Alhamdulillah, we are about to enter into the blessed month of Dhul-Hijjah. In sha Allah, in my khutba today, I’ll talk about some of the virtues of the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, and some of the righteous deeds we should do in them. In His infinite wisdom, Allah (SWT) has made some periods … [Read more…]
In today’s Khutba, I intend to talk to you about our Islamic culture. My Khutba will address questions such as “What is culture?” Does Islam have a distinct culture? What are some of the core features of the Islamic culture? Is the Islamic culture monolithic or is it diverse? Are there some elements in the … [Read more…]
In today’s Khutba, I intend to share with you the meaning and explanation of verse 90 of Surat an-Nahl. Imam Ibn Kathir reported that Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (RA) said that the most comprehensive verse of the Qur’an appears in Surat al-Nahl, and it is this verse he referred to. إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ … [Read more…]
The topic of today’s Khutba is based on verses 30 to 32 of Surat Fussilat. These blessed verses talk about those special people who say that Allah is their Rabb and then they remain firm on what they say. إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا … [Read more…]
Brothers and Sisters! Alhamdulillah, we are all Muslims. We say, we claim, and we believe that we have submitted ourselves to the will of Allah (SWT). But let us ask ourselves with full sincerity; have we actually humbled and submitted ourselves to Him? If we have, then do we find khushu’ i.e., a state of … [Read more…]
My dear brothers and sisters! In my khutba today, I wish to share some thoughts with yon on the subject of happiness. What is true happiness? Who is a happy person? How can we find happiness in our lives? Each one of us wants to feel happy. All of us want to find an inner … [Read more…]
My dear brothers and sisters! In today’s khutba, I intend sharing with you some thoughts on the subject of gratitude or thankfulness and gratefulness to Allah (SWT). What is gratitude all about? What is its importance? What are its benefits? How to attain it? These are some of the issues that I’ll try to address … [Read more…]
In today’s khutba, I intend to talk on something that we all experience in our lives. It is the phenomenon of suffering. Every human being, without exception, at some time or other has to endure hardship, pain, and suffering. One may well ask, “Why does pain and sufferings exist in the world?” We see people … [Read more…]
My Khutba today is on the topic of al-Muhasabah which means taking account of oneself or subjecting oneself to self-assessment. Do we take out some time in our busy lives to do this? Ideally, we should be engaged in self-assessment every day; assessing our actions, our emotions, and our thoughts. This will prepare us for … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! Are we making the best use of time in this life? Are we fulfilling both our religious and worldly responsibilities? Are we even conscious about how we are using our time? These are some of the questions we should be asking ourselves to make best use of our time and to get … [Read more…]
