5. We admitted to Allah and to ourselves the exact
nature of our wrongs.
Having
had the experience of thoroughly working through the 12 steps of Alcoholics
Anonymous several times, we can say from our own experience, that we, in Millati Islami, do understand why
in Islam, Muslims are not to go about advertising their faults to other people.
We
have had personal experience and have heard of others who have shared their
personal stories with, what was believed to be a trusted person, only to later
hear some of the most private details of their life being discussed publicly.
And we are well aware of the AA saying that says we are as sick as our secrets,
and this is not without some validity.
In
Islam, there is no equivalent to the confessional of other faiths. Or rather,
it should be said that we confess our wrongs to and beg for forgiveness from
Allah alone, Who already knows our defects. We also
are required to mend our ways, to repent, and to do good deeds. Our belief as
taught by Rasulillah (the Messenger of God)(pbuh) is that one sin equals one
sin, and we are rewarded several times over for the one good deed that we do.
This is indeed mercy from the only One that can dispense mercy, Ar-Rahman (Most Gracious), Allah.
It
is also viewed as a good deed for one brother to cover another brother’s (or
sister’s) faults. This does not mean to not share a guiding word with any of
our straying friends. It simply means that we do not broadcast theirs or our
wrongs to anyone. The reason for this is to not allow justification for doing
wrong to grow from having heard of so and so doing wrong. And
then saying “well so and so has not been struck down dead from his wrong.
If he was forgiven, then I will be forgiven also”
Of
course there is a difficulty with this step, because the Big Book of Alcoholics
Anonymous says on page 72-73 that we must tell someone our entire life story if
we are to stay sober. How can these two contrary views be reconciled is the
question? I would say with common sense
we have our answer. In our faith of Islam we have brothers and sisters that we
are close to. Or I should say we should make it our business to get close to
the Ummah (community of believers). It is a command
of Allah that we stand together as one unit. There is not much witnessed of
great harmony among the Ummah today because of
outside influences and of varying schools of thought, but as recovering
Muslims, we have no choice but to tighten our ranks. We NEED each other. We
NEED to share our experience and hope with each other. We NEED to strengthen
and understand each other. It is in this way that we relieve and assist each
other, where Allah allows us, in staying clean and sober. We then fulfill part
of our Islamic responsibility and the command of Allah to stay unified and not
allow division to appear in our ranks.
Under
these life and death circumstances of active drug addiction and the very real
need to stay drug-free, there is no one that we should be closer to, besides
Allah and His Messenger (pbuh), than to each
recovering/repentant Millati Islami
brother or sister. To share our experience strength and hope with each other,
in Millati Islami, is our
Step Five.
1.
Muslims
are not to go about ________
_______ _________ to other
people.
2.
In Islam,
there is no equivalent to the ____________ of other faiths. Or rather, it should
be said that we _________ ____ _________ to and beg for forgiveness from Allah
alone, Who already knows our defects.
3.
Our belief
as taught by Rasullilah (the Messenger of God)(pbuh) is that ___ ____ ____ ___
____, and we are rewarded _____ ______ over for the one good deed that we do.
4.
It is also
viewed as a ______ ______ for one brother to cover another brother’s (or
sister’s) _______.
5.
It is a
command of Allah that we stand _________ ___ ______ _________.
6.
We NEED to
share our ___________ ___ __________ with each other.
7.
It is in
this way that we relieve and assist, where Allah allows us, each other in
staying _____ _____. We then fulfill part of our Islamic responsibility and the
command of Allah to stay _______ and not allow _______ to appear in our ranks.
8.
Under
these ____ and _____ circumstances of active drug addiction and the very real
need to stay _________, there is no one that we should be closer to, besides
Allah and His Messenger (pbuh), than to each
recovering/repentant _______ ______ _______ __ ______. To share our experience
strength and hope with each other, in Millati Islami, is our ____ ____ .
6) Asking
Allah for right guidance, we became willing and open for change, ready to have
Allah remove our defects of character.
