The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 11, 2026.
Knowing the Prophet inspires love
“He who sees him at first is awestruck.”
In one sentence
Deepening faith requires studying the Prophet Muhammad’s life and character until love of him becomes intimate enough to guide our own actions.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces literary character development as a measure of how deeply we know someone.
- Applies the concept to knowing the Prophet Muhammad through seerah and shamail.
- Uses Sayyidina Ali’s teaching that familiarity with the Prophet leads to love.
- Connects love of the Prophet with genuine faith and emulation.
- Illustrates the Prophet’s humor, joy for companions, compassion, and grief.
- Urges listeners to study seerah and shamail beyond the Friday sermon.
Try this week
Pick up and study a book of seerah.
Listen to an audio series about the Prophet’s shamail.
Read, listen to, or attend regular content about the Prophet’s life and character.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 9Recounted the repentance and acceptance of the three companions who stayed behind at Tabuk.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“He who sees him at first. Is awestruck. And he who gets to know him. Is lovestruck.”
“Jum'ah is not enough. What you are going to hear, sadly from me or from the other great khutaba, is not going to be enough.”
“So we have to do this mukhalata that Sayyidina Ali talked about. This mixing, merging, making a homogenous mixture between my life and the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam's life.”
“How beautiful was his story? How beautiful was his characters? How can I emulate him? How can I be like him?”
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