Prepare for Ramadan before it begins
“Ramadan is the great opportunity to clean ourselves and start a new page with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
Believers should prepare intentionally for Ramadan so it becomes a turning point that deepens worship, repentance, community service, and closeness to Allah.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Frames Ramadan as a major opportunity for forgiveness, mercy, and spiritual renewal.
- Urges listeners to prepare before Ramadan instead of waiting until it begins.
- Presents seven preparation steps: understand Ramadan’s value, make dua, show joy, plan individually and as a family, learn fasting rules, repent, and share Ramadan.
- Uses recent funerals and mortality to stress treating this Ramadan as potentially one’s last.
- Calls for sharing Ramadan’s meaning with neighbors, coworkers, friends, and classmates through education and hospitality.
- Remembers Muslims facing hardship worldwide through dua, sadaqa, advocacy, and education.
In the khateeb's words
“the secret of having this type of ramadan is only by planning and setting our goals”
“ramadan is the great opportunity to clean ourselves and start a new page with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
“so let's make this ramadan as if it is the last ramadan in my life”
“sharing ramadan with the people around us with our neighbors with our co-workers with our friends with our classmates”
For the dinner table
Imam Taha reminded us that Ramadan is an opportunity to grow closer to Allah and become better people. He encouraged us to prepare ahead of time by learning about the month, making dua, and setting personal and family goals for extra worship. We can welcome Ramadan with happiness and help children feel its special meaning through decorating our homes together. He also urged us to ask about fasting rules we do not understand, sincerely repent, and work on leaving bad habits behind. Ramadan is also a time to share its meaning with people around us and remember those facing hardship through prayer, charity, and speaking up for their well-being.
- What is one extra good deed you would like us to plan together for Ramadan?
- How would you like to help make our home feel ready for Ramadan?
- If a classmate asked why we fast, what would you want them to understand?
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