Fasad – Corruption – True Reform

Posted on August 14, 2026 by Imam Salim Chishti
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

The Qur’an says that when Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala told the angels about His plan to place human being as His deputy on the earth, the angels remarked that this deputy would not use his freedom well; he would do mischief in the land and shed blood. But Allah said, “I know what you do not know.” The commentators of the Qur’an say that Allah knew that there would be many who would do corruption, but He also knew that there would be many others who would build, improve, reform and make peace. Allah took this risk by creating the human beings. The life now here on this earth is full of struggle. There are those who make mischief and do corruption, but there are also those who are peaceful and do acts of kindness, love and charity. There are those who make mischief (mufsidin) and there are those who do reform, make peace (muslihin). The challenge is before us. What do we want to be and to which camp do we want to belong?

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Khutbah: Seeking Allah’s Protection — Lessons from Sūrat an‑Nas

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Imam Salim Chishti
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Alhamdulillāh, we praise Allah, seek His help, and ask His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil within ourselves and from the consequences of our actions. Whomever Allah guides, none can misguide; and whomever He allows to go astray, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and messenger.

O believers, be mindful of Allah as He deserves, and do not die except in a state of Islam.

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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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