Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Jun 27, 2026.
Faith should unite Muslims beyond tribal loyalty
“It's not our job to make sure that the people become Muslims.”
In one sentence
Muslims should learn from early Islamic history by prioritizing faith, unity, respect, peace, and prophetic leadership over tribal loyalty, personal glory, and disputes about the past.
The khutbah in 5 steps
- Ashura recalls Musa's deliverance and painful Islamic history; Muslims should use history to build the ummah.
- The diversity of the Companions shows that faith, not ethnicity or origin, unites Muslims.
- Abu Bakr's response to the Prophet's death and succession illustrates worshipping Allah and choosing communal stability.
- The Prophet's leadership matched people to their individual strengths; contemporary leaders should do likewise and mediate conflicts fairly.
- Muslims should stop relitigating ancient disputes and embody mercy, justice, humility, fairness, and peace today.
Try this week
Live Islam and show its beauty instead of trying to force others to become Muslim.
Put faith and the welfare of the Muslim community above tribal, ethnic, personal, or national loyalties.
Leaders should assess individual strengths and weaknesses and assign responsibilities accordingly.
Look at others with respect rather than judgment.
When conflicts arise, avoid taking sides based on friendships or relationships; help solve the problem and pursue peace.
Stop fighting over ancient disputes and embody mercy, justice, humility, fairness, and principled disagreement.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“what get us together is much larger than that is our faith in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala”
“it's not our job to make sure that the people become Muslims our job is to live Islam and to show the people the beauty of our faith”
“the unity of the muslim community is more important than who is going to be the khalifa than me being the khalifa”
“look at the strengths and the weakness of the people and work with it if we do that many of the fights we have will go away”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah reminds us that Muslims come from many backgrounds, but faith in Allah is what unites us. The speaker used Ashura, the Prophet's death, and the early community's decisions to show that unity matters more than personal glory or tribal loyalty. He urged us to live Islam beautifully, respect one another, solve conflicts fairly, and recognize different people's strengths. Our families can help the wider world by showing mercy, justice, humility, fairness, and peace.
- What makes a community strong when people come from different backgrounds?
- How can you use someone else's strength instead of insisting they do things your way?
- What is one peaceful way to help when two people are arguing?
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