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Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 15, 2025.

Witness for justice and transform society

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“The same command for prayer is the same command for justice.”

The khateeb, at 5:06

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In one sentence

Muslims are obligated to witness for justice, understand the colonial history shaping the modern world, reject racism and wealth worship, and help transform society for the better.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Establishes justice and truthful witness as divine obligations.
  2. Connects Pharaoh’s arrogance to colonial and crusading worldviews.
  3. Reinterprets Columbus through Granada, crusades, conquest, and colonization.
  4. Links slavery and colonialism to contemporary resource-driven conflicts.
  5. Critiques social Darwinism, internalized racism, and prosperity theology among Muslims.
  6. Calls Muslims to reject status worship, speak truth, and transform the world.
Try this week
Study the links between Columbus, the Crusades, slavery, colonization, and present conflicts.
Follow the news about Sudan, the Congo, and Mali.
Look beyond religious or ethnic labels and examine which companies and resources shape conflicts.
Speak truth about oppression and resist silence on history and current events.
Reject status worship and work to transform the world for the better.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sahih MuslimCritiques using the saying to justify social Darwinism and wealth worship.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The same command for prayer is the same command for justice. It's not a choice.”
Lighthouse · Temescal · North Oakland, CA
Play from 5:06
“Wherever there is a conflict, don't ask what religion people have or what ethnicity, what tribe, ask which company is there.”
Lighthouse · Temescal · North Oakland, CA
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“Their role is to reshape the world and transform the world to the better.”
Lighthouse · Temescal · North Oakland, CA
Play from 29:21
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today the khateeb reminded us that standing for justice is part of our responsibility to Allah, alongside prayer. He connected his account of Granada, Columbus, slavery, and colonialism to suffering and struggles over resources today. He urged us to study history carefully and notice whose suffering gets left out of the story. He also warned that wealth, status, and closeness to powerful people should not become our measure of a good life. His message invites us to support people facing injustice, resist divisions within our community, and use our abilities to make the world better.

  1. What is one unfair situation at school or among friends where you could help?
  2. When you hear a story about the past, whose perspective would you like to learn more about?
  3. Who do you admire for helping others, and what could you learn from them?
Where it was given

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