In Step Six of Millati Islami, we are presented with the opportunity to see
Allah’s mercy in action. But first we are asked to do something. We are to ask
Allah for right guidance. We as Muslims are given this blessed opportunity to
ask Allah for guidance at least 17 times a day in our most sacred prayer, Al-Fatiha (the Opening). This prayer is THE PRAYER of the
believers. It is this prayer that MUST be said if our obligatory prayers are to
have any hope of being accepted by Allah, according to the teachings of the
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). In Al-Fatiha, which is
recited in each time of prayer, we are following the command of Allah, as
stated in the following translations of these ayah
(verses) of the Qur’an,
1. "Recite that which has been revealed to thee of the
Book, and establish prayer; surely prayer keeps one away from indecency and
evil" (29 : 45).
2. "And establish prayer in the two parts of the day and
in the first hours of the night; surely good deeds take away evil deeds; this
is a reminder to the mindful" (11 : 114).
3. "Establish prayer, from the declining of the sun till
the darkness of the night, and the morning recitation; surely the morning
recitation is witnessed" (17 : 78).
4. "Surely prayer is a timed ordinance for the
believers" (4 : 103).
5. "Guard (your) prayers and the most excellent prayer,
and stand up truly obedient to Allah" (2 : 238).
6. "Woe to the praying ones, who are unmindful of their
prayers, who pray to be seen, and withhold alms" (107 :
4-7).
….and the Yusuf
Ali translation of Al-Fatiha,
1. In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
2. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher
and Sustainer of the worlds;
3. Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
4. Master of the Day of Judgment.
5. Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
6. Show us the straight way,
7. The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace,
those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
Prayer, (along with the other pillars of Islam, shahada (declaration of faith), zakat
(charity), sawm (fasting), hajj (pilgrimage to
We should be able to say that at this point in our journey
on this road of life, that our supplications, that our prayers to Allah, are
indeed true and from the heart. We should be long past the foxhole prayers that
we all prayed in our active addiction. It should also be our realization that
even then, during the worst days of our addiction, that
Allah responded to our calls.
Allah’s blessings never ceased. It is only after traveling
to the precipice of destruction, could we, who have been saved, realize how
blessed we truly have been. Our defects are automatically addressed when we
pray, fast, give charity and remember Allah often. This is the miracle of
Islam. This is the miracle of Step Six of Millati Islami.
Millati Islami Step Six Worksheet
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7.) We humbly ask Allah to remove our shortcomings.
Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary
short·com·ing
Pronunciation: 'short-"k&-mi[ng], "short-'
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
: DEFICIENCY, DEFECT
de·fi·cien·cy
Pronunciation: di-'fi-sh&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -cies
Date: 1634
1 : the quality or state of being
deficient : INADEQUACY
2 : an amount that is lacking or inadequate : SHORTAGE: as a
: a shortage of substances necessary to health b : DELETION 2b(1)
And now a few words about the tried and proven method of
having Allah remove our shortcomings.
Fasting:
(Cf. Surah
al-Baqarah 2:183)
O you who believe, fasting is
decreed for you, as it was
decreed for those before you, that you may attain salvation.
(Cf. Surah
al-Baqarah 2:185)
The month of Ramadan is the one in which
the Qur’an was sent down, a guidance for mankind,
clear proofs for the guidance, the Criterion; so whoever amongst you witnesses
this month, let him fast it." (Cf. Surah al-Baqarah 2:185)
…And more words regarding the souls
purification..
By the soul, and the proportion and order given to it; and
its inspiration as to its wrong and its right; truly he succeeds that purifies
it, and he fails that corrupts it. (Surah 91:7-10).
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said,
"Fasting is an armor with which one protects oneself; so let not him utter immodest
speech, nor let him act in an ignorant manner."
Besides the month of Ramadan
(obligatory), there are other suggested times to fast. These are the ongoing
fasts (voluntary) that are usually of very short duration, generally a day here
and there, with notable exceptions such as six days of the month of Shawwal,
and the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah (the time of
pilgrimage to Mecca), for those that are not on pilgrimage. All fasting is for
the very same purpose, which is to learn self-restraint and to become better
servants of Allah.
