Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 7, 2025.
Islam calls us beyond selfish individualism
Masjid al-Husna · Akib Sahriar
“Your iman is not complete if you don't love for your brother what you love for yourself.”
In one sentence
Islam calls people beyond hyper-individualism toward an ummah whose members support one another, cultivate good character, and seek others’ wellbeing.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Defines Muslims as an interconnected ummah rather than isolated individuals.
- Explains how individualism shapes worship, belief, desires, and modern Western culture.
- Contrasts Descartes’ self-grounded identity with the Islamic understanding of creation by Allah.
- Uses Quranic and Prophetic teachings to promote selflessness and mutual assistance.
- Connects individualism with loneliness, nihilism, materialism, and weakened community bonds.
- Concludes by urging good character, communal support, and protection for Muslim youth.
Try this week
Help people who need assistance, including those outside your immediate family and Muslim community.
Want for others the happiness, relief, and opportunities you want for yourself.
Support community members in hardship by treating their problems as shared concerns.
Practice good character through forgiveness, compassion, and sincere care for others.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 45Warned that following personal desires can mislead someone even after knowledge reaches them.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Islam doesn't come from our minds or our reasoning it comes from the Quran it comes from the sunnah”
“I am because Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala created me and because I was created by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala I am now able to think”
“your iman is not complete if you don't love for your brother what you love for yourself”
“being a Muslim means that your problem is my problem now that I help you in your problem and inshallah you help me when I'm in a situation”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Allah did not make us isolated people; He made us an ummah, a community that supports one another. The khateeb warned that individualism can make us put our desires first and forget our responsibility to others. Islam teaches us to want good for our neighbors, show good character, and treat another person’s pain as something that concerns us. This week, we can live that teaching by noticing someone who needs help and offering sincere support.
- Who is someone you could help this week, and what might they need?
- How can we show that another person’s problem matters to us?
- What is one good thing you want for yourself that you could also want for someone else?
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