Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 13, 2026.
Ramadan should change us beyond Eid
“Ramadan should be a transformative experience.”
In one sentence
Ramadan should transform the heart and conduct, with the Quran, self-control, generosity, and intensified worship continuing beyond the month.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Ramadan is a season of forgiveness and should produce lasting inner transformation.
- The Quran should be honored, appreciated, understood, and practiced after Eid.
- Fasting should cultivate taqwa by controlling speech, arguments, and behavior.
- Generosity should continue consistently beyond Ramadan, even in small amounts.
- The final nights should be devoted to intensified worship, including family worship.
Try this week
Keep a regular connection with the Quran after Eid by reciting, understanding, and practicing its guidance.
Guard your tongue and actions during the fast, especially when others argue or raise their voices.
Continue giving charity after Ramadan, even in small but consistent amounts.
Use the remaining final nights for extra worship and involve family members when possible.
Reflect on Ramadan's effect on your heart and carry those changes through the following eleven months.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 33:70-71Connects God-consciousness and truthful speech with sound deeds, forgiveness, and success.
Quran 2:185Explains Ramadan's special connection to the Quran and supports maintaining that connection afterward.
Quran 10:57-58Presents the Quran as healing, guidance, mercy, and a greater cause for joy than wealth.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“Ramadan should be a transformative experience it should be something that inshallah will change us”
“we have to promise ourselves we have to make a waada with ourselves that we are not going to abandon this Quran”
“meaning the reality of this fast is not just to leave your food and your drink it's supposed to teach us to control ourselves to control our tongues to control our actions”
“the most beloved of actions to Allah are those that are most consistent the ones you do all the time even if it's a little bit”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khateeb reminded us that Ramadan is a gift and a season of forgiveness. Its fasting, prayer, Quran, and charity should transform our hearts and the way we treat people. We should stay connected to the Quran after Eid and put its guidance into practice. Fasting should teach us to control our tongues and actions, while generosity should continue throughout the year. In the final nights, we can worship more intensely and invite our families to share in that worship.
- What is one Ramadan habit you want to keep after Eid?
- How can our family spend one of the final nights worshipping together?
- What does controlling our words look like when we disagree?
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