17:43 without connecting…23:41 I think there's a…26:43 Quran requires us to…
Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Dawah needs love, wisdom, and respect

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“There is no way you can communicate the truth and the message of Allah to people.”

The khateeb, at 17:43

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In one sentence

The khutbah argues that Quranic dawah requires engaging people with justice, love, wisdom, respect, and common ground rather than isolation, blanket hatred, or imposed beliefs.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Clarifies the Quranic basis for calling Jews and Christians descendants of Ibrahim.
  2. Explains that studying Quranic accounts of earlier communities is itself worship and guidance.
  3. Shows how the Quran uses respectful and precise language toward different communities.
  4. Uses interfaith encounters to demonstrate how love and patient dialogue can open hearts.
  5. Contrasts Quranic dawah with isolation and coercion, emphasizing common ground and wisdom.
  6. Distinguishes rejecting evil actions from hating entire peoples or communities.
  7. Closes with prayers for guidance, justice, victory, and protection.
Try this week
Build relationships with people of different faiths through love, respect, and mutual understanding.
Begin conversations with common ground before inviting others toward Islam.
Use Quranic wisdom rather than personal prejudice, political differences, or isolation.
Judge actions precisely, rejecting evil without hating entire peoples or communities.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 1Used in a discussion of the contextual meaning of Alameen.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“without connecting with people. without talking to people, without showing love. There is no way you can communicate the truth and the message of Allah to people.”
IAGD · Rochester Hills, MI
Play from 17:43
“I think there's a problem in the roof. There's a problem in the walls. I'm expecting, I'm afraid that these walls are going to fall on you.”
IAGD · Rochester Hills, MI
Play from 23:41
“Quran requires us to hate evil actions. We don't hate sinners, we hate the sin.”
IAGD · Rochester Hills, MI
Play from 26:43
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today we heard that the Quran teaches us how to speak about people of other faiths, including the People of the Book. Learning these passages can be worship when we seek guidance and correction. Dawah should begin with relationship, common ground, respect, love, and wisdom, because people cannot simply discard the lives and relationships that shaped them. We should reject injustice and evil without turning that rejection into blanket hatred of whole peoples. At home, we can practice this by listening patiently, speaking truthfully, and treating every person fairly.

  1. When has listening helped you understand someone different from you?
  2. What is the difference between disliking a harmful action and disliking a person?
  3. What common ground could you find with someone who thinks differently?
Where it was given

The masjid

IAGD Masjid879 W. Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48307Jumu'ah Three Jumu'ahs · 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at IAGD78 khutbahs
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