Jumah Khutbah - Bosnia

7/31/2019 Jumah Khutbah - Bosnia

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Dear Imam and Masjid Committee

Assalaamu Alaikum

We would like to bring to your atten

Islamophobia Week is a whole wee

Islamophobia around the world. It ru

This is the second year running and

that we can raise awareness and send

against Islam and Muslims. This hat

There cannot be a more chilling an e

witnessed in Bosnia during the mid 1took place in the city of Srebrenica

whilst the world stood by and watch

It is our duty to remember them, to

losses. Their suffering, however, has

about them, educate our people abou

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said,

strengthening the others and Every

to be wronged. And if anyone helpsremoves a calamity from [another]

Resurrection; and if anyone shields [

on the Day of Resurrection.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim, on the auth

We would be really grateful if you c

Islamophobia and remembering our

mentioned in the speech before Jumu

To make it more convenient for youSIW (Stop Islamophobia Week) 201

templates (in any way that you desir

and Islamophobia.

We would really like to hear about a

khutbah templates for SIW 2012. If

website, newsletter or on our social

Jazakallah Khair

MPACUK

Website: www.mpacuk.org

embers

ion something of great importance and significa

dedicated to reflecting and remembering the de

ns from 9th July until 15th July.

e would like your assistance to make it more pr

out a clear message that we will not stand back

ed is unacceptable and must be stopped.

xample of what Islamophobia can ultimately lead

990s. Within this week lies the anniversary of thhere over 8000 Muslims were murdered and tho

d.

ake dua for them and to do what we can to help

largely been met with silence, even to this day. I

t them, how can we as Muslims claim that we ar

The Faithful are to one another like [parts of] a

Muslim is a brother to a Muslim, neither wrongi

is brother in need, Allah will help him in his owuslim, Allah will remove from him some of the

another] Muslim from disgrace, Allah will shield

ority of `Abd Allah ibn `Umar]

uld arrange some sort of event during this week

Muslim brethren who have suffered. At the bare

ah.

we have enclosed some Jumuah Khutbah templa. We would deeply appreciate it if you would m

) to highlight these forgotten victims and to stan

ny events you organise for this week or even if y

ou let us know in advance we may even be able

edia platforms.

-mail: [email protected]

ce for Muslims. Stop

vastation caused by

minent than before so

nd tolerate hatred

to than what we

e shocking massacre thatusands of women raped

the families that suffered

f we do not even speak

one Ummah?

uilding each part

ing him nor allowing him

n need; and if anyonealamities of the Day of

him from the disgrace

highlighting

inimum it should be

es for you to use forake use of these

united against hatred

u just intend to use the

to publicise them on our


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First Khutbah

1st

Standing:

All praise is due to Allh; we praise

that will annihilate and dwindle the

with the glorification of him who ass

of. We express our gratitude to Him

leveled the earth as a carpet and a ru

the night a covering and the day as a

is alone, He has no partner, and we b

and Messenger from whose fountain

Allh send salutations, peace and ble

up in the assistance of His Dn even

Most respected brothers and sisters,

week is the 17th anniversary of a mo

Bosnia experienced so much sufferin

There were many massacres that the

Between 1000 and 2000 Serbian sol

The Bosnians were essentially defen

week. I say thought to have been mu

bodies in mass graves till this day. T

mercy. None at all.

This was only 17 years ago. It was n

aged 25 remember this clearly. This

of the internet, where anything about

community have forgotten and negle

Allah says:

And what is [the matter] with you th

women, and children who say, "OurYourself a protector and appoint for

And what will Allah say to us on Qi

If we as a people went through what

Ummah? Where are we? And if we

silence of our brothers and sisters m

It is time we remember them and do


Him; the praise of one who firmly believes in Hiorship of everything else besides His unique On

erts that everything besides All is futile and no

for raising the sky for His servants as a solid can

for them. He has followed the night upon the d

means of sustenance. We bear witness that there

ear witness that our leader and master Muhamm

the believers will proceed quenched after having

ssings upon him and upon his family and his co

he least bit of energy and languidness.

his week is an anniversary of something very ter

st horrible massacre. Seventeen years ago, our br

g & pain that we can never begin to imagine.

