Qur'an & tafsirFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 4, 2026.
The Quran gives Muslims honor and guidance
“The Quran is the everlasting miracle.”
In one sentence
The Quran is Allah's everlasting, inimitable miracle and the source of honor, healing, and guidance, so Muslims must turn to it, live by it, and become its people.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Opening praise of the Quran as everlasting miracle, healing, light, and unfathomable ocean
- The Quranic inimitability challenge and the inability of mankind or jinn to match it
- The Quran's self-description: honor, dignity, greatness, and blessedness
- The story of Utbah ibn Rabia and the Quraysh leaders' rejection of the Quran
- The Quran's transformative power in elevating the early Muslims, with Umar's testimony at Jerusalem
- Further divine descriptions: Arabic clarity, confirmation of prior scriptures, healing, truth, and criterion
- The Prophet's hadith on the Quran as the way out of trials, followed by supplications and the call to prayer
Try this week
Fear Allah as He deserves and do not die except in a state of Islam
Send abundant blessings and salutations upon the Prophet Muhammad
Enjoin good and forbid evil
Establish the prayer
Be among the people of the Quran by carrying it in the heart and living by it
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 41The Prophet recited its opening verses to Utbah ibn Rabia, who recognized the Quran as revelation beyond human speech.
Jami` at-TirmidhiThe Prophet described the Quran as the way out of trials and detailed its attributes: it speaks truth, gives just judgment, rewards action, and guides to the straight path.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The Quran is the everlasting miracle. It's a healing for what is in the heart. It's a light whose brightness never fades. It's an ocean whose depth can never be fully reached.”
“Whoever believes in the Qur'an and follow the Qur'an will rise, gain honor and be elevated.”
“we were the most humiliated people. And Allah gave us honor through Islam. If we seek honor in anything else other than Islam, Allah will humiliate us again.”
“Whoever speaks by the Qur'an, speaks the truth. Whoever judges by the Qur'an, it's just. Whoever acts upon the Qur'an is rewarded, and whoever calls to the Qur'an is guided to the straight path.”
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