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Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Tawhid frees us from fear and demands justice

Al Aqsa Community

“I am one person, let me do the best that I can to feed my people.”

The khateeb, at 80:51

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that sincere tawhid frees believers from superstition and fear, while requiring every person to take practical steps to establish justice and help others.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Reintroduces magic and jinn as realities in Islamic creed and frames magic as a major sin.
  2. Uses narrations about amulets, spells, sacred trees, astrology, and Dajjal to warn against shirk and misplaced reliance.
  3. Calls listeners to protect tawhid through Quranic and Sunnah guidance.
  4. Defines justice as both a divine command and an innate human conscience.
  5. Interprets Surah al-Tin as affirming human moral and social conscience.
  6. Concludes with small sincere actions such as charity, teaching, using personal gifts, and inner reform.
Try this week
Avoid amulets, magic, astrology, and claims that assign Allah’s power to created things.
Seek protection and healing through Allah, the Quran, and the Sunnah.
Respond to wrongdoing at the level possible: through action, words, or rejecting it inwardly.
Choose one small beneficial act, such as charity, teaching, feeding someone, or helping the community.
Use personal gifts and skills to promote justice, while renewing one’s intention.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimExplains responding to wrongdoing by hand, tongue, or heart.
Surah 9Contrasts hypocrites who encourage evil with believers who enjoin good and forbid wrong.
Surah 95Supports the discussion of humanity’s best form and innate moral and social conscience.
Musnad AhmadWarns against amulets through the account of a man refused allegiance while wearing one.
Sunan Abi DawudDescribes charms and spells as polytheism and directs healing toward Allah.
Surah 106Mentioned in connection with Hashim’s trade journeys between Sham and Yemen.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“I am one person, let me do the best that I can to feed my people.”
Al Aqsa Community · Plainfield, IL
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“Even when hope looks bleak, we put our trust on Allah .”
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“Use that and build upon it. We are not going to expect ourselves to be the best of the best right away.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah reminded us that tawhid means relying on Allah rather than amulets, magic, astrology, or other created powers. It also taught that justice is both a command from Allah and something our healthy conscience recognizes. The story of Hashim showed that one person can respond to hardship with practical care, even during famine. We should look inward, use our gifts, and take small sincere actions such as helping, teaching, or giving sadaqah. We can ask Allah for guidance and keep building good together.

  1. What is one small act of fairness or kindness you can do this week?
  2. Which gift or skill could you use to help someone else?
  3. Why might people turn to superstition when they are afraid, and how can we respond?
Where it was given

The masjid

Al Aqsa Community Center17940 S. Bronk Rd, Plainfield, IL 60586Jumu'ah 1st: 1:05 PM 2nd: 2:05 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Al Aqsa Community37 khutbahs
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