Bosnians faced. The one in Srebrenica was the w

iers surrounded Srebrenica, armed to the teeth w

eless. 8,373 are thought to have been murdered

rdered, because we do not really know how man

hese were of all ages from as old as 65 to little b

t 50 or 100 years ago. All of this happened in ou

should be fresh in the memories of all of us, but

everything can be found with a few clicks of a b

cted them. How can we help them if we do not k

at you fight not in the cause of Allah and [for] th

Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive peoplus from Yourself a helper?" [Surah Nisa, Ayat 7

amat when they cried for our help?

they went through, would we not want our Umm

ere going through what they went through, wou

re than the vicious cries of our enemies?

whatever we can to help.


Oneness in a mannereness. We glorify Him

t worthy of being afraid

py and for having

y and has thereby made

is no deity but Allh, He

d (pbuh) is His Servant

come to it thirsty. May

panions who did not let

rible in our history. This

others and sisters in

orst of them all.

ith tanks and artillery.

by the Serbs in this

. They are still finding

bies. There was no

r lifetime. Young people

adly, it is not. In this age

utton, we as a

now?

oppressed among men,

and appoint for us from]

ah to help? Where is the

ld we not remember the


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2nd

Standing:

We, dear brothers and sisters, have n

hundreds of years until they were abl

us all as Muslims, is the suffering an

ourselves, remember our people in o

Ummah?

This week, as some of you may alre

in spite of the differences we have.

and those who hate Muslims do not

They hate us because we are Muslim

push to demonise us. They make us

The Messenger of ALLAH (saw) sai

"A Muslim is a brother to a Muslim.comes in need of his brother, Allah c

remove a calamity from the calamiti

Allah will conceal his sins on the Da

If we do not make efforts to stop thei

to more oppression for our people an

May Allah grant us the strength, pati

service of the oppressed for the sake

Second Khutbah

1st

Standing

All praise is due to Allh; we praise

that will annihilate and dwindle the

with the glorification of him who ass

of. We express our gratitude to Him

levelled the earth as a carpet and a ru

the night a covering and the day as a

is alone, He has no partner, and we b

and Messenger from whose fountain

Allh send salutations, peace and ble

up in the assistance of His Dn even

Brothers and sisters, this week is the

17th anniversary of a most horrible

experienced so much suffering & pai


o story to rally behind. Black people in the US w

le to rally and mobilise under a unifying story. T

d oppression in which we all are a witness of. If

ur hearts, words and actions, then how can we re

dy know, is Stop Islamophobia Week. A week w

nite and rise up for a concern that affects us all.

ate us because we are sufi, brelvi, deobandi, sal

. They are not born hating us, they are taught to

ut to be barbaric, alien and a threat.

d:

Neither he wrongs him, nor hands him over (to aomes in his need; and whoso removes a calamity

s of the Day of Resurrection, and whoso conceal

y of Resurrection." [Bukhari and Muslim]

ir demonisation of Islam and of our people, then

d for our children, both here in the UK and abro

ence and imaan to strive for those who need us a

of Allah.

***

Him, the praise of one who firmly believes in Hi

orship of everything else besides His unique On

erts that everything besides All is futile and no

for raising the sky for His servants as a solid can

g for them. He has followed the night upon the d

means of sustenance. We bear witness that there

ear witness that our leader and master Muhamm

the believers will proceed quenched after having

ssings upon him and upon his family and his co

he least bit of energy and languidness.

anniversary of something very terrible in our his

assacre. Seventeen years ago, our brothers and s

n that we can never begin to imagine.


ere oppressed for many

e one thing that unites

e do not educate

lly, truly care for our

here Muslims can unite

Let it be clear: the EDL

fi or something else.

ate us, by those who

nother). And whosoof a Muslim, Allah will

ls the faults of a Muslim,

e only open up the door

d.

nd always to be in

Oneness in a manner

eness. We glorify Him

t worthy of being afraid

py and for having

ay and has thereby made

is no deity but Allh, He

d (pbuh) is His Servant

come to it thirsty. May

panions who did not let

ory. This week is the

isters in Bosnia


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40,000 Bosnian Muslims living in Sr

For no other reason then that they w

8,373 Bosnian Muslims are thought

thought to have been murdered bec

in mass graves up to today. They wemercy. None at all.

Muslim houses and apartments were

up or captured and, in the process, s

the men detained in the former KP D

According to a survivor, a Serb told

cry he took it and slit its throat, after

Women were gang raped in front of

happened to our sisters! How they w

According to another account there

brother to rape his sister. He did not

Here is another Testimony:

"I saw how a young boy of about ten

of my own eyes. The mother sat on t

on his mothers lap. The young boy

mother. The Serbian soldier placed t

how a pregnant woman was slaughtetook two small children out of her st

eyes."

