Sure.
Says Ramy Hassan.
Hey. Hey. Did anybody see you?
No. This guard was staring at me,
but I think I imagined it. Hi.
Hey.
Shh!
What the fuck?
I didn't know they actually enforced that.
That dude had a gun.
Yeah, yeah, they enforce it, Ramy.
Are‐‐are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
You know, I'm, uh
I know‐‐I know everything is really close,
but I'm‐‐I'm not your‐‐ your brother.
- I'm your cousin. - No, I know.
I just‐‐I wouldn't
um, that was the only thing I could say to make him leave.
Oh. Huh. Yeah, no, I know.
Okay, no.
Okay, uh...
A lot.
And‐‐and‐‐and, uh‐,
and I‐‐and I really, you know
I just‐‐I just don't want us to do anything drastic, right?
Drastic, like me almost getting arrested
so we can fuck?
No, I‐‐I‐‐.
Okay. Uh, what‐‐what is this to you?
Like, what‐‐what do you want?
Like, we're‐‐we're‐‐ we're connecting, you know,
so much, and‐‐and‐‐and‐‐ and exploring that is amazing.
I‐‐I just, you know
I'm figuring out a lot of stuff right now,
and‐‐and‐‐and I still don't know where
where life's gonna take me.
Yeah, but I guess I didn't think you'd want
to casually fuck your cousin.
Come on, we didn't even grow up together.
We're barely cousins.
Oh, my God. You‐‐.
No, you‐‐you just‐‐you just, like,
swooped in when I was‐‐ when my grandpa had just died,
and I was grieving and confused.
Well, he was my grandpa too.
No, see, if I'm barely your cousin,
then he's barely your grandpa.
Look, I just‐‐you
you came here saying that you wanted
to find a connection and God.
Yeah. AMANI: Yeah, and now
you don't know what you're looking for?
Like, you kept extending your trip,
and I thought it was because of me, but it's not, is it?
It's that you don't have anything to go back to.
All right. Okay, um...
Amani‐‐.
No, look, I‐‐I‐‐I'm‐‐ I'm not gonna risk everything
for someone who doesn't, like, believe in anything,
so, um, yeah, I just‐‐ I‐‐I‐‐I hope life takes you
wherever the fuck you want it to, Ramy.
My mom would always make my dad stop the car
whenever we drove by a cemetery
so that we could say a prayer.
That's beautiful.
Yeah, there's this one graveyard on the way
to our house on the nicer side of town,
and, uh, we would always stop by it.
And one day, we actually walked in,
and we realized it was a pet cemetery.
All those years, we thought we were praying for families,
and it was just a bunch of cats.
I‐‐I mean, those cats got some
really high‐quality prayers, like‐‐like, from your family.
That's‐‐that's huge.
They're‐‐they're set.
Yeah, cemeteries reminded me of my mom,
not 'cause she's dead but 'cause of who she was,
how thoughtful she was.
And then I remember Surat Yasin.
It's, um, the prayer that's a reminder to the living.
You know, we come here for us, to remind us
to be better people while we can.
So, um, that's why I brought you here.
I wanted to share that with you.
Um, I want us to commit to improving together.
Me too. I‐‐I really do.
I wish I met your mom. Mm.
She sounds like she was as amazing as you are.
You're lucky.
Yeah, I‐‐I‐‐I am lucky.
I mean, I'm being honest,
when I was a kid, there was always this, like,
small part of me that wished one of my parents would die
just so I could, like, have, like, a thing, you know?
Like, you know there's always, like, that kid in school who,
like, "Oh, his dad died,"
and he had kind of, like, an edge.
Everyone would see him, and it just gave him
just gave him that cool factor.
But, um‐‐but no, yeah, I think, like,
my‐‐my parents being alive is
is cooler in the‐‐ in the long run, and...
Hmm, too short maybe.
What do you think?
Does that still fit you?
Of course it does.
Oh, I like this color.
What do you think?
Dena is helping me picking up a dress for the katb kitab.
Yeah, that looks‐‐ it looks great.
Okay, so I'm probably just gonna wear this one, then.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no. You're wearing nothing.
Maybe I will wear that one.
I have to look my best, right?
It's probably the only wedding I will get from either of you.
Yeah, probably. That's awful.
I, uh‐‐I just wanted to say thanks, Mom,
for all the support.
You know, everything you've done with the katb kitab,
and‐‐and just supporting me and Zainab.
