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The ummah & current eventsFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 19, 2025.

Muslims must confront oppression with action

IIT · Abdullah Hakim Quick

“Continue to pressure our governments not to support the genocide in any way.”

The khateeb, at 17:22

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In one sentence

The khutbah argues that the Muslim world's crisis is rooted in forgetting Allah and tolerating oppression, so Muslims must recover moral self-awareness through prayer, solidarity, practical pressure, relief work, and action.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Warns that forgetting Allah makes individuals and nations forget themselves and lose awareness of their potential.
  2. Defines dhulm as injustice against others and oneself, connecting it to shirk and current global oppression.
  3. Uses Imam Ahmad's trial and prison-guard story to warn against aiding oppressors.
  4. Applies the warning to Muslim leaders' limited response to Gaza and frames the moment as a crossroads.
  5. Calls for leadership-level measures, North American advocacy, demonstrations, alliances, relief support, and dua.
  6. Closes with prayers for oppressed regions, righteous leaders, and renewed Muslim strength.
Try this week
Muslim leaders should cut ties with the Zionist state, use economic leverage, restrict military access, open routes into Gaza, and organize unified leadership.
Listeners in North America should pressure their governments not to support genocide or use taxes for it.
Work with sincere allies, demonstrate, take concerns into the streets, and make voices heard.
Support relief agencies working in Palestine, Sudan, and other named crisis areas, and give as much as possible.
Continue making sincere dua for the oppressed, their leaders, and the wider Muslim world.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 31Used to identify shirk as the greatest form of injustice.
Surah 11Used to prohibit inclining toward or supporting oppressors.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“It's a lack of self-awareness It's a type of unconsciousness When the person or the nation becomes not conscious of its own ability”
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“Continue to pressure Our governments Not to support The genocide In any way”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that forgetting Allah can make us lose sight of our responsibilities and the good we are capable of doing. He explained that injustice includes crossing boundaries and denying people their rights, and warned against helping others do harm. Speaking about Gaza and suffering in other places, he urged Muslim leaders to move beyond words and take practical action. He encouraged listeners to speak up, work with sincere allies, support relief agencies, and give what they can. His message also carried hope: with Allah’s mercy, sincere dua, and action, our families and communities can respond to hardship with care and purpose.

  1. What is one ability Allah has given you that you could use to help someone?
  2. What does respecting someone else’s rights look like at school or at home?
  3. Who could we make dua for tonight, and what helpful action could we take this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Institute of Toronto1630 Neilson Rd, Scarborough, ON M1X 1S3Jumu'ah 1:00 PM · in-person and live onlineKhateebAbdullah Hakim QuickMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at IIT44 khutbahs
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