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Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

A welcoming mosque heals the community

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“The masjid was a hospital for the souls, a hospital for the hearts, a place for healings.”

The khateeb, at 12:18

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In one sentence

A masjid should be a welcoming spiritual hospital that heals and serves each individual, because the community is only as strong as the people within it.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Recaps diversity and learning as foundations for discussing the masjid.
  2. Describes the Prophetic mosque as a place for worship, learning, connection, celebration, diplomacy, and healing.
  3. Explains the masjid as a spiritual hospital whose foundation must be inclusive and sound.
  4. Assesses ICCP through how individuals are welcomed, supported, and kept connected.
  5. Affirms diversity and accessibility while emphasizing responsibility toward each person.
  6. Connects the final ten nights of Ramadan with gratitude, worship, and sustaining the institution.
Try this week
Use the final ten nights of Ramadan for sincere repentance and seeking Laylatul Qadr.
Attend Tarawih at 9 p.m. and Qiyam at 4 a.m., if able.
Support the mosque through financial, material, or idea-based contributions, especially around the 27th night.
Help make the mosque welcoming by listening to, respecting, and embracing people from different backgrounds.
Pray for the sick, deceased, and oppressed, including non-Muslims facing injustice.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 1Recited repeatedly as part of the community's worship and closing prayers.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“we can say that the masjid was a hospital for the souls, a hospital for the hearts, a place for healings.”
ICCP · Potomac, MD
Play from 12:18
“the whole is much, much larger than the sum of its parts.”
ICCP · Potomac, MD
Play from 17:35
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that a masjid is more than a place to pray. It should be a place where people learn, celebrate, grieve, connect, and find spiritual healing. The strength of the community depends on how each person is treated, so everyone should feel welcomed, heard, and respected. As the final ten nights of Ramadan approach, we should worship sincerely, be grateful for our community, and support the mosque with whatever we can offer. The community becomes stronger when each person contributes and cares for others.

  1. What is one way our mosque could help someone feel more welcomed?
  2. What gift, skill, time, or idea could you offer to strengthen our community?
  3. Why might a mosque need support beyond just attending prayers?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Community Center of Potomac10601 River Rd, Potomac, MD 20854Jumu'ah Adhan 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at ICCP96 khutbahs
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