Friday Khutbah 22-03-2024
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The importance of having a no-cost stance, a practical mindset, and faith in Islam is emphasized in the church's actions. It is also important to accept responsibility and not give excuses. Consent is emphasized, and the importance of learning from mistakes is emphasized. The speakers stress the need to be mindful of one's actions, focus on their motivations, and stay connected to Allah. They also mention upcoming events and fundraiser, and encourage people to buy tickets and attend events.AI Generated Transcript ©
Muhammad
All praise is due to Allah the exalted.
We praise him. We seek his help, his
guidance, and his forgiveness.
We seek refuge in Allah from the evils
of our sins and the evils within ourselves.
Whomsoever
Allah guides because they are sincerely looking for
the truth, none can misguide.
And whomever he rightfully causes to be led
astray because they are arrogant and do not
really want to be guided, none can guide.
Now I bear witness that there's no deity
worthy of worship except Allah alone.
And I bear witness the prophet Muhammad sallallahu
alaihi wa sallam, peace be upon him, is
his servant and final
messenger.
For our own success and our own salvation,
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala commands us, reminds us
what is in our best interest for salvation
and success translated as all believers.
All believers, be mindful of Allah as he
deserves.
Have taqwa of Allah on his terms,
and do not die except in a state
of submission to Him.
If we say, I sincerely
want to die upon Islam,
then surely we must consistently live upon it.
May Allah
allow us to live upon Islam and to
die upon iman, alluhma amin.
We notice the
changes
that the ummah experiences every Ramadan. We notice
the changes within ourselves. We notice the fluctuations
of faith, of practice, of Ibadah, of sacrifice
from the 1st night to this night to
the last part of Ramadan, and then the
changes
that take place afterwards as well.
And, of course, as we talk about these
changes, there are many internal motivations that we
all have. And if we were to sit
and to think, what are the reasons I'm
so motivated to do more in Ramadan?
Why am I willing to sacrifice more? Why
am I willing to fast with Ihsan?
Why am I willing to stand for qiyam?
Why am I willing to give in charity?
And so on and so forth more than
any other time of the year for most
people.
There are different motivators.
Amongst them is the story of Talha radiAllahu
an, very famous story we have heard maybe
100 of times.
Tal Hajarayahu an mentions 2 men converted to
Islam at the same time. So their sins
are erased at the same time.
And these 2 men, they go on to
live their lives as Muslims. 1 dies as
a shahid, as a martyr. May Allah
grant us shahada in some form in this
world and accept our brothers and sisters in
Gaza as shahada allahma ameen.
The second man who converted lived for another
year, and then he died. He wasn't a
shahid.
Tal hadalalahu an has a dream. He's standing
in front of the gates of Jannah with
these 2 men, and an angel comes out
to take one of them into paradise first.
And you know the story.
If we were to guess, had we not
heard this hadith before, we would guess the
first one to enter Jannah for sure must
be the shahid, must be the martyr. Why?
Because we know the ranks of the shuhada
in Islam. We know the shuhada are in
the highest levels of paradise,
but that's not what happens. He takes the
second man first, the one who died a
year later. And then the angel comes out
and takes into paradise the shahid, and then
the angel comes out and says to Talha,
go back. It's not your time yet, to
paraphrase.
So Talha wakes up and he's amazed.
He starts to share his dream.
And the news spreads. And the prophet sallallahu
alaihi wasallam hears them talking with amazement. And
he says, why are you so amazed?
And to paraphrase, they said, You Rasulullah,
the first one, he end up he ended
up working harder. He died as a martyr
in the cause of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
The second one didn't die as a shahid.
So why was he admitted to paradise first?
The prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam asked them, did
he, the second man, did he not live
for another year and Ramadan came around, so
he fasted?
Did he not pray
a number of prayers during that year, meaning
he prayed his obligatory prayer for an entire
year that he lived past his friend?
They said, yes. The prophet
said, verily the difference between them is like
the difference between the heaven and the earth.
Now this hadith can be misunderstood.
This hadith does not belittle
shahada, martyrdom in any way whatsoever. In fact,
if you were to look at the commentary
of the scholars over these centuries on this
narration,
they say the man who died a year
later,
the only understanding we can take from this
is that he had a sincere desire to
also die as a shahid, but he wasn't
granted that fate. That's not what happened for
him.
But because of his sincerity, and because he
lived for one extra year, And in that
1 year, this is where he surpassed his
friend. In the 1 year he fasted, Ramadan,
when it came around, and he prayed all
of his prayers.
