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

Let Ashura renew your worship all year

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“Victory in the ultimate sense is when Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is pleased with us.”

The khateeb, at 22:41

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In one sentence

The month of Muharram and Ashura should renew worship, gratitude, love for the Prophets and the Prophet’s family, and commitment to Allah’s definition of ultimate victory.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Jumu'ah and spiritually significant days renew believers’ worship routines.
  2. Muharram is introduced as a month especially suited to voluntary fasting.
  3. Ashura commemorates Musa’s victory over Pharaoh and calls for fasting the tenth with an additional day.
  4. The sermon connects Ashura with al-Husayn’s martyrdom, grief, and the meaning of true victory.
  5. Believers are urged to transform historical remembrance into sustained worship throughout the year.
Try this week
Fast Ashura together with an additional day, following the Prophet’s intended practice.
Use Muharram to build a sustainable voluntary-fasting habit, such as Mondays and Thursdays or the middle days of the month.
Treat new beginnings as opportunities to show gratitude through acts of obedience.
Study the lives of the Prophets and the Prophet’s family, then express that love through actions that reflect their values.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 18Used to advise leaving fruitless arguments over details beyond revealed knowledge.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Some days are normal, some days you raise the level.”
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“We do acts of obedience. We show Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala our gratitude by using what Allah gave us in His way.”
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“How it happened makes us sad. But we are not sad about the outcome because the outcome was what Allah decreed and it is an outcome that we should be jealous of.”
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“Because victory in the ultimate sense is when Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is pleased with us.”
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Play from 22:41
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that Muharram is a chance to renew our worship, especially through voluntary fasting. Ashura remembers Musa’s victory over Pharaoh, and Muslims are encouraged to fast it with an additional day. We should love and honor the Prophet’s family, including al-Husayn, and we may grieve what happened to him. At the same time, the sermon reminds us that martyrdom is an honored victory, so our sadness should not become years of mourning. True success is earning Allah’s pleasure and carrying renewed worship throughout the year.

  1. What is one worship habit you could strengthen during Muharram?
  2. What does “victory” mean if Allah’s pleasure is the real goal?
  3. How can we remember painful history in a way that leads to better actions?
Where it was given

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