The Qur'an says 'O you who believe! when the call is made for prayer on Friday, then hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave off trading that is better for you, if you know.' ( Qur'an 62:9) The remembrance, also known as dhikr, is interpreted as 'While performing the salaat of Jummah.' This is supported by numerous authentic Hadiths. Forgiveness is emphasized, and things like pointing fingers and divisive issues are usually not discussed. The objective of the khutba is to give the muslims hope and encouragement. Listening to a khutba focuses a Muslim's loyalty to Allah, with the main objective of inspiring and motivating Muslims to order and practice virtue and forbid vice.

The speaker of the khutba is known in arabic as the 'khateeb.' The purpose is similiar to the sermon that is read at a church on Sundays, the purpose is to increase people's faith and remind them of God. It's also performed on the two holidays Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha.Īn Imam usually gives the khutba, though often a mosque will invite a notable guest as the speaker.

It's usually given before the afternoon prayer on Fridays, when Muslims congregate to pray at a mosque. His current topics of interest include positive Islam, youth coaching, and countering Islamophobia.In Islam, a khutba is a sermon. In addition, Hlayhel is a part-time imam at the Islamic Center of the Northeast Valley in Phoenix, husband and father of four. Today, he's considered the second founder of a strong CAIR-AZ.

After settling in Phoenix AZ, he worked tirelessly, in the capacity of a board member then a chairman, to revive the then dead AZ chapter of CAIR in order to face the growing Islamophobia in that state and to address the resulting civil right violations. Hlayhel studied traditional sciences of Aqeedah (Islamic creed), Fiqh (Islamic law) and Nahw (Arabic grammar) under Sh Waleed Basyouni and Sh Waleed Idriss Meneese among others. At its MSA, he met Sh Yasir Qadhi and worked together to raise Islamic awareness on campus. He came to the United States at 17 and studied electrical engineering at the University of Houston. Born and raised in Lebanon, Hlayhel began attending study circles at his local mosque when he was ten.

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