Muslims helped shape India and must respond
“We need to start doing more than just talk.”
The khutbah argues that Muslims profoundly shaped India, that Hindutva is an exclusionary ideology with colonial roots affecting Muslims today, and that the community must respond through education, organization, prayer, and peaceful intellectual engagement.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- The khateeb opens with a Hajj workshop announcement and community death notices.
- He presents Muslim rule in India as locally integrated and formative of its economy, language, architecture, arts, cuisine, and identity.
- He contrasts Muslim dynasties with British colonial extraction and rejects equating them as colonizers.
- He defines Hindutva as racial superiority, militant religion, and nationalist exclusivism, tracing its categories to British divide-and-rule policies.
- He connects Hindutva and Zionist alliances to anti-Muslim activity and pressures facing the local mosque.
- He calls for self-education, public education, think tanks, dua, strong iman, and peaceful intellectual resistance.
In the khateeb's words
“When the Muslims came. They did not rule. As a ruling class. They did not rule. Like the British did. This is the fundamental difference.”
“The fact of the matter is, the very country that they cherish, they would not recognize it had it not been for 1,200 years of active contribution.”
“First and foremost, educate yourself. Secondly, do what you can to educate others. Thirdly, we need to start doing more than just talk.”
For the dinner table
Today the khateeb reminded us that Muslims have been part of India's story for centuries, helping shape its language, buildings, arts, food, and public life. He said we should not accept a version of history that erases those contributions or treats Muslims as outsiders. He described Hindutva as an exclusionary ideology and said its effects can reach Muslim communities far beyond South Asia, including our own mosque. His advice was to learn carefully, teach others, build thoughtful institutions, make dua, and respond with wisdom, love, and faith.
- What is one Muslim contribution to India that you would like to learn more about?
- How can we teach others about history without responding to hatred with hatred?
- What is one peaceful, useful action our family could take this week?
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