20:03 We strive to create…23:05 Tarbiyah is a…32:09 This time we have is…
Youth & educationFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 14, 2025.

Learning must shape our character and communities

Masjid WD · Kibwe Miller

“We strive to create this beauty, this excellence in society that quite frankly is becoming somewhat scarce.”

The khateeb, at 20:03

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In one sentence

True Islamic excellence requires pairing knowledge with tarbiyah and Qur'anic guidance, then using our limited time to cultivate ourselves, our families, and just, beautiful communities.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Faith should produce excellence, stewardship, and beauty in society.
  2. Islamic education must combine academic knowledge with spiritual, moral, social, and emotional tarbiyah.
  3. Qur'anic guidance offers refuge from fear, depression, misinformation, and spiritual confusion.
  4. Time is our most precious currency, requiring remembrance, perseverance, and responsible community engagement.
  5. It is never too late to learn, grow closer to Allah, and replace ego with collective responsibility.
Try this week
Pair academic learning with spiritual, moral, social, and emotional tarbiyah.
Set aside time for regular remembrance of Allah and use time intentionally.
Recite or study the short surahs al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq, and al-Nas for spiritual refuge.
Cultivate family, community, and other relationships.
Continue learning and improving regardless of age or past discouragement.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:30Human stewardship and responsibility for preventing corruption and harm.
Quran 62:9The call to hasten toward Allah's remembrance at Friday prayer.
Quran 51:55Reminding believers is presented as beneficial.
Quran 2:268Satan's threats and Allah's promise of forgiveness and bounty.
Surah 103Time is treated as humanity's essential currency, with loss avoided through faith and perseverance.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“We strive to create this beauty, this excellence in society that quite frankly is becoming somewhat scarce.”
Masjid WD · Newark, NJ
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“Tarbiyah is a nurturing. It's a spiritual, social, emotional, moral teaching that accompanies math and science.”
Masjid WD · Newark, NJ
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“This time we have is one of our greatest currencies. Money, you can get back. Relationships, you can get back.”
Masjid WD · Newark, NJ
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Our time is one of our greatest gifts, so we should use it intentionally and remember Allah often. The khutbah teaches that real education includes tarbiyah: spiritual, moral, social, and emotional growth alongside academic learning. The speaker presents the Qur'an as a source of refuge when fear, sadness, and confusion become overwhelming, while acknowledging that grief is part of life. He encourages us to keep learning and improving because it is never too late to grow closer to Allah. Finally, he calls us to care for our families and communities and to live with a sense of shared responsibility.

  1. What is one way we can use our time more wisely this week?
  2. How can we add tarbiyah to the things we learn at school or work?
  3. What would choosing we over me look like in our family?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid Waarith ud Deen19 Fenwick St, Newark, NJ 07114Jumu'ah 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Masjid WD7 khutbahs
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