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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 3, 2026.

Honor the blessed day through worship

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“Fear Allah and read the Qur'an.”

The khateeb, at 5:14

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In one sentence

Jumu'ah is a divinely guided and uniquely blessed Muslim day that should be honored through congregational worship, Qur'an and Sunnah-based clarity, and gentle truth-sharing.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Explains the obligation of Friday prayer, leaving business, attending the congregation, and reading Surah Al-Kaf.
  2. Presents Friday as the Muslims' holiday and the best day through Qur'an and hadith.
  3. Teaches respectful but discerning engagement with Jews and Christians using the Qur'an and Sunnah.
  4. Explains Islamic beliefs about Jesus as a messenger, not divine, including the denial of his crucifixion.
  5. Shares a Jerusalem interfaith experience and emphasizes monotheism, kindness, and evidence.
  6. Closes with supplications and the Friday prayer.
Try this week
Attend Jumu'ah prayer and leave work or business when the Friday call is made.
Read Surah Al-Kaf on Friday.
Use the Qur'an and Sunnah to evaluate disputed religious claims rather than immediately believing or rejecting them.
Speak about Islam with kindness, gentleness, wisdom, and evidence.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 62Used to establish answering the Friday call, leaving trade, and hastening to remembrance.
Sahih al-BukhariExplains the distinct Friday obligation and differing observance among earlier communities.
Sahih MuslimDescribes Friday as the best day and links it to Adam and the Last Hour.
Sahih al-BukhariInvokes the future descent of Jesus as a just judge.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Brothers and sisters in Islam, fear Allah and read the Qur'an.”
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Play from 5:14
“This is a verse from Surah Al-Jumu'ah, showing our religious obligation on this day.”
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Play from 6:51
“we don't say we believe in it because it might be falsehood and we don't say we disbelieve in it because it might be the truth”
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Play from 15:20
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Friday is presented as a special day for Muslims, so we should answer the call to prayer, join the congregation, and leave business for worship. The khutbah also encourages reading Surah Al-Kaf on Friday. It teaches that Muslims honor Jesus as a messenger of Allah while rejecting claims that he is divine, and that we should use the Qur'an and Sunnah to judge religious claims. When speaking with Jews and Christians, we should be truthful, gentle, and guided by wisdom and evidence. The sermon closes by asking Allah to keep us on the truth and help us guide others kindly.

  1. What could we do each Friday to treat it as a special day of worship?
  2. How can we be clear about our beliefs while speaking gently to people of other faiths?
  3. What does it mean to use evidence and kindness when explaining Islam?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of America215 N Oraton Pkwy, East Orange, NJ 07017ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICA East Orange54 khutbahs
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