Lailat-ul-Qadr, the Night of Destiny
“The Night of Destiny is certainly more rewarding than a thousand months [of devotion].” ﴾Quran 97:2﴿ إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ * وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ * لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ Friday Khutba sermon delivered July 10th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 23rd of Ramadan 1436 Hijri
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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
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Tarawih, the Night Prayers
“Consecrate part of the night [before dawn] to offering extra supererogatory [night nafl] Salat prayers, So perhaps your Lord would raise you to a further blessed and praiseworthy station of glory.” ﴾Quran 17:79﴿ وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ عَسَىٰ أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودًا Friday Khutba sermon delivered June 26th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 9th of Ramadan
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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
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Preparing for Fasting the Month of Ramadan
“Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed as guidance for humanity, and it holds manifest signs of guidance and just laws.” ﴾Quran 2:185﴿ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Friday Khutba sermon delivered June 12th, 2015 at Masjidun-Noor, the 25th of Sha’ban 1436 Hijri
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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