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The Mimbar & Scholars

The khutbah, the masjid and the responsibility of the ulema.

8 khutbahs

20264 khutbahs

  1. When the Example Comes from Kashmir

    Discover why the Friday khutbah must reclaim its spiritual, educational, and political role in defending Islamic values and denouncing injustices.

    6 min read

  2. The Epstein Mosque and the Politics of Memory

    A thought-provoking analysis of memory, power, and history in the Muslim world, exploring the Epstein mosque, political Islam, and the struggle to shape collective memory.

    6 min read

  3. Tying the Camel: From Reaction to Strategy

    Let us begin with an image we all know. It is the time of Fajr. The mosque is full. Hearts are moved. Hands are raised. We are the Ummah of Fajr. Awake at dawn, awakened by conscience, awakened by du’a. Does this discipline of Fajr accompany us outside th

    5 min read

  4. The Urgent Need to Overhaul the Khutbah

    It is alarming to observe that the majority of people who go to the mosque for the Friday prayer reach by the end of the khutbah. Listening to sermons, which are very often disconnected from the reality of the Ummah and incomprehensible

    6 min read

20253 khutbahs

  1. Can Our Scholars Fill the Intellectual Void ?

    Will the International Union of Muslim Scholars’ recent fatwa regarding the obligation to engage in jihad to defend Muslims in Palestine, be able to fill the intellectual void that is eating into our Ummah?

    6 min read

  2. Will our Ulemas Please Wake From Their Torpor

    This khutbah is inspired by the open letter penned by Asim Qureshi, Research Director at Cage International, to the scholars of the world. It is a matter of urgency on the part of the Ummah to call upon our Ulamas, the genuine ones, those who are the heir

    6 min read

  3. Have We Turned our Masjids into Caves?

    The title of this khutbah will probably shock as our masajid, are currently filled to the brim, in this month of Ramadan; those who had left the doorstep are back, full of zeal, which we hope will perdure.

    5 min read

20241 khutbah

  1. Restoring the Value of the Prophet’s (PBUH) Pulpit

    If the Prophet’s (PBUH) mimbar (pulpit) cannot appreciate the scope of the apartheid afflicting Muslims, cannot understand the objectives of the genocide on the territories of Tawheed

    5 min read