Salaam,It has been more than a year since I started a french summary of each Friday sermon given at my local mosque. I thought it would be useful if I can do the same in English [The sermons are given in Arabic/English anyway so it should be easier for me]. Although the sermon might be coming from any mosque in the world depending on my location at the time, most of the sermons I believe will be from my local mosque, in Chicago, USA.Hope some will find the effort worth it.Friday 27 Rajab 1426 A.H. --------------------------Our Imam had a very deep and sad voice this Friday, Hurican Katrina just hit Louisiana and Mississipi. New Orleands is under water, many lives are feared to be lost. Our Imam said the first thing to notice is the power of God. Nothing stands against the will of Allah SWT. Even our readiness against desastres like the 9/11 tragedy did not help us against what nature has brought to our shores. Our levies have been toppled by the Hurican and nothing is left for many souls left either with death or comdemned to start all over again in a different place. As humans we can do nothing against nature and we do understand that is is the will of Allah SWT. When He decides something, it is. He just says Koun Fayakoun. Be and it is.We ask Allah SWT to limit our losses in New Orleand and to help our fellow Americains deal with this tragedy. All mosques around the country will be open for refugees. Americains Muslims are asked and encouraged to participate actively in the efforts of dealing with this historical event to try as much as possible to give a new hope for the survivors. We have to remember that Allah SWT will say in the day of judgement to his servant, why I was hungry and you did not feed me?, the servant would reply, how can I feed you O God while you are the King of the heavens? God would reply, my servant so and so was hungry and you did not feed him, didn't you know that if you had feed him you would have feed me?. In this crisis situation, our fellow Americain citizens are in desperate need, many of them are poor even before the Hurican and now they are left with absolutly nothing. It is our religious duty as muslims to hurry to help as much as we can. Helping in such situation is not a choice but an obligation for a Muslim.All donnations will be sent to Huston Texax where the biggest Islamic relief effort is being organized by local mosques. In addition to the open doors of mosques to welcome the refugees, there is a project of feeding 25000 refugee during the day of 9/11. All money collected around the country will be given to American Churchs coalition in a brotherly gesture to our christians brothers who are themselves very much involved in the rescue effort.The Imam said that even if we live in a State far from the risk of Hurikans, we are not removed from the risk of having an earthquake or anything else in which we might loose our lives our start all over again. What happened in New Orlean should be a reminder and an eye opener on the reality of life and how we are supposed to live it as Muslims.The reminder benifits only those who have faith.The Imam recited the following for the prayers :1.1 . In the name of Allah , the Beneficent , the Merciful1.2 . Praise be to Allah , Lord of the Worlds ,1.3 . The Beneficent , the Merciful .1.4 . Owner of the Day of Judgment ,1.5 . Thee ( alone ) we worship ; Thee alone we ask for help .1.6 . Show us the straight path ,1.7 . The path of those whom Thou hast favored ; Not ( the path ) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who astray .and2.285 . The messenger believeth in that which hath been revealed unto him from his Lord and ( so do ) the believers . Each one believeth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers We make no distinction between any of His messengers and they say : We hear , and we obey . ( Grant us ) Thy forgiveness , our Lord . Unto Thee is the journeying .2.286 . Allah tasketh not a soul beyond its scope . For it ( is only ) that which it hath earned , and against it ( only ) that which it hath deserved . Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget , or miss the mark! Our Lord! Lay not on us such a burden as Thou didst lay on those before us! Our Lord! Impose not on us that which we have not the strength to bear! Pardon us , absolve us and have mercy on us , Thou , our Protector , and give us victory over the disbelieving folk .then in the second rak3a:1.1 . In the name of Allah , the Beneficent , the Merciful1.2 . Praise be to Allah , Lord of the Worlds ,1.3 . The Beneficent , the Merciful .1.4 . Owner of the Day of Judgment ,1.5 . Thee ( alone ) we worship ; Thee alone we ask for help .1.6 . Show us the straight path ,1.7 . The path of those whom Thou hast favored ; Not ( the path ) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who astray .and :94.1 . Have We not caused thy bosom to dilate ,94.2 . And eased thee of the burden94.3 . Which weighed down thy back ;94.4 . And exalted thy fame?94.5 . But lo! with hardship goeth ease ,94.6 . Lo! with hardship goeth ease ;94.7 . So when thou art relieved , still toil94.8 . And strive to please thy Lord .At the end of the sermon there was one announcement that of course all donations will be given to Hurican Katrina victims.//en.yabiladi.com/topics/friday-sermon-44-735661-735661.html#msg-735661 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:11:10 +0200 Phorum 5.2.15