I‐‐I feel like
I was just talking to her about it.
I just wanted to tell you how much I love you, and...
Habibi.
You deserve it.
You're the best.
And you see,
there will be even more family members coming
than we expected.
Wh‐‐wh‐‐what do you mean?
Your cousins are coming from Egypt.
Wh‐‐wh‐‐which cousins?
Shadi and Amani.
No way. Cool.
S‐‐uh, wait, sorry.
You're saying that
you're saying that Amani is‐‐is gonna be at our
at the katb kitab?
Yes, Shadi too. What's wrong?
Why? Why are they‐‐ why are they coming, Mom?
I told you it was gonna be a small thing.
So I don't know why people are‐‐are flying from‐‐from
from fucking Egypt right‐‐ right now.
It's easy; I was on the phone
with your aunt, and I was telling her
about renewing your nadi card.
And I told her about the wedding,
and she said they're coming, so I couldn't say, "No, don't."
Mom, I don't need a nadi card, okay?
I don't know why we‐‐ we gotta renew the nadi card
every year when I'm not going.
So I‐‐I just‐‐ I‐‐I don't get that.
And‐‐and‐‐and it's just‐‐ it's‐‐it's a space issue, okay?
Like, the‐‐the‐‐the‐‐the mosque is new, and it's small,
and‐‐and we have a list of people.
And now we have, you know, Shadi and Amani
and‐‐and her‐‐her fuckin' husband. It's‐‐.
Oh, no, they didn't last. They broke it off.
See? There will be only two guests.
What it‐‐it's‐‐it broke off?
They‐‐they're not even.
I didn't‐‐ I didn't‐‐no one fuck‐‐.
See, this is what I'm saying. I don't know them, right?
They don't even‐‐ like, no one‐‐.
You're just on the fuckin' phone and‐‐and everything‐‐.
It's not‐‐.
You know? Like, it's not your fuckin'‐‐.
- What the fuck? - Hey, get out.
Yallah, Dena.
Go clean his room. What?
We have to make place for Shadi to sleep.
Why do I have to clean his room?
Because he is stressed!
And when he's stressed, he cannot clean, okay?
Yallah!
Be useful! Come!
Okay, one more day
and he's out of the fucking house.
So we're waiting for your cousins so we can eat?
Our parents are picking them up at the airport.
I haven't seen them since I was, like, a kid.
It's crazy.
Ramy was just there, though.
Oh, yeah? How was that?
Ramy. Uh, yeah.
Yeah, it was
it was‐‐it was good.
I don't trust Arabs.
I mean, Ramy's cool, but, you know, Arabs.
It's okay. We don't trust the blacks.
The?
Hey.
Hey!
- Hey, hey. - Hey, how are you?
What's good, cuz?
Dude, I've come to America.
Hi.
Amani. Do you remember me?
Wow, yes.
You were an ugly baby. Look at you now, wow.
Yeah.
Hi. ZAINAB: Hi.
Hi, I'm Shadi. Congratulations.
Hey. AMANI: Hey.
Hey, Amani. Congratulations.
Yeah, yeah, thanks. Um‐‐.
Is this Zainab?
Yeah, Zainab, it's my cousin Amani, yeah.
Hi. Hi.
Oh, my God. RAMY: Yeah.
It's so nice to meet you.
Mabruk. Mabruk!
No, it's‐‐I mean, I'm really happy for you guys.
Thank you.
Uh, maybe we should sit and eat, yeah?
Yeah, of course. We'll go‐‐and we'll sit.
Yeah, we'll catch up. Yeah, yeah, 'cause we just...
- Yeah, yeah, we just‐‐yeah. - She's so pretty.
Yeah, yeah, she's‐‐ yeah, she's really pretty.
Damn, cuz, this is so fuckin' dope.
Yeah, no, it's really cool, man.
I, uh‐‐I wasn't expecting you guys to come, though.
I wouldn't miss this shit for the world.
Yeah.
Hey, do you know if they're, uh, playing
any cool flicks late night in the movies?
I'm gonna try and catch everything while I'm here.
It always takes us forever to get any of the dope shit
in the theaters at home, for reals.
Like, Cairo just got "Hobbs & Shaw."
Can you believe that?
Wow. SHADI: Fuck, man.
Did those guys deserve that spin‐off or what?
I'm so proud of them.
Yeah, no, they seem like really cool people.
Shit.
