Prayer & worshipFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.
Spiritual light helps believers see reality
“Whatever nur you are attaining in this life will determine your lifestyle in the next life for eternity.”
The khutbah in 3 steps
- Connects sin, anger, regret, and Shaytan with darkness, and presents Quran, dhikr, and tasbih as remedies.
- Encourages prioritizing eternal reward through Quran engagement and walking to the mosque for Fajr and Isha.
- Concludes by instructing worshippers to remain silent, still, and attentive during the khutbah.
Try this week
Perform dhikr and tasbih in the morning and evening and throughout the day.
Do not act while angry, and avoid dwelling on “if I had” regrets.
Walk to the mosque for Fajr and Isha.
Remain silent, still, and attentive during the khutbah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 24:35Uses Allah as the Light of the heavens and earth to explain spiritual illumination.
Quran 2:257Uses Allah’s guardianship to explain believers’ movement from darknesses into light.
Quran 57:12-13Connects believers’ light on Judgment Day with their worldly faith and contrasts it with hypocrisy.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The more Nur you have, the more Iman you have, and the more Iman you have, which is proportionate to the more Nur you have, the more you see things as they truly are.”
“Not my job, not my boss, not my hard work, not my degrees, not my intelligence. It's Allah is the Razzaq.”
“whatever nur you are attaining in this life will determine your lifestyle in the next life for eternity.”
“Talking in the middle of the khutbah calling each other making loud noises is unacceptable, it's forbidden.”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khateeb spoke about nur, the light and enlightenment Allah gives that helps us see things more clearly. He encouraged us to remember Allah as our Provider and grow in trust in Him through life's difficulties. He described remembering Allah, reading the Quran, and going to the masjid for Fajr and Isha as ways to seek more nur. He reminded us that feeling angry is human, but we can choose how we respond, and that only Allah knows each person's level of faith. He urged us to prepare for the next life through our daily priorities and ended by reminding everyone to listen attentively during the khutbah.
- What could help you pause before speaking when you feel angry?
- When could we make a little time to read the Quran together this week?
- What is one blessing today that reminded you Allah provides for us?
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