Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, la ilaha illallah. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar; wa lillahil hamd. Alhamdulillah! Today is the blessed day of Eid. We glorify, praise, and thank Allah for His infinite blessings. We thank Allah for giving us the will, the strength and the endurance to observe fasting during … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! Alhamdulillah, we are passing through the blessed month of Ramadan. My khutbah today is on the topic: “Ramadan: Month of mercy, forgiveness, and safety from hellfire.” There are numerous manifestations of Allah’s mercy in this blessed month. It was in Ramadan that the Qur’an was sent down. It was in Ramadan that … [Read more…]
My dear brothers and sisters! Alhamdulillah, we are passing through the blessed month of Ramadan. Besides being the month of fasting, the month of Qur’an, the month of piety, patience, and forgiveness, it is also the month of spending in charitable causes to attain the pleasure of Allah (SWT). My khutba today is on the … [Read more…]
Alhamdulillah, we are passing through the blessed month of Ramadan. It is not only the month of fasting. It is also the month of the Qur’an, the month of compassion, the month of patience, the month of seeking forgiveness from Allah, the month of thankfulness to Allah, the month of spending in charitable causes to … [Read more…]
All praises and thanks are due to Allah (SWT) who has given us an opportunity inshaAllah to greet and meet the month of Ramadan, which is just another ten days from today. Today’s Khutba inshaAllah is about some aspects of the holy month of Ramadan. Let us for a moment ponder over the grim fact … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! The month of Rajab has passed and we have entered into the month of Sha’ban. Sha’ban is the name of the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. InshaAllah, we will soon be entering into the month of Ramadan. My khutba today is on the merits of the month of Sha’ban. We learn … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! The topic of today’s khutbah is “Purification of the Soul,” or Tazkiyat un-Nafs as it is called in Arabic. One of the most important tasks for which our beloved Prophet Muhammad (S) was sent was to purify the souls of people. Speaking about this, Allah (SWT) says in the Qur’an: هُوَ الَّذِي … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! There is a very insightful hadith, which mentions that one day the Prophet (S) entered the mosque and found a man from the Ansar, who was known as Abu Umamah, sitting there. The Prophet (S) asked him, “O Abu Umamah why do I see you sitting here in the mosque when … [Read more…]
The Simplicity and Universality of Islam (Feb 12, 2021) Brothers and sisters! Very often we find that there are different interpretations of Islamic rulings followed by different sects, groups, movements, and schools of thought within Islam. Even though these differences are usually on minor issues, yet they give rise to confusion in the minds … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! The verses 190 to 194 of Surat Aal ‘Imran are very significant in terms of understanding the subject matter of iman and learning to increase one’s iman through contemplation (tafakkur). InshaAllah in today’s khutbah, I’ll be briefly discussing the tafsir of these verses. It is reported that one day Bilal (RA) … [Read more…]
