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Khutbah Category, Page 101

The Origin of Sins

“Whenever we do something wrong, we are acting against our own innocent, primordial human nature…”

“And fast till the onset of night…”

“By holding back the nafs from its activity and its sustenance, moments of stillness, of silence, are obtained – moments in which self-perception sharpens and deepens and spirit awakens and the (spiritual) form with which God created man begins to unfold itself.”

America’s barbaric treatment of my son John Walker Lindh

“In 1998, aged 17, my son John Walker Lindh travelled to Yemen to study Islam and learn Arabic. In April 2001 he went to Afghanistan. Then 9/11 happened. He was captured by US troops, tortured, and jailed for 20 years, an innocent victim of America’s ‘war on terror’…”

Empowering New Muslims

“Be patient and prioritise. You can’t teach someone in a few days, what took you a lifetime to learn…”