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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 27, 2026.

Make every Ramadan moment count

Islamic Education Center, · Saiyed Mahboob Mehdi Abidi Al-Najafi

“You should calculate every single minute today in this month.”

The khateeb, at 2:55

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In one sentence

Ramadan should be treated as Allah's special invitation and a disciplined training period in which believers account for every moment, cultivate gratitude and patience, and turn fasting into better character and compassion for the hungry.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Ramadan's hours, minutes, and even breaths are precious opportunities that should be deliberately accounted for.
  2. Allah's universal Rahman mercy and special Rahim mercy are explained through layers of gratitude.
  3. Imam Zayn al-Abidin's teaching illustrates that even saying thank you is itself another bounty requiring thanks.
  4. The story of Prophet Sulayman and the hungry fish presents Allah as the true provider for every creature.
  5. Fasting is described as patient spiritual training, where hunger, prayer, sleep, and breath can become worship.
  6. Ramadan should reform speech, behavior, kindness, and empathy for people who lack food.
Try this week
Audit how each hour of Ramadan is spent.
Use time for Quran, remembrance, and congregational prayer.
Practice patience while waiting for iftar and remain mindful of Allah.
Train speech and conduct to be kinder toward others.
At iftar, remember people who do not have enough food.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“You should calculate every single minute today in this month. What did you spend? Ten minutes, five minutes. One hour is a huge thing.”
Islamic Education Center, · Glendale Heights, IL
Play from 2:55
“If you are fasting, your breath will be count as tasbih.”
Islamic Education Center, · Glendale Heights, IL
Play from 22:09
“This is the time of training. Train yourself. the way you speak, the way you behave, the way you talk.”
Islamic Education Center, · Glendale Heights, IL
Play from 24:11
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Ramadan is Allah's special invitation, so every minute and every breath can be received as a blessing. He explained that gratitude itself is another mercy, and that fasting trains patience, prayer, and remembrance. The story of Sulayman and the fish points to Allah as the true provider for every creature. Ramadan should also make us kinder in speech and behavior and more mindful of people who do not have enough food.

  1. What is one minute of Ramadan you would like to use more intentionally?
  2. What blessing do you want to thank Allah for tonight?
  3. How can our family remember people who may not have enough food?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Education Center, IEC Husaini, Chicago1269 Goodrich Ave, Glendale Heights, IL 60139Jumu'ah “Fridays to 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Salaat-ul-Jumu’a.”KhateebSaiyed Mahboob Mehdi Abidi Al-NajafiMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Islamic Education Center,20 khutbahs
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