe me, that's something. This thing has me so riled up, Johnny, I can hardly see straight. Well, you should have known better than to wish you a policy like that, George. I? It was Harry Baxter. Baxter? He filled in here for me while I was on vacation. I should have known better. What'd he do? Sell a lot of policies that you shouldn't have to handle? No, just this one. And I swear I don't understand it. He of all people. Alright, you said on the phone that it was kind of life insurance in reverse. That's exactly what it is. Explain, please. Well, usually, of course, we pay the face value of a policy when the insured die. Right. In this case, however, the company will have to pay the $250,000 that the insured doesn't die. $250,000? Yes. How under the sun can a man be crazy enough to issue a policy like that? John, you know how it is. The company prides itself on the fact we'll insure anything. Not only life and property and health and so on, but the voice of a singer, the feet of a dancer, hands of a pianist, even the dimples on the knees of a chorus girl.  Of course I can't say that Harry wasn't in position to do it, but Johnny, you've got to help me.  I don't know. Well, I'm at key. You don't know. I only got back here to the office this morning. I found our copy of the policy lying here on my desk. But if you don't even... Oh, look, I've handled some pretty screwy cases for you, George. Yes, but they've all finally made sense one way or the other. Johnny, we have paid you some very nice fees. You can't deny that. George, have I ever questioned your expense account? Death insurance. It doesn't make sense. Have I? Ensuring somebody against living. Have I? I'm sorry, but this time the answer is no. Listen, if you take this on, I'll okay your expense account without even reading it. Death insurance. Expense account unlimited. Johnny? George, there are some things, even a conniving, chiseling, unprincipled rascal like myself, won't even... Unlimited? Johnny? Okay, George, I'll take it. Act two of yours truly Johnny Dollar in a moment.  The Lords of England insure anything. At least that was their boast. And now it looked as though it had finally backfired on them. Because somebody in the organization, some character named Harry Baxter, had issued not life, but death insurance. If it hadn't been for my friendship with George Reid, well, plus his promise of unlimited expense account, I'd have thrown the whole problem right back into his face, as it was. Thanks, Johnny, from the bottom of my heart, I'll never forget you for this. Believe me, George, I'll never forget you for this. And if you can, get us off the hook. All I can do is try, so come on, give me the dope on it. Yes, now here. The name of the insured is Miss Mary Ellen Markham. Yeah, I got it. Where does she live? 514 East 52nd Street, New York City. Pretty fancy address. Yes. Okay, now tell me why this Mary Ellen has insured herself against living. Well, that's the point, Johnny, she hasn't. Well, now wait a minute, you... Albert Schwinner has. You mean somebody else took out this policy in her life, or rather dead? Yes. Holy. Well, what is this guy?  I suppose he's the beneficiary, too. Yes, he is. Oh, fine. Well, come on, who is it? I don't know.  I don't know this much about him. It's Dr. Albert Schwinner. Dr. what kind? Those are the things you've got to find out. Who he is, what he is, why he's bought insurance against this woman's living beyond November 10th. The 10th? Well, that's only a few days from now. Oh, George, this gets worse and worse. Well, if only Harry Baxter hadn't issued that policy. But he has. Oh, boy, you sure picked a dilly to fill in for you while you were away. Dicked him. Oh, what else could I do? After all, he never did anything like this before. You've known him before?  Of course I have. All right, Harry Baxter. All right, now look. Times are wasting and we haven't got much of it. I take it. You want me to see if I can find some legal grounds for cancelling this policy? Yes, immediately. Now have you got an address on the beneficiary, this Dr. Schwinner? No, I've been so upset about this whole thing, I haven't even looked. And let me see. According to this, he lives at... Hmm. What's the matter? Dr. Albert W. Schwinner. C. L. C. L. What kind of a doctor is that? I don't know. The address is 14327 E Street, Union City, New Jersey. C. L. Well, I'll soon find out. Where can I reach this Harry Baxter who sold the policy? In New York at the... Here, I'll jot down the address. I still don't see how Baxter could get away with this. After all, when you consider his position... Here. He offered no explanation at all. I'm afraid I didn't give him much chance. I practically threw him out of here.  