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First sermon
All praise is due to Allah and I testify that there is no deity save Him, having no associates. I also bear witness that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger. Allah has preferred him over many others and selected him to be His Messenger. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon His Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and those who follow in their footsteps until the Last Day.
As to what follows, I call upon myself and all of you to be ever conscious and do construct our lives in accordance to what He has ordered us as He says, "O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice. He will [then] amend for you your deeds and forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly attained a great attainment." (Al Ahzab:70-71).
O Believers,
Allah, Glory be to Him, says, "So for this let the competitors compete." (Al Mutaffifin:26), illustrating how people in this world are vying to achieve goals and look forward to having their wishes granted. In this pursuit, they all hope for a good end. But the most virtuous way in terms of reward and status for people to strive for is to engage in good deeds for the sake of Allah.
For this, there is no better time than the holy month of Ramadan as Allah, Exalted be He, has made it the season of goodness and good deeds. He thus made it an opportunity for His Servants to obtain extra reward and get closer to their Creator.
Its benefit was clearly shown by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) when he said, "when it is the first night of the month of Ramadan, the devils and the resolutely evil jinn are enchained, the gates of Hell are firmly locked such that no one of them are opened, the gates of Paradise are opened such that none of them are closed, and a caller proclaims, 'O pursuer of good, proceed and O pursuer of evil, refrain.' [There are those] whom Allah salvages from Hell and that is in every [Ramadan] night."
Our Master Muhammad (pbuh) also urged us to perfect ourselves so that to welcome the holy month of Ramadan with pure souls and hearts when he said, "If one of you is fasting, he should avoid sexual relation with his wife and quarreling, and if somebody should fight or quarrel with him, he should say, 'I am fasting'."
In the light of His guidance, the righteous people used to prepare for the blessed Ramadan by supplicating to Allah, Glory be to Him, to give them life till they can witness Ramadan. When it ends, they then beseech Him for another six months to accept their fasting and prayers. They used to say, "May we, with Your grace, reach the presence and the benefits of the holy month of Ramadan."
This is an evidence of the high status of the holy month of Ramadan, for the cause of which the pious servants apply themselves to their prayers and supplications a year long.
So do strive, servants of Allah, in Ramadan to be amongst the people of acceptance by avoiding whatever can contradict the sublime merit of this great duty. Our Guide Muhammad (pbuh) said, "who did not abandon false words, and actions based on falsehood (while fasting), Allah is indifferent to their giving up food and drink."
Dear Believers,
As you are on the threshold of Ramadan, the month of mercy and forgiveness, you will be overwhelmed with Allah's security and His mercy will be descended. Please be aware therefore to seize this great opportunity so may Allah accept your supplications and forgive your misdeeds. Also bear in mind that during this holy month, Allah, Glory be to him, look at what you are contending for and He boasts about you to His angels. So whoever remembers Allah and asks His forgiveness in Ramadan, Allah fulfills his wishes.
As such, we need to engage in goodness and always be aware that those who are denied Allah's mercy are really doomed to misery. Ramadan is the right time to well benefit from the flow of its blessings by increasing goodness and protecting our senses from indulging in the perception of objects that Allah has made unlawful for us. Indeed it is the right time also for us to acquire the enduring good deeds and ultimately earn forgiveness and Paradise. On this matter, Ali ibn Abu Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "fasting is not abstaining from food and drink; rather fasting is [abstaining] from lying, falsehood and laghw (vain and evil talk)."
In the same regard, Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "when you are fasting, all your senses: ears, eyes and tongue... must fast with you and not lie. Let your fasting day be tranquil and solemn and do not let your fasting day be like any normal day."
O blessed those who get the favour of Allah by dedicating their time to recite the holy Quran, standing up for prayer at night and refraining from obscene talk and slander. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, "Allah will have mercy upon a servant who said good and won (a reward) or stayed silent- instead of dictating evil- and emerged safe."
May Allah, the Almighty, bless for us the remaining days of Shaaban, prolong our life to witness Ramadan, help us observe prayers, fast, lower our gaze, protect our tongue, and recite the Quran. May Allah let us be among His virtuous servants and help us to obey Him and those He has ordained upon us to obey, in compliance with His injunctions: "O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you." (Annisaa:59).
