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Qur'an & tafsirFrom the masjid's own video, Mar 30, 2026.

The Quran should change how we live

Dar Al Sunnah · Mohammed El Mahdi

“They allowed the Qur'an to change them.”

The khateeb, at 18:03

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In one sentence

The Qur'an is meant to transform hearts and society from jahiliyyah into guidance, so Muslims must maintain a reflective, understanding, and practiced relationship with it beyond Ramadan.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Defines jahiliyyah as turning away from Allah's guidance and identifies modern manifestations.
  2. Explains that the best generations were transformed by the Qur'an, which moves people from darkness to light.
  3. Uses Ramadan and Umar's conversion to show that the Qur'an should transform people, not merely be recited.
  4. Calls for pondering, learning, understanding, and implementing verses, following the Sahaba's ten-verse practice.
  5. Urges believers to maintain a heartfelt relationship with the Qur'an after Ramadan.
  6. Concludes that honor, Prophetic character, and protection from jahiliyyah come through living the Qur'an.
Try this week
Maintain a regular relationship with the Qur'an after Ramadan.
Read verses with attention to their meanings and ponder their implications.
Learn a small passage, such as ten verses, and do not move on until understanding and implementing it.
Make the Qur'an a source of guidance for personal, family, and household decisions.
Implement Qur'anic guidance so that it changes character and daily conduct.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 20The verses Umar heard were presented as the cause of his transformation and conversion.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“when the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam came with the quran and the ayat and the verses he came to transform he came to reform the people the ummah and mankind to follow till the end of time”
Dar Al Sunnah · Evansdale, AB
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“What made them special was not the color of their skin, was not that they lived in a certain region or they had certain wealth. It was that they allowed the Qur'an to change them.”
Dar Al Sunnah · Evansdale, AB
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that jahiliyyah is more than ignorance; it is turning away from Allah's guidance. The Qur'an was sent to move people from darkness to light and to change their hearts, not just to be recited beautifully. The Sahaba became exemplary because they learned, pondered, and lived its guidance, and Umar's story shows how deeply it can transform a person. After Ramadan, we should keep a steady relationship with the Qur'an by understanding its meanings and putting them into practice so it shapes our character, homes, and daily choices.

  1. What Qur'an verse helps your heart feel guided?
  2. What is one small way we can live a Qur'an lesson this week?
  3. How could our family learn and discuss a few verses together?
Where it was given

The masjid

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