And that's another thing. Look, Johnny, perhaps you can reason with... Oh, don't worry, George. He's number one on my calling list. I'll be talking to you. Expense account item 2785, fare to New York and taxi to Harry Baxter's address. A real snooty one over near Sutton Place. And people don't live in that joint unless they've earned... or chiseled a lot of money from somewhere. In the case of Baxter, I suspected a big chisel. My suspicion was considerably heightened when he opened the door. His apartment was luxury from stem to stern. As for Baxter himself... Dollar? Well, of course, old boy. I've heard a great deal about you from my dear friend and colleague, George Reed. Dear friend, huh? Well, you say that as though you doubted it. Oh, I know that filling in for him while he was away was... I really should have done better for the old thing, but I've had so many social obligations to meet these past few months, and after all, one must keep up with those things. Oh, I'm sure one must. Well, I did sell one policy, you know, a real deal, eh? Ah, that's the understatement of the week. I suppose I can't really blame him for being a bit excited about it, but he gave me no chance to explain why I assumed the policy. Why did you? Oh, now, really. Well? Well, I made it very clear to George that I would tell him when he calms down enough to be reasonable. Really, Mr. Dollar, he was in quite a tizzy. Brother, he still is. That's why he sent for me. But when he calms down, he'll be sorry he bothered you. Suppose you tell me why you issued that policy. You? No. What? No, I'll tell George when he's ready, when I'm ready. Oh, now, just a minute. And you may tell George, I said exactly that. Good bye, Dollar. You'll tell me back to right now. I'll do nothing of the sort, and much more, since my claim for Europe is leaving shortly, I have no time to... Would you kind of remove your foot from the door? Not until I get an answer from you, and I'll start talking. If you can show some legal cause. Legal cause? Furthermore, your behavior at the moment constitutes trespass, illegal entry, call it what you like, and believe me, unless you leave here immediately, I shan't hesitate to ring up, please. All right, all right. Now, look, just tell me one thing. I might. What? What is your connection with the beneficiary of this policy? Dr. Schwinner. That's right, Albert Schwinner. Albert happens to be a very close personal friend. Oh, I might have guessed as much. All right, then tell me this. I thought it was just one question. I've given the answer. Good bye. Bye, sir. Are you out of hearing? Look here now. Good bye. Well, there was no point in trying to better down the door of Harry Baxter's apartment, so I left. Downstairs in the lobby, I put in a phone call. That's item 355 cents to George Reed's office in Hartford. I'm sorry, Mr. Dollar, but he seems to have stepped out for a few minutes. Oh, well, then please tell him when he gets back that I want a complete rundown on Harry Baxter. Well, that should be difficult. Right. Having hired him, George shouldn't have much trouble getting that for me. Better than what I did. Now, let George do it. I'll call him back. Item 465 cents taxi to Mary Ellen Markham's apartment on East 52nd Street. A uniformed nurse met me at the door, told me I could stay with Miss Markham only a very short time, then led me into the bedroom. And there, carefully propped up in bed, lay a pale, wan, tired woman who looked to be 65 or 70. The room was full of flowers. You may leave us, Mr. Baxter. I'll ring when I need you. Yes, Miss Markham. Sit down, Mr. Dollar. Thank you. I'm sorry I won't be able to speak with you very long, but as you can see... Yes, yes, I can, of course. I'll get right to the point. You must know, I'm sure, that someone has just taken out a policy on your... well, an insurance policy on you. Yes. It's so smart. And so... And so helpful. Very Baxter. Oh, you see, I am suffering from a rare, incurable disease of the blood. I'm sorry. I don't have long to live. A few days, perhaps. A few weeks, at the most. Excuse me. This is such a different... Why do you... you're getting the best of care, I trust. Yes. It's the very best. Now... Now, what do you wish to know? You know a Dr. Albert Schwinner, don't you? I have known Albert for many years. He's been a great friend. Then why does he take out a policy that... well, that indicates he hopes that you'll die? Hopes? I'll die? Yes. What else could it be? Oh, you don't understand. Don't you see, Schwinner has bought insurance against your living beyond November 10th. Yes. Yes, my 50th birthday. You mean to say you're... The reason... The reason so. Yes? You mustn't. Oh, I know, I'm tired. But just one more thing. Your doctor, the doctor who's taking care of you. Albert. Albert? The same Dr. Schwinner? Yes. Now... Now you must leave. Mary Ellen Markham had been able to tell me he left me more puzzle than ever. I've never been given such a run around in my life, deliberate or otherwise. But I didn't dare tax her strength further, so I left. Item five, another 55 cents for another call