Friday Khutbah of Masjid Otsuka

May, Friday 26. 2023

In the name of Allah Most Gracious and Most Merciful

All praises are due to Allah. I testify that there is nothing worthy of worship except Allah the uniquely One, who has no partners in His one-ness. And I testify that the Prophet Muhammad is the slave of Allah and His Messenger.

O servants of Allah! Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah al-An’am:

“And this [Qur’an] is a Book We have revealed [which is] blessed, so follow it and fear Allah that you may receive mercy.”  (S.6  V.155)

Then Surah Maryam is a Meccan revelation which means it was revealed before the emigration of the Prophet SAW from Mecca to Medina. One of the noteworthy aspects of this Surah is how it details and contains evidences of the Omnipotent power of Allah and His Mercy. This is evident in the miracle of how Allah would create a child without there even being a father. This should instill complete certainty in the immensity and Qudra of Allah, indicating His pure ability to do what He wants, in the hearts of those who Allah has given insight. Hence, Allah narrates to us the story of Maryam, the Mother of Isaa RA. She was the pure saintly woman, who bore one of the greatest of the Prophets in the form of Prophet Isaa SAW. Allah says in the Qur’ah in Surah Maryam:

“So, she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place.”  (S.19  V.22)

But she trusted in the revelation of her Lord, when He said to her in the Qur’an in Surah Maryam:

“So eat and drink and be contented. And if you see from among humanity anyone, say, ‘Indeed, I have vowed to the Most Merciful abstention, so I will not speak today to [any] man.’”  “Then she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, ‘O Maryam, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.’”  “‘O sister of Haaruun, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste.’”  “So, she pointed to him.…”  (S.19  V.26—29)

At this juncture, facing such an accusation, she remained silent, remained true to her vow, but trusted in her Lord and instead she pointed to her child. She trusted in her Lord, in His power to exonerate her through the means He chooses, and this happened. So, when the accusers said as Allah says in the Qur’ah in Surah Maryam:

“…They said, ‘How can we speak to one who is in the cradle a child?’”  (S.19  V.29)

Allah made her child speak miraculously. Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Maryam as a speech of the child Isaa:

“He said, ‘Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.’”  (S.19  V.30)

So, through this miracle Allah proved the innocence of Maryam with regards to their allegations, by her own baby son defending her innocence. And Allah made her and her son a sign for the entirety of creation.

O servants of Allah! The believers who reflect upon the Book of Allah Surah Maryam presented to us a number of values that the Prophets were all characterized and adorned by. It mentions a number of Prophets and their followers, who all had devotion to their Lord, so He promised them Paradise. Allah says in the Qur’ah in Surah Maryam:

“[Therein are] gardens of perpetual residence which the Most Merciful has promised His servants in the unseen. Indeed, His promise has ever been coming.”  (S.19  V.61)

Further encouraging the people to do righteous deeds. Allah says in the Qur’ah in Surah Maryam:

“Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds – the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection.”

(S. 19  V.96)

May the peace and the blessings of Allah be upon prophet Muhammad SAW, his family and all of his Companions. May Allah be pleased with the Rightly Guided Caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, and all those who will follow them in righteousness until the Day of Judgment.

O Allah! Accept our prayers and all our ibada.

O Allah! Accept all of our good deeds and forgive us for our sins.

O Allah! Guide us to the right path and accept all our worships

O Allah! Accept us for Your service and for the service of Islam and Muslims.

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