We must not ignore Gaza's suffering
Muslims must live with taqwa and compassion, mourn every innocent life, and refuse to ignore the longstanding oppression and killing of Palestinians in Gaza.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- The khutbah opens with praise, testimony, prayers, and an exhortation to taqwa and obedience.
- The speaker reminds listeners that every soul dies and announces Sheikh Dr. Muhammad al-Ajami’s death and funeral arrangements.
- He condemns a Catholic-school shooting and grieves the children killed and injured.
- He contrasts widespread attention to that tragedy with the suffering and deaths of children in Gaza.
- He frames Gaza’s crisis within Palestinian displacement, village destruction, occupation, and siege, rejecting the idea of two equal sides.
In the khateeb's words
“they convinced the people convinced the world that they are two parties are fighting one another”
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah began by reminding us to live with taqwa, awareness of Allah, and to speak and act rightly. The imam also reminded us that every person will die, and he announced the death and funeral arrangements of Sheikh Dr. Muhammad al-Ajami. He asked us to grieve the children killed in a Catholic-school shooting and to extend that same concern to the children and families of Gaza. He said Gaza’s suffering must be understood through the longer history of Palestinian displacement, occupation, and siege, rather than as a simple conflict between equal sides. We should keep our hearts tender toward innocent people and refuse to ignore suffering.
- When you hear about children suffering, how can you show care without comparing which tragedy matters more?
- What does remembering that everyone dies invite us to change about how we use today?
- What questions should we ask before accepting a simple story about who is responsible for a conflict?
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