24:28 You will never truly…28:33 The brothers and…29:02 But I was only able to…30:54 Our youth are dying in…
Community & unityFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 26, 2025.

Unity must reach prisoners and youth

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“You will never truly believe until you love for your brother what you love for yourself.”

The khateeb, at 24:28

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In one sentence

Allah commands Muslims to unite around Islam, carry dawah beyond the mosque to prisoners and youth, and respond to hardship through persistent prayer.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Connects MCC’s founding and prison outreach to the Quranic command for Muslim unity.
  2. Argues that division weakens Muslims facing suffering in Palestine, Kashmir, China, and Africa.
  3. Calls congregants to take dawah beyond the mosque, especially to prisoners and youth.
  4. Shares the speaker’s prison experience and credits Nuruddin’s teaching and service.
  5. Teaches Yunus’s supplication as a source of hope during darkness and distress.
  6. Closes with prayers for unity, guidance, courage, and renewed commitment to the prophetic mission.
Try this week
Set aside prejudice and bias to build unity across ethnic and racial differences.
Volunteer time for prison outreach and help provide Qur’ans, Islamic study materials, prayer items, and access to Jumu’ah.
Carry dawah beyond the mosque, especially to youth and people in prison.
Recite Yunus’s supplication persistently during periods of hardship and distress.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 4:1Common human origin and maintaining ties of kinship.
Quran 33:70-71Speaking truthfully, obeying Allah and His Messenger, and receiving forgiveness.
Sahih MuslimThe Prophet’s guidance is best, while religious innovations are condemned.
Quran 3:103Holding fast together to Allah’s rope and avoiding division.
Quran 3:110The Muslim community’s excellence is tied to calling people toward good.
Quran 21:87Yunus’s supplication is presented as a means of relief from distress.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“You will never truly believe until you love for your brother what you love for yourself.”
MCC · North Park, IL
Play from 24:28
“The brothers and sisters in prison, and Islam is flourishing throughout the prison system, all across the United States of America.”
MCC · North Park, IL
Play from 28:33
“But I was only able to learn what I learned through the commitment of the brother Nuruddin and his father.”
MCC · North Park, IL
Play from 29:02
“Our youth are dying in the streets. Because the dawah is not reaching them.”
MCC · North Park, IL
Play from 30:54
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah begins by emphasizing Allah’s commands for truth, family ties, and unity. The founding of MCC and its prison outreach are presented as examples of serving a diverse Muslim community and loving others. The speaker says Muslims should carry dawah beyond the mosque, especially to prisoners and young people who may lack support. He shares how teaching and persistent prayer helped him through decades in prison and after his release. Families are encouraged to unite, volunteer, teach, and trust Allah while serving people in need.

  1. What is one way our family can help someone who feels left out or unsupported?
  2. How could we share something good about Islam with a young person who needs encouragement?
  3. What prayer or habit helps you keep hope during a difficult time?
Where it was given

The masjid

Muslim Community Center4380 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60641Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:05 PM · Iqamah 1:30 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at MCC14 khutbahs
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