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Friday Sermon

The Duties of Parents and Children

“The soil of a good land brings forth its vegetation graciously by permission of its Lord, while a contaminated soil hardly brings out anything. And like that, We provide multiple lucid proofs in Our revelations [and recurring signs] for people who are grateful.” ﴾Quran 7:58﴿ وَالْبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ ۖ وَالَّذِي خَبُثَ لَا يَخْرُجُ إِلَّا نَكِدًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَشْكُرُونَ Friday Khutba sermon delivered May 22nd, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 4th of Sha’ban 1436 Hijri Also see “Trueness To One’s Parents” Khutba delivered on Friday, August 11th, 2013. 

Repent To Your Lord

“Say: “O My servants who had indulged in excesses to their own detriment, never despair of Allah’s Mercy. Indeed, Allah does forgive all sins, for He is the Oft-Forgiving and Most Compassionate Lord”. (Quran 39:53) قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّـهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا Friday Khutba sermon delivered May 15th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 26th of Rajab 1436 Hijri

Gardens of Supreme Delights

“Gardens of supreme delights which the Merciful Lord has promised His servants [who believed] in the unseen, for His promise will surely come without any doubt”. (Quran 19:61) جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدَ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ عِبَادَهُ بِالْغَيْبِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ وَعْدُهُ مَأْتِيًّا Friday Khutba sermon delivered May 8th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 12th of Rajab 1436 Hijri

The Day You Were Promised

“Never think that Allah will not fulfill the Promise He made to His Messengers“. (Quran 14:47) فَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّـهَ مُخْلِفَ وَعْدِهِ رُسُلَهُ   Friday Khutba sermon delivered May 1st, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 5th of Rajab 1436 Hijri

The All-Encompassing Lord

“His Throne encompasses the heavens and the earth, and it does not weary Him to preserve them, for He is the Most Exalted, the Magnificent“. (Quran 2:255) وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ Friday Khutba sermon delivered April 24th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 5th of Rajab 1436 Hijri

Be Kind To Your Parents

“Your Lord has decreed that you adore and worship none except Him, and to be kind to your fathers and mothers”. (Quran 17:23) رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى وَالِدَيَّ Friday Khutba sermon delivered April 17th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 28th of Jamad u-Thani 1436 Hijri

Between Aspiration and Hope

“whoever hopes to meet with his Lord, let him engage in doing righteous deeds, and never associate in his worship anyone besides his Lord.” (Quran 18:110) فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا Friday Khutba sermon delivered April 10th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 21st of Jamad u-Thani 1436 Hijri

Islam, the Call of Prophets

“When Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundation of the House, they prayed: ‘Our Lord, make both of us submitted to You, and out of our descendants a nation that submits to You. Show us our [required] rituals, and turn to us; for You are surely the Oft-Returning [in pardon and forgiveness], and the Most Merciful. Our Lord, and raise a Messenger from among them, who will recite Your revelations to them, and who will instruct them according to the Book, teach them wisdom, and purify them. You are indeed the Most Exalted in might, the All-Wise.’ (Quran 2:128-129) وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِ Friday Khutba sermon delivered April 3rd, 2015 at…

Acceptance of the Divine Will

“It would have been better for them if they were content and satisfied with what Allah and His Messenger give them, and say: “Allah is sufficient for us. What Allah gives us is His favor and that of His Messenger. We ask for Allah’s bounty, and we only seek what He destined for us.” (Quran 9:59) لَا يَقْضِي اللهُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ مِنْ قَضَاءٍ إِلَّا كَانَ خَيْراً لَهُ – إِنَّ اللهَ إِذَا قَضَى قَضَاءً أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُرْضَى بِهِ Friday Khutba sermon delivered March 27th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 7th of Jamad u-Thani 1436 Hijri