Talking With One’s Lord
“It is not given that Allah should speak to a mortal [directly] except through inspiration, or from behind a veil [indirectly], or by sending him a messenger to convey by Allah’s permission whatever He wills, for He is certainly the Most Sublime, Exalted and All-Wise”. (Quran 42:51) وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ اللَّـهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا
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Humbleness, the Winning Bargain
“Say: “If you truly love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most-Compassionate.” Say: “Obey Allah and the Messenger.” But if they turn their backs and walk away, then Allah does not like those who deny the truth”. (Quran 3:31-32) قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّـهَ
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The Lawful and the Harmful
“Abraham enjoined this faith [and covenant] on his children, and so did Jacob, saying: ‘O my children, Allah chose the religion for you; hence, strive not to die except [as Muslims] in surrender.’ “. (Quran 2:132) وَوَصَّىٰ بِهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَا بَنِيَّ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ اصْطَفَىٰ لَكُمُ الدِّينَ فَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ Friday Khutba by
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Seeking Divine Forgiveness
“Should My servants ask you about Me, I am indeed near, and I surely answer the prayers of one who calls upon Me. Hence, they must respond to My call, and put their faith in Me in order to attain guidance and reach true understanding”. (Quran 2:186) وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ
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Invoke Allah’s Blessings On Him
“Indeed Allah is continuously endowing the Prophet with His Grace, and the malã’ika angels too; they are constantly invoking Allah’s blessings on him. O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings on him, and adhere openly to his precise guidance without any reservation”. (Quran 33:56) إِنَّ اللَّـهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ
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The Spirit of Zakat
“Such ones who fulfill their Covenant with their Lord and they do not violate the trust. They also maintain the bond [with their families] according to what Allah has decreed, they fear to displease their Lord and dread the outcome of a strict accountability [on the Day of Judgment], and they seek the pleasure of
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Reckon yourself Before the Day of Reckoning
Omar Bin Al-Khattab [ral] said: “Reckon yourselves before you are brought in for reckoning, weigh yourselves, your true worth before your are weighed, for reckoning yourselves today will make it easier for you tomorrow on the Day of Reckoning, and wear your best cloak for the Grand Day of Parade, for on that Day you
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Eid-ul Fitr 1438 Hijri
“O Adam! Dwell with your wife in peace and comfort here in paradise. Eat from wherever you please therein, but do not near that tree, else you would have transgressed [against yourselves]“. يَا آدَمُ اسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ فَكُلَا مِنْ حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَـٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ Eid-ul Fitr Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili
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Islam. This Is Our Religion
“The way of religious life which is accepted by Allah is Islam, [submission to His Will]“. (Quran 3:19) وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday June 30th 2017 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 6th of Shawwal 1438 Hijri.
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By the Light of its Lord
“O believers! When the call to the congregational Salat prayers of Friday is sounded, then hasten and hearken to the admonition, join the celebration of the praises of the Divine Sovereign Lord“. (Quran 62:9) يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّـهِ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday July 7th 2017
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