The Ministry of Endowments determined the topic of the Friday sermon today, January 3, 2025 AD, corresponding to Rajab 3, 1446 AD, which came under the title “Making Hope.”
The Ministry of Endowments confirmed that All imams must adhere to the topic of the Friday sermon, text or content at the very least, and the sermon should not be delivered for more than ten minutes for the first and second sermons, taking into account the circumstances. The Ministry of Endowments said: The topic of the first sermon is unified across the Republic, and the topic of the second Friday sermon aims to address the problems of fishermen and adapt to economic pressures, in the governorates of: (Damietta – Alexandria – Suez – Port Said – Ismailia – Matrouh – South Sinai – North Sinai)
Topic of Friday sermon today, January 3, 2025 "What do you think of the Lord of the Worlds"
(Making Hope)
Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, O God, to you Praise is as you say, and to You is praise that is better than what we say. Glory be to You, we cannot count your praise. You are as you have praised yourself, and I bear witness that there is no god but God alone, with no partner, no one, alone and steadfast. I bear witness that our Master Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. God Almighty sent him as a mercy to the worlds, and as a conclusion to the prophets and messengers. O God, may your blessings and peace be upon him, his family and companions, and those who follow them in goodness until the Day of Judgment, and after:
< p>This is a message of hope and optimism for every human being in this world with the beginning of a new year and the arrival of the blessed sacred months. I give good tidings, O noble, of days of goodness and blessings that you will witness. It contains the beauty of divine kindness and the wonder of divine management, and here are these Qur’anic tidings for guidance for your soul and tranquility for your soul: "He who created me, it is He who guides me, * and He who feeds me and gives me drink, * and when I am sick, it is He who heals me.", "God is kind to His servants, He provides for whom He wills, and He is the Powerful, the Mighty," And in heaven He has provided for you and what you are promised * For by the heaven and the earth, it is true just as you are You speak}.
O people, “What do you think of the Lord of the Worlds?” Generous, gentle, righteous, kind, nothing increases the abundance of needs except goodness, generosity, and honor! How many afflictions did He remove, how many supplications did He answer, how many prostrations before them, how many distresses did He relieve, how many poor people He gave to Him, how many poor people He enriched, how many orphans He sheltered, and how many sick people He healed, so be optimistic about the good and you will find it, and be among the people of this divine promise. Who does not lag behind “I am as My servant thinks of Me.”
O Gentlemen, “What do you think of the Lord of the Worlds?” This is His message to you, Glory be to Him, in the folds of Surah Al-Sharh: “Indeed, with hardship comes ease.” It included togetherness instead of distance, and emphasis instead of isolation. Contemplate it and it will cheer your chests, uplift your souls, and increase your certainty in the generosity of your Lord.
O honorable human being, know that hope is a sun. Life, with it, tranquility of the heart, tranquility of the soul, and comfort of the heart, so draw near to God with hope, optimism, and good faith. Prostrate yourself prostrate to your Lord, Praise Him for His attributes of beauty and majesty, and spread your hopes, ambitions, and wishes in your prayers. For your Lord has power over all things, and nothing on earth or in heaven is impossible for Him. And start with your prayer to revive hope in the souls of people, comforting their thoughts with a kind word, a caring smile, mercy for the young, a pat on the head of an orphan, a prayer for the sick, compassion for the afflicted, and kindness for the sad. May hope flow through these souls as water flows through roses. From here civilization is created, and man is built.
Let your title, O generous one, in this life be hope, optimism, and certainty in reparation, sustenance, and well-being, for from adversity comes blessings, and from adversity comes relief, and from In the darkness, the light shines, for here is the luminous one – may the prayers and peace of my Lord be upon him – who lived through orphanhood in all its stages and phases, and lost loved ones With all his feelings and pain, and he was expelled from his homeland, which he loved with all his being, hope and certainty led him in the blessings of the Lord of the Worlds to enter Mecca as a victorious conqueror, adorned with forgiveness and mercy, to open the door of hope for humanity, while their blood, honor, and wealth were protected, to give humanity hope and life.
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If the month of Rajab Al-Asab is the beginning of the sacred months, then make it the beginning of a new hope for getting closer to the Most Gracious. The Most Merciful – Glory be to Him – with the types of goodness such as fasting, praying, charity, honoring one’s parents, maintaining ties of kinship, redressing one’s thoughts, and all other good deeds. And staying away from every action that angers God – glory be to Him – “And whatever good you put forward for yourselves you will find with God is better and greater in reward.” And let God’s saying – Glory be to Him – be your guide: “The number of months with God is twelve months in the Book of God on the day of creation. The heavens and the earth are four of them that are sacred to the right religion, so do not wrong yourselves in them.
Praise be to God, Lord. worlds, and may blessings and peace be upon the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers, our Master Muhammad – may God bless him and grant him peace – and upon all his family and companions, and after: If we contemplate a craft whose title is hope based on patience and contentment, and certainty in the sustenance of the Giver – Glory be to Him – we would choose the craft of fishing. O fishermen, increase your trust in your Lord. And know that your livelihood is divided; For the Most Gracious, the Bestower, the Sustainer, who guaranteed sustenance for your fishing in the sea, has guaranteed for you your sustenance from where you do not expect it, and listen to the promise of your noble Lord in clear verses that increase hope in your hearts and establish tranquility in your souls: “And there is an animal that does not bear its sustenance, may God provide for it and for you, and He is the Hearer.” “The All-Knowing,” “And there is no living creature on earth except that God is responsible for its sustenance and He knows its resting place And all of them are stored in a clear book.
And, O skillful fisherman, think – when you are fishing in a sea filled with fish of diverse shapes and colours – about the vast name of God, for Glory be to Him, He is vast in knowledge. Vast in ability, abundant in mercy, and abundant in sustenance, there is no creature in a sea, river, or land except that it is abundant in the provision of God, whose treasures never run out. So ask God of His abundant bounty, and know. « “A soul will not die until it completes its term and absorbs its provision.” And say with your tongue and heart: I trust in God, my Creator, for my provision.
And I am certain that God is undoubtedly my provider. And whatever is of my provision will not escape me
even if It was at the bottom of the deep seas
God Almighty will bring it with His grace * even if I had no tongue to speak
Oh God We ask you, by the power of your management, the greatness of your forgiveness, the breadth of your forbearance, and the abundance of your goodness and generosity, to overflow our lives with sustenance, goodness, and blessing.
