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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Prepare your heart for Ramadan

Khadeeja

“The more we prepare for it, the more, inshallah, we will reap its great spiritual and other blessings.”

The khateeb, at 8:06

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In one sentence

Sha'ban should be used intentionally to prepare spiritually for Ramadan through self-reflection, repentance, voluntary worship, dua, fasting, and renewed connection with the Quran.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Welcomes Sha'ban as the gateway to Ramadan and encourages sincere intention to reach it.
  2. Explains the role of masajid and the community's responsibility to embody Islam's ethical teachings.
  3. Uses Quran 59:18 to call for taqwa, self-accounting, repentance, and daily improvement.
  4. Presents Rajab, Sha'ban, and Ramadan as cultivation, irrigation, and harvest, emphasizing preparation.
  5. Recommends voluntary fasting, especially Mondays, Thursdays, and the 13th, 14th, and 15th days.
  6. Encourages increased istighfar, dua in one's own language, and a stronger connection with the Quran.
Try this week
Make a sincere intention and dua to reach Ramadan.
Review your conduct each day, identify shortcomings, seek forgiveness, and resolve to improve.
Fast voluntarily during Sha'ban, especially on Mondays, Thursdays, or the 13th, 14th, and 15th days.
Increase istighfar and make dua in a language you understand.
Strengthen your connection with the Quran before Ramadan begins.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 9Used to establish the twelve-month lunar calendar before discussing Ramadan's special status.
Surah 59Used to urge taqwa and reflection on what each person has prepared for the hereafter.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Allah doesn't need us. Allah promises that He will take care of His deen. We just have to take care of our own selves and our family.”
Khadeeja · West Valley City, UT
Play from 5:17
“The more we prepare for it, the more, inshallah, we will reap its great spiritual and other blessings.”
Khadeeja · West Valley City, UT
Play from 8:06
“It is good to pray in Arabic. But it is better to pray and to speak to Allah. in your own language”
Khadeeja · West Valley City, UT
Play from 18:14
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Shaaban is a time to prepare our hearts and habits for Ramadan. Just as a farmer waters the fields before the harvest, we can begin caring for our faith before Ramadan arrives. He encouraged us to reflect on each day, ask Allah for forgiveness, and keep trying to improve even when changing a habit is hard. He also encouraged voluntary fasting, more dua, and a stronger connection with the Quran. As a family, we can support one another in these preparations and ask Allah to let us reach Ramadan and benefit from its blessings.

  1. What is one small habit you would like to start before Ramadan?
  2. When something went wrong today, what did you learn that could help you tomorrow?
  3. What would you like to ask Allah for in your own words?
Where it was given

The masjid

Khadeeja Islamic Center1019 West Parkway Avenue, West Valley City, UT 84119Jumu'ah 1:30 PM & 2:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at Khadeeja24 khutbahs
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