Sometimes we belittle
or don't realize in the moment just how
precious this opportunity is today.
Sometimes we don't realize in the moment of
being exhausted from fasting or exhausted from other
ibadah
just how much of a blessing this is.
Every single salah that's written for you, written
prescribed upon us to pray, and then a
wafil you choose to do beyond that, the
voluntary prayers. And every Ramadan that comes your
way is a blessing from Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala we cannot measure.
We really cannot measure.
And we sometimes, in between Ramadan, will say,
I hope and I pray and I wish
I make it to the next Ramadan. Why?
So that we can work harder, so we
can sacrifice, so we can go all out.
We're here in Ramadan, alhamdulillah.
We're here. And now this is our opportunity
to show Allah
our gratitude.
When we think about motivators,
I want us to kind of have something
practical to take
So I'll share just 3 principles that will
help us, not just in the but in
terms of our development, in terms of the
self discipline, the motivation that we take during
this month. The first principle when it comes
to the change that we desire
is to have a no excuse attitude.
Sometimes we give ourselves excuses when we shouldn't.
Sometimes we are the reason we are not
progressing. And in fact, most times, it is
because of our own excuses.
And when we say excuses, we're not talking
about valid reasons that something couldn't happen. We're
talking about always shifting the blame from myself
to everything else, to everyone else, to everything
external.
Rather than saying, I made the mistake, no
excuses. I'm going to try again. I'm going
to try harder. I'm going to repent sincerely.
The no excuse attitude
and this acceptance of responsibility
is a part of our faith. And it
goes back to the very first human being,
goes back to Adam alaihis salam and Hawa
alaihis salam. It goes back to the first
humans when Allah reprimanded them.
They could have possibly said, oh, Allah. The
devil tricked us.
He swore to them.
He tricked them, deceived them. They could have
shifted the blame.
But what did they say instead?
They said, our lord, we have wronged ourselves.
If you don't forgive us and have mercy
on us, we will be amongst the losers.
In other words, we accept
responsibility
for our actions.
If you don't accept responsibility for your mistakes,
you will never grow. If we don't accept
responsibility for our sins, we will never repent
because we don't think we did anything wrong.
The reality of shifting blame to other people
is extremely problematic
when it comes to reaching one's potential.
It applies to all human beings,
old and young, men and women. And these
are things we should be, of course, teaching
and emulating,
with the with regards to our children. These
are things we should be modeling as well.
If you make a mistake,
accept that you did something wrong so you
can grow from it, so you can change
from it. Similarly to how we desire
for someone to advise us if we're making
a mistake because we'll appreciate it on the
day of judgment rather than regret it and
say, I wish
someone advised me. I wish I accepted responsibility.
Accepting responsibility for actions
is realizing the blessings that we have, is
a type of gratitude that, oh Allah, you
gave me everything that I have, every faculty
I have, every morsel of food, every,
drink of water, every single blessing that I
have, oh Allah, and I'm going to use
it
wisely, and I'm going to be grateful to
you by accepting
responsibility for all of my choices.
And by accepting responsibility, we're able to get
closer to Allah
Of course, with the repentance of Adam and
Hawa, their status is elevated even more. And
so the one who accepts and then admits
and then moves towards Allah
with ambition, with motivation, with aazimah, the one
who comes back to Allah
as a lifestyle and not just once or
twice is the person who is safe, is
the person whose status is raised. And so
as we experience this month of Ramadan and
we're seeing what's happening around the world, we
say, oh Allah, we are grateful to you
for all the food that we have. We
are grateful to you for the blessing of
safety,
the blessing of shelter, the blessing of heat,
the blessing of AC, the blessing of this
and that, and on and on and on.
And as you see the situation, you accept
that if you make a mistake, you're going
to bring yourself to a position of gratitude
with Allah
Sometimes
people give
up at the first sign of discomfort.
And they give they they come up with
excuses because there's a little bit of pain.
But sometimes the pain is your growth. The
pain is your development. The pain is you
getting to a better place. And it's not
every type of pain that is the same,
but here a positive type of discomfort,
a positive type of sacrifice. What's an example
of that? Fasting.
Yes. Your body is hungry. You're exhausted.
But the positive discomfort here brings you closer
to Allah
fulfills an obligation, raises your status, erases your
sins, and relieves that acceptance of one's dua,
brings you closer to your Lord.