Ramy, habibi, I need you to go to the 7‐Eleven
and get me some stuff, please.
Ma, is‐‐is there no one else that can go?
It's my little boy's last night here,
so I can ask him to do something for me, no?
And take Amani with you.
She forgot her toothbrush, and I don't know,
she needs some other stuff.
She asked me to do it, but I'm so tired,
and tomorrow is such a big day for me, you know the katb kitab.
Yeah, I‐‐I know, Mom. It's my katb kitab.
Yeah, habibi, it's mine too.
Yallah. Let's go.
Yo, could you, uh, grab me
a shatafa while you're out?
I didn't see one in the bathroom.
Yeah, I'll check and see if they
if they have one.
Hey, um, could I also get a pack of Merits, please?
Of course, ma'am, anything for you.
Uh, hey, I was just gonna have a quick smoke first
if that's okay.
Yeah.
So Zainab seems nice.
Yeah. She's, um...
She's really special.
How did you meet?
At the‐‐at the Sufi center, actually.
Okay.
Yeah, I started going after we, um...
Yeah.
You know, went to that hadra.
Yeah, no, I‐‐I remember.
Why'd you come?
'Cause my parents were paying
and I wasn't gonna turn down a free trip to New York.
I mean, and then, of course, it turns out
that it's in fuckin' Jersey.
Seriously, though. Like, why are you here?
Uh... I don't know.
I, uh, was thinking about that
on the plane over here,
and... I mean,
'cause you're family, I guess.
But, um.
I guess I just couldn't believe
that you were getting married so soon after us.
And I just‐‐ I needed to see it for myself.
You‐‐you got engaged right after us,
and then‐‐ and then you broke it off,
and‐‐and I didn't know anything about it.
I didn't know when it happened. I didn't know when it ended.
I‐‐I‐‐I thought you moved on, so‐,
so I did too.
Yeah, well, I guess I didn't.
I don't know. Look, just everything with that guy
was a massive mistake, okay?
And‐‐and with you and me, I just
I started feeling like
things ended so abruptly, you know?
And maybe it was‐‐ I just overreacted
because I was scared.
I don't know.
This is‐‐I mean, this is,
so fucking confusing.
I‐‐I can't‐‐I‐‐.
No, you're right. No, listen
I'm not‐‐ I'm sorry.
That's not what I‐‐no.
Okay, look at me.
No, we're good.
It's‐‐everything happens for a reason.
And we are where we are,
and I am happy for you.
I am, Ramy.
She's‐‐she's great.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Everything's gonna be fine.
Inshallah.
Why do you look depressed?
Ramy, we gotta go upstairs, man.
They're taking pictures soon.
Yeah, um, I don't
I don't know if I'm making the right choice right now.
Yeah, of course you're not.
You met her, like, last week.
I mean, have you even taken her for a test‐drive?
What?
How is she in bed?
Steve, this is the sheikh's daughter.
What? You don't test‐drive.
You just get in the car and alhamdulillah!
Look, are you all right, man?
Uh, Zainab's amazing, and‐‐and
and‐‐and everything's been great.
I just started having some thoughts about somebody else.
What kind of thoughts?
Did you act on them?
No.
Okay, you didn't act on it. You're fine.
Let's just go upstairs.
It's just, I was‐‐ I was just so confident
that Zainab's the one, and‐‐and now I‐‐.
The one?
Come on, man.
Just take a deep breath, okay, recalibrate.
You're marrying Zainab today, all right?
It's happening, all right?
And if you meet somebody else, then you can marry her too.
Westerners have the wrong idea about how marriage works.
You gotta look at the way of the Prophet.
I get it. You're a complicated man.
You have different parts of you for different women.
I get it. You need it.
You can do it. It's part of our tradition.
So you're‐‐you're saying I should have multiple wives?
Yes, I'm saying exactly that.
You can have multiple wives.
Yeah, it's a phenomenal hidden feature in our religion.
Being a fuckboy is a hidden feature?
It's not a fuckboy, Steve, okay?
The woman has rights over you.
There's a contractual agreement.
You're keeping it real with your God and family, all right?
Fuckboy doesn't even buy you a sandwich.
I read in New York State that over 80% of marriages
involve three or more partners.
That doesn't sound like a real stat.
Ramy, you're going to regret not taking that test‐drive.
I'm gonna take you out for a test‐drive.
I'm gonna fuck you up.
Steve, I'm not kidding you.
