Knowledge

Khutba: Love for the Prophet, saw, and prayer for him.

Allah, may He be exalted, says in His Noble Book: “And We have not sent you except as a mercy to all the worlds.” The Messenger of Allah is a mercy to the entire creation, for He was sent with a message from our Creator valid for all nations and until the end of time; with a light and knowledge …

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Khutba: Brotherhood and friendship.

Allah has created the human being and made him a creature who seeks life in community. Moreover, without community life, the human being cannot be complete. It is only through interaction with others that human beings can become perfect and know themselves. Allah says in the Qur’an: Men! We created you from a male and a female, and We made …

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The role of the ‘tasawwuf’ as a protector of society against extremism.

The title of today’s talk, of today’s conference, is the function of tasawwuf, of Sufism, as the protector of society against extremism. I’ll start by talking about what extremism is, which means ‘pushing something to its limit, to its extreme, or the fact that something is extreme, or advocating for measures or having opinions that are extreme’. Today, the word …

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Khutba: The Intellect.

Praise be to Allah, who created and taught man what he did not know. Who gave him the kalam and the intellect to reflect. Who guides him in the misdirection. His are the praises in heaven and on earth, His is power and knowledge. He knows the manifest and the hidden. I testify that there is no god but Allah, …

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Eid to Fitr 2016 Khutba

Muslims, I urge you to have Taqwa from Allah, for Taqwa is what unites our hearts and what will give us a high position in the Hereafter. “You who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and do not die without being subdued.” Servants of Allah, rejoice for today. Rejoice and rejoice that you have completed the month of …

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Khutba in response to the Paris attacks

Muslims, I urge you to have Taqwa from Allah. “And bring provisions, although the best provision is the fear (of Allah). So beware, you who understand the essence of things.” Allah says in His Book: “And whoever has made the weight of a tiny particle of good will see it; and he who has made the weight of a minimum …

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