16:37 Having community…23:29 It's a collective…
Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 17, 2026.

Building community is everyone's responsibility

ICPC Clifton

“Having community doesn't mean having numbers or having programs.”

The khateeb, at 16:37

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In one sentence

A healthy Muslim community is a shared, patient responsibility that nurtures minds, character, spirituality, and relationships, providing a safety net that helps people and future generations stay grounded in Islam.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Warns that failing to build thoughtful community bonds endangers future generations.
  2. Defines real community as engagement of mind, heart, and body, not merely numbers, programs, or a building.
  3. Calls community-building a collective responsibility requiring patience, humility, and perseverance through interpersonal harm.
  4. Uses the Prophet’s early da'wah, mosque construction, Khandaq, and the Khulafa to show community’s strategic strength.
  5. Closes by presenting community as a safety net against isolation, drift, and spiritual decline, then makes du'a.
Try this week
Invest time in helping children and other community members want to belong.
Build relationships beyond a superficial salaam on Jumu'ah.
Persist through ego, interpersonal harm, and difficulty instead of withdrawing.
Participate in mosque and youth programs that strengthen communal bonds.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Having community doesn't mean having numbers or having programs. It doesn't mean having a space.”
ICPC Clifton · Clifton, NJ
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“It's a collective responsibility because I am going to be asked about this.”
ICPC Clifton · Clifton, NJ
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Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Passaic County, Clifton259 Pershing Rd, Clifton, NJ 07013ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICPC Clifton76 khutbahs
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