juma khutba-dos & don'ts

8/2/2019 Juma Khutba-Dos & Don'Ts

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The Juma Khutba

Leveraging the Ummah


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1. Whats was your core message?

2. Why were you telling them this?

3. What was the take-away for the audience?

The 3 Critical Questions

If it is not clear to you,

it will not be clear to them


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Whats unique about it?

How the Juma Khutba is different

from other lectures and why?


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What is unique about it? Please list what in your view are the

features of the Juma Khutba which are

unique to it, in terms of its potential toleverage the strength of the Ummah.

15 minutes

Think of your own responsibility as a Khateeb


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Some thoughts The Juma is a unique opportunity for us to

address important issues of the Ummah

Sometimes we dont prepare for the Khutba

with enough seriousness and it shows

Remember that this is also a chance to build

bridges with the people who are yourconstituents

Because even people who are irregular with salah

go to Juma


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Key matters to keep in mind Only time in the week to have some

taaleem

Current issues

Profile of people we are addressing


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Suggested Topics Current Events & their impact

Historic Events: Remote & Recent

Family, Community, Treating non-Muslims

Importance of Education, Unity among

Muslims, Strategic Thinking, FinancialIndependence, Presenting Islam to the world

Focus on Applied Islam & Stay out of politics


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Preparation is key

Your Khutba is only as good as

your preparation


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Sources of informationAsk Allah for His help

Quran & Hadith Explanations

Seeratun Nabi wa Sahaba

Science, nature, philosophy, literature

Internet Khutbas of other Khateebs News Current events

http://khutba.org/php/index.php


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Pre-work The 3 Rs Research

Good research is critical to impact

Record

Write your Khutba and keep it handy

Rehearse

Unless you are the worlds greatest expert,

rehearsing is essential.

Impact is directly proportional to preparation


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Designing the Khutba Use current events to highlight the need for

change

Create a theme that you follow for several

weeks

Monitor and report on progress

Network with other Khateebs to multiply theimpact of the message

Let people hear the same message in every masjid


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Make open handed gestures between waist &

chin

Be aware of your body language

Ensure that your gestures support your words

It is okay to be nervous

It is not okay to show it

Your Body Language

Who you are speaks louder than what you say


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Body language Gestures Body language should always support

the words. It should not convey

nervousness or distract attention. The solution is to develop self

awareness of what you are doing at all

times.Ask people to give you feedback and

listen with openness.


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Be confident

Make and hold eye contact

Make open-handed gestures

Move only with purpose

Stand straight & smile it indicatesconfidence

On the Minbar

Avoid the crutch it is for the lame


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DO Lock your eyes with

one person

Complete a thought

with each person

Pause and take abreath while moving to

another person

DONT Scan the room

Look at the ceiling,

floor or walls for your

thoughts

Get hooked to oneperson in the audience

Regulating Visual Input

Be cheerful but not frivolous


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Use Voice energy

Modulate your voice appropriately

Make purposeful gestures to support your

words

Let your gestures emphasize the key points

Avoid distracting, purposeless gestures

They convey nervousness

Gestures & Voice


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Dos Be brief and to the point. Not more than 20 minutes

Be optimistic and positive. Never complain

Be cheerful and sincere. Always a genuine smile

Be honest, clear and straight in your statements

Be careful regarding nationalities, gender and

ethnicity in your language

Give people things to do

Remember you are in the place of Rasoolullah


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Donts Never speak without preparing

Never use the Minbar to attack people

regardless of your justification

Never speak about controversial issues

Never say anything without its daleel

Never speak about issues of fiqh except when

these are well known and agreed upon

The Minbar is not a political platform


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Mirza Yawar Baig

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