What planet are you on? Okay, guys, look,
let's just‐‐.
You're right. I'm‐‐I'm marrying Zainab today.
I've been with other people,
and this is the best my life's ever been,
so I'm‐‐I'm just gonna go with that.
Let's go.
Let's go. Steve‐‐.
I can't go if he doesn't go.
Steve, you gotta back up a little bit.
Steve, please let them pass by you.
Step over. MO: I'm not‐‐.
Nobody's stepping over. Step over.
My trousers are too tight.
This is tailor‐made. Step over.
Hey.
Hi.
We're married.
Yeah.
Yeah, we're...
Mm.
I'm actually kind of glad
that you weren't a virgin.
Uh.
Really?
Yeah, I think knowing that allowed me to actually relax.
I know I'm not supposed to say that,
but I'm just glad that one of us had some experience.
Uh, I mean, that's‐‐that's‐‐ that's great,
'cause I‐‐I was really nervous to‐‐to tell you,
you know, about things that I've done before.
Yeah, I know.
And I really appreciated your honesty.
I mean, some guys would've lied or, you know,
not said anything at all, so thank you.
Yeah, yeah, and‐‐'cause I‐‐ I‐‐that's the thing.
I‐‐I don't want to lie,
and‐‐and‐‐and I think in‐‐ in just being honest, you know,
you know I have had a past...
Mm‐hmm. You know?
I‐‐I've‐‐I've had sex that I‐‐ that I regret, you know,
um, sex that wasn't halal.
I mean, it really never was halal until,
you know, tonight,
and‐‐and that's just why I feel like Allah just
just sent you to‐‐ to make me better.
I think Allah sent you to make me better.
Yeah.
It's just amazing that we
we just connect on‐‐ on our faith, right?
Yeah, mm‐hmm. That's what's so important.
'Cause then we don't get caught up in all these ideas
of‐‐of marriage that‐‐ that Westerners have, you know?
We know that Allah wants us to be true to our nature.
Oh, okay, what do you mean, "true to our nature"?
You know, like‐‐ you know how Westerners
are just so caught up in this whole, like, uh,
"I'm only gonna get married once and to one person,
and this person is gonna fill all parts of me"?
You know, just, like, that, like...
Mm‐hmm. That‐‐that, uh,
just that, like, Hallmark shit, you know?
Like, just that, like, it's fuckin'
it's, like, corporate brainwashing, yeah?
So you want more than one wife,
and that's brainwash...
No, no, no, I'm
I'm saying that I want to be
like the Prophet.
And‐‐and the Prophet had multiple wives,
so I'm just looking at the‐‐ just the whole path.
So you‐‐ you want multiple wives?
What I'm saying is that we're
we're allowed to have up to four,
but‐‐but I wouldn't, like, I would just
I would be, like‐‐like, two.
Like, I would just be at that, like‐‐like, at a two.
You know what I mean? Like‐‐like, I wouldn't
uh.
I think‐‐I think that some of this is coming out wrong
because I feel guilty about something that, um,
I'm now realizing maybe‐‐ maybe I should've told you.
Uh, just‐‐it was‐‐ it was just something, like,
part of my history that‐‐ that happened kind of recently.
How recently?
Uh, it was‐‐it was, like, last night, I think.
- What? - Yeah, it‐‐it was, like,
yeah, like‐‐like, la‐‐yeah, but‐‐but I think the
the important thing is that it happened, you know,
before we got married, and‐‐ and so I know technically,
like, I don't have to say anything,
but I‐‐I wanted to.
What does that mean?
Look, I got‐‐I got, like, ambushed, all right?
Like‐‐like, an ex of mine just
just came out of nowhere into town
for the wedding, and I‐‐.
Your ex was at our katb kitab?
I didn't inv‐‐ ZAINAB: An ex?
I didn't invite her, okay? It was my mom.
My mom fuckin' invited, like, all of Cairo like
like we were having, like‐‐ like, a festival or something,
and‐‐and she told everybody, and‐‐and I didn't want that.
Amani?
Amani, your cousin?
Yeah.
Amani, who was in our wedding photos?
Well, yeah, she's‐‐ she's family.
Your ex is your cousin.
You had sex with your cousin, who is your ex?
Yeah, you see, you're really hitting "cousin,"
like, kind of hard, and I
I just want to again say that's, like
that's some, like, West shit.
Like, that's not, like
like, principally, um‐,
and I know I broke some principles.
