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Ramadan & fastingFrom the masjid's own video, Feb 14, 2026.

Prepare for Ramadan with true fasting

IECOC · Moustafa Al-Qazwini

“We ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to enable us inshaAllah to practice the real fasting.”

The khateeb, at 20:22

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In one sentence

Listeners should prepare for Ramadan by relying on trustworthy Ahlul Bayt-based Quran interpretation while purifying the heart and disciplining the tongue through Quran, dua, prayer, forgiveness, and changed daily habits.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Reinterprets Quranic accounts of Solomon, rejecting narrations that portray him as missing prayer or mutilating horses.
  2. Urges taking Quranic knowledge from the Ahlul Bayt and using their tafsir during Ramadan.
  3. Presents Solomon's trials as lessons about trusting Allah rather than relying absolutely on horses, power, or a son.
  4. Calls for sincere intentions, purified hearts, forgiveness, and release of grudges before Ramadan.
  5. Calls listeners to reduce gossip, worldly entertainment, and excessive speech while increasing Quran reading, dua, listening, and night prayer.
  6. Gives local Ramadan guidance involving the imsakiyah, IECOC programs, children's activities, and an Imam Ali reading competition.
Try this week
Use an Ahlul Bayt-based tafsir alongside Quran reading during Ramadan.
Remove grudges, forgive family and community members, and seek forgiveness from Allah.
Reduce gossip, cursing, backbiting, and excessive speech; listen more and speak less.
Read, understand, and reflect on at least one juz of the Quran during Ramadan.
Recite supplications such as Du'a Abi Hamza al-Thumali and Ad'iyat Makarim al-Akhlaq.
Pray Salat al-Layl when possible and set aside private time for honest conversation with Allah.
Use the provided imsakiyah for Fajr and Maghrib timing, including the speaker's local sunset guidance.
Attend the IECOC Ramadan programs, bring children to their activities, or volunteer to summarize a chapter about Imam Ali.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 38:30-33Used to present Solomon's horses as a military review and his stroking them as appreciation, not punishment.
Quran 38:34-35Used to interpret Solomon's trial as learning to place ultimate trust in Allah rather than his son.
Quran 2:185Introduces Ramadan as the month in which the Quran was revealed for guidance.
Sahih al-BukhariPresented as containing a problematic account of Solomon that the speaker attributes to Israelite narrations.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“These stories are unacceptable. These are fairy tales. These are myths. These are an insult to the prophets of God. Prophets of God do not do these things.”
IECOC · Costa Mesa, CA
Play from 10:27
“We ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. To enable us inshaAllah. To practice the real fasting. The fasting of the eyes. The fasting of the mouth. The fasting of the ears. The fasting of the soul. And the heart.”
IECOC · Costa Mesa, CA
Play from 20:22
“This is why Ramadan comes. And goes. And nothing changes. We are the same old people. We don't change.”
IECOC · Costa Mesa, CA
Play from 28:47
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Educational Center of Orange County3194-B Airport Loop Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626KhateebMoustafa Al-QazwiniMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at IECOC44 khutbahs
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