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O human being…
This is the Road to Survival!

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Border shutdowns,travel restrictions
cancelled flights,empty streets

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panic buying of groceries and hoarding of food supplies
millions of people staying home

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bustling cities turned into ghost towns

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How did this come about? And why?!

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This happens at a time when humanity has reached
the peak of scientific progress and materialistic sophistication

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including space travel and
orbiting in outer space

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Robots and drones are
no longer new technologies

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and people have been misled

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into thinking that they can achieve anything
and overcome any obstacles in their way

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Some even think that humanity no longer needs to
worship God

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The life of this world is like rain that We send down from the sky

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producing a mixture of plants which humans and animals consume

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Then just as the earth looks its best perfectly beautified
and its people think they have full control over it

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Our command comes to it by night or by day
so We mow it down as if it never

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flourished just the day before! This is how We make
 the signs clear for people who reflect.} (Quran 10: 24)

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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a tiny creature
it cannot even be seen by the naked eye

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Yet it revealed to humanity how weak we are

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and how much we need the One who is the Creator of the Universe

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and the Manager of Its Affairs  People are incapable of
 eliminating the harm

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except by God’s help and mercy
This virus has penetrated

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the most fortified places in the world,

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and no one could stop it.

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Satellites, remote sensing devices and high-definition security
 cameras cannot detect it

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and the world could not predict the extent of what was
about to happen

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because no matter how much
 knowledge and data we have

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human beings cannot see the unknown or the future
This is a fact affirmed by the Quran

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when Almighty Allah tells Prophet Muhammad
 to inform humanity

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{Say, “I have no power to benefit or protect myself
except by the Will of Allah.

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If I had known the unknown, I would have benefited myself enormously

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and no harm would have ever touched me

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I am only a warner and deliverer of good news for those who believe

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In view of this epidemic  which we hope and pray
ends soon

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it is our duty as Muslims to convey to others the message

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that Almighty Allah assigned us to deliver:

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{O humanity! Worship your Lord Who created you and those before you

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so that you may become  mindful [of Him].} (Quran 2: 21)

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O weak, tired, worried human being!

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Because all that we want for you is goodness

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we call you to embrace a Message 
that gives your soul peace

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We call you to the religion of Allah which instructs 
people to commit to justice and kindness

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On the other hand it prevents them from engaging
in obscenity and blasphemy

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Islam is the religion of the Oneness of God
(tawheed)

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of worshiping the Creator and submitting ourselves to Him

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It is the religion of a peaceful disposition

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that is pure from any materialistic greed

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It protects the soul from the oppression of materialism

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and the debasement of human
dignity in a race to accumulate wealth.

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Islam is a religion that commands
us to commit to purity

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integrity, and preserving our health by avoiding
any harmful food or drinks

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It prohibits any substance abuse
which harms one’s health

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and leads to the destruction of humanity.

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It commands us to help the weak and the needy

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It commands us to stick together at times of hardship

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and it warns against selfishness and lack of consideration
for others.

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Islam is a religion that confirms the messages of Moses

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Jesus and all the other Messengers of Allah

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It completes the truth, light  and guidance of
 those messages.

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Islam is a religion that teaches its followers
that the true life is life after death

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It is a life of eternal bliss for
 those who obey Allah

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believe in Muhammad, and follow the guidance
he delivered

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or a life of eternal hell for those who deny the truth and
follow their own whims.

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Islam is a religion whose followers believe

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that any adversity that befalls them 
in this worldly life is  from Allah’s decree

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meant to purify them from sins and raise their ranks in Paradise

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This is why they are relieved feeling peaceful and serene

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These feelings cannot be attained in any lasting way

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by  those who seek happiness through
alcohol or extramarital affairs

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O human being!

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This is the path to your Lord and Creator

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the Creator of the entire universe…

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So seek this road, for there will be no survival without it!

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{O humanity! It is you who stand in need of Allah

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whereas Allah [alone] is free of all needs and praiseworthy

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If He willed, He could eliminate you and produce a new creation

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and that is not at all difficult for Allah.} (Quran 35: 15-17)