Keep working for oppressed Muslims
“Continue to share, continue to raise your voices, continue to protest, continue to do every single thing in your power.”
Believers should continue making meaningful efforts for oppressed Muslims even when circumstances seem hopeless and results are not immediately visible.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Contrasts the spiritual golden age under the Rightly Guided Caliphs with the Abbasid intellectual and civilizational peak.
- Describes the Mongol destruction of Baghdad and the apparent impossibility of resisting them.
- Presents Sultan Qutus and the Battle of Ain Jalut as an example of persevering despite overwhelming odds.
- Connects that history to fatigue over Palestine and other global Muslim crises.
- Urges listeners to keep sharing, speaking up, protesting, sacrificing comforts, and supporting oppressed Muslims.
In the khateeb's words
“He still went and made an effort. He still went and tried. He still went and wanted to do something for the sake of the Ummah.”
“It doesn't matter how long it takes. It's my job and it's your job to continue that effort in spite of what's going on.”
“continue to share, continue to raise your voices, continue to protest, continue to do every single thing in your power”
For the dinner table
The khutbah uses the story of Sultan Qutus and the Battle of Ain Jalut to show that people should keep trying even when the odds look impossible. The speaker connects that lesson to suffering in Palestine, Sudan, East Turkestan, and other places where Muslims are oppressed. He says that fatigue and discouragement are understandable, but they should not make us give up. He encourages us to keep sharing information, speaking up, protesting, making du'a, and giving up some comforts when needed. The main message is that sincere effort matters even when we cannot immediately see the results.
- What is one helpful action we can keep doing even if change takes a long time?
- How can we speak up for people who are suffering in a thoughtful and responsible way?
- What comfort would you be willing to give up to help someone else?
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