Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 15, 2026.
Muslims must pursue knowledge for wisdom
“Create a system to read books.”
In one sentence
Islam roots knowledge in divine revelation and wisdom, and Muslims today must actively pursue learning, mentor their children, and resist the modern forces that are eroding literacy and comprehension.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- The Prophet Muhammad as the perfect teacher and the Islamic intellectual legacy that shaped universities and scholars
- The Quranic command to read and Allah's gift of language, intelligence, and the pen
- The prophetic sign that knowledge would be lifted and ignorance spread even as learning tools multiply
- Modern causes of the education crisis: secularism emptying knowledge of spirit, capitalism reducing it to career, and technology shortening attention spans
- The necessity of sacred knowledge, Quran, sunnah, aqidah, and fiqh, for living Islam
- Practical remedies: learn from a teacher, build reading and comprehension habits, and fathers must lead their children's education
Try this week
Find a teacher or mentor you are close to, and for parents arrange tutoring for children three to five times a week
Build a family reading system and schedule regular library visits, especially during summer
Fathers should take primary responsibility for their children's education, tarbiyah, and adab by sitting and reading with them
Pursue knowledge for wisdom and Allah, not only as a career credential
Study Quran, sunnah, aqidah, ahkam, and seerah to actually practice Islam
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The rise of the colleges and universities that we see today is only a legacy of the prophet sallallahu alayhi wasalam”
“And so knowledge has become boring. It's only just something you have to do in order to earn a degree, in order to get a job, in order to make a living.”
“Instead of telling them what not to do, give them something to do. Create a system to read books. Create a schedule to go to the library.”
Where it was given
The masjid
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