Khutbah
FROM THE MINBAR
LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOUR: A MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE
Khutbah delivered by Imam Dr. Zijad Delic at SNMC on April 27nd, 2012 corresponding to Jumadath Thani 6th, 1433 H.
BACKGROUND
Indeed all praise is for God, Lord of the worlds.
Peace and blessings of God be upon Muhammad
(S), his family, Khulafai Rashidin, all his
Companions, and all those who follow in their footsteps until the Last Day. All praise is for God!
We praise Him. We seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. We seek God’s refuge from evils of ourselves and from our evil actions. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except
God, alone, having no partner, and I bear witness life- before the day of Judgment-when he/she will
‘have no dinars and dirhams (no dollars/money) to that Muhammad (S) is His Messenger. settle the claim. If he/she will possess a stock of
My dear brothers and sisters in Islam ~ As Salamu good deeds, the aggrieved will be recompensed from it in relation to the injustice done to him/her.
‘Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu.
And in case he/she is empty-handed in the matter of good deeds, the sin of the hurt will be thrust upon
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him/her. (thus justice will be done that Day).”
Teachings of Islam tell us that all of humanity originates from one couple, Adam and Eve. Thus we are all brothers and sisters in humanity, and our differences in languages and colors are but a mercy so that we might know one another.
Teachings of Islam can basically, be divided into two parts. The first part is related to the rights of
God. It tells what the claim of God is upon human beings and what the duties of human beings are in that regard, and how this claim should be discharged and how the obligations are to be fulfilled (huququllah). The second part consists of the teachings related to the rights of people on each other, and the duty they owe to all created beings in general (huququl ‘ibad). How human being is to fulfill his/her
LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOUR: A MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE
Khutbah delivered by Imam Dr. Zijad Delic at SNMC on April 27nd, 2012 corresponding to Jumadath Thani 6th, 1433 H.
BACKGROUND
Indeed all praise is for God, Lord of the worlds.
Peace and blessings of God be upon Muhammad
(S), his family, Khulafai Rashidin, all his
Companions, and all those who follow in their footsteps until the Last Day. All praise is for God!
We praise Him. We seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. We seek God’s refuge from evils of ourselves and from our evil actions. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except
God, alone, having no partner, and I bear witness life- before the day of Judgment-when he/she will
‘have no dinars and dirhams (no dollars/money) to that Muhammad (S) is His Messenger. settle the claim. If he/she will possess a stock of
My dear brothers and sisters in Islam ~ As Salamu good deeds, the aggrieved will be recompensed from it in relation to the injustice done to him/her.
‘Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu.
And in case he/she is empty-handed in the matter of good deeds, the sin of the hurt will be thrust upon
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him/her. (thus justice will be done that Day).”
Teachings of Islam tell us that all of humanity originates from one couple, Adam and Eve. Thus we are all brothers and sisters in humanity, and our differences in languages and colors are but a mercy so that we might know one another.
Teachings of Islam can basically, be divided into two parts. The first part is related to the rights of
God. It tells what the claim of God is upon human beings and what the duties of human beings are in that regard, and how this claim should be discharged and how the obligations are to be fulfilled (huququllah). The second part consists of the teachings related to the rights of people on each other, and the duty they owe to all created beings in general (huququl ‘ibad). How human being is to fulfill his/her