Brothers and sisters! The topic of my khutba today is: “Truthfulness.” I will try to share some thoughts with you on the meaning of truthfulness as a moral virtue in Islam. It is well known that truthfulness and honesty have always been regarded as great virtues, and falsehood and deceit have always been considered as … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! There is a hadith that conveys a very important advice and a general ruling in Islam on seeking protection of Allah. In a version narrated by Ibn Abbas in Musnad Ahmad, it reads: “Be mindful of Allah, you shall find Him in front of you. Get to know Allah in prosperity and … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! We obtain our guidance from two primary sources of Islam: the Qur’an and the Sunnah. Both these sources declare that civic engagement is an obligation. InshaAllah, my khutba today is on the topic: “Obligation of Civic Engagement.” What exactly do we mean by civic engagement? There is no single, widely agreed-upon meaning … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! The ayat 190 to 194 of Surat Aal ‘Imran are very significant in terms of understanding the subject matter of iman and learning to increase one’s iman through contemplation (tafakkur). InshaAllah in today’s khutbah, I’ll be briefly discussing the tafsir of these ayat. It is reported that one day Bilal (RA) came … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! In today’s khutba, the topic of discussion is: ‘the lawful and the unlawful in Islam.’ It is narrated that a companion of the Prophet (SAW) by the name of An-Nu’man bin Bashir said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah say: ‘That which is lawful is clear, and that which is unlawful is … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! There is an ayah in Surat al-Baqarah, in which Allah (SWT) addressing the Prophet (SAW) said, وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ “When My servants ask you about Me, say that I am near. I respond to the call of one … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! I want to share some thoughts with you on how the Muslim community across America is generally feeling after the 2016 presidential election. How do we go about confronting the ever-growing challenges that we face in present day America and how do we go about cashing in on the opportunities available … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! Today’s khutba is Part 2 of my previous khutba in which there was a discussion of the stage of wilayah or ihsan, in light of ayat 30 to 32 of Surat Fussilat. People who attain the level of ihsan are those whose first priority and preoccupation in this world is to invest … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! My khutba today is the first of a series of khutbas that I intend to give on the conditions of success according to the Qur’an in light of verses 30 to 36 of Surat Fussilat. The verses 30 to 32 of Surat Fussilat say, إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! Today’s khutba is a continuation and concluding part of my previous two khutbas on the fundamentals of wisdom in light of a few verses of Surat Luqman. In our discussion of verses 12 to 16 of this surah, we came to know how man using his pure nature guided by human reasoning … [Read more…]
