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The Islamic calendarFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

The Hijri year calls us to change

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“The real muhajir, the real migrator, the one who migrates, the one who leaves the sins of whatever Allah has prohibited.”

The khateeb, at 4:55

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In one sentence

The Hijri calendar commemorates the Hijrah as Islam’s transition from weakness to strength and calls Muslims to enact a daily migration from sin toward obedience, sacrifice, and community service.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Umar and the companions established the Hijri calendar after practical dating disputes.
  2. The companions selected the Hijrah as the calendar’s defining event and Muharram as its first month.
  3. The sacred months and restoration of their proper order are explained.
  4. Hijrah is applied spiritually as leaving sins and harmful habits for obedience.
  5. The migration teaches sacrifice, community participation across generations and genders, and cooperation with trustworthy non-Muslims.
Try this week
Make a daily Hijrah by abandoning prohibited habits and addictions and adopting obedience and good deeds.
Use the new month and year as a prompt to leave past evils behind and change for the better.
Take an active role in the Muslim community, with young people, older people, and women each contributing their part.
Work with honest non-Muslims when there is a useful shared objective, even without complete agreement on beliefs.
Vote strategically rather than assuming a vote endorses everything a politician does.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The real muhajir, the real migrator, the one who migrates, the one who leaves the sins of whatever Allah has prohibited.”
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Play from 4:55
“And again, we all have to remember this: without sacrifice, you will not gain anything.”
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Play from 14:57
“This is our responsibility that each and everyone should pay and their duty and they should take their part in Islam.”
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Play from 16:43
“If you have to take the services of non-Muslims, you see they are honest and you should utilize them.”
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Play from 19:18
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah explained that the Hijri calendar began in the time of Umar after the companions chose the Hijrah as its reference point. The migration marked Islam’s movement from persecution and weakness toward strength, and Muharram was chosen as the first month as a sign of a fresh beginning. The speaker said that Hijrah also means leaving sins and harmful habits for obedience and better character. He reminded everyone that building a community requires contributions from young people, older people, women, and trustworthy people outside the Muslim community, and that meaningful progress often requires sacrifice.

  1. What is one small habit you could leave behind and one good habit you could begin?
  2. How can someone your age take a useful part in helping a community?
  3. Why might honesty matter more than sharing every belief when people work together?
Where it was given

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