Finchley Mosque Podcasts New Year, New Deen: Make This Year Count for the Akhira - Jummah Khutbah - 2nd January
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Jan 17, 2026 New Year reflections set the tone for personal growth and change. The importance of time and intention is emphasized, highlighting life as an examination guided by divine teachings. Imam Hamid encourages assessing personal progress and building meaningful relationships. Acts of worship are expanded beyond rituals to include kindness and patience. He warns against distractions and stresses the value of charity, community support, and frequent mosque attendance. The message culminates in embracing forgiveness and pursuing collective renewal.
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Worship Extends To Daily Life
- Our purpose is explicit: Allah created jinn and humans to worship Him, and worship extends beyond ritual acts.
- Honest work, family kindness and patience in trials are forms of true worship.
Use Quran As Your Exam Guide
- Treat life as the greatest exam: use the Quran and Hadith as the provided questions and answers.
- Stop wasting time on empty philosophizing and learn the divine guidance already available.
Plan For The Hereafter Like The World Plans For Sport
- People plan decades for worldly events like the World Cup, yet often plan little for the Akhirah.
- We should adopt long-term, strategic thinking for the hereafter while still taking a reasonable share of this life.