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The speaker discusses a shifting tide and a vacuum in the Muslim community, emphasizing that the khutbah is about ummah affairs, our future, and what to do next. The proposed action plan centers on mobilizing every mosque in the country—about 4,000 mosques—to establish a small scholarship fund targeting five critical fields.
First, scholarships in journalism to tell our story; second, filmmaking to influence culture and promote fairness; third, law to defend our rights and the rights of others; fourth, political science to engage in policy making effectively and scientifically; and fifth, history to preserve the truth because history is important. If each mosque launches this fund, beginning in 2026 (setting aside 2025), the speaker envisions that five years from now we will have 4,000 journalists, 4,000 filmmakers, 4,000 lawyers, 4,000 political scientists and analysts, and 4,000 students of history who can become teachers of history. In twelve years, if these efforts remain consistent, the Muslim community will have 50,000 individuals in each of these fields, and the Muslim community will command 100,000 in each field within the broader society.
The aim is to empower the Muslim community to tell its own story, defend oppressed people, and produce professionals who can participate in public life. The speaker notes that many who study law could run for public office at all levels of government, highlighting areas that have historically received insufficient attention from the community. The overarching call is to build political power and to equip the next generation to shape the future in America.
The speaker questions whether this is a radical idea, noting that it is a khutbah, and asks the congregation to feel in their hearts that this is a good plan. The message also addresses supporting relief organizations, but with a strategic emphasis: the Gaza situation illustrated that relief needs were not only about food but about political decisions and power to move aid and resources inside Gaza. The missing element is political power and influence of the Muslim world, and specifically American Muslims, to implement change.
A roadmap is proposed through CARE—an organization mentioned as already active with a gala (sold out)—with the aspiration for CARE to become as integral to community belonging, engagement, and support as the mosque itself. In closing, political engagement should become the norm rather than the exception: voter registration should be routine, running for political office from within the community should be the norm, and supporting those who deserve votes should also be standard practice. Normalizing these actions is presented as the path to close the gap and move toward a brighter future, Insha'Allah.