Trust Allah and stand for justice
“Any hate and any discrimination directed towards any community is zulm and injustice.”
The khateeb argues that Muslims should answer setbacks with trust in Allah, patient resilience, and principled civic action that advances justice and protects the vulnerable.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Uses Nur ad-Din Zanki’s just rule, scholarship, and efforts toward Jerusalem as a historical example.
- Describes the Crusader occupation of Jerusalem and Nur ad-Din’s unifying preparation for liberation.
- Draws a lesson of hope: hardship can give way to relief through effort and trust in Allah.
- Urges principle-based voting focused on justice, integrity, care for the poor, and opposition to discrimination.
- Recognizes anti-Palestinian racism, prays for a deceased young man’s family, and asks relief for suffering communities.
- Leads prayer, then announces the MIA building campaign and Janazah prayer.
In the khateeb's words
“our investments have limitations our physical strength has limitations our connections have limitations but the power of the almighty has no limitation”
“we should not be voting based on party lawyer loyalty or ethnicity or friendship but based on principles”
“any hate and any discrimination directed towards any community is zulm and injustice”
For the dinner table
The khateeb used the story of Nur ad-Din Zanki to show that a painful setback does not have to be the end. He urged us to keep hope in Allah while doing the patient work of building unity and pursuing justice. He encouraged us to vote thoughtfully for representatives who care for the poor and oppose discrimination. He reminded us that every community deserves dignity, and he prayed for the bereaved and for people suffering in Gaza and elsewhere. The khutbah calls us toward resilient faith, fair civic participation, and care for our community.
- What is one setback that might need patience, hope, and steady effort?
- How can we choose leaders by fairness and care for others?
- What can our family do when we notice someone being treated unfairly?
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