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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 12, 2026.

Taqwa leads to salvation and strength

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“I will be different than them.”

The khateeb, at 20:54

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In one sentence

Muslims should cultivate taqwa through Ashura fasting, worship, principled character, commitment to Jumu'ah, and mosque-based education because taqwa is the path to salvation and communal strength.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Defines taqwa as the key to salvation and the essential counsel to believers.
  2. Introduces Muharram and Ashura, recalling Musa’s deliverance and recommending a fast with an adjacent day.
  3. Uses stories of Khalid, Abu Bakr, and Hasan to show taqwa in obedience, restraint, and generosity.
  4. Explains the qualities of Allah’s beloved believers from Surah al-Ma'idah.
  5. Connects lost taqwa with Muslim weakness and invokes Gaza and Al-Aqsa while praying for the oppressed.
  6. Calls listeners to regular prayer, mosque attendance, full Jumu'ah attentiveness, and Qur'an and Arabic learning.
  7. Urges parents to bring children into mosque education and closes with supplications.
Try this week
Fast on the tenth of Muharram and add the ninth or eleventh day, following the moon sighting.
Attend Jumu'ah fully and do not leave early for work, lunch, or sports.
Maintain regular prayer, worship, mosque attendance, and self-discipline.
Attend mosque Qur'an, Arabic, Islamic education, and study-circle programs.
Bring children to mosque learning and treat their religious education as a trust.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 5The qualities of those Allah loves were tied to taqwa, including humility with believers, strength before disbelievers, striving, and fearlessness.
Surah 94A passage about Musa’s reassurance that Allah would guide him was used to frame the new year with trust and hope.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“don't wait for your lunch break and leave okay it's almost finished the football now it's for me to leave the job to catch the last five minutes with the football routine missing taqwa became what?”
ISG · Germantown, MD
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For the dinner table

The khateeb centered the sermon on taqwa, living with awareness of Allah, as the path to salvation. He highlighted Muharram and Ashura, remembering Musa’s deliverance and encouraging a fast on the tenth with an adjacent day. Stories about the Companions showed taqwa as courage, self-control, forgiveness, and obedience. He urged families to protect the full Jumu'ah, keep worship central, and bring children to mosque programs for Qur'an, Arabic, and Islamic learning. He closed by praying for guidance, the oppressed, and a stronger Muslim community.

  1. Where could you practice taqwa in one choice you make this week?
  2. What would make Ashura meaningful for our family beyond the fast?
  3. How can we make mosque learning and full Jumu'ah attendance part of our family rhythm?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Society of Germantown19825 Blunt Rd, Germantown, MD 20876Jumu'ah 1:30 PM at ISG · 12:45 PM at CaseyArchiveAll khutbahs at ISG16 khutbahs
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