I'm just saying,
just while we're here in the area, there's‐‐.
Okay, not dealing with this right now.
Okay, like, Zai‐‐.
Look, I‐‐I think you're‐‐.
Let's just, um‐‐.
We'll just‐‐ we'll just sleep,
and then inshallah in the morning, we'll
we'll figure out, you know...
Mm. Zainab?
Z‐‐Zainab?
Uh... Sheikh
uh, where's, uh
where's‐‐where's Zainab at?
Zainab's gone.
Um, Sh‐‐Sheikh, um.
I blame myself.
I let you into my world...
- Into my daughter's world. - No, this is
this is‐‐it's not‐‐it's not‐‐ um, listen.
Okay, it was‐‐ it was my fault.
It was‐‐ it was a misunderstanding.
It's‐‐it's not your fault.
It's‐‐it's not Zainab's fault.
No one's blaming Zainab.
No, no, no, of course, of course, I‐‐I know that.
I just wanted you to know that‐‐that I know that
so that we can‐‐ we can kind of just be on the,
uh‐‐ the same page about it.
Um...
Sheikh, look, maybe, uh, what if‐‐what if I just
I'm just gonna put some clothes on, yeah?
I'll put‐‐I'll put something on,
and then we could all get together,
like, me and you and‐‐and Zainab.
We can just, like, maybe say a dua
about‐‐about forgiveness,
right, just‐‐just as a family.
Or, uh,
or if‐‐or if there's something else that
that you recommend.
Sh‐‐Sh...
Ohh.
Sheikh.
I'm trying to calm myself.
I'm making wudu.
Okay, yeah. Yeah, maybe I'll
I'll make wudu, too.
I, uh‐‐I just‐‐ I might have to shower.
Like, uh, I think there might be, like, a.
Uh, situation
because of last night, but.
Nico Asimini is dead.
Who?
The man your friend Dennis
beat to a pulp outside of our masjid.
He died.
Um...
Wow, that's‐‐that's terrible.
I mean‐‐I mean, the guy did want all Muslims to die.
Like, he‐‐he kind of‐‐ he said that,
but‐‐ but that doesn't mean that
that he that he should've...
See, I, um...
Sh‐‐Sheikh,
like, this could be, like,
a place to grow from, you know?
Like, we‐‐we started somewhere, and then we‐‐we just
kind of
we‐‐we‐‐we grow.
You broke my baby girl's heart.
Look, I‐‐I was just
I was just trying to tell her the truth.
That's what you told me to do.
You said, "Tell her everything."
You said, "Tell her everything that‐‐that you've done."
And‐‐and I did that, and...
Look, I don't‐‐I don't know why I'm like this, okay?
I‐‐I don't, and‐‐and that's why I need you.
I‐‐I need you to‐‐to help me.
That's why you're my sheikh.
It's not about you and your precious self‐improvement.
The rest of the world exists so that you can reflect
on it and perfect yourself.
Is that it?
No, I don't‐‐ I don't think that.
Allah sent you to me for a reason.
There has to be a reason.
Yeah, so‐‐so let's figure out that reason, right?
We‐‐we'll get to the bottom of it.
We‐‐we could just kind of, like
like‐‐like‐‐like, you know, pray it out, talk it out,
get‐‐get‐‐get, um,
like, uh
you know, like, I feel like we'll feel it.
Like, we'll just be like, "That was the reason."
Like, I think if we just‐‐ we'll just be like, "That."
Maybe Allah sent you to see
if I would give in to my nafs,
if I would revert back to my old ways.
Um, I don't‐‐I don't know
I don't know what your old ways were,
but I‐‐I don't think you should revert to them.
I really think where you're at is‐‐is beautiful.
And‐‐and I think that we're, uh, just, like,
we're testing each other, maybe, through Allah.
But we don't know, right?
'Cause we don't know Allah's will.
But you know the will of the Prophet, right?
You told Zainab the Prophet wants you to be true
to your nature,
the nature that guided you to have sex
with your cousin the night before marriage?
Look, it's actually‐‐ it's my friend Mo's theory,
and he explained it a lot better than me, and‐‐.
Fuck you, Ramy.
Fuck you, you little fuck.
You little fuckin' boy.
Fuck you, Ramy.
You hurt people.
- I don't‐‐I don't want to. - Fuck you.
Is that how I have to talk to you to get you to understand?
You're dangerous.
Oh, fuck you.
Humility.
