Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 11, 2025.
True success begins with returning to Allah
“If you are the kind of person that turns back to Allah and your heart is soft.”
In one sentence
True success comes from returning to Allah through repentance, faith, good deeds, and sincere submission rather than following cultural preferences or human definitions of rights.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Defines Islam as submission and returning to Allah.
- Contrasts divine guidance with human claims, culture, and personal rights.
- Explains repentance, faith, and good deeds as the path to true success.
- Uses the Prophet’s example to prioritize sincere purification over status and influence.
- Calls listeners to practical acts of charity, speech discipline, Sunnah, greeting others, and Qur’an engagement.
- Reframes Jumu'ah as remembrance of Allah and a call to live by His guidance.
Try this week
Return to Allah through tawbah and regularly examine the state of your faith.
Give extra charity.
Control your tongue.
Follow and revive the Prophet’s Sunnah.
Greet people, including those you do not know.
Spend time with the Qur’an and stay close to Allah.
Treat Jumu'ah as remembrance and respond to Allah’s call to prayer.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 28Used repentance, faith, good deeds, divine choice, judgment, and ultimate success to frame the sermon.
Surah 80Used the Prophet’s interaction with an elite person and a seeker of purification to prioritize sincere tazkiyah over status.
Quran 62:9Used to explain that Jumu'ah calls believers to Allah’s remembrance rather than mere passive listening.
Surah 28Used the alternation of night and day as signs of dependence on Allah.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“If you are the kind of person that turns back to Allah and your heart is soft.”
“Ama ben ne yapayım? Ben ne yapayım, ben ne yapmam gerektiğini yapmam? Tavbe yaptım mı? İmanım var mı?”
“Eğer bunu yaparsak, o zaman çok açık bir şekilde Tavba'ya, İman'a, iyi işlere ve sonuçta Saadet'e yolu görmekteyiz.”
“That Allah Ta'ala will make us from amongst those that turn to Him, believe in Him with security, do works for Him and they will ultimately have an endless joy and happiness in the Jannah that He has prepared.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that real success is not a life without loss, but a life of returning to Allah. We are asked to repent, renew our faith, do good deeds, and let Allah’s guidance, not culture, status, or human claims, shape us. Small acts such as giving extra charity, guarding our speech, following the Prophet’s Sunnah, greeting others, and spending time with the Qur’an help keep the heart soft. Jumu'ah is a time to remember Allah and leave ready to live that guidance.
- What does returning to Allah look like in everyday life?
- Which small Sunnah practice could we strengthen together this week?
- How can we make Jumu'ah change our actions after prayer?
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