May Allah bless you and me with the ability to implement the Holy Quran and the Sunna of His Messenger Muhammad (pbuh). I say this and pray to Allah, the Almighty, to grant us forgiveness. Supplicate to Allah for forgiveness for He is the Most Forgiving and the Most Merciful.
Second sermon
Praise be to Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, having no associates. I also bear witness that our Master Muhammad is His servant and messenger, who was true to his promise. May the peace and the blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who will follow them in righteousness till the Day of Judgment.
Dear Believers,
Please fear Allah and know that the true preparations for this month should not be by stocking up heaps of food, goods and drinks. Rather they should be through a resolute determination to engage in all that can help us get closer to Allah. Indeed Islam has taught us how to use resources rationally, avoid purchasing things that exceed our needs, and focus on the necessities that help us in our fast.
The rush to buy and store supplies of food for Ramadan is contrary to the goals of this blessed month. We should always remind ourselves that Ramadan is for fasting during the day and standing for prayer at night. So let us be moderate in our consumption, teach ourselves how to control our senses and make them respond to acts of worship. Allah, Glory be to Him, says, "and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess." (Al Aaraf:31).
Dear Muslims,
Allah has commanded you an order to which He and His angels are both committed, when He says, "Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect." (Al Ahzab:56).
The Prophet (pbuh) said, "for everyone who invokes a blessing on me will receive ten blessings from Allah." May the peace and the blessings of Allah be upon our Master Muhammad (pbuh), his family and all his companions. May Allah be pleased with the Rightly Guided Caliphs and all those who will follow them in righteousness till the Day of Judgment.
O Allah, with Your grace, grant us Your favour to reach the presence and the benefits of the holy month of Ramadan. O Allah, we seek Your favour to let our hearts be full of Your gratitude and keep our tongue moist with Your remembrance. May Allah bless us with good provision, accepted work, beneficial knowledge, well-being in mind and body and blessed living life and progeny.
O Allah, increase Your blessings upon us and do not withhold Your provision from us, honour us and do not disgrace us, give us and do not deprive us, advocate us and do not disfavour us. O Allah, bestow upon us Your satisfaction and grant us self-content. O Allah, make piety our pursuit, solidify our faith and increase our wisdom.
O Allah, we seek Your mercy and forgiveness. We turn to You in repentance, put our hope and trust in You to guide us to do the righteous actions and accept our supplications to You. We also beseech You to confer on us safety from every sin, and booty of all righteousness, and to win Paradise and deliverance from the Hellfire.
O Allah, we implore You at this instant not to let a sin unforgiven, a distress unrelieved, an illness unhealed or a handicapped without relief, a dead without mercy or a debt unsettled. Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the life to come and keep us safe from the torment of the Fire.
May Allah grant our leader HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Deputy, HH Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, success and provide strength and support to his brothers, Their Highness The Rulers of the Emirates, and his trustworthy Crown Prince HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
O Allah, forgive all of the Muslims, men and women, living and dead, and make blessings follow us and them. May Allah have mercy on Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Maktoum and all their brothers, the late UAE Sheikhs. O Lord, forgive and show mercy, You are the Ever Merciful and there is no strength nor power save with Allah, the High, the Great.
O Allah, grant the favour of Your forgiveness to whoever have donated a Waqf to benefit Your servants and bless the wealth of whoever have given Zakat. We beseech You to bestow Your forgiveness and great reward upon who built this mosque, his parents and anyone who have contributed to it with good deeds. O Allah, forgive anyone who built a mosque in which Your Name is remembered.
We pray to Allah, the Most Gracious, to continue blessing the UAE and all Muslim countries with safety and security.
O Servants of Allah, Remember Allah and He will Remember you. Be grateful for His benevolence He will increase His blessings to you. Allah, the Most High, says, "And establish regular Prayer: for Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And Allah knows the (deeds) that ye do." (Al Ankaboot:45).
PS: Actions may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action, so act we MUST.
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Wishing you and all your loved ones greatest of times ahead!
Aspiring 2 c u happy!
Shakeel Ahmad
B.Tech (IIT BHU), MBA (XLRI), PMP
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Recommended website for PMP exam preparation: http://www.passPM.com/
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