Alhamdulillah, nahmaduhu wa nastaeenuhu was nastaghfir

Wa nauthu billahi min shururi anfusinaa wa min sayyiaati

amaalina
May yahdillahu fa laa mudhilla lah
Was may yudhlil fa laa haadiya lah
Wa nashhadu allah ilaha illallah wahdahu laa shareeka lah
wa nashhadu anna muhammadan abduhu wa rasulullah
All praise and thanks is due to Allah. We praise Allah,
we seek assistance and forgiveness from Allah. And we
seek refuge in Allah from our lower selves and from the
wrongs we commit. Whoever Allah guides no one can
misguide, and whoever Allah leaves astray, no one can
guide. And we bear witness that there is none worthy of
worship but God, the One who is unique and has no
partners. And we bear witness that Muhammad is
Allahs servant and messenger.

Quala allahu taala fil Quranil

kareem

(112:1)

112:1 SAY: "He is the Allah, The Oner:

(112:2)

112:2 Allah, The Ultimate, Independent

(112:3)

112:3 "He begets not, nor is He begotten;

(112:4)

112:4 "and there is nothing that could be compared with Him.

This surah is called Surah Ikhlaas (The Surah of

Sincerity, Purity)
Why is it called the Surah of Sincerity?
During the time of the Prophet Muhammad (s) he
was asked by those who did not have purity in belief:
Tell us about your Allah. And He was commanded
to recite to them Surah Ikhlaas.
And Surah Ikhlaas has many messages, but the
message we want to extract today is the message of
sincerity.

This surah is an example of sincerity in belief:

It was conveyed to Muhammad (s) to state his belief in Allah in
a way that is most sincere and without ambiguity.
So say Allah is One....... Dont confuse this.
Say he is Independent...... So theres no intermediaries, no
higher and lower gods, no tribunal structure that Allah depends
on, no mother figure, no father figure..... Say this to them and
dont be ambiguous about it.
Say to them he wasnt born or gives birth..... Make no bones
about this.
And say to them to dispel the least amount of doubt or any
further questions that might come up..... Say in conclusion,
Theres nothing that compare to Him.

When we state something with clarity and

unambiguity , we have IKHLAAS (sincerity)
in our speech.
A sincere statement leaves no room for
ambiguity.





98:5 And they have not been commanded, except to
be subjected to spiritual growth through serving Allah,
to be sincere in their way of life, to be true; to
establish prayer; and to give regularly; and that is the
correct way of life.

Sincerity is an ingredient to a successful, stress

free life, because when you are sincere, you have
nothing to defend.

In the west we are taught indirectly not to be sincere:

We are taught the politics of communication. The art
of deception:
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal
of it is absolutely fatal.

Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Critic as Artist, part

2, 1891

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also

stupid.

"Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it."

- Harry S. Truman - 33rd President of the United
States
BUT WHAT GUIDANCE DOES THE QURAN OFFER US
REGARDING SINCERITY?

4:135 O you who have attained to faith! Establish yourself with justice,
as witnesses to Allah, even if be against yourselves, or your parents, or
your loved ones, and even if they be rich or poor: for Allah can best
protect both.
Do not follow your own desires in regards to justice, and if you distort it,
or incline to do it, Allah is well- acquainted with all that you do.

How can we rectify our word and deed so that they become
sincere:
Act the same way alone as you would in front of others
Who is the real you, when you are alone, or when you are in
public? Ask yourself why am I different?
Are you trying in Public to be someone so that others may like
you? Is the persona you are trying to project in public
sincere? What would it take for you to be sincere? What
stops you from being sincere?

Do you do things from your heart?

Are you acting out of need, such as a need to be
liked, appreciated?
Is your giving genuine or does it come with an agenda?
When you give from your heart, your giving is sincere.
A heart that is worn on the sleeve is evident to others,
and people who do this will engender a sense of rapport
with others.

Is what you are saying congruent with what you believe?

How often do we compliment someone but in our hearts we
hold contempt for them?
How often do we apologize without sincerity and
responsibility for our actions and still keep resentment in our
hearts?

40:19 He (Allah) knows of your deceptions and all
that is hidden in the hearts.

We avoid being sincere because we fear that our

true selves might be exposed?
Are we willing to risk our selves for the sake of sincerity?
The result of Sincerity is - Inner peace, stress-free life,
builds character, builds Allah-consciousness,
We avoid sincerity out of fear that we may be harmed:
A coward dies a million deaths, while a sincere person
only dies once.

How often do we sugar-coat our statements and responses:

(33:70)
O you who have attained to faith! Be Allahconscious, and speak direct and without
ambiguity


(33:71)
through this your deeds will be validated, and
your inequities will be forgiven . And those who
comply with Allah and His messenger, has
.indeed attained tremendous success

Barakallahu lee wa lakum fil quranil kareem

Wa nafanee wa iyyakum bil aayaati wa dhikril
hakeem
Innahu jawaadun malikun barrun rabbur raoofur
raheem
May Allah bless me and you through the
guidance of this noble Quran
And may it teachings and remembrances
benefit me and you
Truly Allah is the possessor of wealth, the
sovereign, the all good, the one who has
authority over us, the all-loving and allmerciful.

Sit between
Khutbahs

Misunderstandings happen all the time, but we can

:avoid some of them by checking our assumptions
When someone is saying something that you might
not agree with, first check if that what you have
heard is what the person was trying to convey. Get
.clarity before you react

When somebody ask you to do something, dont

assume that you understood. Ask for clarity so that
.you are clear what is being asked of you to do

If you have judged someone based on what

you think they said or did, it might just be
worth your while to test out those
assumptions. You wouldnt want to destroy a
relationship or someones reputation over a
.misunderstanding or misinterpretation

49:12 O you who have attained to faith! Avoid assumptions

(49:12)

some assumptions is sin; and do not spy on one another, and

neither allow yourselves to speak ill of one another behind your
backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead
brother? No, you would loathe it! So then be conscious of Allah.
Allah is the Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful!

Allahummansur man nasra deena Muhammad; Allahummansuril

mujahideena fee qulli makaan; Allahumma Yassir wa laa tuassir
Allahumma tammim bil ghayr wa antal kareemu muyassir
O Allah, assist those who assist the cause of Muhammad
O Allah, assist all those who strive towards good in every place
O Allah, make things easy for us and remove difficulty
O Allah, complete us in Goodness, Truly You are the most noble of all
those who provides assistance.
Innallaha wa malaaikatahu yusolloona alan nabi yaa ayyuhallatheena
aamanu sollu alayhi wa sallimoo tasleema.
Wa aakhiri dawaanaa anil hamdu lillahi rabbil aalameen
Truly Allah and the Angels sends blessings and salutations on the
Prophet Muhammad, O you who believe, send greetings and
salutations upon him.
And the final word is that all praise and thanks is due to Allah, the
Authority over all creation.

29:45 Recite what is sent of the Book by inspiration to thee, and establish
regular Prayer: for Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and