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Khutba

I’tikaaf, the Spiritual Retreat

“This is the way of your father Abraham. He is the one who earlier named you Muslims, and in this [Book] as well.” ﴾Quran 22:78﴿ مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ۚ هُوَ سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِن قَبْلُ ﴿٧٨﴾ (سورة الحج 22) Friday Khutba sermon delivered July 3rd, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 16th of Ramadan 1436 Hijri

Mosque, the Sacred House of Worship

“Houses Allah has permitted them to be raised, where celebration of His Name is invoked morning and before sundown.” ﴾Quran 24:36﴿ فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّـهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ فِيهَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ Friday Khutba sermon delivered June 19th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 2nd of Ramadan 1436 Hijri

Supremacy Belongs Only To Allah

“And do not think of yourselves to have higher authority than that of Allah. I have come to you here with a clear proof [of my mission].” ﴾Quran 44:19﴿ وَأَن لَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَى اللَّـهِ ۖ إِنِّي آتِيكُم بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ Friday Khutba sermon delivered June 5th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 18th of Sha’ban 1436 Hijri

Excellence of Character

“Whoever does righteous deeds having faith, whether a male or a female, We will grant him a good life, and We will compensate them later with better rewards than what they did.” ﴾Quran 16:97﴿ مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ Friday Khutba sermon delivered May 29th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 11th of Sha’ban 1436 Hijri

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 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

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…