GratitudeFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 25, 2025.
Gratitude brings increase to our blessings
“The biggest of all the bounties that Allah has bestowed on us is the fact that He created us.”
In one sentence
Recognizing Allah’s blessings begins with recognizing our creation and His continuing guidance, provision, healing, and care, and responding with gratitude so that those blessings gain barakah.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Creation is presented as Allah’s greatest blessing and the foundation of all others.
- The khutbah distinguishes a primordial creation involving water and the Throne from the later six-period creation of the heavens and earth.
- Human beings are described as a microcosm who can rise to excellence or fall below animals.
- Ibrahim’s testimony is used to list Allah’s continuing gifts: guidance, provision, healing, death, resurrection, and forgiveness.
- Allah continues sustaining people even when they turn away; kufr removes barakah, while shukr brings increase.
- The khutbah announces a Sunday 5 PM community project launch and closes with prayers for faith and Muslim unity.
Try this week
Recognize and appreciate Allah’s blessings of creation, guidance, provision, healing, and forgiveness.
Respond to those blessings with shukr rather than taking them for granted.
Support the community project being launched Sunday at 5 PM.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 68Used to explain Noon as a primordial-water or ink-like reality associated with creation.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The biggest of all the Bounties That Allah has bestowed on Us Is the fact that He created us”
“He does not just create you and leave you to yourself. He continues to take care of you.”
“When a human being is kind to you and you turn against them, the thing they will do is to cut all the help that they are giving you.”
“And shukur is when He gives you, and you appreciate it, then He increases it for you.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah reminded us that being created is one of Allah’s greatest blessings. Allah does not only create us and leave us alone; He continues to guide, provide for, heal, and care for us. Human beings can live nobly and gratefully, or forget their purpose and fall very low. Our response should be shukr, or sincere gratitude, because gratitude brings increase and barakah to what we have.
- What is one blessing you usually overlook?
- How can we show shukr through something we do this week?
- What does it mean that Allah keeps caring for us?
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