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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 28, 2026.

Fasting trains the heart for taqwa

OBKIC · Abdullahi Jaranow

“Taqwa is the fear of Allah.”

The khateeb, at 7:51

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In one sentence

Ramadan fasting is meant to cultivate taqwa by disciplining desire, purifying the heart, and orienting believers toward Allah rather than worldly illusions.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines taqwa as obeying Allah, avoiding prohibitions, and becoming God-centered.
  2. Explains that worship, fasting, Qur'an, and Jannah are all connected to taqwa.
  3. Describes taqwa as a protective shield and argues that ultimate victory belongs to the muttaqeen.
  4. Warns that consumption and lust can lead to broader sins and worldly corruption.
  5. Presents fasting as a program for disciplining desires and becoming virtuous, compassionate, just, and honest.
  6. Concludes with practical exhortations, prayers for purification, and supplications for suffering communities.
Try this week
Obey Allah's commands and avoid His prohibitions.
Reflect on death abundantly and resist worldly temptations.
Pay attention to what you eat and how you earn; avoid haram consumption and income.
Use fasting to discipline and restrict desires.
Purify your heart, limbs, words, thoughts, and intentions, aligning them with what pleases Allah.
Seek Allah's help, be patient, follow wrong actions with good deeds, and treat people well.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Used to present the Qur'an as guidance for the muttaqeen.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“taqwa is the fear of Allah it is to adhere to every command of Allah and to refrain from every prohibition of Allah”
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“there is no refuge that a person can take or an escape that they can find except to Allah”
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“this fasting dear brothers and sisters it is a God given program to purify us to discipline us to teach us the destructiveness of our own nature”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that taqwa means living with awareness of Allah by obeying His commands and avoiding what He forbids. Fasting is not only going without food and drink; it trains the heart, body, words, and desires to become more disciplined. The imam reminds us that worldly power and pleasure do not last, while what is done for Allah remains. He encourages us to reflect on death, eat and earn in halal ways, seek Allah's help, be patient, and answer mistakes with good deeds. He ends by praying for purified hearts and relief for people suffering in Gaza, Sudan, Yemen, and around the world.

  1. What does it mean to make a choice God-centered instead of self-centered?
  2. What is one desire fasting helps us practice controlling?
  3. How can we turn a wrong action into a good one this week?
Where it was given

The masjid

Omar Bin Al-Khattab Islamic Center12622 Renton Ave S, Seattle, WA 98178KhateebAbdullahi JaranowMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at OBKIC106 khutbahs
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