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Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 3, 2026.

Seek knowledge with the Quran as guide

Masjid Al-Barakah

“You have to have doctors, you have to have engineers, you have to have lawyers.”

The khateeb, at 3:52

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In one sentence

Islam commands Muslims to pursue both religious and worldly knowledge with the Quran as their anchor, while keeping the Hereafter as the ultimate intention and priority.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Introduction: the khutbah's topic is the connection between science and spirituality
  2. Quranic command to seek knowledge and the two types: fard 'ayn and fard kifayah
  3. The Quran directs believers to observe signs in the universe and within themselves
  4. Examples of scientific parallels: the Big Bang in Surah Al-Anbiyaa and iron's origin in Surah Al-Hadeed
  5. Early Muslim scholars excelled in religion and worldly sciences because of their connection to the Quran
  6. Make the Hereafter the focus and Allah will put one's affairs together
  7. Practical call: prioritize Quran and deen for children during the summer holidays
Try this week
Learn the knowledge required for basic worship: how to pray and how to fast in Ramadan
If you are a businessman, study zakat and the halal and haram of marketplace transactions
Pursue communal knowledge professions such as medicine, engineering, law, and policing so the ummah is covered
Make the Hereafter your intention and focus
Take children to the masjid and enroll them in Quran classes during the summer holidays
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 20Used to establish that Allah commands the Prophet to ask for increase in knowledge, showing knowledge's high station.
Surah 21Presented as Quranic foreknowledge of the Big Bang, where heavens and earth were once joined together.
Surah 57Used to argue the Quranic phrase 'we sent down iron' describes iron's extraterrestrial origin.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“We have to have policemen in our forces as Muslims. You have to have doctors, you have to have engineers, you have to have lawyers. Not all of us.”
Masjid Al-Barakah · Vaughan, ON
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“we strive as parents to take them to school to study to make them into doctors and lawyers and engineers but let us not forget that the priority is the Quran the deen”
Masjid Al-Barakah · Vaughan, ON
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that Islam gives knowledge a high place: Allah told the Prophet to ask for more knowledge, and the first revealed command was “Iqra.” Every Muslim must learn what is needed for worship, such as prayer and fasting, while the community must also develop fields such as medicine, engineering, law, and security. Studying the world can help us appreciate the signs and wisdom in the Qur’an. These signs should deepen our connection to the Qur’an, not merely fascinate us. During the summer, parents should help children stay connected to the Qur’an, the deen, the masajid, and beneficial learning.

  1. What is one thing you would like to learn more about this summer?
  2. How can our family make Qur’an learning part of our weekly routine?
  3. What job or skill could you develop to help other people?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Vaughan (Masjid Al-Barakah)Unit 22-24, 9100 Jane Street, Vaughan, ON L4K 0A4Jumu'ah Four services · 1:30 PM (brothers only), 2:30 PM (brothers only), 3:30 PM (brothers & sisters), 4:30 PM (brothers & sisters)ArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid Al-Barakah29 khutbahs
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