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The Islamic calendarFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 19, 2026.

Use the Hijri calendar for worship

Noon Academy

“Fasting the day of Ashura is of great merit.”

The khateeb, at 16:16

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In one sentence

Because Allah has made time and the Hijri calendar spiritually significant, Muslims should learn the Islamic months and seize Muharram’s opportunities, especially fasting Ashura, to earn blessing and draw closer to Him.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Introduces Muharram, the Islamic New Year, and the importance of knowing Hijri dates.
  2. Explains that time is life’s greatest gift and that sacred months magnify rewards and sins.
  3. Connects the Islamic calendar to zakat, Hajj, Ramadan, and the necessity of following the Sunnah.
  4. Uses moon-sighting and the vastness of the universe to illustrate Allah’s greatness.
  5. Lists the twelve Islamic months and identifies the four sacred months.
  6. Explains Ashura, Musa’s deliverance, and the recommended fasting options.
  7. Closes by urging listeners to seek barakah in time and fast during Muharram.
Try this week
Learn and use the Hijri calendar for worship and religious responsibilities.
Track the lunar year so zakat is paid within its required twelve-month period.
Learn the names and significance of the Islamic months.
Fast either the 9th and 10th of Muharram or the 10th and 11th.
Seek barakah by using time for worship and beneficial effort.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariA report narrated by Abu Bakr describes twelve months, four sacred months, and time returning to its original state.
Sahih al-BukhariThe Ashura fasting hadith is used to support its merit and hoped-for expiation of the previous year’s sins.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the greatest gift that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has given us is not wealth it is not citizenship of a particular country it is not a particular bank balance it is this life that he has given us”
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“fasting the day of Ashura is of great merit I hope that Allah will accept it as an expiation for the sins committed in the previous year”
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“we should take advantage of the time that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has given us take advantage of the opportunities that vary from month to month”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today’s khutbah teaches that time is our greatest treasure, and the Hijri calendar helps us notice when Allah has given certain days and months special importance. Muharram begins the Islamic year, and knowing the Islamic months helps us plan worship and responsibilities such as fasting, Hajj, and zakat. Ashura, the tenth of Muharram, recalls Allah’s rescue of Musa and the Children of Israel; the speaker encouraged fasting the ninth and tenth or the tenth and eleventh. We should use our time intentionally, seek barakah, follow the Sunnah, and turn these opportunities into closeness to Allah.

  1. Which Islamic month would you most like to learn more about, and why?
  2. What is one valuable way our family could use time this week?
  3. What could make fasting Ashura meaningful for you?
Where it was given

The masjid

Noon Academy Masjid12 Rutherford Rd S, Unit 6-7, Brampton, ON L6W 3J1ArchiveAll khutbahs at Noon Academy5 khutbahs
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