Civic engagementFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 24, 2026.
Make your community better through good character
“We're supposed to make the world a better place.”
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Uses Abu Bakr’s defense of the Prophet and his concern after being beaten to illustrate loyalty.
- Recounts Ibn al-Daghunna’s protection of Abu Bakr and testimony to his generosity and social value.
- Challenges Muslims to ask whether neighbors see them as beneficial contributors or nuisances, while rejecting excuses.
- Calls the community to recover the prophetic legacy by becoming a force of good.
- Adds announcements about the IOK conference, masjid support, civic engagement, classes, and community events.
Try this week
Ask honestly whether neighbors, coworkers, and community members experience you as beneficial or burdensome.
Stop using excuses to avoid acknowledging your own contribution to problems.
Choose tangible ways to help others and make your neighborhood or community better.
Attend the Ilm Khan/IOK conference and engage with local educational offerings.
Support the masjid’s ongoing work through its year-end campaign.
Attend the candidate forum to demonstrate civic engagement.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 48:29The Prophet’s companions are presented as people who embodied his example.
Quran 40:28The words of the believing man of Pharaoh are invoked as Abu Bakr’s defense of the Prophet.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“That we are a force of good. That our cities and our societies and our communities and our neighborhoods and our streets are better because of us.”
“Excuses are the enemy of growth and progress. And two things can be true at the same time.”
“When we were supposed to be the solution, we're supposed to be carriers of light. We're supposed to make the world a better place.”
“That even the people who fundamentally would disagree with us on the most basics of our belief would not be able to deny that we are a force of good.”
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