intentions before every action, as good intentions can lead one to Paradise. Before listening to this speech, let’s make the following good intentions:

*     I will listen to the entire speech to gain knowledge.

*     I will sit respectfully.

*     I will avoid laziness during the speech.

*     I will listen with the intention of self-improvement.

*     I will try to convey what I learn to others.           

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Do not conceal the Prophet’s praise

Dear Islamic brothers! The offspring of Prophet YꜤaqūb عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم are known as the Banī Isrāˈīl.

Allah says to them in the Quran:

وَ لَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَ تَکْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَ اَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ (۴۲)

Do not enshroud truth with falsehood, and do not conceal the truth knowingly.^[1]

In this verse, the Banī Isrāˈīl were told two things: to not mix truth with falsehood, and to not hide the truth.

The word ḥaq is used twice in this verse. Commentators of the Quran explain what this means.

They say: نَعْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ فِی التَّوْراۃِ – The word ḥaq here refers to praise of the