“Allah has made the pilgrimage to the House obligatory for those who can have the means and access to reach it, and whoever still denies the truth, then Allah has no need of anyone”. (Quran 3:97) وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا Eid-Ul Adha Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Tuesday Jul 20th, 2021 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 10st of Dhul Hijjah 1441 Hijri.
Adam, People and the Ka’aba
“The first [Sacred] House that was dedicated for humanity [to worship their Lord] is that one in Bacca, and which is full of blessings and guidance for all mankind. ﴾96﴿ In it are manifest signs, including the station where Abraham stood, and whoever enters it is safe;- and [in that regard,] Allah has made the pilgrimage to the House obligatory for those who can have the means and access to reach it, and whoever still disbelieve [in this Message], then Allah has no need of anyone”. (Quran 3:96-97) إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَالَمِينَ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday Jul 16th, 2021 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 6st of Dhul Hijjah 1441 Hijri.
You Need Religion For Peace
“Payment of the debt one owes to Allah [Azza wa Jalla] takes precedence and priority to pay over paying one’s debts to people”. “Pay Allah’s Debt first, and He will help you pay your debts to His creation, and only Allah has the means to provide the resources He makes available to whomever He Wills”. دَيْنُ اللهِ أَحَقُّ بِالأَداءِ مِنْ دَيْن الْعَبْدِ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday Jul 9th, 2021 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 29th of Dhul Qa’dah 1441 Hijri.
Heaven and Hell
“O children of Adam! Whenever messengers [chosen] from among yourselves come and narrate My revelations to you, whoever complies with piety and conforms will have nothing to fear or to be sorrowful about [in the hereafter]”. (Quran 7:35) يَا بَنِي آدَمَ إِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّنكُمْ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِي ۙ فَمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ وَأَصْلَحَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ “Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday July 2nd, 2021 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 22nd of Dhul Qa’dah 1441 Hijri.
Your Call To True Life
“O believers, O people! Answer the call of the Divine Sovereign Lord and the call of the Messenger when He invites you to what brings you true life, and know that Allah controls any shift in one’s heart, and that your final assembly will bring you back to Him”. (Quran 8:24) يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ “Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday June 25th, 2021 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 15th of Dhul Qa’dah 1441 Hijri.
Trials of the Blessed
“Here comes to you evident proofs from your Lord. Hence, whoever can see it with clarity, the benefit will be his, and whoever does not want to see the reality [as it is], it will be to his own detriment, and I am not here a keeper over you”. (Quran 6:104) قَدْ جَاءَكُم بَصَائِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَمَنْ أَبْصَرَ فَلِنَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَنْ عَمِيَ فَعَلَيْهَا ۚ وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍ “Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday June 18th, 2021 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 8th of Dhul Qa’dah 1441 Hijri.
The Prophets of Islam & the Message of Peace
“Were you present witnesses when death came to Jacob? When he said to his children: “What will you adore after me,” they replied: “We shall adore your Divine Sovereign Lord Who is the Divine Sovereign Lord of your fathers Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac, the One [and only] Divine Sovereign Lord, and we surrender [in Islam] to Him”. (Quran 2:133) أَمْ كُنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءَ إِذْ حَضَرَ يَعْقُوبَ الْمَوْتُ إِذْ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِي قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ إِلَهَكَ وَإِلَهَ آبَائِكَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ “Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday June 11th, 2021 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 1st of Dhul Qa’dah 1441 Hijri.
Allah Defines the Straight Path
“Allah is the One Who defines the straight path. Some pathways are detached [from it], and had it been Allah’s Will, He would have guided all of you [on the straight path]”. (Quran 16:9) وَعَلَى اللَّهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِيلِ وَمِنْهَا جَائِرٌ ۚ وَلَوْ شَاءَ لَهَدَاكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday June 4th, 2021 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 23rd of Shawwal 1442 Hijri.
The Gateways of Divine Guidance
“[Behold!] You have now received a Light from Allah as well as an explicit Book. With it, Allah guides to the path of peace those who follow and seek His blessings, and He delivers them out of [the pathway of] darkness into the Light by His permission, and Allah is He Who guides them towards a Straight Path”. (Quran 5:15-16) لَقَدْ جَاءَكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِينٌ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday May 28th, 2021 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 16th of Shawwal 1442 Hijri.
The Presence of Your Lord Remains Forever
“And whichever direction you turn, Allah’s presence is surely there, for Allah is indeed the All-Pervading and the All-Knowing.” (Quran 2:115) فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday May 21st, 2021 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 9th of Shawwal 1442 Hijri.