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The Islamic calendarFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 3, 2026.

Honor Muharram through fasting and justice

EPIC · Nadim Bashir

“We cannot even enter into Jannah if I have violated someone else's rights.”

The khateeb, at 16:07

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In one sentence

Muharram should be honored as a sacred month by avoiding harm and injustice, using it as a spiritual reset, fasting on Ashura, and remaining steadfast in truth and principle.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The imam announces youth, civic, educational, and community programs, including a request for continued donations.
  2. He explains that time is a blessing and that Allah has distinguished certain places, people, days, nights, and months.
  3. Muharram, one of the four sacred months, calls Muslims to avoid harming themselves through sin, neglected prayer, and violating others’ rights.
  4. The Islamic calendar’s beginning in Muharram provides an opportunity for self-accounting and a fresh spiritual, family, and ethical start.
  5. The story of Musa and Ashura leads to guidance about fasting the 10th of Muharram with an additional day before or after.
  6. The account of Hussain and Karbala teaches steadfast faith, truthfulness, resistance to tyranny, and refusal to trade principles for worldly gain.
Try this week
Avoid sins, neglected prayer, dishonesty, and other forms of self-harm during Muharram.
Apologize to people who have been wronged and repair outstanding rights or commitments.
Set spiritual, family, and community goals for the coming year and review them next Muharram.
Fast on the 10th of Muharram together with the 9th or 11th, and teach children that fasting expresses gratitude.
Discuss the sermon’s four lessons with family after Jumu'ah and remain committed to truth and justice.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“we cannot even enter into Jannah if I have violated someone else's rights.”
EPIC · Plano, TX
Play from 16:07
“Sit down and ask yourself what do you want to achieve in the next one year?”
EPIC · Plano, TX
Play from 21:53
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Muharram is a sacred month and an opportunity to come closer to Allah. We honor it by avoiding wrongdoing, remembering that hurting others also harms us, and apologizing when we have wronged someone. As the Islamic year begins, we can reflect on our relationship with Allah and our family, then make a thoughtful plan to improve. He encouraged fasting on the 10th of Muharram with a day before or after it, and teaching our children that worship is a way to thank Allah for His blessings. He also drew lessons from Hussain's story about holding on to faith during hardship, speaking the truth, and keeping our principles even when doing so is difficult.

  1. What makes an apology feel sincere, and how can we put things right afterward?
  2. Which blessing are you especially grateful for, and how could you express that gratitude through worship?
Where it was given

The masjid

East Plano Islamic Center4700 14th Street, Plano, TX 75074Jumu'ah First Jumu'ah 12:30 PM · second Jumu'ah 2:00 PMKhateebNadim BashirMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at EPIC165 khutbahs
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