It is also realized that one just
coming out of active addiction may find it difficult to fast even one day,
though we do continue to work toward that end. In that case we are encouraged
to feed an indigent person if at all possible. In other words, the objective is
to move at the pace in your recovery in Millati Islami that best insure your continuous sobriety. We
understand in Millati Islami
that we are not all at the same level of recovery and iman
(faith). That is why we must maintain close communication with each of our
members. We strengthen and assist each other in maintaining our sobriety.
Again, our best hope for the expiation of our sins, the increase of our good
qualities and continuous sobriety is to hold fast to the prescription that has
been so graciously given us in Qur’an and the Sunnah (way, path) of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
This, in Millati Islami, is
the seventh step.
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5.
All fasting is
for the very same purpose, which is to ______ ___ _________ and to become
_______ ________ of Allah.
6.
In other
words, the ___________ is to move at the pace in your recovery in Millati Islami that best insure
your ____________ _____________.
7.
We ___________
and _______ each other in maintaining our sobriety.
8.
Again, our
best hope for the __________ of our sins, the __________ __ ___ _____
_________and ___________ ________ is to hold fast to the prescription that has
been so graciously given us in Qur’an and the Sunnah (way, path) of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
8.) We made a list of persons we have harmed and
became willing to make amends to them all.
We are taught in Islam that the very purpose for our
having been created is to serve our Lord, Allah. There is a similar parallel saying in AA. It
is written regarding the 8th step.
To quote, “Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be
of maximum service to God and the people about us”, end of quote. We are also taught in Islam to reduce our
business to writing, if at all possible. To a recovering/repentant servant of
Allah, there is no greater business than sane, sober service to our Creator.
QUR’AN 3:134:
Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who
restrain anger, and pardon (all) men;- for Allah loves
those who do good;-
It is necessary for the vessel that contains “us
inside”, to clean itself, by Allah’s leave, if we are to truly become the
goodly servants of Allah that all Muslims should strive to become. There is no
doubt that willingly or unwillingly, we are all servants of Allah. But when we
are striving to be of the most excellent character, we must remove from our
psyche the weight of unnecessary guilt, shame and remorse and then afterwards
keep a “clean
house”. I am sure that most of us that have been involved in the drug and drink
culture have borrowed, stolen, lied, cheated and bam-boozled
many of our friends, family and others. We have acted in a very UN-Islamic
fashion for sure. We have often at times not behaved in just a regular
humanistic, civil manner. Upon sobering up, we may eventually find that the
remembrance of past ill deeds can begin to weigh us down, and hence slow our
recovery. This is a very critical time in the recovery process, and if the work
has not been thoroughly done prior to this step, some may falter. The very
description of our Islamic 12-step program, Millati Islami, is recovery/repentance.
Repent:
Definition 3, best defines our goal in taking a
thorough step 8.
We are aware that amends cannot be made in some
situations. But as Muslims, we are never
to forget that Allah knows the heart of HIS servant. The desire to amend a past
wrong should always be there. Prayers for mercy to Allah are always the order
of the day for true believers. The 1st objective is to become a
sane, sober servant of Allah. Next, we should desire for our brothers and
sisters what we desire for ourselves. These are very difficult orders to fill
if we remain trapped in our own remorseful past. We are then unable to reach out a helping
hand in any good cause when it is needed. We indeed must first feel some
remorse for our past deeds. That we can feel ill at ease about harm done to
another is a divine gift from Allah. It is akin to compassion. BUT we are not
to ‘stay stuck” in that guilty past. We are to do the very best that we can in
“mending” that past. This “mending”, is the eighth step of Millati
Islami.
Millati Islami Step Eight Worksheet (use extra paper if there is
need)
1.
What is the definition of amend?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.
According to Qur’an, what
is the purpose for man having been created?_________________________________________________________________________
3.
We are also taught in Islam to _____ ___ ______ ___
__________, if at all possible.
4.
QUR’AN 3:134
Those who spend (freely), ____________________, or in _____________; who
restrain anger, and pardon (all) men;- for Allah loves those who do good;-
5.
