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Honored to sign my first bill out in the community. Last night, we made Washington the first state to recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays. Grateful for sponsors Sen. Trudeau and Rep. Salahuddin for their work on this important legislation.

‫وَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِیَاۤءُ بَعۡضٍۚ إِلَّا تَفۡعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتۡنَةࣱ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَفَسَادࣱ كَبِیرࣱ﴿ ٧٣ ﴾‬ Al Quran, Surah Al-Anfāl, Ayah 73

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‫كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ ذَاۤىِٕقَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوۡنَ أُجُورَكُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِۖ فَمَن زُحۡزِحَ عَنِ ٱلنَّارِ وَأُدۡخِلَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ فَقَدۡ فَازَۗ وَمَا ٱلۡحَیَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡیَاۤ إِلَّا مَتَـٰعُ ٱلۡغُرُورِ﴿ ١٨٥ ﴾‬ Al Quran, Surah Āli-ʿImrān, Ayah 185

‫وَأَطِیعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ﴿ ١٣٢ ﴾‬ And obey Allāh and the Messenger that you may obtain mercy. اور اللہ اور رسول کا حکم مان لو، توقع ہے کہ تم پر رحم کیا جائے گا Al Auran, Surah Āli-ʿImrān, Ayah 132

‫إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ﴿ ١٤ ﴾‬ Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified. ان میں سے ہر ایک نے رسولوں کو جھٹلایا اور میری عقوبت کا فیصلہ اس پر چسپاں ہو کر رہا Al Quran, Surah Ṣād, Ayah 14

‫وَلَنَبۡلُوَنَّكُم بِشَیۡءࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ وَٱلۡجُوعِ وَنَقۡصࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡوَ ٰ⁠لِ وَٱلۡأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَ ٰ⁠تِۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِینَ﴿ ١٥٥ ﴾‬ And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, Al Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 155

‫۞ قُلۡ یَـٰعِبَادِیَ ٱلَّذِینَ أَسۡرَفُوا۟ عَلَىٰۤ أَنفُسِهِمۡ لَا تَقۡنَطُوا۟ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَغۡفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِیعًاۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ﴿ ٥٣ ﴾‬ Al Quran, Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 53

‫إِنَّمَاۤ أَمۡرُهُۥۤ إِذَاۤ أَرَادَ شَیۡـًٔا أَن یَقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَیَكُونُ﴿ ٨٢ ﴾‬ His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, Be, and it is. وہ تو جب کسی چیز کا ارادہ کرتا ہے تو اس کا کام بس یہ ہے کہ اسے حکم دے کہ ہو جا اور وہ ہو جاتی ہے Al Quran, Surah Yā-Sīn, Ayah 82

‎إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَـٰلِمُ غَیۡبِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِیمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ﴿ ٣٨ ﴾ Indeed, Allāh is Knower of the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and earth. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts. Al Quran, Surah Fāṭir, Ayah 38

O mankind, indeed the promise of Allāh is truth, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allāh by the Deceiver [i.e., Satan]. Al Quran, Surah Fāṭir, Ayah 5