WITH ALLAH’S NAME, THE MERCIFUL BENEFACTOR, THE MERCIFUL REDEEMER
A Qur’ānic Odyssey:
Examining the Imāms in the Islāmic Community of Prophet Muhammed and Examining Ourselves
Khatīb: Jibrīl Abdul-Hafīz (جبريل عبدالحفيظ)
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Friday, April 10, 2009 / Khutba-tul-Jumu’ah, Rabi-at-Thāniy 14, 1430
As Salaam ‘Alaykum: We thank Allāh, we seek His help, we ask for His forgiveness, we believe and put our complete trust in Him, Mighty and Sublime is He. We witness that there is no deity except Allāh, He alone is without partners, and we witness that Muhammed is His Servant and Messenger, the prayers and peace be on him, on his descendants, his companions, and peace be on Allāh’s Messengers (all of them), and what follows of this traditional salutation.
Sūrah, 37:102, Allāh (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى) revealed in Qur’ānic prayer language:
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْيَ
Then, when he attained puberty to work with him reflects the position in the worldwide Islamic Community of Prophet Muhammed Allāh (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى) revealed around welcoming our adolescent males to take on mature responsibilities. Puberty is the stage in human physiological development when somebody becomes capable of sexual reproduction. Compare 23 years of time that account for the completion of revelation of the body of knowledge that makes up Qur’ānic Prayer Language which was introduced into the life of Muhammed ibn Abdullah (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) at the mature age of forty until he passed at the age of sixty-three with the average time that it takes for the body to cross the puberty threshold.
During Ramadan, if we read a thirtieth of Qur’ānic Prayer Language every day until our children attain puberty that equals 15 complete readings of The Qur’ān. Think about this as a crime prevention and public safety institution at its core that has life changing implications when we start acting together to learn our Constitution that prepares us to step into roles as stakeholders in the Islamic Community of Prophet Muhammed (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) and society.
Three years after our children reach puberty, at the early age of eight-teen we start recruiting them into the armed forces. If we expect them to risk their lives for Homeland Security, then we should mandate that our legislators sponsor and pass legislation for investing in a Homeland Security Savings Bond that will matures over the next eighteen years and allow them to make an investment into a business of their choice. We expect so much from our youths as soon as they reach the age of maturity; but we haven’t shown enough willingness to create opportunities for them work as young apprentices paying them a living wage during their school years as understudies of working men and women in the careers that we are engaged in.
Sūrah, 3:101, Allāh (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى) revealed in Qur’ānic prayer language:
وَكَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ وَأَنْتُمْ تُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ ءَايَـتُ ﷲِ وَفِيكُمْ رَسُولُهُ
“And how could you be rejecters while Allāh’s signs are recited to you and among you is His Messenger?” This leads to a matter that deserves our full attention because of the wonderful potential it have for us and those after us.
"وَكَمَا جَاءَ فِي الْحَدِيث أَنَّ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى ﷲُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ يَوْمًا "
“Hadīth: One day the Prophet (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) came to his companions, he said:
«أَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعْجَبُ إِلَيْكُمْ إِيمَانًا؟ قَالُوا الْمَلَائِكَة قَالَ:
Which of the believers do you consider has the most amazing faith? They said, the Angels! He (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) said:
«وَكَيْفَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ وَهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِم»
And how could they not be believers, and they are in the presence of their Lord? ﺬﻜﺮوا اﻷﻧﺒﻴﺎﺀ ﻗﺎﻞ و And they mentioned, the Prophets!! He (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) said:
«وَكَيْفَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْوَحْيُ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِمْ؟» قَالُوا فَنَحْنُ قَالَ :
And how could they not be believers while the revelation is being revealed to them? They said, then we!!! He (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) said:
«وَكَيْفَ لَا تُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَنَا بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ؟» قَالُوا: فَأَيّ النَّاس أَعْجَب إِيمَانًا ؟ قَالَ :
And how could you not be believers while I am among you? They said, then which of the people has the most amazing faith? He (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) said:
«قَوْمٌ يَجِيئُونَ مِنْ بَعْدِكُمْ يَجِدُونَ صُحُفًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا فِيهَا»
A people will come after you who will find books that they will believe in! Based on the premise that we have just laid out and the reported Prophetic Hadīth; the worldwide Islamic Community of Prophet Muhammed (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) have an opportunity to excel beyond the measure of the days of Prophet Muhammed (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) and his companions ( ﻋﻧﻬﻢ ﷲ ﺮﻀﻲ ) if we follow his sunnah. I say this and I ask Allāh’s forgiveness for me and you.