And this is why when people work out,
if you started the very first rep and
you lifted the dumbbell, and now your biceps
are hurting, and you say, this hurts too
much. I'm not going to do this. You're
not going to get anywhere. You're going to
stay exactly where you are. So when someone
asked Muhammad Ali, may Allah have mercy on
him, Rahimahullah,
how many sit ups can you do?
He said, I don't know. I don't start
counting until it starts to hurt because those
are the ones that can't. I don't start
counting until it starts to hurt because those
are the ones that count. That's what makes
you a champion. Now this example, of course,
can be applied to many other things. The
idea of no pain, no gain.
You work hard because you're looking for something
greater in return. You sacrifice, and by definition,
a sacrifice for the sake of Allah. A
sacrifice is when you give up something knowing
there's something greater in return.
And there's no exchange greater than you living
your life for the sake of Allah and
earning his pleasure. You living for a temporary
life and earning an eternal paradise. There is
no greater exchange than you giving up some
of your sleep and your energy and your
food and your wealth for the sake of
Allah, knowing what you'll have with him is
unimaginable.
As Allah tells us, he has prepared
for his righteous servants in paradise what no
eye has ever seen, what no ear has
ever heard, and what has not been imagined
by any human being. May Allah
grant us that. Again, do not give up
at the first sign of discomfort,
at the first sign of pain, and say,
it's not my fault. It's too difficult. If
it's something you can push yourself through for
a return that is worth it, then invest
in it. Number 2.
With every act of worship,
be mindful, be present.
When we look at the opening verses of
the believers have indeed succeeded. Who are they?
You have 6 characteristics.
The very first,
The very first thing Allah tells us about
the successful believers,
when they pray, they are mindful. They are
humbly submissive. They are concentrating
on their salah because they are in a
conversation
with their Lord. Goals are not just numbers.
Goals are not just on to do lists
and journals and planners and apps.
Habits are not just about the results.
It's about the journey itself.
The act of worship is in the moment.
So don't think I completed my salah, rather
I'm enjoying my salah.
Be mindful in the moment and ask yourself,
what is it that I'm doing right now?
By fasting, by sacrificing the bodily things, the
desires you have, you're earning something much greater
spiritually.
By putting your head on the ground in
sujud,
your status is being lifted to the highest,
states.
By making dua, what are you doing? So
it's not just about the result. Ask yourself
what you're racing to.
What is the act of worship you're really
invested in? Where is your heart
falling in terms of the the pathways around
you? So you look at the example of
Yusuf alaihis salam.
And Allah
gives us the story of when the wife
of Al Aziz tried to seduce him, and
Allah
tells us in 2 words, fastabaqalbab.
They both raced to the door. They raced
to the door. 2 people
racing for 2 very different reasons.
1 is racing because of a sin that
she's about to commit or trying to commit,
and the other is racing for safety and
protection away from the disobedience of Allah. We
race, we walk, when we take action, we
ask ourselves, are we racing towards Allah or
away from Him?
Wasabiqoo. Allah tells us, race, compete with each
other. Wasabiqoo.
But don't compete and race for the superficial
things that do not follow you into the
grave.
Don't compete and race for the things that
many people in the world are doing that
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala warns us about in
the Quran.
In Surat Al Hadid, there's a very powerful
lengthy verse.
Allah
tells us know that the reality of this
world,
the distractions of this world that many people
are chasing,
It's about amusement.
It's about distractions and play. It's about mutual
competition. Who can have a better, bigger house?
Who can reach a greater type of prestige?
Who can get this and that in terms
of degrees or job or wealth?
And Allah
right after this aya, gives us the real
race, the ultimate race.
Everyone in this world, from the beginning to
the end of times, is on this track,
racing forward. But do you know what happens
as people race forward towards the akhirah? There's
that one path, that one nur towards Allah
And many people decide in this race, I
don't want to be a part of it.
I'm coming up with my own race. I'm
distracted by the things around me, so they
take detours.
And the reality is there are a lot
of people taking these detours. As you're racing
towards Allah,
he tells us,
Let the competitors
compete. But what's this referring to? It's referring
to the description of paradise.
For that reward, let the competitors compete.
You have to ask yourself what distinguishes you
from the majority of mankind.
As you put in effort, as you sacrifice,
you're looking at the long term pleasure. You're
looking at the result that leads you to
Allah
that leads you to paradise, and this, of
course, is the example that was set by
Yusuf alaihis salam. Flee to Allah.
Flee away from sin.
Don't play with fire on social media, on
your devices, with friends, with your environments, at
work, at school.
Don't play with fire.
