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Make the Quran the center of life

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“Allah Ta'ala allows us to enjoy this world, but our focus is the hereafter.”

The khateeb, at 16:13

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The khutbah urges Muslims to make the Qur’an the governing focus of their lives, especially during Ramadan’s last ten nights, while balancing worldly blessings, intensifying worship, protecting masjid etiquette, and respecting sincere scholarly differences.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Listen to the Qur’an attentively and resist distractions that displace daily recitation and reflection.
  2. Hold firmly to the whole Qur’an and resist pressure to compromise its guidance.
  3. Enjoy worldly blessings while prioritizing the hereafter and reciting the Qur’anic dua for good in both.
  4. Use Ramadan’s final ten nights for night prayer, Qur’an, charity, remembrance, supplication, odd-night worship, and i‘tikaf.
  5. Keep the masjid quiet and supervise children and youth so worshippers are not disturbed.
  6. Explain the 11-rakah practice while urging humility and respect amid legitimate scholarly differences.
Try this week
Set aside daily time to read and listen to the Qur’an silently, attentively, and reflectively.
Recite the dua asking for good in this world, good in the hereafter, and protection from the Fire.
Increase night prayer and other worship during Ramadan, especially on the odd nights of the final ten.
Observe i‘tikaf if able, or dedicate worship time according to personal responsibilities and capacity.
Pray with the imam until the Ramadan night prayer ends.
Keep masjid voices low, avoid idle talk, supervise children, and use the gym for play when appropriate.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimUsed to encourage Ramadan night prayer with faith and hope for forgiveness.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to emphasize extra worship, waking the family, odd nights, and i‘tikaf during Ramadan’s final ten nights.
Sunan Abi DawudUsed to teach that worshippers should not disturb one another with loud recitation or prayer.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed in discussing the Prophet’s night prayer and the community’s differing views on the number of rakahs.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Listen to the Quran Be silent when it's being recited And don't let the people or the distractions keep us away from listening to the Quran”
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“Allah Ta'ala allows us to enjoy this world But our focus is the hereafter”
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For the dinner table

This khutbah reminds us to make the Qur’an a real part of daily life: listen to it carefully, understand it, and let it guide our choices. We can enjoy Allah’s blessings in this world while keeping the hereafter as our main goal, asking for good in both. In Ramadan’s last ten nights, we should increase prayer, Qur’an, charity, remembrance, and supplication, especially on the odd nights, according to our ability. The masjid should be peaceful, so adults and children should protect others’ worship, and Muslims should show humility when sincere scholars differ.

  1. What distraction makes it hardest for you to focus on the Qur’an?
  2. What is one extra act of worship you could try during Ramadan’s final ten nights?
  3. How can we help make the masjid peaceful for everyone?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of America215 N Oraton Pkwy, East Orange, NJ 07017ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICA East Orange54 khutbahs
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