Honor Isa and Maryam without exaggeration
“We believe and honor Isa like we believe and honor every prophet and every messenger of Allah.”
The khutbah argues that Muslims must follow Quranic revelation and the Sunnah in holding a balanced belief: honoring Maryam and Isa as chosen servants and messengers of Allah while rejecting Christmas observance and claims of Isa's divinity.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Encourages seeking the front row and introduces correct iman through revelation.
- Uses al-Baqarah and the Sunnah to define belief in Allah, angels, books, and messengers.
- Argues that Christmas is an invented annual Eid and distinguishes it from the two Islamic Eids.
- Presents a middle position on Isa, rejecting both denial and divinization, then describes Maryam's piety and selection.
- Retells Maryam's annunciation, solitary birth, accusations, and Allah's support through miracles.
- Explains Isa's servanthood, miracles by Allah's permission, future return, defeat of the false messiah, and relationship to Muhammad's final prophethood.
- Closes with exhortations to taqwa, obedience, repentance, and supplication.
In the khateeb's words
“So therefore the only way we can believe in Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala, the correct way, is by way of the divine revelation of the Quran and the sunnah of his prophet Muhammad .”
“we believe and honor Isa like we believe and honor every prophet and every messenger of Allah .”
“She felt like the whole world is going to be against her. If you can imagine the pain that she's going through as she delivers. And she's alone.”
“And this signifies that the original Prophet after Muhammad , he is the seal messenger and that Isa would come as a follower.”
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that Muslims should build their beliefs from the Quran and the Sunnah. It honors Maryam as a pure and specially chosen woman and Isa as a miraculous servant and messenger of Allah. The speaker says Muslims should avoid both denying Isa and treating him as divine. Maryam's difficult birth story shows both deep hardship and Allah's support. The sermon ends by calling listeners to taqwa, obedience, repentance, and sincere worship of Allah.
- Why do you think the khutbah emphasizes finding a balanced belief about Isa?
- What do you think Maryam may have felt when she was alone and afraid?
- What does it mean to follow guidance from the Quran and Sunnah?
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