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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 13, 2026.

Ramadan reorients the heart toward Allah

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In one sentence

Ramadan should be entered with sincere intention and taqwa because fasting, Quran, and night worship can reorient believers toward Allah, bring extraordinary forgiveness, and transform their spiritual standing.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Reminds listeners of taqwa and the uncertainty of living to see Ramadan, urging advance intention.
  2. Uses the dream of two companions to show Ramadan worship's power to elevate believers.
  3. Explains Ramadan's unseen blessings, including opened Paradise, closed Hellfire, chained devils, and forgiveness.
  4. Connects Ramadan to revelation of the Quran, whose recitation and reflection provide guidance, evidence, and peace.
  5. Interprets fasting as a return to humanity's natural rhythms and a yearly reorientation around tawhid rather than the nafs.
  6. Concludes with supplications for forgiveness and oppressed communities, followed by Ramadan schedule and mosque announcements.
Try this week
Make a sincere intention before Ramadan to fast fully, spend time with the Quran, and worship at night.
Fast with iman and ihtisab, seeking Allah's reward rather than practicing mere deprivation.
Attend Taraweeh and seek Laylatul Qadr through intentional night worship.
Reflect on the Quran and use fasting to reorient desires around la ilaha illallah.
Pray for oppressed communities and give what you can toward the stated humanitarian and mosque needs.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:183-186Grounds fasting in taqwa, identifies Ramadan as the month of Quran, and emphasizes ease, gratitude, and Allah's nearness.
Surah 3Supports reflection on creation and celestial cycles as signs for people of deep reflection.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“none of us are promised this month but we hope and pray that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala allows us to witness it”
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“the fast calls you back every single year to rotate yourself once again to reorient yourself once again on the access of la ilaha illallah”
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“there are those who fast the whole month of ramadan and they were benefited nothing from it except their hunger and their thirst”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is a precious opportunity, but none of us is promised that we will live to see it, so we should begin with a sincere intention now. The month brings fasting, Quran, and night prayer, and these acts can bring forgiveness and draw us closer to Allah. The Quran is not only guidance; its recitation and reflection can bring peace to the heart. Fasting should reorient us around Allah instead of our lower desires, not leave us with only hunger and thirst. We can welcome Ramadan with gratitude, worship, and concern for people who are suffering.

  1. What is one intention you want to carry into Ramadan?
  2. What helps you feel closer to Allah when you fast?
  3. How can our family make Quran part of our Ramadan routine?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Passaic County, Clifton259 Pershing Rd, Clifton, NJ 07013ArchiveAll khutbahs at ICPC Clifton76 khutbahs
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