“Such ones, when they listen to the admonition, they heed and follow what is best in its guidance. Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and such are the ones who can benefit from their good understanding”. (Qur’an 39:18) الَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُ ۚ أُولَـٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدَاهُمُ اللَّـهُ ۖ وَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمْ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ Eid-ul Fitr Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday June 29th 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 15th of Shawwal 1439 Hijri.
Importance of Reform
“[The Prophet Shuayb] said: “O my people! What do you think, if I am actually conforming to a proof, my Lord has provided me with, and also because my Lord has endowed me with extensive wealth, I would never engage in what I enjoin on you not to do. I only seek to reform what is incorrect and to the best of my ability. My success only depends on the Divine Sovereign Lord. In Him I trust, and I look up to Him and observe His dictates”. (Qur’an 11:88) إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا الْإِصْلَاحَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ ۚ وَمَا تَوْفِيقِي إِلَّا بِاللَّـهِ ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ Eid-ul Fitr Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday June 22nd 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque,…
Polishing A Tarnished Heart
“And Say [to them]: “Strive with good deeds, for Allah will see [and value] what you do, and [so will] His Messenger and the believers, and you will be brought back later to the One Who knows thoroughly the hidden mysteries of the unseen, Who already knows what is clear and manifest, and He will then inform you about all what you did”. (Qur’an 9:105) وَقُلِ اعْمَلُوا فَسَيَرَى اللَّـهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۖ وَسَتُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُون Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday June 15th 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 1st of Shawwal 1439 Hijri.
Lights of Ramadan
“O Prophet! We have indeed sent you as a witness, bearing glad tidings, and as a warner; a harbinger heralding people to Allah by His permission, and as a bright shining lamp spreading the light, and announce to the believers that they will receive an immense bounty from Allah”. (Qur’an 33:45-47) يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ شَاهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا* وَدَاعِيًا إِلَى اللَّـهِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَسِرَاجًا مُّنِيرًا Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday June 1st 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 17th of Ramadan 1439 Hijri.
Ramadan, the Month of Self-Purification
“Hasten to receive forgiveness and pardon from your Lord, and [to dwell in] a paradise that is as wide as the heaven and the earth and which is prepared for those who believe in the Absolute Divine Sovereign Lord and in [all of] His Messengers. Such is the bounteous favours which He grants to whoever He pleases, for Allah is surely the Lord of Magnificent Grace”. (Qur’an 57:21) سَابِقُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا كَعَرْضِ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ أُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّـهِ وَرُسُلِهِ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday May 25th 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 10th of Ramadan 1439 Hijri.
Ramadan, Month of Divine Compassion
“O believers, fasting is ordained for you as it was ordained for those before you as your expression of piety”. (Qur’an 2:183) يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday May 18th 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 3rd of Ramadan 1439 Hijri.
Our Faith, Our Debt
“Surely this Quran guides to what is most correct, and it gives glad tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will reap great reward, ”. (Qur’an 17:9) إِنَّ هَـٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday May 11th 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 25th of Sha’ban 1439 Hijri.
Thank You My Lord
“Their side limbs often call off their resting on their beds. They call on their Lord in reverence with aspiration that their prayers to be accepted, and they live on what We provide for them”. (Qur’an 16:32) تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday May 4th 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 18th of Sha’ban 1439 Hijri.
Retreat At the Cave of Hira
“once you withdraw from their town and [leave them to] what they worship except for Allah, then take a shelter in the cave, and your Lord will certainly extend a gift of His Mercy to you, and He will ease your present hardship”. (Qur’an 18:16) وَإِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّـهَ فَأْوُوا إِلَى الْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًا Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday April 27th 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 10th of Sha’ban 1439 Hijri.
A Covenant with the Merciful Lord
[Allah SwT says]: “Those who make a covenant with you are no less pledging their allegiance to Allah. The Hand of Allah is over their hands”. (Qur’an 48:10) إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ اللَّـهَ يَدُ اللَّـهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday April 20th 2018 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 3rd of Sha’ban 1439 Hijri.