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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 14, 2026.

Welcome Ramadan with worship and repentance

OBKIC · Abdullahi Jaranow

“Every single night Allah is calling.”

The khateeb, at 19:37

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In one sentence

Ramadan should be welcomed with awakened gratitude, sincere repentance, disciplined worship, and an active effort to seize Allah’s nightly opportunities for mercy and forgiveness.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. The khutbah opens with accountability before Allah and the lasting value of deeds over worldly possessions.
  2. It warns that familiarity can produce heedlessness toward Ramadan’s true significance.
  3. It explains Ramadan’s blessings through Qur’anic passages and hadith about revelation, mercy, forgiveness, and the opening of Paradise.
  4. It urges listeners to expose themselves to divine mercy through fasting, prayer, Quran recitation, righteous gatherings, and Laylatul Qadr.
  5. It closes with practical preparation: sincere intentions, repentance from sins and wasted time, reconciliation, and prioritizing worship over distractions.
Try this week
Make a sincere intention to remain present, aware, and determined throughout Ramadan.
Fast, pray, attend Taraweeh, recite the Qur’an, make dhikr, and attend gatherings of righteousness.
Repent from sins, unlawful relationships, unlawful consumption, backbiting, disputes, and other forbidden conduct.
Forgive others, reconcile, and move on from ongoing disputes.
Repent from wasting time and replace phone use, idle chatter, and distractions with worship.
Seek Laylatul Qadr and ask Allah for acceptance, forgiveness, and mercy.
Sources the khateeb cited
Musnad AhmadUsed to describe the timing of the revelation of earlier scriptures and the Qur’an during Ramadan.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“The first step of an experience is to understand the value of that experience itself.”
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“Every single night Allah is calling And every single night Allah is emancipating And every single night He is forgiving and every single night He's guiding.”
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“Attend the masjid instead of staying home in bed. Recite the Quran instead of grabbing the phone. Make zikr instead of chit-chatting with others and watching feed”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The imam reminded us that Ramadan is a precious gift from Allah, even when its yearly arrival feels familiar. He described it as a month full of mercy, forgiveness, and opportunities to draw closer to Allah. We can prepare by making sincere intentions to be present, fast, pray, and read the Quran. He also encouraged us to repent, leave behind fighting and backbiting, forgive, and use our time more thoughtfully. Even a small good deed matters before Allah, so we can help one another welcome Ramadan with gratitude and meaningful effort.

  1. What is one blessing of Ramadan you want to appreciate more this year?
  2. What small act of kindness could you do tomorrow?
  3. How could we make a little time for Quran together each day?
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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