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Allah's mercy should shape our faith

ISNA Canada (ICC)

“The introduction of someone to Islam, to Allah, to the Qur'an, should be rooted in Rahmah.”

The khateeb, at 29:18

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In one sentence

Rahmah, Allah’s mercy and compassion, is the governing spirit of the Qur’an and should shape how believers understand Allah, endure hardship, teach Islam, and grow spiritually.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines rahmah as the Qur’an’s central spirit and the Prophet’s embodied character.
  2. Uses al-Fatihah, praise in all circumstances, and the hadith qudsi to frame prayer as a conversation with Allah.
  3. Explains Allah’s universal and special mercy through Qur’anic names, the womb, and mother-child compassion.
  4. Clarifies that divine mercy is stable rather than emotionally volatile, and urges learning about Allah from the Qur’an rather than media.
  5. Argues that mercy may mean withholding what harms us, not granting every desire.
  6. Concludes that sharia is founded on justice, mercy, benefit, and wisdom, so spiritual growth must produce mercy.
Try this week
Praise Allah in both prosperity and adversity.
Learn about Allah’s names and attributes from the Qur’an rather than media portrayals.
Teach Islam and the Qur’an with mercy and compassion.
Ask Allah for forgiveness after sin instead of despairing of His mercy.
Evaluate religious judgments and personal growth by justice, mercy, benefit, and wisdom.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimUses the hadith qudsi to describe Allah responding to the servant’s recitation, and a mother-child comparison for divine mercy.
Sahih al-BukhariConnects the womb’s name to Ar-Rahman and maintaining family ties to receiving Allah’s mercy.
Jami` at-TirmidhiUses Adam’s first sneeze and the response of mercy as an illustration of mercy accompanying human existence.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The introduction of someone to Islam, to Allah, to the Qur'an, should be rooted in Rahmah.”
ISNA Canada (ICC) · Sheridan, ON
Play from 29:18
“any personal religious spiritual growth that is divorced from rahmah is just egotistical delusion”
ISNA Canada (ICC) · Sheridan, ON
Play from 39:45
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that rahmah, or mercy and compassion, is at the heart of the Qur’an and the Prophet’s character. Allah’s mercy is steady and includes both the care we see in a mother and the wisdom behind things we may not receive. We are encouraged to praise Allah in good times and hard times, learn about Him from the Qur’an, and treat people with mercy. True religious growth should make us more just, beneficial, wise, and compassionate, not harsher or more self-important.

  1. Where did you notice mercy this week, and where could you show more of it?
  2. What is the difference between getting everything we want and receiving what is best for us?
  3. How can our family make learning about Islam feel more compassionate?
Where it was given

The masjid

ISNA Canada, Islamic Centre of Canada2200 South Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON L5J 2M4Jumu'ah Two services · 1:00 PM, 3:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ISNA Canada (ICC)124 khutbahs
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