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The ummah & current eventsFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 11, 2026.

Stay focused while serving family and community

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“I have a responsibility towards my family, towards my deen, towards my community.”

The khateeb, at 26:32

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In one sentence

Believers should remain focused on Allah and their mission despite propaganda, oppression, mockery, and distraction, while serving their families and communities and strengthening communal institutions.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Recalls Nuh’s perseverance amid plots and connects his story to oppression in Gaza and Palestine.
  2. Urges Muslims to invest in representation, media, social welfare, and sharing Islamic guidance.
  3. Shows Nuh refusing to abandon humble believers or submit to elite demands.
  4. Explains how racism and hostility function as distractions, drawing on Toni Morrison and Malcolm X.
  5. Uses Musa, Ibrahim, and Muhammad as examples of answering opposition without being distracted.
  6. Closes with a call to commitment toward Allah, family, faith, and community, followed by prayers for the oppressed.
Try this week
Invest in communal systems such as representation, media involvement, and social welfare.
Continue speaking about Islam’s goodness and guidance to the wider world.
Do not abandon humble or marginalized believers to satisfy elites.
Fulfill responsibilities toward family, deen, and community even when inconvenient or uncomfortable.
Stay focused on Allah’s mission instead of becoming consumed by opponents’ distractions.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 71Nuh’s complaint about enormous plots frames the sermon’s call to persevere.
Surah 11Nuh refuses to drive away humble believers to satisfy social elites.
Surah 21Allah protects Ibrahim from the fire and overturns the plot against him.
Surah 40Musa’s confident proclamation contrasts Allah’s power with Pharaoh’s schemes.
Surah 2Ibrahim defeats the tyrant’s claim to power by challenging him to reverse the sun’s course.
Surah 41The Prophet responds to rejection by warning of the fate of earlier peoples.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“But to use it for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And not to use it against Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
Mosque Foundation · Bridgeview, IL
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“I have a responsibility towards my family, towards my deen, towards my community. Even if it's inconvenient and even if it's uncomfortable, I'm gonna do it no matter what.”
Mosque Foundation · Bridgeview, IL
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that taqwa means putting Allah first in our lives. Through the story of Nuh, he showed how we can keep doing good despite pressure and distractions, while standing beside people others look down on. He encouraged us to share the goodness of our faith through community service, media, and representation. He also reminded us to resist hatred without letting it shape our own character, drawing on the prophets’ examples of staying focused on their message. He called us to care for our families, faith, and communities even when it is difficult, and prayed for relief for people suffering in Gaza and Palestine.

  1. How could we help someone feel included at school or in our community this week?
  2. When someone tries to upset you, what helps you choose a response you can feel good about?
  3. What is one good thing our family could do together, even if it takes extra effort?
Where it was given

The masjid

Mosque Foundation7360 W 93rd St, Bridgeview, IL 60455Jumu'ah 12:30 PM & 2:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Mosque Foundation52 khutbahs
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