Find your heart running away from these worldly
things and towards Allah
With this in mind,
we emphasize, as many people turn to the
Quran during this blessed month,
make sure you are trying to be as
mindful as possible.
Because Allah
describes it
as
a and as as a healing for what
is in the hearts, as a hudah, as
a guide when you feel lost, when there
are darknesses, deviations, corrupt philosophies, and ideologies, and
the influence of postmodernism,
secularism, and liberalism, and every other type of
deviantism.
Allah
gives you the guide that corrects,
the thing that uplifts, the thing that heals,
the thing that comforts.
It is in the Quran that we are
seeing those who are facing genocide, they are
turning for comfort and motivation,
for strength and for resilience, for perseverance, for
willpower.
Indeed in the remembrance of Allah do the
hearts find reassurance,
peace, and tranquility.
If you cannot read from the Quran, read
the transliteration
and try to read the basic meaning.
Follow a program, a course, a book from
beginning to end, and commit not just in
this month but throughout the year. Because many
people will start a a video series, a
class, or a program, but will burn out
after a few days or a few weeks.
So commit to one entire study of a
surah or a chapter or a program and
finish it inshallah ta'ala. May Allah
make the Quran a healing and a light
for our hearts and our chest and our
communities and a blessing for all of us,
Allahumma ameen.
During this month, be mindful.
You're going to see, insha Allahu Ta'ala, today
and many other days, so many opportunities
to sacrifice the thing that Allah tested you
with of wealth, to sacrifice by giving charity.
The temporary thing that you're holding on to
in this world, you are a caretaker.
So as we see that during this month,
I'm just reminding my brothers and my sisters,
be mindful. Not every sadaqah is the same.
Not every charity is the same. Someone could
have multiple good intentions and sincerity that is
so strong, that there's a an additional barakah,
an additional blessing
in the charity they give and the wealth
that's left behind, that's magnified as well. The
prophet salallahu alaihi wasalam was generous the entire
year, and he was even more generous in
the month of Ramadan. During this month, be
present when it comes to your goals, having
clarity on who you are. Take time to
reflect.
And as you reflect, you simply ask yourself
the the main three questions in terms of
where you're headed. The what, the why, and
the how. What is it that you want?
What are your goals? What are you after?
Make it clear. What does your family know
about your goals? Are you on the same
page? What goals do your children have as
well?
Why do you want to accomplish these things?
The motivations,
these are so important, and they help us
when things get tough, when we get slow,
when consistency has to kick in with self
discipline,
and then the why,
or rather than the what. So as you
approach this goal, you're asking yourself the clarity
on it, the time, the realisticness,
of the goal, and then you have, inshaAllah
ta'ala, the motivators, sometimes with the motivators, the
challenges, and then you have the how the
strategy.
So how am I going to accomplish this
goal? Similarly, as many people set goals for
school, university work, financial
freedom, if you will. As people are setting
these goals, oftentimes, the challenges are missing. Oftentimes,
the strategy is not clear. If you say
I'm going to work out 3 days a
week, what exactly are you going to do?
Where are you going to work out? How
is it going to happen? What are the
challenges that might arise? A lot of times
people belittle writing down their goals. And there
are countless studies that have found when people
have clarity on their objectives, their destinations,
their goals, and with it, the motivators and
the strategy to get there, they are much
more likely, sometimes 5 to 10 times,
as likely to accomplish their goals than other
people.
And the last thing I want to share
is this.
Many people have expressed that the situation in
Gaza
has awakened their hearts, has brought them closer
to Allah
in du'a,
has caused them to be more righteous, has
caused them to repent.
And we say, if you feel like your
heart has been awakened during this time, which
is a good sign,
let this be the awakening after which your
heart never returns to sleep.
Let this be the awakening after which the
ummah never goes back to sleep. Let this
be the awakening that your family never goes
back to sleep spiritually.
That you continue progressing towards Allah
The reality
is that loom and injustice is always present
in this world.
And our goal,
our
perspective is to focus on the commitment to
change,
even if you don't live to see the
result.
Nuh gave dawah for 950
years, and less than 100 people became Muslim.
Less than 100 people accepted the message according
to bin Katiir Rahimullah.
Does this mean he failed because of the
result? No. Absolutely not. It's about your commitment
to the effort, your commitment to the process,
your mindfulness in the moment.
Salahuddin Ayub raha Muhammadullah liberated Palestine 11/87.
But there were 88 years
of rule of the Crusaders. 88 years
in which we can imagine there were any
many Muslims that came and left, that supported
the cause and disappeared, that set the foundational
stones, that supported when they could and how
they could, but they did not live to
see 1187.
