Summary: In shA Allah , in today's breif khutbah Im gonna share with you a reminder. And the reminder is from a<br> passage of surah imran.The third surah of the Quran.<br> First and foremost a very important thing that all of us already know.Allah az zawajal calls us to the<br> friday prayer.The commandment occurs in surah al jumma'h.And he says to us that when the call is<br> made : “fas'au ala zikr i Allah” rush to the remembrance of Allah”(62:9)<br> So instead of calling it a khutbah or prayer he calls it a remembrance of Allah. The essence is to remind<br> ourselves of the commitment. It's a means of refreshing an individual as well as refreshing an entire<br> community. And the best means to do that is the remembrance of Allah .And speaking of<br> remembrance,there are many different ways of remembering Allah . But the best of them, the ultimate<br> remembrance of Allah is what Allah calls himself the ultimate reminder :the Qur'an. Wa zakkir bil<br> Quran. And remind with Quran.(reference not located) kalla inaha tazkirah:no, it is no doubt a<br> powerful means of reminder. (80:11)in huwa ila zikrun wa qura'num mubeen.it is nothing but a<br> reminder.(36:69)<br> One of the central that the Quran plays in the life of a believer and in the life of a community is that it<br> is a reminder. And by definition, a reminder is something you already know. A reminder is not new<br> information. If I remind you , you have a flight at 7'o clock , it's something you knew but you forgot.<br> So Allah reminds us in the Quran and this explains why there is so much repetition in the book of<br> Allah.<br> Allah az zawajal says the same thing many times. many many times he mentions taqwa for example.<br> And the proportions to which something is mentioned more, it illustrates that how quickly people<br> forget that which is more. So if Allah mentions taqwa over 200 times, it is because even if you know<br> about taqwa, you forget to apply it. You forget to think about it,you forget to realize it when the time<br> comes. So u need to be reminded over and over again as do I.<br> So reminder from surah al imran , Allah says “wa ateeu Allah wa ateeu ar rasool, la alla kum<br> turhamun”.obey Allah and the Messenger SAW so that you may be shown mercy”(3:132)<br> So that all of you may be shown mercy. In this ayah Allah has attributed the obedience of Himself and<br> His Messenger SAW with the one who is hopeful of getting mercy.<br> “oola ika yarjoona rahmat Allah”.Those are the ones who are hopeful of the mercy of Allah”.(2:218)<br> So anyone hoping to obtain mercy of Allah needs to first change his attitude towards the obedience of<br> Allah and his Messenger SAW.There is no mercy outside the obedience.And by the way a couple of<br> ayaat before there is a prohibition.”ya ayyuhal azeena amanoo la ta'kulur riba, ad'aafun mud'aafa”.<br> (3:130)<br> A couple of ayaat before, Allah says, those of you who believe, don't consume riba”<br> Dont consume any form of this detestable form of earning. The most common occurrence of which is<br> limited to interest. Well at least its the most common form. Don't consume it even if it multiplies your<br> wealth.<br> And by saying “ada'afun mud'aa'fa”, Allah illustrates something.Why would people get involved in riba<br> anyway. What's the incentive. So you get something out of it. you worked so hard to earn this money.<br> and the banker comes to you and says , “let it work for you now”, let it multiply on top of itself.so you<br> wanna do it so you succeed.<br> Allah gives an alternative in the same ayah.”ittaqu Allah”, the alternative is “be conscious of Allah”.<br> Now when you say, “an alternative”, I was thinking of an alternative way of investment.some where<br> else that I should put money, Allah az zawajal offers the alternative, “have taqwa of Allah”.<br> And then He adds ,
