8:17 when we get sick we…9:20 we don't really…
GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 28, 2026.

We notice blessings when we lose them

NWIIC · Mongy El-Quesny

“We don't really recognize all of these blessings of God Almighty until we lose them.”

The khateeb, at 9:20

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In one sentence

Because people often notice blessings only after losing them, believers should practice gratitude, turn daily actions into worship, and help others in need.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Recounts how a two-week storm closure of the masjid exposed how easily communal and bodily blessings are taken for granted.
  2. Explains that health, time, worship, shelter, and ordinary bodily functions become visible when lost.
  3. Contrasts beneficial rain with the destructive wind that punished the people of 'Ad.
  4. Teaches gratitude through daily eating, sleeping, remembrance, and rain-related supplications.
  5. Expands gratitude into service by urging listeners to volunteer, help neighbors, and treat kindness as charity.
  6. Closes with accountability before Allah, a call to replenish the community zakat fund, and prayers for the oppressed.
Try this week
Notice and thank Allah for specific blessings such as health, time, shelter, food, and electricity.
Recite the taught supplications during rain and wind, asking Allah to make rain beneficial.
Say gratitude supplications before and after eating and before sleep.
Volunteer, help neighbors, and treat kindness, directions, smiles, and sharing as charity.
Give zakat al-mal to replenish the community zakat fund.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 31Used to emphasize that Allah has subjected the heavens and earth and showered people with blessings.
Surah 46Used to recount how the people of 'Ad mistook a destructive wind for welcome rain.
Surah 5Used to command cooperation in righteousness and piety.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“when we get sick we recognize the importance of health”
NWIIC · Crown Point, IN
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“we don't really recognize all of these blessings of God Almighty until we lose them”
NWIIC · Crown Point, IN
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For the dinner table

The imam used the recent storm and the mosque's two-week closure to remind us that familiar blessings can disappear quickly. Health, time, worship, shelter, food, and electricity are gifts we often notice only after losing them. He encouraged us to thank Allah in daily routines, make the taught duas during rain and wind, and turn kindness into charity through sincere intention. He also urged the community to help neighbors and replenish its zakat fund for people facing emergencies. The khutbah ends by reminding us that our deeds matter and that gratitude should lead to service.

  1. What is one blessing you usually overlook, and how could you show gratitude for it this week?
  2. What small act of kindness could count as charity in our family or neighborhood?
  3. How can we help someone who is going through a difficult time?
Where it was given

The masjid

Northwest Indiana Islamic Center9803 Colorado St, Crown Point, IN 46307Jumu'ah 12:30 PM & 1:30 PMKhateebMongy El-QuesnyMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at NWIIC30 khutbahs
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