This mass murder was described by

European soil since the Second Worl

But do you know what the worst par

let our brothers and sisters in Bosnia

massacre was happening? What did

This massacre occurred only 17 yrs

happened to our brothers and sisters

2nd

Standing

The Prophet (pbuh) said: the Muslim

body feels the pain. How much pain

The Prophet said you do not have F

massacre what we would love for oubrothers and sisters in Bosnia? How


ebrenica were targeted for extinction simply bec

re Muslims!

o have been mercilessly murdered by the Serbs i

ause we are do not really know how many. They

re of all ages from as old as 65, to as young as ba

systematically ransacked or burnt down, Muslim

metimes beaten or killed. Men and women were

om prison.

a Muslim mother to make her child stop crying,

which he laughed.

heir families. The stories are so horrible I cannot

ere raped till they went crazy.

as a girl, aged about nine years old. Some of the

o it and so they murdered him.

who was killed by Serbs wearing Dutch uniform

he ground and her young son sat beside her. The

as killed. His head was cut off. The body remai

e head of the young boy on his knife and showe

red. There were Serbs who stabbed her in the stomach and then beat them to death on the ground

he Secretary-General of the United Nations as th

d War.

is, my brothers and sisters? The worst part is th

down. Especially us European Muslims. Where

e do to prevent it? This did not happen 100 yrs

go. Yet how many of us remember it? How man

in Bosnia?

s are like one body so that when one part of the

did we feel for our brothers and sisters in Bosnia

ITH till you love for your brother what you love

rselves brothers and sisters? If not, then how coucan we say we have faith when we do nothing fo


use they were Muslims.

n this week. I say

are still finding bodies

bies. There was no

villagers were rounded

separated, with many of

nd when it continued to

even describe what

Serbs instructed her

. This happened in front

young boy was placed

ed on the lap of the

it to everyone.... I saw

mach, cut her open and. I saw this with my own

e worst crime on

t WE, us Muslims, WE

were we when the

ago or even 50 yrs go.

y of us even know what

ody hurts the whole

? How much I ask you?!

for yourself. Is a

ld we let it happen to ourr the Ummah?


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We may pray, fast, wear hijab but do

What use are our prayers and our fas

justice. Who do not enjoin the good

think we will get to heaven if our br

Allah says in the Quran: O Musliminjustice and establish justice in its p

The Jews remember the holocaust. T

remember anything of what happene

Today, Islamophobia is spreading. E

hear about attacks on mosques, we h

niqab and hijab being banned, we he

We are still asleep. We dont take th

about it. Do you think that it will jus

Do you think that if we ignore Islam

think that this cant happen in Britai

Bosnian Muslims were more assimil

eyes were bluer than yours, their ski

they were Muslim therefore they m

Today the time for excuses are over.

week from 9th-15th of July is Stop I

general and to teach us what we can

problem and if we dont do anything

You can find information for Stop Is

the internet.

Please take the time to do this and fi

Muslims duty to take a part in this.

oppression a priority in our lives. Re

you dont counter it. Our Brothers an


we have faith? Do we stand up for justice? Do

ts if this is the kind of Muslims we have become.

nd forbid the evil. Mans rights are based on acc

thers and sisters in Bosnia do not forgive us on t

s, be you the standard bearers of justice we alace.

hey remember every single part of the holocaust.

d to us. We are asleep.

veryday we hear something in the media about th

ar about our sisters having their hijab pulled off

ar about groups like the EDL and BNP and we d

initiative to do anything about it. We dont try

go away if we ignore Islamophobia?

phobia and do nothing that a massacre will not

because the people are nicer here and we are m

ated than you. They were of the same ethnicity a

was fairer than yours but at the end of the day a

ust be gotten rid of!

We need to stand up and remember our duty to c

lamophobia Week to raise awareness of Bosnia

do to prevent another atrocity from occurring. Isl

about it no one else is.

lamophobia Week on Facebook, Twitter and eve

d out how you can take part and make a real dif

n these difficult times we are living in, we must

member that what happened in Bosnia is what Isl

d sisters are waiting for our help.

***


e stop oppression?

Muslims without

ountabilitydo we

he Day of Judgement?

re supposed to eradicate

Yet us Muslims dont

ose bad Muslims. We

we hear talk of the

nothing to stop them.

nd find out what to do

e repeated? Do you

re integrated? The

their murderers. They

ll that mattered was that

ounter oppression. This

nd Islamophobia in

amophobia is our

if you just Google on

erence. It is every

make tackling

amophobia can lead to if

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