1:26 All of us need to be…10:13 If we can't have mercy…13:19 Get to know them. Make…
Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 20, 2026.

Unity grows when we know one another

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“Make a relationship with them so that we strengthen our community.”

The khateeb, at 13:19

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In one sentence

Eid should renew taqwa and lead a diverse Muslim community to protect unity, know one another, and stand together against injustice rather than divide along ethnic lines.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Warns that awareness of the ongoing Middle East war requires responsibility and basira, not merely acknowledging falsehood.
  2. Reflects on celebrating Eid amid grief, following the Ahlul Bayt’s example of mourning the Ummah’s condition.
  3. Calls for taqwa, brotherhood, and sisterhood, celebrating the community’s ethnic diversity as a reflection of the wider Ummah.
  4. Uses fitna and a recent community fight to warn against ethnic division and loss of mercy.
  5. Cites Ahlul Bayt prayers and Imam Hasan’s peace-making as examples of preserving unity despite injustice and differences.
  6. Urges post-Ramadan renewal through meeting unfamiliar community members, sharing food, building relationships, and standing together for truth.
Try this week
Stay aware of current events and understand one’s responsibilities.
Protect community unity by resisting ethnic division and fitna.
Approach someone in the community whom you do not know.
Sit with, eat with, and build a relationship with that person.
Make greater efforts after Ramadan in unity, brotherhood, and sisterhood.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 103Frames human loss and rescue through faith, good works, truth, and patience.
Quran 49:13Used to argue that nations and tribes should know one another rather than divide.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“All of us need to be very clear about what our responsibility is so that we can move forward and do our duty and be, again, among those individuals who have basira.”
IABA · Northwest Austin, TX
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“If we can't have mercy among ourselves, how do you think those who don't like us or our way of life, that they will have mercy upon us? They won't.”
IABA · Northwest Austin, TX
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“Get to know them. Make a bond with them. Make a relationship with them so that we strengthen our community”
IABA · Northwest Austin, TX
Play from 13:19
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us to be conscious of Allah in every action and to take responsibility when we see injustice. He explained that the joy of Eid can exist alongside sadness about the suffering and divisions in the ummah. He celebrated a community made up of many cultures and asked everyone to protect its unity. Differences and hurt feelings need attention, but they should not lead us to fight or divide along ethnic lines. After Ramadan, we can strengthen our bonds through simple steps: learn someone's name, sit together, share food, and build a friendship.

  1. How can we enjoy Eid while remembering people who are having a hard time?
  2. What could you say to someone at the masjid whose name you do not know?
  3. When a disagreement happens, what could we do to help people understand each other?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Ahlul Bayt Association12460 Los Indios Trail, Austin, TX 78729ArchiveAll khutbahs at IABA12 khutbahs
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