The ummah & current eventsFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 27, 2026.
Break inner idols before seeking freedom
Blaine Masjid · Ahmed Shaban
“Our ummah is internally colonized in our own hearts.”
In one sentence
True victory for the Muslim Ummah depends on breaking the internal idols and slavery to desires before any external liberation can be achieved, as shown by the story of Musa and Bani Israel on Ashura.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Ashura commemorates Musa's victory at the sea
- Musa stood before the sea with certainty, saying 'My Lord is with me, He will guide me'
- After crossing, Bani Israel asked for an idol, revealing their internal slavery
- The Prophet declared Muslims have a stronger claim to Musa and commanded fasting Ashura with an extra day
- Musa's mission was to liberate Bani Israel and bring them to Al-Masjid al-Aqsa
- True victory requires breaking internal idols before external liberation
- The Ummah today is internally colonized and must identify what it worships besides Allah
Try this week
Fast the day of Ashura and either the day before or the day after
Identify the internal idol or long-standing sin that controls your choices
Break down that idol by choosing Allah over it
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“the real enemy the real enemy that many said he needed to conquer was the internal slavery they were slaves to their own desires they were slaves to their own shubuhat”
“we Muslims we claim Musa we have a higher claim of Musa than you stronger claim to him than you stronger claim to him than you and we will fast the day of Ashura”
“our ummah is internally colonized in our own hearts we glorify customs and traditions and our orientation toward the world and a view and a thought process and a way of thinking that is the way of the weak”
Where it was given
The masjid
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