The Islamic calendarFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 11, 2026.
Turn painful anniversaries toward Allah
“We reclaim every moment of every day for the remembrance of our Lord.”
In one sentence
Muslims should reclaim September 11, 2026 as a Friday devoted to Jumu'ah, remembrance, and righteous action without endorsing or celebrating the attacks of 2001.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Opens with praise of Allah, shahada, taqwa, truthfulness, and obedience to Allah and His Messenger.
- Establishes Muslims as the best community through faith, righteous deeds, and enjoining right.
- Explains Friday's special status and highlights Jumu'ah, Friday Fajr, and other virtues of the day.
- Argues that Allah's ordering of time gives September 11, 2026 significance as Friday for Muslims.
- Explicitly rejects endorsing, condoning, celebrating, or disrespecting victims of the September 11 attacks.
- Calls Muslims to reclaim the date and every moment for remembrance of Allah rather than hatred or tragedy.
- Closes with Arabic supplication and repeated takbir.
Try this week
Attend Jumu'ah and leave business when the Friday call to prayer is made.
Pray Fajr in congregation on Friday.
Use Friday for abundant remembrance of Allah and righteous deeds.
Reclaim every day and moment for remembrance rather than surrendering them to hatred or tragedy.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 1Named as the best surah, recited at least seventeen times daily.
Sahih MuslimStates that the five daily prayers and one Jumu'ah to the next expiate intervening sins absent major sins.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The events of that day should never be endorsed, condoned or celebrated.”
“Allah had already willed to honor September 11 of this year as Jumma for the Muslims.”
“We do not surrender our Islam. No, we hold on to it. And we reclaim every moment of every day for the remembrance of our Lord.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Friday is a special day for Muslims, and the khutbah encouraged us to fill it with prayer, remembrance, and good deeds. Because September 11 falls on Friday in 2026, we can observe it as Jumu'ah without celebrating the terrible attacks of 2001. The speaker said those attacks should never be endorsed, condoned, or celebrated, while also acknowledging the people who died. He urged us not to surrender any part of Allah’s creation to hatred, but to hold onto Islam and remember Allah through painful history.
- What makes Friday special in our family?
- How can we remember a painful event without letting it define who we are?
- What good deed or act of remembrance could we do today?
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