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The Islamic calendarFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 27, 2026.

Use the new Hijri year to restart

Al-Shareef

“This is the time to reflect.”

The khateeb, at 16:28

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In one sentence

Because time, knowledge, and every ability are gifts from Allah, Muslims should use the new Hijri year to pursue prayer, learning, ethical work, community service, and continual repentance for success in both worlds.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Reflect on time, mortality, blessings, and self-evaluation at the beginning of 1448 Hijri.
  2. Use Ashura and the stories of Musa and Ibrahim as examples of faith, courage, and submission.
  3. Recognize Allah's wisdom through human knowledge, AI, the brain, and the natural world.
  4. Pursue balanced success through education, technical skills, halal income, ethical contracts, family communication, and anger control.
  5. Set concrete goals for prayer, mosque attendance, Quran study, community unity, justice, and service.
  6. Return to Allah after failure through repentance, forgiveness, restored relationships, and hope while praying for peace and the afflicted.
Try this week
Review personal goals and priorities for 1448 Hijri, identify causes of failure, and restart after setbacks.
Protect all five daily prayers and pray in the masjid whenever circumstances permit.
Study the Quran consistently and become a student of its guidance.
Develop contemporary and technical skills, work hard, seek halal income, and honor contracts.
Improve family communication, control anger, mend relationships promptly, forgive, and move forward.
Become active in the community by caring for neighbors, standing against injustice and discrimination, supporting immigrants, feeding hungry people, and visiting the sick.
Return to Allah and the masjid after mistakes, seek tawbah, and do not give up hope.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 103Time is presented as a warning of loss, with faith, good deeds, truth, and patience as the remedy.
Surah 102Material accumulation distracts people until death and the grave.
Surah 20Listeners are directed to study Musa's journey, courage, persecution, and resistance to tyranny.
Surah 28Listeners are directed to study Musa's journey, courage, persecution, and resistance to tyranny.
Surah 17The warning that the Messenger's people abandoned the Quran motivates renewed Quran study and practice.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“This is the time to ponder This is the time to reflect This is time for self-evaluation”
Al-Shareef · Long Beach, CA
Play from 16:28
“How is my five time prayer? That's the number one goal That's the number one key For submission to Allah”
Al-Shareef · Long Beach, CA
Play from 30:46
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Imam Farooki reminded us that time is a gift from Allah and that a new Hijri year is a good moment to examine how we are living. Our knowledge, minds, work, and the beauty of creation should lead us to recognize Allah and serve Him with gratitude. He encouraged us to set practical goals, beginning with the five daily prayers and Quran study, while also working hard, earning halal income, and caring for our families. When we fail or sin, we should return to Allah, ask for forgiveness, repair relationships, and begin again. We should also serve our neighbors, stand for justice, help people in need, and pray for peace and those who are suffering.

  1. What is one prayer or personal habit you would like to strengthen this year?
  2. How can we use technology wisely while remembering that knowledge is a gift from Allah?
  3. Who in our neighborhood or community could use our help this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Al-Shareef2104 Orange Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806Jumu'ah 1:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Al-Shareef43 khutbahs
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