Qur'an & tafsirFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 19, 2026.
Ramadan should deepen a lasting Quran relationship
“The believer's relationship with the Qur'an is a relationship that is continuous.”
In one sentence
Because Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was revealed, Muslims must build a continuous relationship with it by reciting, understanding, pondering, applying, and sharing its guidance.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Ramadan is a blessed opportunity for fasting, worship, mercy, forgiveness, and attaining taqwa.
- Because the Quran was revealed in Ramadan, worship during the month should center on reading, understanding, applying, and calling others to it.
- The Quran is a miracle and source of guidance, tranquility, renewed faith, and spiritual direction.
- Abandoning the Quran risks making it an opponent rather than an advocate on the Day of Judgment.
- The Companions modeled careful listening, reflection, emotional response, memorization, and implementation of Quranic commands.
- Listeners are urged to make the Quran central during Ramadan and continue that commitment afterward.
Try this week
Read the Quran regularly, ideally every day.
Understand the Quran’s meanings and ponder its commands.
Apply the Quran to daily decisions and conduct.
Make the Quran central during Ramadan and continue the practice afterward.
Call others to the Quran and listen attentively during the khutbah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:183Fasting is prescribed so believers may attain taqwa.
Quran 2:185Ramadan is associated with the revelation of the Quran as guidance and criterion.
Quran 59:21The mountain metaphor emphasizes the Quran’s weight and effect on hearts.
Quran 2:2The Quran is guidance for the God-conscious who allow it to govern their lives.
Quran 17:9The Quran guides people to what is most upright.
Quran 13:28Remembrance of Allah brings tranquility to hearts.
Quran 8:2Hearing Allah’s verses should increase believers’ faith and humility.
Quran 29:51The Quran itself is presented as a sufficient miracle.
Quran 25:30The Prophet’s complaint warns against abandoning the Quran.
Quran 47:24Believers are urged to ponder the Quran rather than close their hearts.
Quran 39:23The Quran causes God-fearing believers’ bodies and hearts to respond.
Quran 5:83Believers’ eyes overflow with tears upon recognizing revealed truth.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“the intent of this khutbah is to remind myself and all of you of the status and the position of the Quran that should be in the life of every single Muslim outside of the month of Ramadan and inside of the month of Ramadan as well”
“the believer's relationship with the Qur'an is a relationship that is continuous it is not a relationship that happens one time and then they abandon and put it away”
“the Quran will be approved for you or against you you have to choose do you want the Quran to be approved for you on the day of judgment”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Ramadan is a special guest and a chance to draw closer to Allah. The khutbah reminds us that the Quran is not only something to recite, but guidance to understand, ponder, and live by. The Companions listened carefully, reflected on the verses, and acted on what they learned. We should build a Quran-centered habit in Ramadan and keep it after Ramadan, asking Allah to make the Quran a help for us on the Day of Judgment.
- How can we show that we understand a Quran verse, not just recite it?
- What could help us keep reading the Quran after Ramadan ends?
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