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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Jan 30, 2026.

Let Ramadan build lasting faith

Daar-Ul-Islam, Masjid Bilal · Azhar Azeez

“We create a special bond with the Quran for the rest of the year.”

The khateeb, at 8:11

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In one sentence

Ramadan should build a lasting relationship with the Quran and taqwa, expressed through worship, ethical change, generosity, dua, family duties, unity, and continued practice after Eid.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Prepare for Ramadan and seek acceptance of deeds, not performance alone.
  2. Distinguish Ramadan's Quran-centered purpose from fasting's purpose of taqwa.
  3. Explain taqwa through restraint, gratitude, worship, and preparation for Judgment.
  4. Offer practical Ramadan habits and ways to seek Laylat al-Qadr.
  5. Call for repentance, honoring parents, dua for suffering communities, and steadfast faith.
  6. Instruct on zakat, fitrah, generosity, and communal unity.
  7. Close with Eid, six days of Shawwal, and an ISNA conference announcement.
Try this week
Read, understand, and implement the Quran in daily life, continuing that relationship after Ramadan.
Pray Fajr and Isha in congregation during the latter part of Ramadan and make congregational prayer a lasting habit.
Honor living parents, care for them, be kind, and never raise your voice at them.
Make regular dua for yourself, family, community, and people suffering in Gaza, Sudan, Yemen, Africa, and South Asia.
Pay zakat and fitrah early rather than delaying until the end of Ramadan or Eid.
Give charity generously and strengthen unity by engaging respectfully through disagreements.
Make Eid special for family and children, then fast six days of Shawwal.
Register for and attend the ISNA conference in St. Louis.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 2:185Used to define Ramadan as the month of Quranic revelation and guidance.
Quran 2:183Used to explain fasting's aim as taqwa, or God-consciousness.
Sahih al-BukhariUsed to warn that fasting without abandoning lies and evil actions is spiritually empty.
Quran 97:1-3Used to explain Laylat al-Qadr as better than a thousand months.
Quran 9:60Used to identify the eight categories eligible for zakat.
Quran 3:103Used to call Muslims to hold firmly to Allah's rope and avoid division.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“We create a special bond With the Quran For the rest of the year”
Daar-Ul-Islam · Ballwin, MO
Play from 8:11
“The highest purpose of fasting Is establishing the taqwa of hearts”
Daar-Ul-Islam · Ballwin, MO
Play from 10:11
“So if your parents are alive Please honor them and take good care of them”
Daar-Ul-Islam · Ballwin, MO
Play from 18:52
“Unity is not something that can be preached from the member And then as soon as the khatib gets down from the member Unity disappears”
Daar-Ul-Islam · Ballwin, MO
Play from 23:03
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Ramadan is more than going without food and drink; it is a month to reconnect with the Quran and let its guidance shape the rest of the year. Fasting is meant to grow taqwa, which includes self-control, gratitude, obedience, and readiness for the Hereafter. The khutbah encourages us to pray, seek Laylat al-Qadr, honor our parents, make dua for suffering people, give zakat and fitrah, and be generous. It also asks us to protect unity by handling disagreements well and to make Eid meaningful for our families. After Ramadan, we should keep the connection alive through continued worship, including the six fasts of Shawwal.

  1. What is one Quran habit you could keep after Ramadan?
  2. Which act of kindness could our family practice for parents, neighbors, or someone in need?
  3. What would healthy disagreement and unity look like at home or school?
Where it was given

The masjids

Daar-Ul-Islam Masjid (Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis)517 Weidman Rd, Ballwin, MO 63011Jumu'ah 12:30 PM and 1:30 PMMasjid Bilal Ibn Rabaah (West Pine Masjid)3843 W Pine Mall Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108Jumu'ah 12:30 PMKhateebAzhar AzeezMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Daar-Ul-Islam46 khutbahs
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