Reading the Qur’an and Kinship

Posted on July 31, 2026 by Imam Salim Chishti
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Each line, each word, indeed each letter in the Qur’an has deep meanings. When we are thinking about and trying to understand meanings of the Glorious Qur’an, which Allah (swt) has sent down for us, His slaves, to clarify all things and as a Light that He gives to whom He wills among His slaves. Indeed, the Qur’an contains tremendous medicine for all ills of the heart, as Allah said,

وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ

لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلا يَزِيدُ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلا خَسَارًا017.082

Wanunazzilu mina alqur-ani ma huwa shifa’on warahmatun lilmu/mineena wala yazeedu a(l)thalimeena illa khasara(n)

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Performing Tayammum

Posted on July 27, 2026 by Imam Salim Chishti

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Khutbah: Asking Forgiveness from Allah

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Imam Salim Chishti

All praise is due to Allah. We praise Him, seek His help, seek His forgiveness, and turn to Him in repentance. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil within ourselves and from the consequences of our deeds. Whoever Allah guides, none can misguide; and whoever He allows to go astray, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and Messenger.

Servants of Allah, I advise myself and you to have taqwa of Allah—consciousness, reverence, and obedience to Him—because taqwa is the path to success in this life and the next.

Brothers and sisters in Islam, one of the greatest gifts Allah has given us is the door of repentance. We are human beings; we forget, we fall short, we make mistakes, and we sin. But our Lord is not a Lord who turns away the sincere servant. He is Al-Ghafoor, the Oft-Forgiving, and Ar-Raheem, the Most Merciful.

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Khutbah – Kalima

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Imam Salim Chishti

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

السلام عليكم

Not a second ticks by in 24 hours / 7 days a week, except that there is a Muslim caller to prayer somewhere in the world in the millions of masajid announcing Ash hadu an la illaha il allah, Ash hadu anna Muhammadar Rasul Allah – I testify that there is no God but God and I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

This is so, not because human beings gave him this authority. Nor because he himself proclaimed this for himself (saw). As the emperor of Rome – Herculias – asked the Muslim messenger in the year 679CE after he had presented Islam to him, “Which King gave Muhammad this authority?” The reply was so simple, so profound, “Allah did! God gave him this authority!”

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Courage

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Imam Salim Chishti

Courage is not the sword held high,
Nor thunder in a battle cry;
It lives where trembling hearts still stand,
With faith in Allah’s guiding hand.

It is the truth the tongue will speak,
When praise is strong and blame is weak;
To guard the poor, forgive the wrong,
And make the patient spirit strong.

It walks with sabr through grief and night,
And keeps the longing hope in sight;
It bows in prayer, yet rises brave,
No fear of loss, no want to crave.

For courage blooms where mercy grows,
Where justice answers human woes;
Where trust in God makes souls complete,
And humble hearts refuse defeat.

So let the faithful courage be
A lantern lit by tawheed’s sea:
To live with honor, strive, and pray,
And choose Allah’s path each day.

© 2026 Salim Chishti

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