When we are striving to be of the most excellent
character, we must remove from our psyche the weight of unnecessary ________,________ and____________ and then
afterwards keep a “clean house”.
6.
Most of us that have been involved in the drug and
drink culture have ________, _____, ______ ____________and______________ many
of our friends, family and others.
7.
The very description of our Islamic 12-step program, Millati Islami, is
_____________/______________.
8.
For Millati Islami, what is the most appropriate definition of repent?______________________________________________________________________________________________
9.
Can an amend be made to the
person or persons in every instance? (circle one) yes—no
10.
What does remaining trapped in our remorseful past
PREVENT us from being able to
do?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-
Millati
Islami Step Nine
9.) We made direct amends to such people
wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
We have now arrived at the “going
forth” part of our “mending” steps. Action is required. Moving forth in
positive action will have already become a part of our recovery/repentance
program by the time that we have arrived at step nine. What is different is
that we must actually involve other people in our recovery that may or may not
be pleased to see us. Our faith is, if we have been as thorough as we possibly
could be in working our Millati Islami
steps up to this point, then Allah will make our way as easy as possible. Allah
has promised that He will not put any burden on us that we cannot handle. Allah
never breaks His promises. We can handle what is now before us to do.
We know that there are instances of past
behavior that can possibly land us in big time trouble if we go and “stir the
leaves”. We are also well aware of what
AA says in step nine. This is one of the most critical steps that we as Muslims
attempting to follow our deen must observe. There are
certain things of our past that Allah alone is suppose to know. There are also
certain instances of just letting the past stay in the past that must occur.
Allah has enjoined on the believers to often times cover the faults of one
another. However this does not let us off the hook for correcting what is
within our ability to correct.
Muslims are a people that are not left without
an example of how to handle many if not all of life’s situations. We must ever
turn to Qur’an and the Sunnah
of Prophet Muhammad (may the peace and prayers be upon
him).
Some of the Prophet’s (pbuh)
examples of repaying debts:
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 570:
Narrated Jabir
bin 'Abdullah:
While I was in the company of the
Prophet (pbuh) in one of his Ghazawat,
he asked, "What is wrong with your camel? Will you sell it?" I
replied in the affirmative and sold it to him. When he reached
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 571:
Narrated Al-Amash:
When we were with Ibrahim,
we talked about mortgaging in deals of Salam. Ibrahim narrated from Aswad that
'Aisha had said, "The Prophet (pbuh) bought some foodstuff on credit from a Jew and
mortgaged an iron armor to him."
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 572:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (pbuh)
said, "Whoever takes the money of the people with the intention of
repaying it, Allah will repay it on his behalf, and whoever takes it in order
to spoil it, then Allah will spoil him."
And in closing our discourse on Step 9, just a
reminder of how merciful Allah is to the believer…………………
Volume 3, Book 41, Number 573:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
Once, while I was in the company of the
Prophet, he saw the mountain of Uhud and said,
"I would not like to have this mountain turned into gold for me unless
nothing of it, not even a single Dinar remains of it
with me for more than three days (i.e. I will spend all of it in Allah's
Cause), except that Dinar which I will keep for
repaying debts." Then he said, "Those who are rich in this world
would have little reward in the Hereafter except those who spend their money
here and there (in Allah's Cause), and they are few in number." Then he
ordered me to stay at my place and went not far away. I heard a voice and
intended to go to him but I remembered his order, "Stay at your place till
I return." On his return I said, "O Allah's Apostle! (What was) that
noise which I heard?" He said, "Did you hear anything?" I said,
"Yes." He said, "Gabriel came and said to me, 'Whoever amongst
your followers dies, worshipping none along with Allah, will enter
This, dear believer is Millati
Islami’s step nine.
7.
While I was in
the company of the ______ (pbuh)in
one of his Ghazawat, he asked, "What is wrong
with your camel? Will you sell it?" I replied in the ________ and sold it
to him. When he reached
8.
When we were
with _______, we talked about mortgaging in deals of Salam.
Ibrahim narrated from Aswad
that '________ had said, "The Prophet (pbuh)
bought some _________ __ ________ from a Jew and mortgaged an
iron armor to him."
