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The ummah & current eventsFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 19, 2026.

Keeping faith alive through resistance

As Sabur

“What are we doing to advance the light?”

The khateeb, at 12:35

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In one sentence

Despite attempts to erase Islam and Muslim history, believers preserve and advance God's light through steadfast faith, family teaching, education, and constructive civic resistance.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with Quranic reminders about taqwa, family ties, truthful speech, and God's light.
  2. Revisits prophets of strong resolve and assurances that God's light cannot be extinguished.
  3. Uses Muslim Spain, Crimea, Central Asia, the Soviet Union, and African-American communities as examples of faith surviving suppression.
  4. Calls parents to teach children Muslim identity, worship, morality, and history.
  5. Urges listeners to choose concrete forms of resistance, including voting, education, service, and prayer.
  6. Closes with prayers, community learning announcements, grief support, and requests for du'a.
Try this week
Remind children that they are first and foremost people who submit to God, and teach them faith, worship, identity, and history.
Choose a mode of resistance: oppose wrong through action when able, speak against it when possible, or reject it inwardly and make du'a.
Participate in civic life, including voting, rather than disengaging.
Create or support after-school programs, provide lunches, and transport children to the mosque for faith and history education.
Attend the mosque's hadith, tafsir, seerah, and academy offerings; make du'a for people in hardship and attend grief support when needed.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The question that you and I have to ask ourselves every time is what are we doing to perfect the light? What are we doing to advance the light?”
As Sabur · Las Vegas, NV
Play from 12:35
“So if we're going to keep the light shining, the first thing that we have to do is remind our children of who they are.”
As Sabur · Las Vegas, NV
Play from 15:05
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Allah’s light endures even when people try to suppress faith or erase history. He described families who kept their faith alive by teaching their children and reminding them where they came from. He encouraged us to remember that whatever our talents or ambitions, our first identity is as people who submit to Allah. He also asked each of us to find a way to help, whether through speaking up, teaching, providing meals, helping children get to lessons, or making du‘a. His message called us to stay firm in faith and take practical steps to make society better.

  1. What is one family story or lesson about Islam you would like to learn more about?
  2. How could you use something you enjoy or do well to serve Allah and help someone?
  3. What is one small thing our family could do this week to support children learning their faith and history?
Where it was given

The masjid

Masjid As Sabur711 Morgan Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89106Jumu'ah 1:00 to 2:00 PM service windowArchiveAll khutbahs at As Sabur16 khutbahs
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