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Community Fosters Individual & Local Progress; Living up to Islam - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi

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Channel: Jaffari Community Centre · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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- The importance of a tight-knit community to foster individual progression
- There is an emphasis to conduct daily prayers in congregation form, to instill a feeling of belonging
- The reward for praying in a group is exponentially greater than praying on your own
- The social dimensions of being together at mosque programs, branches out into new connections, be it friendship, business, recreation etc.
- Even when praying alone, we recite as 'we', as part of the global Ummah
- The Ka'ba is a unified direction for prayers in order to send a message of unity and cohesion
- The lengths Muslims should be going to in order to live up to their claim of humanity
- The global reaction to images of a 3 year old Syrian boy, washed ashore in Turkey as a refugee
- What should we do as Muslims when humanitarian crises arise

"Muslim unity teaches us concern for others. A 3 yr old boy washed ashore jolts the Canadian conscience, media discussion, forcing the immigration minister's return to Ottawa for damage control. If that's the impact on average Canadians, then what emotions should it elicit from Muslims? Do we simply feel sorry, or we take further steps? Community isn't always about being happy. We should express concern locally/globally. The Ummah is one body. When one part is hurt, the entire body feels pain."

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Friday Juma Khutba
Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Date: September 4th, 2015

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