Turn to Allah for peace in chaos
“What I can control is how much I turn to Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala.”
By preserving a strong connection to Allah and practicing balance in emotions, faith, and social responsibility, believers can maintain inner peace amid external chaos.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Ramadan is presented as a spiritually protected, paradise-like environment of open hope, closed hellfire, and restrained shayateen.
- Using Ibrahim in the fire, the speaker contrasts external chaos with inner calm rooted in connection to Allah.
- He urges listeners to pray for heaven’s door to remain open, hell’s door to remain closed, and shaytan to have no influence.
- The second sermon frames Eid alongside suffering in Iran, Lebanon, and other war-affected places, teaching emotional and social balance.
- He applies balance to faith, desires, anger, imagination, family celebration, prayer, charity, and children’s awareness of global responsibility.
In the khateeb's words
“what I can control is how much I turn to Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala what I can control is how I treat people I can't control how people will treat me but I can control how I treat people”
“these three things should be what we pray for today that Ya Allah keep the door of heaven open for me that Ya Allah keep the door of hell closed away from me”
“The expectation of a believer is that regardless of what is happening in their lives they find that balance to navigate through”
“It's not enough that I am clothed I have to try to make sure that others are clothed”
For the dinner table
Ramadan gave us a picture of what inner peace can feel like: hope is open, wrongdoing is held back, and the heart is turned toward Allah. The khutbah reminds us that we cannot control traffic, other people’s reactions, or events in the world, but we can control our connection to Allah and how we treat people. A believer seeks balance in emotions, faith, desires, anger, and imagination rather than being carried to extremes. On Eid, we can enjoy food and celebration while remembering people who are suffering, praying for them, giving charity, and teaching children that our happiness is connected to the wider human family.
- What is one thing you can control when your day feels chaotic?
- How can our family share Eid happiness with someone having a hard time?
- What does balance look like when you feel very happy, angry, or disappointed?
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