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Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Knowing Allah's greatness strengthens worship

Daleel Islamic Association · Kamil Ahmed

“How great is Allah in your heart and your soul?”

The khateeb, at 14:04

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In one sentence

Knowing Allah's greatness should deepen worship, reverence for His commands, and resistance to sinful desires.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines humanity's purpose as worship and connects worship's quality to knowledge of Allah.
  2. Uses the human body, nature, and the cosmos as signs of Allah's greatness.
  3. Explains Allah's names and attributes, including the vastness of the Kursi and Throne.
  4. Argues that reverence for Allah requires taking His commands and prohibitions seriously.
  5. Uses Qur'anic warnings and an early-salaf maxim to reframe the seriousness of sin.
  6. Identifies temptation as the clearest test of reverence and closes with supplication.
Try this week
Reflect on the human body, nature, and the heavens as signs of Allah's greatness.
Learn about Allah's names and attributes through the Qur'an.
Treat Allah's commands and prohibitions as serious obligations.
When desire conflicts with a prohibition, control the desire and choose obedience.
Repair strained relationships and obey Allah and His Messenger.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 22Used to warn against failing to give Allah the reverence He deserves.
Surah 39Used to warn against failing to give Allah the reverence He deserves.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“how great is Allah in your heart and your soul”
Daleel Islamic Association · Scarborough, ON
Play from 14:04
“the veneration of Allah truly comes out when you're in such a situation where you're at a crossroads”
Daleel Islamic Association · Scarborough, ON
Play from 19:43
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb taught that Allah created us to worship Him, and that worship grows deeper as we learn who Allah is. He invited us to notice signs of Allah's greatness in our bodies, the natural world, and the heavens, and to learn about Allah through the Qur'an. When we truly revere Allah, we take His commands and prohibitions seriously rather than measuring sins by how small they seem. The clearest test comes when something we strongly desire conflicts with what Allah has forbidden. We should keep building that reverence and choose obedience when temptation appears.

  1. Where can we notice signs of Allah's greatness in everyday life?
  2. What should we do when something we really want conflicts with Allah's guidance?
  3. What does it mean to treat a “small” sin seriously?
Where it was given

The masjid

Daleel Islamic Association3545 Kingston Rd, Lower Level, Toronto, ON M1M 1R6Jumu'ah Jumma | 1:30 PMKhateebKamil AhmedMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Daleel Islamic Association43 khutbahs
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