9.
The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Whoever _____ ____ _____ __ _____ with
the intention of repaying it, Allah will repay it on his behalf, and whoever
takes it in order to spoil it, then Allah will spoil him."
10.
'Whoever
amongst your followers dies, ______ ___ ____ ____ _____, will enter
Millati
Islami Step Ten
10.) We continued to take personal inventory and when
we were wrong promptly admitted it.
We are now at a place in our Islamic 12-step program that
should allow us to begin feeling some relief from our past addictions and the
associated behaviors. We surely will want to do whatever is necessary to
maintain AND retain our newfound sobriety. This brings us to Step 10 of Millati Islami.
We took a thorough inventory in step 4. We became aware of
what has caused us so much of our dysfunctional thinking and actions, even
prior to having become so submerged in the drug and drink culture. Having done
this, we will certainly want to have some insurance from such behavior
returning.
In Islam, there are suggested approaches to everything we to
do in life. As recovering/repentant addicts, we are in a position to take an
even greater advantage of some of these suggestions. Having gone down the
ladder of despair more often than the non-addicted, we are well aware of the
mercy that Allah has bestowed on us by pulling us back from the brink of the
hellfire, and the great and double blessing of having made us Muslims. We will
speak more about prayers and meditation in our last 2 steps of Millati Islami, but we shall
mention just a few here for the believer who has arrived at step 10. Prayers
for Patience, when we have seen impatience cause us so much harm,
Surah 7) 126. "But thou dost wreak thy vengeance on us simply
because we believed in the Signs of our Lord when they reached us! (prayerà)
Our Lord! pour out on us patience and constancy, and
take our souls unto thee as Muslims (who bow to thy will)!
Surah 16 ) 127. And do thou be patient, for thy patience is but from Allah.
nor grieve over them: and distress not thyself because
of their plots.
(cont.)128. For Allah is with those who restrain themselves, and those
who do good.
perseverance, when we have truly come
to learn that half-measures truly does bring at best half solutions
Surah 2) 250. When they advanced to meet Goliath and his forces, they
prayed:
( prayerà) "Our
Lord! Pour out constancy on us and make our steps firm: Help us against
those that reject faith."
and prayers for steadfastness,
because we have learned through our difficult lives filled with weak resolve
that we must work, have faith,
Surah 9) 129. But if they turn away, (prayerà) Say:
"(Allah) suffices me: there is no god but He: On Him is my trust,- He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme!"
and
stay steady on this Millati Islami,
the Path to Peace.
6.
Our Lord! pour out on us ________ and ____________, and take our souls
unto thee as Muslims (who bow to thy will)!
7.
And do thou __
__________, for thy ____________ is but from Allah. nor
grieve over them: and _______ ______ thyself because of their plots.
8.
"Our
Lord! ______ _____ ____________ on us and make our steps firm: …
10.
"(Allah) sufficeth me: there is no god but He: On _____ __ __
_______,- He the ______ __ __ ________ (of Glory)
Supreme!"
Millati
Islami Step Eleven
11.) We sought through Salaat
and Iqraa to improve our understanding of Taqwa and Ihsan.
Salaat-Prayer
Iqraa-Reading
and studying
Taqwa-God
consciousness, to have proper love and respect for Allah
Ihsan- Even
though we cannot see Allah, he does see us
We have already begun to approach the subject of
prayer. As we state in the
“HOPE THROUGH MILLATI ISLAMI”, we recover from salat to salat. This is the
Islamic way. The 5 daily prayers can be compared to a man (or woman) that bathes
5 times a day. How unclean can he/she become?
Not very is the answer. We take
the approach in Millati Islami
that we can only know our Lord, Allah, through His revealed book, the Qur’an and the saying and reports of the Prophet Muhammad
(Peace and prayers be upon him), as given in the authentic Hadiths.
