Friday Khutba

Pray With Sincerity

 “Stand firm by the straight path you were ordered to maintain, as well as those who repented with you and do not transgress, for He surely sees all that you are doing. ” (Qur’an 11:112) فَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَا أُمِرْتَ وَمَن تَابَ مَعَكَ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا ۚ إِنَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ Friday Khutbah by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday, August 18th, 2023 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 2nd of the month of Safar1445 Hijri.

Allah Is My Lord

 “He decreed the allotments of what His creation needs fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, and His throne spread on the element water ” (Hadith – Prophetic Saying) كَتَبَ اللهُ مَقَادِيَر الْخَلَائِقِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِخَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ Friday Khutbah by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday, August 11th, 2023 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 24th of the month of Muharram 1445 Hijri.

Allah Has No Needs

 “O people! You are all in need of Allah, and Allah is the One Who has no needs. He is Self-Sufficient, and He is the Most worthy of Praises.” (Qur’an 35:15) يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ وَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ    Friday Khutbah by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday, July 28th, 2023 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 10th of the month of Muharram 1445 Hijri.

Umm-ul-Kitaab

 “We also took from the Prophets their pledge, and from you, and from Noah, and Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus son of Maryam; We took from them a solemn binding covenant.” (Quran 33/7) وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ مِيثَاقَهُمْ وَمِنكَ وَمِن نُّوحٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ۖ  وَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُم مِّيثَاقًا غَلِيظًا   Eid-ul-Fitr Khutbah by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday, June 9th, 2023 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 20th of the month of Dhul-Qa’dah 1444 Hijri.

Understanding Time

 “And on the Day He gathers them in masses, it will be as though they only remained [in their graves] for an hour of a day” (Quran 10/45) وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ كَأَن لَّمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا سَاعَةً مِّنَ النَّهَارِ يَتَعَارَفُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ  Eid-ul-Fitr Khutbah by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday, May 26th, 2023 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 6th of the month of Dhul-Qa’dah 1444 Hijri.

Praise Allah

 “Allah’s Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “The first to be summoned to paradise on the day of resurrection will be those who praise God in prosperity and adversity.” (Hadith) أَوَّلُ مَنْ يُدْعَى إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ الَّذِينَ يَحْمَدُونَ اللَّهَ فِي السَّرَّاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ Eid-ul-Fitr Khutbah by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday, May 19th, 2023 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 29th of the month of Shawwal 1444 Hijri.

Be Grateful To Enjoy More

 “Say: “All of this comes as a favor from the Divine Sovereign Lord, and by His Grace and Mercy.” This is what they should really rejoice about. It is certainly much more beneficial than the material wealth they amass.” (Quran 10:58) الْيَوْمَ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ Eid-ul-Fitr Khutbah by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday, April 21st, 2023 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 1st of the month of Shawwal 1444 Hijri.

Rejoice Twice

Reading from the Friday Khutbah: “The fasting person rejoices twice, one when he breaks his fast, and the second when he meets his Lord.”  (Hadith) لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ يَفْرَحُهُمَا إِذَا أَفْطَرَ فَرِحَ، وَإِذَا لَقِيَ رَبَّهُ فَرِحَ بِصَوْمِهِ   Friday Khutbah by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday, March 31st, 2023 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 9th of the month of Ramadan 1444 Hijri.

By the Alternation of Night & Day

“There are certainly clear signs for those who are endued with intelligence [to contemplate and see] in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and day“. (Quran 3:190) إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍ لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday Jul 23rd, 2021 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 13st of Dhul Hijjah 1441 Hijri.

Zikrullah is our Identity

“O believers! Exalt the invocations of Allah’s praises incessantly, and celebrate his praises morning and evening. He is the One Who is endowing you continuously with His Grace, and His angels constantly pray for you, to deliver you out of the layers of darkness into the Light, and He is Most Compassionate towards the believers.” (Quran 33:41-43) يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّـهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday January 4th, 2019 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 28th of Rabi’u Thani 1440 Hijri.