Qur'an & tafsirFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
Plan Ramadan around the Quran
“How can you contemplate about the verses of Allah and the Book of Allah if you never read what it means?”
In one sentence
Ramadan should be deliberately planned as a time to reconnect with the Quran through understanding, deepen worship, and extend mercy within the community.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Connects daily worship and different life stages before introducing Quranic contemplation.
- Urges reading the Quran with translation and understanding, emphasizing its consistency and evidentiary grounding.
- Frames Ramadan as the month of the Quran and worship, encouraging a concrete plan.
- Adds community as a third Ramadan focus, calling for patience and mercy toward newcomers and children.
- Recommends small, consistent Quran goals and closes with prayers for the deceased, ill, struggling, and oppressed.
- Announces Ramadan prayer, iftar, school, childcare, and charity details and celebrates two shahadas.
Try this week
Read the Quran with its translation and seek understanding.
Create a Ramadan plan for Quran reading and prayer.
Set a manageable daily Quran goal, such as five lines or one verse.
Show patience and mercy toward newcomers, children, and people learning mosque etiquette.
Attend Ramadan prayers and participate in community connection.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“How can you contemplate about the verses of Allah and the Book of Allah if you never read what it means?”
“There's a saying where I come from, if you don't plan to succeed, you plan to fail.”
“So we show patience, rahmah, mercy, sabr for these brothers and sisters. And we try to give them nasiha, advice, in a very kind and joyous manner.”
“If you could just read five lines of the Quran, read five lines of the Quran.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Ramadan is a chance to reconnect with Allah through the Quran, prayer, fasting, and community. The khateeb encouraged us to read the Quran with understanding, even if we begin with only a few lines each day. A simple plan can help make Ramadan more meaningful and consistent. We should also welcome newcomers, children, and returning worshippers with patience, mercy, and kind advice. Our community should be a place where people feel supported as they grow in faith.
- What small Quran goal could we realistically keep during Ramadan?
- How can we show mercy to someone who is new or returning to the masjid?
- Why did the khateeb call children a blessing in the community?
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