Friday Khutba of Tokyo Camii “Everything Speaks of Allah”

Friday Khutba of Tokyo Camii
09 January 2026
Everything Speaks of Allah

Honorable Muslims!
A person who looks around with a contemplative gaze realizes the existence of a Creator Who brings everything into being from nothing, gives it form, and governs it. The flawless movement of the planets along their orbits, the sun illuminating the earth, and the moon and stars adorning the night like lanterns all cry out to us, as if saying, “Do not forget your Lord!” Our world, adorned with wisdom in every corner, calls us to the One and only Allah. The Holy Qur’an invites us to contemplation with the questions: “Do they not ever reflect on the sky—how it was raised ˹high˺; and the mountains—how they were firmly set up; and the earth—how it was levelled out?”¹

Dear Believers!
Believing in the existence of a Creator and knowing that He is always by one’s side brings peace and a sense of security to the human heart. It saves the individual from the darkness of meaninglessness. This truth is indicated in the noble verse as follows: “…And whoever has faith in Allah, He will ˹rightly˺ guide their hearts ˹through adversity˺. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.”²

Esteemed Muslims!
We cannot find the answers to the questions of life by denying the Exalted Creator. Without divine revelation, we cannot know where we came from, where we are headed, or why and for what purpose we were created. In a world where the boundaries of obedience and rebellion are not defined by Allah the Almighty, we cannot fully comprehend what is truly good and what is truly evil.

Dear Brothers and Sisters!
Today, our responsibility is to open the world of our hearts to those drowning in the whirlpool of disbelief and to convey to them the divine messages. It is to strive to quench the thirst of our youth for faith through the noble source of the Sunnah of our Prophet (saw). It is to engrave the love of Allah into the hearts of our children with gentle words and a smiling face. It is to take the following advice of our beloved Prophet (saw) as our guide: “If Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, guides a single person through you, it is better for you than everything upon which the sun rises and sets.”³

[1] Ghashiyah, 88/18-20.
[2] Taghabun, 64/11.
[3] Tabarani, al-Mu’jam al-Kabir, I, 315.

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