Humility is understanding when something
is beyond your capacity.
I'm sorry.
I don't think I can help you.
Um, Sheikh, it's‐‐it's‐‐ it's time to pray, yeah?
You should do that.
Please stay. Please stay.
I'm gonna make wudu, please, okay?
Please just let me make wudu.
Ramy, habibi!
Hey!
Hey, I‐‐I just, uh‐‐ I just came back to get,
um, uh, some stuff that I forgot.
Where is Zainab?
She's‐‐she's at hers‐‐ uh, at our place,
uh, resting, you know, after last night.
Maybe you should come with her to eat dinner tonight?
They need to eat, no?
You come have dinner, habibi,
and then you stay the night with us.
I'll‐‐I'll run it by her.
I'm‐‐I'm not sure. MAYSA: Okay.
Um, and I think I'm just gonna grab Boomer
while‐‐while I'm here.
Uh, Ramy, can I talk to you for a second while you're
before you go?
Yeah.
Yeah, thanks, man.
Um, okay, so I've
I've been having some feelings, uh, lately.
But I don't want to do anything about it
if it's gonna make you upset.
I don't know if I'm fucked up or if it's normal,
or maybe it's normal but I still shouldn't do it.
What? What's‐‐what happened, Shadi? What's going on?
Um, I think I have feelings for your sister.
No, you know what? I don't. It's disgusting.
She's my cousin. Shit.
What the fuck is wrong with me?
Shit.
What did Shadi want?
Uh, he was just asking where the, uh,
Apple store is, so I‐‐I told him where to go.
Cool. Uh, I'm just gonna grab her.
Bye.
‐ Bye‐bye, Boomer. ‐ Bye.
See ya, man.
Hey, Shadi,
if you want to go to the Apple store later, I can take you.
Um, yeah, yeah, sure, I guess.
Cool. Yeah.
Hey. Hey.
Yeah, what's, um‐‐ what's up?
Uh, okay, I just
I just want to say I‐‐ I made a mistake.
Yeah.
No, I mean, we‐‐ we both did.
You don't have to‐‐ it's fine.
No, I'm not talking about what we did.
What we did, that's‐‐ that's not a mistake.
That‐‐it was
it was what was supposed to happen, right?
Like maktub, you know?
Like, I shouldn't have married Zainab
when we have what we have between us.
No, we don't have anything.
No, Amani, we're‐‐ we're supposed to be together.
No, no, no, no. Okay.
We're not supposed to be together, okay?
We're not.
You can't keep coming back to me every time
you want run away, okay?
I'm‐‐no, I
I'm not gonna be with someone
who makes me do stuff that's insane
and, like, impulsive and destructive, man.
Like, I‐‐I do things with you that make me hate myself.
Just‐‐just go back to your wife, okay?
Make sure to clean outside and inside the ears.
Then the final step of the wudu
is washing your feet
three times on the right foot, three times on the left,
making sure the water fills the gaps between the toes.
This level of detail is prescribed to us
for a clean body, which is the path to a clean heart.
This is what Allah asks of us after our time on this Earth,
to come with a clean heart.
The Prophet, peace be upon Him,
tells us that cleanliness is half of our faith.
In the Quran, we read,
"Truly, God loves those
"who turn unto Him in repentance
and loves those who purify themselves."
Prophet Muhammad, prayers upon him and his family,
quotes Allah, saying,
"I was a hidden treasure, loving to be known,
so I created creation so they knew Me."
We learn from this that Allah created creation
out of love.
So when the Muslim stands and prostrates before Allah,
these are acts of obedience, but more importantly,
these are acts of love.
Just as intention is the head of any good thing,
love is the heart of every good thing.
Creation.
An intelligent person must ask herself,
"How did I get here?
How did the universe come into being?"
Since you know with certainty
that you did not create yourself,
just as the universe could not have created itself,
your heart already knows
that behind the mirage of the world is God,
the uncreated Creator
who brought forth all of existence
from a prior state of nonexistence.
Your heart, your soul, your spirit,
and indeed, even your mind know this fact with certainty.
The modern world and all its noise
breed confusion, skepticism, agnosticism,
and myriad forms of atheism
that sew an infinite variety of doubts.
And yet, these doubts can never overcome certainty.
God created the universe out of nothing,
and no amount of doubt can undo one's certainty
about this fact.
Know that it is the devil's main objective
to get you to doubt your certainty
in the necessary being of God.