So if we want to see less injustice
in the world, if we want to see
less violence and bloodshed in the world, if
we want to see less oppression in the
world, we commit to the process of change
and not just the result. Because if you
think of the result, it might be so
overwhelming you don't take any action whatsoever. And
this applies to everything in life. Commit to
the process of change, and Allah will reward
you based on that commitment.
As you feel this awakening in Ramadan,
don't allow your heart to be disconnected from
the sources of awakening,
from seeing what's happening, from connecting through du'a
to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
The essence of worship that many times we
neglect throughout the year. When you connect to
the Quran, connect consistently. Every day there has
to be a prescription.
When you connect to dhikr, you keep your
tongue busy throughout the day and night. Like
the many students on campuses who tell us
in between classes, they're they're finding this is
one of the greatest and easiest acts of
worship to remain consistent with. Many people at
work in between their tasks, many people during
their breaks, many parents and mothers as they're
raising their children.
Keep your tongue and your heart presently connected
to
Allah and remember this, Yunus alayhis salam, when
he was in the darkest of situations,
in layers of darkness in the ocean, in
the belly of the whale, and he's making
and
he's saying
As he's making,
the scholars say the commentary on this verse,
Had he not been amongst
those who glorify Allah, they're actively engaged in
remembering him. He would have remained in the
belly of the whale until the end of
times. They say
because
Yunus alaihis salam
used to make dhikr
and tasbih,
when things were easy, when he was on
land,
the angels recognized his voice when he was
making and
in a time of hardship.
And we know this from the sun of
the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam. Remember Allah, in
times of ease and you will find receptiveness,
That he will remember you, that he'll protect
you, accept your dua much quicker in times
of hardship.
And so when you think of this example,
you ask yourself
about the darkest of potential situations.
You might be going through the most difficult
thing in this world. May Allah protect us
all and grant us well-being and relief, and
for our brothers and sisters. But because of
your engagement
and your connection to Allah in dhikr and
Quran,
when things were relatively easy, you found yourself
in a place of light when things were
very dark and difficult. You'll find yourself in
a place of relief. You'll find a way
out from situations in
in a manner you never expected or imagined.
Our brothers and sisters in Gaza, our families
and relatives in Gaza, our loved ones in
Gaza from all walks of life and in
many other places as well, are facing severe
injustices.
The likes of which we have not seen
live streamed ever before.
Live streamed by the very recipients of that
injustice. May Allah
bring down his swift justice and his mercy
to our brothers and our sisters and his
relief, and give us a share of facilitating
that universal justice. May Allah
make us from amongst those who are grateful
for what we have. We have so many
blessings we cannot begin to count, but the
very first step of thanking Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala starts in the heart and then with
our actions that, oh Allah, we praise you
for the blessing of food and safety and
shelter. And then you make so much du'a
for your brothers and your sisters. And with
your own blessings, you do not waste. With
your own blessings, you do not complain. With
your own blessings, you find yourself getting closer
to Allah
We ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to forgive
us, seek forgiveness from him. He is the
oft forgiving, the ever merciful.
The people of Gaza and the people of
Palestine
in general
have faced a structural injustice for 75 years,
and many of us are a byproduct of
that injustice. Many of us are descendants, or
we ourselves have left, or our parents or
grandparents
were kicked out of their homes numerous times.
The reality of the Umma is that we
are 1.
And it's not just about a specific ethnicity
or specific land, although, of course, with regards
to Palestine, it's a blessed land as we
know. But our ummah is 1. And wherever
we see injustice, we strive to eliminate it
as much as possible. Wherever you see injustice,
you make dua at the very least. Wherever
you see injustice, you find yourself more grateful
to Allah and saying, oh Allah, how do
I redirect my anger and frustration when I
see the video of a 4 year old
whose body is burnt? When I see the
children who are killed in the arms of
their parents? When I see the mother bidding
farewell to a 2 month old? When I
see the children who are dying in the
hospitals, when I see hospitals and masajid being
bombed left and right, when I see Muslims
in Palestine praying on the rubble despite the
fact that they literally have no food. When
I say when I see children scraping food
from the bottom of a barrel or a
pot, and people are waiting in line for
hours.
Redirect
that frustration,
or the guilt, or the anger into acts
of worship.
Redirect it into dua.
Redirect it into political advocacy.
Redirect it into something impactful, multifaceted,
multidimensional,
and keep your heart connected to these causes.
