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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 7, 2026.

Ramadan deepens your connection with Allah

Mecca Center · Tariq Musleh

“I have a phone call with Allah that I should never hang up.”

The khateeb, at 20:57

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Ramadan should deepen a continual, personal relationship with Allah through dua in every circumstance, beyond outward ritual or worldly self-reliance.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Expresses gratitude for reaching Ramadan and frames it as a month of discovery and growth.
  2. Explains that Ramadan’s goal is taqwa and a direct relationship with Allah, not merely fasting, Taraweeh, or charity.
  3. Presents dua as worship and illustrates how the Prophet made supplication throughout daily milestones.
  4. Calls Ramadan a season of spiritual silence and urges turning to Allah in every circumstance.
  5. Highlights the specially answered duas of fasting people, oppressed people, and travelers.
  6. Concludes by urging persistent, non-transactional dua for connection with Allah.
Try this week
Make personal dua to Allah in every circumstance, not only during crises.
Turn waking, entering the masjid, the time between adhan and iqamah, prayer, meals, illness, and travel into moments of dua.
Use work, commuting, and family routines during fasting as opportunities for worship and supplication.
Ask Allah about everything in your heart while seeking connection with Him rather than only specific outcomes.
Make dua for oppressed people and recognize that Allah may answer their prayers through the support of others.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 1Used in recitation and as an example of worship and asking Allah for guidance.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The reality of Ramadan is that Ramadan is a month of discovery”
Mecca Center · Willowbrook, IL
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“The reality is Ramadan is a time of spiritual silence where we silence everything around us so that we can hone in on the conversation that matters most.”
Mecca Center · Willowbrook, IL
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“I have a phone call with Allah that I should never hang up.”
Mecca Center · Willowbrook, IL
Play from 20:57
“the greatest thing that Allah Azza wa Jal can give you is a connection with Him.”
Mecca Center · Willowbrook, IL
Play from 25:13
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is not only about completing fasts or attending Taraweeh; it is a chance to discover ourselves, the Qur’an, and a deeper relationship with Allah. The khutbah’s main lesson is that dua is worship, and we should keep turning to Allah throughout the day, in gratitude, difficulty, ordinary routines, and moments of joy. The Prophet’s example shows that waking, entering the masjid, finishing prayer, eating, traveling, and seeing someone suffer can all become moments of dua. The speaker especially reminded us that the fasting person’s, oppressed person’s, and traveler’s duas are specially answered. We should ask Allah for more than things: the greatest gift is closeness to Him.

  1. What is one ordinary moment this week that you could turn into a personal dua?
  2. When might asking Allah for closeness matter more than asking only for a specific outcome?
  3. How can our family remember people facing oppression while making dua for them?
Where it was given

The masjid

The Mecca Center16W560 91st Street, Willowbrook, IL 60527Jumu'ah 1:00 PM & 2:30 PMKhateebTariq MuslehMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Mecca Center37 khutbahs
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