Usuli Institute Khutbah: "Our Character is Built on Our Stories," 26 June 2020

Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl delivers the weekly Friday #VirtualKhutbah and Jumu'a prayer at The Usuli Institute (www.usuli.org). Dr. Abou El Fadl explains how as human beings, our character is built on the stories that we experience, hear and that form us from an early age and at all times throughout our lives. Especially as Muslims, this underscores the importance of knowing and learning moral lessons from the stories of our tradition. Most Muslims today do not hear or know the rich and nuanced stories from the Islamic tradition that build a person's moral character, which is why his recent khutbahs have increasingly integrated stories from the Early Muslims at the time of the Prophet Muhammad. In this khutbah, he recounts two stories which Muslims are not taught or familiar with, which demonstrate the passion and character of the early Muslims. Detailed description forthcoming. For more weekly khutbahs by Dr. Abou El Fadl, visit www.usuli.org.