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The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 22, 2026.

Love the Prophet through mercy

Mecca Center · Ahmed Arafat

“Do you show your rahmah to your neighbors?”

The khateeb, at 24:54

Watch the khutbah

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Introduces Rabi'u al-Awwal as a time to remember the Prophet's birth with gratitude rather than mourning.
  2. Explains that learning the Prophet's shamail and seerah nurtures love, even among believers struggling with sin.
  3. Presents rahmah, or mercy, as the defining quality of the Prophet's mission and a central divine attribute.
  4. Uses the hadith about mercy to place compassion at the heart of religious character and teaching.
  5. Calls families to teach children the Prophet's merciful character and measure their resemblance to him by mercy toward others.
Try this week
Share stories and qualities from the Prophet's shamail and seerah with family and children.
Teach children to memorize Qur'an 21:107 about the Prophet being mercy for the worlds.
Bring children to mosque programs or find classes focused on the Prophet's character.
Search for an example of the Prophet's mercy and share it with children.
Practice mercy toward neighbors, spouses, relatives, children, the community, and people in need.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 21:107Frames the Prophet's mission as mercy for all worlds.
Quran 3:159Shows mercy producing gentleness, forgiveness, consultation, and reliance on Allah after Uhud.
Quran 15:72Uses Allah's oath by the Prophet's life to emphasize his honor.
Quran 53:1-2Appeals to the Prophet's known trustworthiness and companionship as evidence against claims he was misguided.
Quran 34:46Invites listeners to reflect individually or in pairs on whether the Prophet was deluded.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“values have to be honored not only goals yes your goal is is victory but you have to honor your values as well”
Mecca Center · Willowbrook, IL
Play from 23:45
“do you show your rahmah to your neighbors do you show your rahmah to your spouse do you show your rahmah to your relatives do you show your rahmah to your kids”
Mecca Center · Willowbrook, IL
Play from 24:54
Where it was given

The masjid

The Mecca Center16W560 91st Street, Willowbrook, IL 60527Jumu'ah 1:00 PM & 2:30 PMKhateebAhmed ArafatMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Mecca Center37 khutbahs
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