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Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 1, 2025.

Parents must actively support struggling teenagers

London Muslim Mosque

“We need to engage actively in parenting our children.”

The khateeb, at 3:01

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In one sentence

Muslim parents and the wider community must urgently engage in practical, active support for teenagers facing behavioral, spiritual, substance-use, and mental-health challenges.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Reports serious problems among Muslim teenagers, including gambling, misconduct, substance use, family formation outside wedlock, and drifting from Islam.
  2. Calls parents to accept active responsibility for raising and guiding their children.
  3. Connects youth misconduct with worsening public perceptions of Islam and Muslims.
  4. Announces a practical parenting session for December 14.
  5. Urges the community to recognize mental illness and act before it is too late.
Try this week
Parents should actively engage in parenting their children.
Attend the practical parenting session on December 14 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Islamic Center.
Recognize mental illness as real and seek ways to address it.
Develop a community plan to support teenagers before problems worsen.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“These things are happening to our teenagers. and we need to have a plan We need... to engage actively in parenting our children.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 3:01
“Islamophobia is a symptom. It's not a problem. Many of us get angry when we hear about incidents of Islamophobic nature.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 5:18
“We cannot dismiss it and give another of our young people To death. Yes, death is death. something that Allah decides, whether we are young or old, it doesn't matter.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
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“If we can do something to deal with these things, Allah commands us to do it.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
Play from 7:24
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminds us that our teenagers are facing serious pressures and difficult choices. Parents cannot leave these challenges to schools, institutions, or chance; they need to stay actively involved in their children’s lives. The speaker also asks the community to understand how harmful behavior can affect how others see Islam. Mental illness must be taken seriously, and families should seek helpful responses while trusting Allah. The message is an urgent call to work together before problems become worse.

  1. What is one way our family can be more actively involved in supporting young people?
  2. How can our actions shape what people think about Islam and Muslims?
  3. What should we do when someone is struggling with mental illness?
Where it was given

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London Muslim Mosque151 Oxford St W, London, ON N6H 1S3Jumu'ah First prayer 12:00 PM · second prayer 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at London Muslim Mosque193 khutbahs
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