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Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 3, 2026.

Islam calls people to peace and equal dignity

YIC · Adamu Souleman Morlah

“They came to guide mankind and to practice peace amongst people.”

The khateeb, at 10:03

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In one sentence

Allah’s light and Islam cannot be extinguished, and believers should embody Islam’s peace, unity, and equal dignity as the shared message of all prophets.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Recites the khutbah opening, urging taqwa, truthful speech, prayer, zakat, and steadfastness.
  2. Continues last week’s theme that opponents cannot extinguish Allah’s light.
  3. Uses Quranic passages to affirm Islam as the accepted religion and Muhammad’s mission as guidance and truth.
  4. Presents Islam as the religion of Jesus, Moses, and all messengers, aimed at peace among diverse people.
  5. Stresses equality before Allah across race, wealth, and social status.
Try this week
Establish prayer.
Give zakat.
Hold firmly to Allah.
Practice peace and treat people equally across race, wealth, and social status.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 9:32Used to frame Allah’s light as something opponents cannot extinguish.
Quran 61:8Used to frame Allah’s light as something opponents cannot extinguish.
Quran 61:9Used to present the Prophet’s mission as guidance and the true religion.
Quran 9:33Used to present the Prophet’s mission as guidance and the true religion.
Quran 3:19Used to affirm Islam as the accepted religion with Allah.
Quran 3:85Used to affirm Islam as the accepted religion with Allah.
Quran 22:78Connects striving, being named Muslims, prayer, zakat, and reliance on Allah.
Sahih MuslimUsed to connect faith with loving one another.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“the religion of al-Islam, meaning the religion of peace, is the religion of Isa alayhi sallam, Jesus. It's the religion of Musa alayhi sallam, Moses.”
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“the religion of all of the messengers. They came to guide mankind and to practice peace amongst people, black, white, rich, poor, slave, slave masters. All are one before Allah.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

This khutbah says Allah’s light and the message of Islam cannot be extinguished. It presents Islam as the call to peace carried by prophets including Jesus and Moses. The speaker reminds us that people of different races, wealth, and social positions stand equal before Allah. He points listeners toward the Quran and Sunnah, prayer, zakat, and steadfast trust in Allah.

  1. What does it mean to keep Allah’s light alive in our daily lives?
  2. How can our family practice peace and equality this week?
  3. What is one way we can show that all people are equal before Allah?
Where it was given

The masjid

Yonkers Islamic Center100 Riverdale Ave Apartment 1A, Yonkers, NY 10701Jumu'ah Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebAdamu Souleman MorlahMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at YIC138 khutbahs
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