My dear brothers and sisters! In today’s khutbah, I wish to share some thoughts with you 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 peace … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters in Islam! My khutba today deals with the concept of God in the Qur’an. Alhamdulillah, as Muslims, we firmly believe in the existence of Al-Hayy ul-Qayyum—the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting God Almighty. There is no doubt about it. Belief in God runs in our blood. By nature, every man and woman is a … [Read more…]
My dear respected brothers and sisters! InshaAllah, in today’s khutba, I intend to share some thoughts with you on the importance of studying the sirah of the noblest and the greatest of all souls, ever to be born; the most influential human being to set foot on earth till the end of times—our beloved Prophet … [Read more…]
Challenges and Opportunities for Muslims in America Transcript of the Friday Sermon delivered by Dr. Munawar Haque on Sept 27, 2019 Brothers and sisters! How do we as American Muslims go about confronting the ever-growing challenges that we face in present day America and how do we go about cashing in on the opportunities … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! We bid farewell to another year of the Hijrah. After the passing of the blessed month of Dhul-Hijjah, we are now in the sacred month of Muharram of the new Hijri year – 1441. Do we realize that the year contains a number of days and nights which are what makes up … [Read more…]
My dear brothers and sisters! Today’s khutba is on the topic: Sifaat ‘Ibad ur-Rahman translated in English as “Qualities of the Slaves of the Most Compassionate.” It is to be remembered that man’s voluntary obedience and worship of Allah based on his own free-will is far superior to the submission of other creatures to the … [Read more…]
Alhamdulillah, this is the season of Hajj and about two weeks from now, we will be celebrating Eid al-Adha inshaAllah. Today’s khutba is a discussion on the Hajj as a period of reawakening of the Ummah. It will not be wrong to say that just as the month of Ramadan is a season of God-consciousness … [Read more…]
My dear brothers and sisters! The topic of my khutba today is: “Islamic View of Religious Pluralism.” Religious pluralism implies the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in a society. Pluralism (تَعَدُّدِيّة in Arabic) is an attitude or policy that various religious, ethnic, racial, and political groups should be allowed to thrive in a single society. … [Read more…]
My dear respected brothers and sisters! My khutba today is on the topic: “Responding to Allah (SWT).” There is a verse in Surat al-Baqarah, which says: وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ “When My servants ask you about Me, say that I am … [Read more…]
Brothers and sisters! In today’s khutba, I wish to share some thoughts with you on the topic of iman. What is meant by iman and what are its implications? In order to understand the real meaning of iman, it is necessary to realize that any man who has attained maturity of intelligence should begin to … [Read more…]
