Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 19, 2026.
Parents must raise children through the Quran
“The Qur'an should be what shapes your thinking.”
In one sentence
Muslim parents in non-Muslim environments must take primary responsibility for raising their children through patient teaching, role-modeling, and a lived connection to the Qur'an.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Families in America face added responsibility because social and religious norms no longer reinforce Islamic upbringing.
- Protecting families means teaching obedience, avoiding sin, and patiently establishing prayer.
- Prophetic guidance makes family education a direct responsibility and encourages regular learning at home.
- Being people of the Qur'an requires understanding, reflection, and action, not memorization alone.
- The khutbah closes with mosque scheduling, membership, and community announcements.
Try this week
Hold regular Qur'an circles, halaqas, or beneficial lessons at home.
Read Qur'an together and check in weekly about family reading and practice.
Teach translation and tafsir so children understand, ponder, and act on the Qur'an.
Know children's companions, activities, media, and influences, and intervene appropriately.
Model prayer, Qur'an recitation, and Islamic conduct at home while patiently following up.
When possible, attend the second Friday khutbah, leave the first promptly, and follow parking guidance.
Register or renew mosque membership by September 25 to participate in the internal election.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih al-BukhariThe Prophet told young men to return to their families, live among them, and teach them.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to teach that every person is responsible for those under their care.
Sunan Ibn MajahUsed to identify the people of the Qur'an as Allah's specially chosen people.
Sahih MuslimUsed to define the people of the Qur'an as those who act upon it and to encourage reflection.
Sahih MuslimUsed to describe the Prophet's character as embodying the Qur'an.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Your role is not just to bring a paycheck. Many of us, especially the fathers, we think that our primary concern is to bring the paycheck.”
“Go back to your families and live amongst them and order them and teach them what I taught you here.”
“the first and foremost benefit out of the Qur'an is acting upon the Qur'an and to be from the people of the Qur'an”
“the Qur'an should be what shapes your thinking the Qur'an with the proper understanding of the Sunnah and the Salaf of this Ummah”
Where it was given
The masjid
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