Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
Muslims must confront injustice at home
“The stand against injustice is important all around the world, but it starts at home.”
In one sentence
Muslims should follow the Prophet's example in Hilf al-Fudul by confronting injustice across communal boundaries, beginning with honest acknowledgment, education, and solidarity with Indigenous peoples in Canada.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Frames Canada as a home Muslims can love while confronting its injustices.
- Introduces Hilf al-Fudul, where Meccan tribes united to secure justice for a Yemeni merchant.
- Uses the Prophet’s participation and endorsement of the pact to define solidarity against oppression.
- Connects this principle to Orange Shirt Day and the history of Canadian residential schools.
- Calls Muslims to acknowledge Indigenous suffering, learn the history, and unlearn dehumanizing language.
- Closes with stewardship of the earth and a local commitment to justice.
Try this week
Acknowledge the history and continuing effects of residential schools and Indigenous dispossession.
Educate yourself through documentaries and books about residential schools and Indigenous experiences.
Unlearn dehumanizing terminology and misconceptions about Indigenous communities.
Support efforts that seek justice and better support Indigenous people in Canada.
Examine local institutions and property histories while treating solidarity against injustice as a responsibility that begins at home.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“It came to represent whenever different people would come together, though they may have differences amongst themselves, but when they agreed that something was unjust, when something was oppression, would put aside their differences and they would stand up against that injustice.”
“The stand against injustice is important all around the world, but it starts at home.”
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