The following link is the Friday Khutbah given in Masjid Ibrahim, Las Vegas, NV. Note that the Khutbah was given to a limited audience, broadcast live from our Facebook page. The masjid has been closed to the public, as a means to limit the spread of the Corona Virus.
The entire Khutbah argues that this can be a blessing in disguise, that "Islam" should be the first step towards "Imaan", that connecting to loved ones and spiritual growth are now attainable goals.
Advice is also given after prayer, advice that is relevant for any audience.
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May Allah protect all of mankind, and remove this affliction. May He bless and protect you. Ameen!
https://www.facebook.com/TheMasjidIbrahim/videos/496702621027006/
1 comment:
Hello Waheed. May I begin by making a technical suggestion? The sound quality of your videos could be improved greatly simply by recording the sound directly from the microphone that you are wearing, rather than capturing the sound from a microphone in the room. For Q & A, you should always repeat the question, and then viewers will always know what is being discussed.
You write:
"May Allah protect all of mankind, and remove this affliction. May He bless and protect you. Ameen!"
Not surprisingly, I see this very differently from how you do. After all, it is Allah who decreed this affliction upon us and I think that even Islam understands that once Allah has decreed such an affliction, prayer will not reverse its course.
People who are careful observers of Allah's signs (we call them "scientists") have been predicting pandemics for many years. Once we find our way through this pandemic, whatever its toll, the signs portending pandemics will still be present and we can expect there to be more pandemics down the road. Those who observe Allah's signs understand that this is part of Allah's design.
That's not to say that we shouldn't take actions to protect ourselves and the people around us. Just as we know to watch for traffic before stepping onto the road, we need to take precautions to protect ourselves from diseases.
I think it is important to understand the inevitability of pandemics and to understand how factors that are under our control can be managed in a way that reduces their frequency and severity. I hope that the current crisis will serve as a wake-up call to focus attention on this understanding and to make changes that will allow us to cope better now and in the future.
It's a simple question without a simple answer: what can we do to mitigate the severity of epidemics?
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