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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 7, 2026.

Prepare now to make Ramadan count

Qalam · Adam Anwar

“It's an opportunity we have been given to improve ourselves.”

The khateeb, at 29:52

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In one sentence

Ramadan should be valued as a precious, limited opportunity, prepared for intentionally, and used to deepen worship, character, Quran connection, and reliance on Allah.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Compares advance trip planning with preparing for Ramadan as evidence of its value.
  2. Urges listeners to begin preparing now rather than postponing improvement until next year.
  3. Recommends quiet pre-Maghrib time for dua and maintaining a personal dua list.
  4. Explains that meaningful fasting requires abandoning harmful speech and behavior.
  5. Encourages daily Quran recitation goals without comparing abilities or progress.
  6. Reframes work, school, and family responsibilities as worship and closes with hopeful encouragement.
Try this week
Begin preparing before Ramadan by practicing Quran recitation and adjusting difficult habits such as caffeine dependence.
Reserve 10 to 15 quiet minutes before Maghrib for dua, putting away the phone and other distractions.
Keep a written or phone-based list of people, needs, and goals to include in dua.
Treat fasting as abstaining from lying, cursing, rudeness, and other harmful behavior.
Set a realistic daily Quran recitation goal and use spare moments to read.
Approach work, school, and family responsibilities as worship while making meaningful sacrifices.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Cited Ramadan as the month in which the Quran was revealed, supporting its special value.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Nobody plans for something that they don't value. It doesn't make sense to spend time preparing for something if you don't care for it, if you don't value it.”
Qalam · Carrollton, TX
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“Prepare right now. Get ready. Spend your Ramadan wisely so that way you're not having those thoughts at the end of the month.”
Qalam · Carrollton, TX
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“The whole point of fasting is to increase in your taqwa of Allah. You have done anything but that.”
Qalam · Carrollton, TX
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“And so this is what Ramadan is for. It's a hard reset for us. It's a renewed chance for us. It's an opportunity we have been given to improve ourselves.”
Qalam · Carrollton, TX
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan should be treated as a precious gift, so we should prepare before it begins instead of waiting for the first day. The khateeb encourages quiet dua before Maghrib, a personal list of requests, and a daily Quran goal. He reminds us that fasting should improve our character by helping us leave lying, rudeness, and other harmful habits. Work, school, and family responsibilities can also be worship when done with the right intention, while Ramadan remains a time for meaningful sacrifice. We should enter the month with hope and excitement, asking Allah to help us make it our best Ramadan.

  1. What is one habit you would like Ramadan to help you improve?
  2. What would you include on your personal dua list?
  3. How can an ordinary responsibility become an act of worship?
Where it was given

The masjid

Qalam Masjid4200 International Pkwy, Carrollton, TX 75007Jumu'ah Surah Al-Kahf recitation 1:30 PM · khutbah 2:00 PM · salah 2:30 PMKhateebAdam AnwarMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Qalam45 khutbahs
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