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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Prepare for Ramadan beyond the month

JSMC

“Eğer birisi Müslümanların zorluğunu kurtarırsa Allah onun zorluğunu kurtarır.”

The khateeb, at 23:52

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In one sentence

Prepare for Ramadan through sincere intention, repentance, worship, Qur'an, remembrance, charity, forgiveness, and disciplined habits so that its rewards and transformation continue beyond the month.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. The khutbah opens with praise, testimony, gratitude for Islam, and prayers to reach Ramadan.
  2. Ramadan is presented as the month of Qur'an revelation, Laylat al-Qadr, and multiplied rewards.
  3. Listeners are urged to prepare early through sincere intentions, repentance, anger control, honoring parents, and abandoning harmful habits.
  4. The speaker recommends suhoor, forgiveness, night prayer, Qur'an recitation and study, dhikr, dua, and realistic goals.
  5. Charity is broadened to include money, time, attention, kindness, food, and relieving others' hardship; listeners are also told to forgive and avoid gossip.
  6. The khutbah closes by urging listeners to treat Ramadan as potentially their last and carry its good habits beyond the month.
Try this week
Make a sincere intention for Ramadan and seek Allah's reward.
Repent before Ramadan and ask Allah not to return you to harmful sins.
Control anger, avoid arguments, and honor parents.
Eat suhoor, even if only lightly.
Review the previous Ramadan and set realistic daily worship goals.
Read the Qur'an regularly, learn its meanings, and study tajwid if possible.
Pray at night, add voluntary prayers, and pray duha.
Increase dhikr throughout the day using familiar adhkar.
Give charity through money, food, time, attention, smiles, and practical help.
Forgive others, reconcile disputes, avoid suspicion and gossip, and focus on your own faults.
Reduce social media, Netflix, idle talk, and other distractions.
Make frequent dua and treat each prayer and Ramadan as potentially your last.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Ramazan, değişimleri yapmak, iyi hâbise geliştirmek için. Ramazan'dan sonra, inşAllah bu hâbise devam edebiliriz. Yeni ve artırılmış bir versioniz olacağız.”
JSMC · Tampa, FL
Play from 13:10
“Allah her sinirleri affedecek. O en affedici ve en rahmetli.”
JSMC · Tampa, FL
Play from 16:51
“Eğer birisi kardeşinin ihtiyacı satın alırsa Allah onun ihtiyacı satın alır. Eğer birisi Müslümanların zorluğunu kurtarırsa Allah onun zorluğunu kurtarır.”
JSMC · Tampa, FL
Play from 23:52
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is presented as a gift and a chance to start fresh with Allah. The speaker encourages us to prepare before it begins by making a sincere intention, repenting, controlling anger, honoring parents, and leaving harmful habits. During the month, we should build realistic routines of suhoor, Qur'an, night prayer, dhikr, dua, charity, and service to others. We should forgive people, avoid gossip and wasted time, and remember that even small acts of kindness count. The goal is to leave Ramadan changed for the better, carrying its good habits into the rest of the year.

  1. What is one habit you would like Ramadan to help you change?
  2. How can we help someone this week without spending money?
  3. What Qur'an or dhikr goal would feel realistic for our family?
Where it was given

The masjid

Jesus Son of Mary Center3457 W Kenyon Ave, Tampa, FL 33614Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at JSMC80 khutbahs
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