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Oh Allah, keep them steadfast on the path of Eman

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And grant them the highest ranks in Paradise

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Just as you gifted them the guidance of the Qur'an

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Guided.... through the Qur'an

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'Guided through the Qur'an'

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'Living it is the sweetness of life'

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'Longing to the Lord, coming to Him'

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'To Him I submit my soul'

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'It is the light of the body and the heart'

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'I declare submission to Allah'

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'His verses are becoming lightening candles'

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'And the brightness overflows from my heart'

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'It is the light of the body and the heart'

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'I declare submission to Allah'

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'His verses are becoming lightening candles'

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'And the brightness overflows from my heart'

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Our guest today is a man who has been chosen from among those who lived a
difficult life in Poland

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Alllah decreed to him to move to Britain

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He guided him to the Qur'an

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And opened his heart though one single verse!

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His teenage years were filled with family difficulties

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And Poland was going through an extremely difficult economical crises

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...with very little job opportunities

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So Taha decided to move to the United Kingdom

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...searching for a job!

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Tell us about you very first visit to UK, the journey of moving from Poland- of course
before your Islam

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How did you find life in London?

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I met brother Taha. He was standing outside the restaurant

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And I was the manager at that time

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And as if I knew, I asked him, "Are you looking for a job?". He said, "Yes!"

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I took him immediately in, because I needed more workers to help

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So since then, and for 15 years, I knew him as we worked together

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We enjoyed a very close relationship, we even lived in the same house for sometime

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He worked in that restaurant for sometime

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But that work wasn't enough for his ambition

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So he decided to continue his education at the University of Leeds

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Allah chose for him that he ended up specializing in Arabic and Islamic studies

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This was the first step towards his introduction to Islam

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You lived the life of a young man which is usually filled with many sins

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that young men might indulge into

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Did you feel happy at that time?

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'Oh You, who descended the Qur'an'

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'As brightness upon Ahmad'

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'I felt peacefulness when the clarity began'

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He knew absolutely nothing about Islam

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That's why he didn't know things I talked to him about

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Even the word Islam, he didn't know what it meant

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'Oh Allah, keep me adherent on the righteous path'

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'Oh Allah, keep me adherent on the righteous path'

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'because what I fear most is to have a bad ending tomorrow'

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The 1st time you heard the Qur'an before becoming Muslim..

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The 1st time you heard the words of Allah SWT.. When and where was it?

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He started reading an English translation of the Qur'an

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He was motivated by the reading and commentary of his professor

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He was used to research and translate the Qur'an, but only for academic purposes
and not personal motive

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He said that was due to the media projecting a negative image of Islam

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But one day, this all changed for Taha!

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So was message did you get from that verse?

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'I lived with the habit of doing mistakes routinely'

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'But I never found happiness'

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'Till finally I discovered the worship'

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'How relieved I became when I am on the right path'

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' My Qur'an'

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'The verses of my Qur'an made my soul delighted... My Qur'an'

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'My sorrow'

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'They shrank and the roses sent their fragrance on my banks'

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So after this experience, did you become Muslim right away?

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'Guided through the Qur'an'

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'Living it is the sweetness of life'

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'Longing to the Lord, coming to Him'

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'To Him I submit my soul'

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'Guided through the Qur'an'

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'Living it is the sweetness of life'

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'Longing to the Lord, coming to Him'

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'To Him I submit my soul'

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'This is indeed the most beautiful and precious path'

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'And it's the intercessor, it is the companion'

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'Oh heedless, won't you wake up'

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'And see the way for happiness and salvation'

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'This is indeed the most beautiful and precious path'

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As soon as Taha woke up, he ran to his roommate

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He asked him to wake up because he wanted to declair his Islam right then!

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'The path seemed filled with thorns'

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'Until it was quenched with the morning moist'

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'So did the heart pleased You'

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'..oh Allah, when it absorbed Your guidance'

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'Oh You, who descended the Qur'an'

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'As brightness upon Ahmad'

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'I felt peacefulness when the clarity began'

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'Oh You, who descended the Qur'an'

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'As brightness upon Ahmad'

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'I felt peacefulness when the clarity began'

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"This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of
Allah"

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"Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have
provided for them"

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"And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad]"

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"...and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in
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"Those are upon [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the
successful."

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You want to succeed?!

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If you wish to win,search the Qur'an for the recipe

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Look for description of those who Allah described as "the successful"

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What did they do? They followed the guidance of the Qur'an!

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Why were they guided? Because they were mindful of their Lord.

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What is the description of those mindful of Allah?

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Allah SWT said,

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"Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have
provided for them"

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I understand that your lifestyle was very different before you accepted Islam

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Did you find it difficult to let go of parts of it when you became Muslim?

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'Oh Allah, keep me adherent on the righteous path'

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'Oh Allah, keep me adherent on the righteous path'

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'because what I fear most is to have a bad ending tomorrow'

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By Allah's will, your brothers and sisters at nquran.com

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They are specialized in Quran

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They will sponsor your dream to make it reality, just like they sponsored other
brothers and sisters for that cause

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'I walk on the path of my Qur'an'

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'And see its kind dawn shines'

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'I recite it and memories it and reflect upon it'

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'I walk on the path of my Qur'an'

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'The spring and the joy of my days'

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'My friend, the one who knows my dreams'

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'The cure for my sorrow and my complains'

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'It heals my bleeding wound'

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'The spring and the joy of my days'

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'My friend, the one who knows my dreams'

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'The cure for my sorrow and my complains'

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'It heals my bleeding wound'

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'Then when I repent and come back'

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'To the path of the words of the Lord of the Bait'

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'I find the grace and the comfort'

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'I was guided through the Qur'an'

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'I was guided through the Qur'an'