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The ummah & current eventsFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 3, 2026.

The ummah must serve humanity

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“We have to engage the greater society and we have to better the greater society.”

The khateeb, at 31:52

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In one sentence

The Muslim ummah must move beyond passive concern by pursuing a clear mission of peaceful service, outreach, youth investment, unity, media engagement, and humanitarian action.

The khutbah in 7 steps

  1. Frames rising Islamophobia as a call to move beyond the status quo.
  2. Defines the ummah’s mission as witnessing to humanity through peaceful, ethical outreach.
  3. Calls for serious investment in Muslim youth and dedicated full-time youth leadership.
  4. Urges Muslim unity and stronger mentorship and support for new Muslims.
  5. Advocates proactive media engagement and rejecting a victim mentality.
  6. Connects Muslim identity with enjoining good, preventing harm, and peaceful societal transformation.
  7. Calls for humanitarian, legal, medical, and relief services for all humanity.
Try this week
Engage friends, colleagues, and neighbors with Islam kindly, wisely, peacefully, and through masjid outreach or dawah.
Redirect community resources toward full-time youth directors and youth faith-support programs.
Build unity around shared Islamic fundamentals despite differences.
Have every Muslim or family adopt and mentor a new Muslim.
Create a full-time media role and train young people in journalism and positive storytelling.
Work peacefully to improve social problems and provide humanitarian, legal, medical, and relief services to everyone.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2Defines the ummah as balanced witnesses to humanity.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Every masjid should have a full-time director To engage with the media”
EPIC · Plano, TX
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“The job also of a Muslim ummah and individuals Is that we have to engage the greater society And we have to better the greater society”
EPIC · Plano, TX
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“The main lesson of the Sira in one sentence is this Societal transformation peacefully by divine guidance”
EPIC · Plano, TX
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Dr. Sabeel Ahmed says the Muslim community needs a clear mission: to represent Islam kindly and responsibly to all humanity. He urges mosques to invest seriously in young people, unite around shared fundamentals, and support people who are new to Islam. He also asks Muslims to engage the media positively instead of acting like helpless victims. Our faith calls us to encourage good, resist harm peacefully, and serve everyone through humanitarian, legal, and medical help. The message is that every family can become an ambassador by taking one practical step.

  1. How could our family welcome and support someone new to Islam?
Where it was given

The masjid

East Plano Islamic Center4700 14th Street, Plano, TX 75074Jumu'ah First Jumu'ah 12:30 PM · second Jumu'ah 2:00 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at EPIC165 khutbahs
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