These causes do not end. Our lives will
end. These causes do not end. We are
in need of serving them. We are in
need of having that share. So that when
we stand on the day of judgment and
Allah asks us, what did you do with
the blessing of technology that you had when
you could see your brothers and your sisters
dying? That, O Allah, I did what I
could.
I literally did everything that I could. I
tried my best. I took 10 different routes
to help the cause. And we ask Allah
to make us from amongst those who are
always racing, looking for these opportunities to help,
and not waiting for the opportunities
to fall into our laps.
Today, brothers and sisters, we do have an
opportunity inshallah ta'ala. There's an organization here, Baytul
Ma'am. They actually have trucks that have entered
into Gaza. It took a lot of effort.
It was not easy. But, yes, some of
the trucks have already entered over 30 already,
and several $1,000,000 of donations have already benefited
the people of Gaza. There's still a lot
more work that needs to be done. As
you are here, inshaAllah ta'ala, as we have
made it to the 2nd Jummah of Ramadan,
please take advantage on your way out. I
do not work for the organization, but wallahi,
I have seen the work firsthand, and I
have seen the effect of the work firsthand.
And this is why our khutbah today is
dedicated to this topic, but also to the
cause that is here. On your way out,
take advantage, inshallah, to support our brothers and
sisters, the Palestinians in this case, Lebanese, Syrian,
those in that region in Lebanon, some in,
Palestine as well. Take advantage on your way
out to support in any way possible,
hoping sincerely that your sadaqa is magnified in
impact and their barakah magnify is magnified in
your own risk, in your own health, and
that we are able to testify on the
day of judgment. Oh, Allah, we did what
we could. We did what we could. We
did what we could with the limited resources
and capacity that we had. We ask Allah
to make us amongst the grateful, to bring
down his justice and his relief to our
brothers and sisters in Palestine and Sudan and
East Turkestan and Yemen and Syria and every
land and every place in which his name
is mentioned. We ask Allah to protect our
brothers and sisters in India, Pakistan, and Kashmir.
We ask Allah
to protect us wherever we are in this
world and to keep our hearts united as
one. And we ask Allah to allow us
to be amongst those who facilitate
universal justice and universal peace wherever we are.
Brothers and sisters, please, on your way out,
whatever you can do,
there's a credit card machine. They have the
pamphlets. These are for food, for other, helpful
things in terms of relief for Palestinians in
the area of Palestine, in Lebanon as well,
many of the refugee camps for a long
time. You have a lot of Syrians as
well, a lot of Lebanese. Whatever you can
do on your way out,
take advantage, of course, because this is going
to people who are in need. It is
also zakah eligible.
And as we have made it to the
month of Ramadan, alhamdulillah, Rabbi Amin, we wanna
take advantage of everything that we can do
to help our brothers and sisters. May Allah
bring down his relief and make us amongst
those who have a share in helping others
and make it a reason for us to
have more barakah blessings in the blessings that
we have, in the family, in the wealth,
and the riz that we have as well.
We have a very special weekend ahead of
us, Insha'Allah.
This weekend, starting tomorrow, we have the MIC
annual construction fundraiser,
keeping our vision growing. So if you've benefited
from MIC,
you wanna see the progress we've made, the
accomplishments we've made, and what we have in
store for the future, inshallah,
You're gonna have to be at this dinner.
So, alhamdulillah, we only have a few tickets
left. There's not that much, that many tickets
left and many seats left. So if you
haven't bought your tickets yet, it's atmicmemphis.org.
We have them up on the screen as
a QR code. You can get them from
the Mohit kiosk as well.
Miss Insha Allah, we're looking forward to seeing
everybody there. There's gonna be childcare provided,
all, like, every night this weekend, then for
the fundraiser as well, there'll be childcare available,
so you can drop off your kids there,
and then come to the dinner, which is
gonna be starting at 7 PM, and it's
$25,
$25
per ticket.
And then tonight, Insha'Allah,
is also another special event, what we've been
calling the grand,
which is gonna be starting at Isha and
Insha'Allah.
And then afterwards, we're gonna be having a
special ceremony to open the new grand hall.
Thanks to your
support, our community support, the generous donations.
We're able to open the new hall, and
we're gonna ask everybody to come into the
hall after so
that we can celebrate that accomplishment. And then
from 12:30 until 4:30
is gonna be,
and reflections
with a different,
and then we're gonna have at 4:30, and
then we'll end the night at around 6
AM. But we're looking forward to seeing everybody
there.
nights, Insha'Allah, the rest of Ramadan.
nights, Insha'Allah, the rest of Ramadan.