Muharram is a chance to renew your faith
“Try your best to open a new page with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
The new Hijri year and the sacred month of Muharram are a divinely appointed season for Muslims to reset their relationship with Allah through worship, learning from prophetic history, and actively investing in the next generation, especially by bringing children to the masjid.
The khutbah in 8 steps
- Welcome and blessings for attending Jumu'ah at the start of the new Hijri year 1448
- The four sacred months in Islam, with emphasis on Muharram as the month of Allah
- The specialness of divinely selected times: Jumu'ah, Ramadan, and the sacred months
- Encouragement to begin the year with fasting and a chosen act of worship
- The importance of serving the community and masjid with sincere intention
- Learning from prophetic history, the Hijrah and Ashura, as guidance for the future
- Urging parents to enroll children in summer programs at the masjid and not waste the break
- Concluding prayers, including condolences for a deceased community member
In the khateeb's words
“Try your best to open a new page with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And we are talking about the first month of the year.”
“Select among the good deeds, a deed that will raise you in the sight of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
“Yes, we learn from the past, for the future. We don't want to live in the past, but we learn from the past to be better in the future.”
“When you come to the house of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, and you plant the seed in their hearts.”
For the dinner table
The khateeb welcomed the community to Jumu'ah and the new Hijri year, 1448. He taught that Muharram is one of four sacred months, a month Allah has specially honored, and he encouraged everyone to begin the year with a fresh spiritual page. He reminded us that Allah selects certain times for extra blessing, like Jumu'ah and Ramadan, and that the best fast after Ramadan is in Muharram. He also urged parents to bring their children to the masjid, especially during summer, so they learn their faith and feel at home in the house of Allah. Finally, he asked the community to pray for a brother who passed away and for all our deceased.
- What is one good deed you want to do more of this Muharram?
- Why do you think the masjid is called 'the house of Allah' and a 'home' for us?
- How can we learn something from the past to make this year better?
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