Qur'an & tafsirFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 18, 2025.
The Quran begins lasting change within us
“Get busy and stop looking for somebody to blame.”
In one sentence
Lasting personal and communal improvement begins when believers use the Qur’an to reform their inner thinking, hearts, intentions, and practices.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Opens with praise of Allah, the shahadah, and the purpose of Jumu’ah.
- Explains Surah 13:11 as a call to change what is within oneself.
- Applies the principle to reforming hearts, attitudes, thinking, and personal responsibility.
- Presents the Qur’an as a healing manual and discusses resistance to Shaytan’s suggestions.
- Urges listeners to use youth, health, wealth, free time, and life before they pass.
- Calls for prayer-centered community life, halal businesses, neighborhoods, and Quranic leadership.
- Closes with a pledge to pursue beneficial change through sincere intention.
Try this week
Reform the heart by removing hatred, jealousy, envy, and petty attitudes.
Renew faith and use the Qur’an to correct personal thinking and behavior.
Use youth, health, wealth, free time, and life before they are lost.
Establish five daily prayers and congregational prayer.
Build halal businesses, strong neighborhoods, and community institutions.
Make a sincere intention and begin one beneficial change immediately.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“So brothers and sisters. The message today. Is to get busy. And stop looking. For somebody to blame.”
“If we want that, then we got to begin to, really look at, what it takes to get that.”
“Change is inevitable. Change is going to happen. You can't stop the change.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today's khutbah reminded us that making life better begins with looking honestly at ourselves. The khateeb encouraged us to let the Quran guide our thinking, soften our hearts, and help us correct our actions. He asked us to work on jealousy, hatred, and unhelpful attitudes so we can build stronger families and communities. He also reminded us to make good use of our youth, health, wealth, free time, and life while we have them. We can begin today with a sincere intention, ask Allah for help, and take a useful step toward positive change.
- What is one attitude you could work on to make home a kinder place?
- How could you use some free time this week to learn something good or help someone?
- What good change could our family start together today?
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