We as Muslims, in particular, recovering/repentant Muslims, cannot afford to
deviate from this. We have, in the past, deviated too far, for too long. We have been saved from a living death, and
are now preparing ourselves for the true service that has been given us by
Allah. Our service is to bring recovery AND Islam, hand in hand, to our other
suffering brothers and sisters. We, in Millati Islami, do not view one as independent of the other. For
one’s service to Allah to be effective, requires clear and sober thinking. It
is also our belief that we are positioned to be more than able to carry this
message of Islamic Recovery/Repentance due to our experiences in the drug/drink
culture and in Islam.
IQRAA,
or reading and studying has been enjoined upon us by
Allah and His Messenger (SAW). This, so
that you cannot be mislead…
Volume 1, Book 3, Number 100:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al' As:
I heard Allah's Apostle (SAW)
saying, "Allah does not take away the knowledge, by taking it away from
(the hearts of) the people, but takes it away by the death of the religious
learned men till when none of the (religious learned men) remains, people will
take as their leaders ignorant persons who when consulted will give their
verdict without knowledge. So they will go astray and will lead the people
astray."
…….and the study of the Book, is
our protection from ignorance and misguidance…..
Volume 1, Book 3, Number 75:
Narrated Ibn
'Abbas:
Once the Prophet embraced me and
said, "O Allah! Bestow on him the knowledge of the Book (Qur'an)."
TAQWA-God consciousness, to have proper
love and respect for Allah..
A
True Muslim
The Believers must have Taqwa. The Taqwa means to fear and love Allah (SWT). The Believers
must live as true Muslims and die as true Muslims.
"O
Believers, have taqwa (God-consciousness) of Allah as
much as is due to Him, and do not die unless you are Muslims." (3:102)
"They
indeed are the losers who deny their meeting with Allah, until the time when
the hour (of death) comes upon them suddenly. They cry: Alas for us, that we
neglected it! They bear upon their back their burdens. Evil is the burden that
they bear." (6:31)
IHSAN "It is to worship Allah as though you see Him, and while you
see Him not truly He sees you" (Saying of the Prophet, pbuh)
The meaning of Ihsan
is to do things in the best of ways, to perfect all acts of worship and to
perform them as we were commanded to do so, while observing the rights of Allah
within them. It is to be vigilant with an awareness
that Allah is watching you. It is to have the presence of His greatness and
Majesty in your heart, and in doing so to have a present heart.
Ihsan is thus a means through which, in worshipping your Lord as
if you see Him, the servant is able to perfect his worship. For if you were to
see your Lord before you, your performance would be to the best of your ability,
with much greater care and attention being given to both your inward and your
outward actions, attempting to perform them in the best of ways. As for the
statement, 'if you can't see Him, then know that He sees you'. What is
indicated here is that although a servant cannot see his Lord, Allah, Most
High, can see Him and "He is," as the Prophet (pbuh)
has said, "in truth present in the qiblah (center,direction) of everyone of you."
The state of separation in which we
live is due to the veils which hide Him from our sight; but even in apparent
separation we are never alone or unobserved; He sees not only our every action
but our every thought; He is al-Khabir, the
Totally Aware, from whose all-embracing consciousness nothing is hidden. This concludes step 11 of Millati
Islami….on to the worksheet…….
Millati
Islami Step Eleven Worksheet
1.
As we state in the “____ _______ _______ ______”, we
recover from ____ to ______.
2.
The 5 daily prayers can be compared to(please complete)____________________________________________________________________________________________
3.
We take the approach in Millati
Islami that we can only know our Lord, Allah, ______
___ ________ ____________ and the saying and reports of the Prophet Muhammad
(Peace and prayers be upon him), as given in the ______________ ____________.
4.
We have been _____ ____ __ ____ _____, and are now
preparing ourselves for the true service that has been given us by Allah.
5.
Our service is to bring ________AND _______, hand in
hand, to our other suffering brothers and sisters. We, in Millati
Islami, do not view one as independent of the other.
6.
For one’s service to Allah to be effective, requires
_____and ______thinking. It is also our belief that we are positioned to be more
than able to carry this message of ___________________________ due to our
experiences in the drug/drink culture and in Islam.
7.
Please define Iqraa.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8.
Please define
Taqwa._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9.
Please define
Ihsan.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10.
What does Step 11
prepare us for (in your own
words)?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________