Shadowing Practice: معضلة الشّرّ | الشّيخ عمر سُليمان - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Dear brothers and sisters, arguably the most difficult question of faith It's theodicy.
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is the question of why.
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Now if you go through the pillars in the arkan of Iman, then you see that the last of the articles of faith is the belief in the qada and qadr of Allah .
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The belief in the divine decree and the predestination of Allah .
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But that is the pillar as Abdullah ibn Abbas says that if a person establishes it, then they establish their tawheed.
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And if a person destroys it, then they destroy their tawheed.
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It is the most difficult thing to wrap our heads around.
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The most difficult things for our hearts to accept
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The most difficult thing for us to stomach when we see tragedies unfolding before our eyes, the way we see Aleppo, Halab unfolding before our eyes.
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And quite frankly, without the belief in Allah, and without the belief in the Akhirah, the belief in the hereafter, nothing makes sense.
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Nothing makes sense.
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Interestingly enough, when you go through the Qur 'an, Allah stresses belief in Allah and belief in the hereafter.
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You don't see stress as much as you do on those things.
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in belief in Al -Qadā wa Al -Qadr, belief in Divine Decree, even though that is the pillar in the article that most people will struggle with.
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And there is a very important reason for that.
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Because just as without a strong belief in Allah and the hereafter, nothing makes sense, with a strong belief in Allah and the hereafter, everything makes sense.
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Everything is digestible.
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Everything is acceptable.
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Everything is tranquil.
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Even in the greatest times of chaos, and havoc.
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Everything can be resolved with the belief in Allah and with the belief in the hereafter.
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And that's why Allah stresses it.
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When Allah says, "Man amana billahi wal yawmul akhir" Whoever believes in Allah on the last day, everything comes in between those two.
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So he sends his angels to his messengers with messages to preach the belief in Allah and the belief in the hereafter.
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And that resolves the problem of that question.
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So when we talk about the believers and those that go through difficulty in this life, and are unfairly tormented for their belief in Allah,
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or never see the fruits of their faith in this world, then we remember that as Allah tells us in the Quran,
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"إن الله لا يضيع أجر المحسنين" Allah does not let The good deeds of the believers go to waste.
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Two implications in there.
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Number one, a God who rewards.
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Number two, a time after this time in which that reward would be fully realized.
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Or, إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّ الصَّابِرُونَ أَجْرَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ When a person suffers, whether that suffering is something that's due to a disease or an illness,
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or it's due to oppression or transgression,
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reward their patients in ways that cannot be quantified.
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But then what about on the other side?
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Those that transgress and the oppressors.
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وَلَا تَحْزَبَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِرًا عَمَّا يَعْمَنَ الظَّارِمُونَ Do not think that Allah is unaware of what the oppressors do.
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إِنَّمَا يُأْخِرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ Allah delays them to a day.
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As the Prophet says, "Innallaha layumni lil -dhalim hatta ida akhadahu lam yuflithu"
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that Allah delays the oppressor until he snatches him and he never lets him
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This C1 speaking lesson is built on the video “معضلة الشّرّ”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Allah, belief, hereafter, difficult, sense. This video has 40 sentences and 531 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:33. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| hereafter adverb | /hɪɹˈæftɚ/ | From now on. |
| oppressor noun | Someone who oppresses another or others. | |
| pillar noun | /ˈpɪlɚ/ | A large post, often used as supporting architecture. |
| unfold verb | /ʌnˈfoʊld/ | To undo a folding. |
| believer noun | /bɪˈlivɚ/ | A person who believes; especially regarding religion. |
| decree noun | /dɪˈkɹiː/ | An edict or law. |
| digestible adjective | /daɪˈdʒɛstəbəɫ/ | Capable of being digested. |
| hattah noun | A headscarf, a keffiyeh. | |
| predestination noun | /pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate. |
| quantify verb | /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/ | To assign a quantity to. |
| theodicy noun | /θiˈɑd.ɪ.si/ | A justification of a deity or of particular attributes of a deity; specifically, a justification of the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or… |
| torment noun | /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/ | Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture. |
| tranquil adjective | /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/ | Free from emotional or mental disturbance. |
| transgress verb | /tɹænzˈɡɹɛs/ | To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary. |
| transgression noun | /trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/ | A violation of a law, duty or commandment. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: predestination /pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, transgression /trɑːnzˈɡrɛʃn/, implication /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/, oppression /əˈpɹɛʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: digestible /daɪˈdʒɛstəbəɫ/, predestination /pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, theodicy /θiˈɑd.ɪ.si/, implication /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like hereafter, oppressor, pillar.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.