to George Reed and Hartford. This time he was in. Yes, Wallace. What do you mean, seemingly absurd? George's whole thing has me in a tizzy, now a double-barreled one. Well, I tried. Chairman of what board? The company... What? I tried to tell you that this morning, but you didn't give me a chance. The company Baxter is also the majority stockholder. Oh, brother. You won't. What? He just left for Europe. Where? I don't know, and right now I don't care. But if I can't contact Markham, he should die before the 10th. Yeah, 250 G. You've got to carry on. Would you like to tell me how? Markham dies on or before November 10th. Floyd's of England pays Dr. Albert Schwinner $250,000. On a policy taken out by him. And he is her doctor with her life in his hands. And if there isn't something wrong with that, set him. Expense account had him $6, $8 for a taxi to Schwinner's address in Union City, New Jersey. And there at last I learned what the C.L. meant behind his name. It was an abbreviation, for this was the Albert Schwinner Clinic, devoted to the study of rare diseases of the blood. But Schwinner wasn't there. He'd gone to New York to see Ms. Markham. Item 7, $10 even for a fast taxi ride back there to Manhattan. As the nurse led me into the unfortunate woman's apartment, he was just coming out of the bedroom door. Oh, Dr. Schwinner, this is Mr. Johnny Dollar. Well, Mr. Dollar, Harry Baxter told me I might expect you. Oh, he did, huh? Yes, he phoned me just before his plane took off for you. You're a pretty smart. But you're an insurance investigator, aren't you? That is right. Oh, you may go in to see Ms. Markham now, Mrs. Haskell. Very well, Doctor. How is Ms. Markham, Doctor? Much better, thank God. Oh, why do you say that? What? If she dies before this week is out, you stand to collect a cool quarter of a million, don't you? I? No, the clinic. Isn't that the same thing? Hardly. Sit down, Mr. Dollar. Now, you're concerned about the rather unorthodox insurance policy that Mr. Baxter issued. I certainly am. You better let me tell you the reason for it. I think you'd better. At the onset of her illness some 15 years ago, the best doctors in the country gave her five years to live at the most. And that's when you came into the picture? Yes. Because of the devotion, the concentration of all our efforts to this one field of medicine, the clinic was able for the first time to give her hope. Her hope was justified. We have given her years of life. But now, wait a minute, Doctor. She told us then that if she could be helped to live until she was 50. And that'll be on the tap? Yes. That would prove beyond the shadow of it out that our methods, our practices were right. That we could prolong and possibly ultimately save not only her own, but thousands, perhaps millions of lives. Therefore, she agreed that if she reached 50, she would make an outright gift of $250,000 to the clinic and its work. Money which is much needed, by the way. But then it began to look as though she might never reach 50. Yes. And she suggested this unusual insurance policy on her death rather than on her life. I see. But why Harry Baxter, chairman of the board of the insurance company, its biggest stockholder, whatever? I don't get it. Baxter's own mother died of the same disease, Mr. Dollar. Of course, then he knew how necessary this money is to the clinic. Yes. And let's face it, Baxter is something of an eccentric. And that's the reason he chose this offbeat way to make sure you'd get the financial help you need, exactly. Then if I try to get this policy canceled, a great many lives in the future may depend on its remaining in force. Of course, if you feel at your duty, Doctor, my duty as I see it is to do just exactly nothing. Harry Ellen Markham did live to see 50, but only for a few days. Just long enough to make a gift to the clinic. Harry Baxter and the company? Well, Harry came back from Europe and he said he found some, quote, mistake, unquote, in the policy that requires the company to pay off one it anyway. Eccentric, we should have more of them like that. Eccentric out total, are you kidding? Yours truly, Johnny Dollar.


We are in the CNI Airport in Malaysia, and right now is arriving flight where passengers will be checked through the find solution. The find solution has been implemented in the last few weeks and will be operational from this flight, so this is the first time that find will be used in Malaysia. It is done in the framework of the operation Sunbird 2. It is an Interpol Capacity Building Initiative that is founded by the Canadian Government. This program aims at detect, locate, identify terrorists and arrest them, of course. But also the other objective of this initiative is to create a top ten list of wanted people to increase the number of search against interpol databases and to foster cooperation between national and regional countries and agencies in the ASEAN region.