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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Look up to renew hope in Allah

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“I intend to fast the month of Ramadan.”

The khateeb, at 28:33

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In one sentence

Looking up at the sky as a prophetic practice helps believers recognize Allah’s power, renew hope and trust, and enter Ramadan with gratitude, intention, and action.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces looking up at the sky as a daily prophetic practice and a source of remembrance.
  2. Connects the sky’s cosmic order with serenity, reduced anxiety, and recognition of Allah’s perfection.
  3. Uses the new moon to frame each month, especially Ramadan, as renewed hope, safety, faith, and opportunity.
  4. Explains the change of qibla as an example of the Prophet’s longing, prayer, and trust in Allah.
  5. Applies the theme of looking up to adversity through the Hijrah, the Battle of the Trench, and Ta’if.
  6. Closes with fasting intention, gratitude, and a call to demonstrate what believers can do during Ramadan.
Try this week
Look up at the sky daily and say “SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi,” praising and thanking Allah.
When seeing the new moon, ask Allah for blessing, faith, safety, and Islam.
Keep your head up and trust Allah when facing adversity or troubling news.
Make the intention to fast Ramadan for faith and hope of Allah’s reward.
Show Allah what you can do during Ramadan and respond with gratitude.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 67Used to encourage examining the sky’s order and finding no flaws in Allah’s creation.
Surah 2Used to explain the Prophet’s longing for the qibla’s change and Ramadan’s ease and divine nearness.
Musnad AhmadAttributed reports about the Prophet looking up when leaving home and seeing the new moon.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“When you look up subhanAllah, my dear respected brothers and sisters in Islam, there is a benefit to it.”
ISGOC · Oklahoma City, OK
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“Every time there is a new moon, is a new month, a new month, a new opportunity, a new opportunity and new hope in Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.”
ISGOC · Oklahoma City, OK
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“I intend to fast the month of Ramadan, as a believer, as an out of belief in Allah, and in hope of the reward from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
ISGOC · Oklahoma City, OK
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb invited us to look up at the sky and notice the beauty and order Allah has created. He connected this simple pause with gratitude, peace, and remembering that Allah can care for us through our worries. Through stories of the Prophet, he encouraged us to bring our hopes and difficulties to Allah with trust. He also reminded us to value both physical safety and spiritual safety, and to pray for people who are unsafe. As Ramadan approached, he described it as a fresh opportunity to seek Allah’s mercy, renew our intention to fast, and move toward good with hope.

  1. What do you notice in the sky that makes you feel grateful to Allah?
  2. What hope or worry would you like to bring to Allah in dua?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City / Masjid An-Nasr3815 N. St. Clair Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73112Jumu'ah First khutbah 12:15 PM · second khutbah 2:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ISGOC36 khutbahs
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