Imam Sohaib Sultan delivered his final bayyan at our online Jummah gathering on March 19, 2021. In his email to the community, he announced: "Today, I'm sorry to be writing to inform you that, in consultation with my team of doctors, we have decided that any attempt at containing the cancer is causing a quicker demise than helping. As such, sadly, with my family we've decided to focus entirely on giving me the best quality of life for however short many months are left. As such, Imam Sohaib intends for this to be his last bayyan as he takes leave from Princeton University."
The topic for the bayyan is the du'a found in Surah al-Isra 17:80: "O my Guardian-Sustainer! Make me enter with sincerity, truth, honor, righteousness, and make me exit with sincerity, truth, honor, righteousness, and grant me, from Your Presence, an authority to help me." He also discusses his thoughts on the greatest challenge of our time and 5 qualities that every community needs in order to help us hold onto faith in this age.
We concluded with a dua' (supplication) from seyyida Sabrina Mirza, adhan (call to prayer) by brother Yusuf Kocaman' 23, and closing remarks from Imam Sohaib + Arshe.
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