22:58 truth is not just to…28:55 we need to come out of…38:17 the month of shawwal…
The ummah & current eventsFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 27, 2026.

Stand for truth and justice in hard times

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“We need to come out of those names and to stand clearly for the truth and to stand for justice.”

The khateeb, at 28:55

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In one sentence

In an age of deception, war, and testing, Muslims must renew taqwa and truthfulness, unite around justice, and carry Ramadan's discipline into Shawwal by living as servants of Allah every day.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Taqwa and truthfulness are defined as sincerity in speech, belief, intentions, and actions.
  2. The speaker describes an age of deception and contrasts Dubai's apparent normality with war and suffering in the Muslim world.
  3. Qur'anic verses and hadith frame current events as tests, changing fortunes, oppression, and a purification of believers.
  4. Muslims are urged to reject petty divisions, identify with the wider ummah, and stand for truth and justice.
  5. Ramadan's lessons of self-control, good manners, and unity must continue throughout Shawwal.
  6. The khutbah closes with supplications for the oppressed, the ummah, righteous leadership, and spiritual renewal.
Try this week
Examine truthfulness in your speech, beliefs, intentions, and actions.
Continue Ramadan's worship, self-control, good manners, and unity throughout Shawwal.
Drop petty differences and strengthen bonds with Muslims across the wider ummah.
Stand clearly for truth and justice, especially when Muslims and other oppressed people suffer.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 9Used to ground the call to taqwa and companionship with truthful people.
Surah 21Used to explain that believers are tested through good and evil.
Surah 3Used to explain changing fortunes, testing faith, witnessing, and purification.
Surah 8Used to warn that division among Muslims leads to trials and widespread corruption.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“truth is not just to say something it's not just the name but it's it is a complete process that makes the person from a sadiqeen”
TARIC · Downsview, ON
Play from 22:58
“we need to come out of those names and to stand clearly for the truth and to stand for justice”
TARIC · Downsview, ON
Play from 28:55
“the month of shawwal is a continuation of ramadan the door is opened and now with the training we have in ramadan we are now on the playing field”
TARIC · Downsview, ON
Play from 38:17
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that taqwa means staying aware of Allah wherever we are. In a time of deception and suffering, Muslims should be truthful in speech, belief, intentions, and actions, and stand for justice while caring about the wider ummah. Ramadan taught us self-control, good manners, and unity, and those lessons should continue through Shawwal rather than disappearing after Eid. The goal is to live as servants of Allah every day, not only as servants of Ramadan.

  1. What is one Ramadan habit you can keep this week?
  2. How can our family show truthfulness in our actions, not just our words?
  3. What does standing for justice look like at school or in our community?
Where it was given

The masjid

TARIC Islamic Centre99 Beverly Hills Drive, Toronto, ON M3L 1A2ArchiveAll khutbahs at TARIC39 khutbahs
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