Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 14, 2025.
True happiness begins with knowing Allah
“Servants of Allah know the perfect and majestic attributes of their one supreme guardian Lord.”
In one sentence
True happiness comes from sound knowledge and love of Allah, expressed through reliance, supplication, obedience, patience, and remembrance.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Presents knowledge of Allah as the highest knowledge and source of true happiness.
- Describes Allah’s uniqueness, perfection, sovereignty, and creation’s complete dependence on Him.
- Encourages supplication, trust, repentance, and seeking Allah’s mercy and relief.
- Connects knowledge of Allah’s attributes with love, obedience, patience, and remembrance.
- Closes with prayers for knowledge, nearness, wellbeing, protection, forgiveness, and repentance.
Try this week
Supplicate to Allah openly or privately about needs, distress, and sorrows.
Seek Allah’s forgiveness and repent from wrongdoing.
Fulfill Allah’s commands and avoid His prohibitions.
Persevere patiently through difficult decrees.
Remember Allah frequently in ways He loves.
Place full reliance on Allah and seek His assistance.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“when servants of Allah know the perfect and majestic attributes of their one supreme guardian lord when they know the indicators of His magnificence and His beauty”
“they fulfill His commands they avoid His prohibitions they persevere in dealing with everything that Allah decrees even if they find it difficult to bear”
“when a person loves something much he mentions it much and us mentioning Allah us mentioning Allah leads to Him being with us”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that knowing Allah truly is the highest and most beneficial kind of knowledge. Allah is near, hears our private prayers, and is the one who can bring relief, forgiveness, provision, and guidance. When we love Allah, that love should appear in obedience, patience, repentance, and frequent remembrance. We can turn to Him directly with our needs while trusting His wisdom and mercy.
- What is one thing you would like to ask Allah for today?
- What helps you remember Allah during an ordinary day?
- How can patience and obedience look in one challenge this week?
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