When the Greatest Nights Arrive | Shaykh Syed Anisul Haque | ELM Jumu‘ah Khutbah
“Ramadan moves quickly.
What once felt distant now sits right in front of us: the final ten nights of the month.
Nights that are not ordinary, moments that are not like the rest of the year.
These are the nights that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prepared for with an intensity unlike any other time.
Aisha (radiyallahu ‘anha) said:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would strive in the last ten nights in a way that he did not strive at any other time.” [Muslim]
Even though his all sins were forgiven – past and future – the Prophet ﷺ increased his effort when these nights arrived.
He spent the night in worship, awakened his family, and devoted himself completely to seeking the pleasure of Allah.
If that was the example of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then what about us?”
When the Greatest Nights Arrive
The Friday Sermon at the East London Mosque & London Muslim CentreSpeaker: Shaykh Syed Anisul Haque, Imam & Education Coordinator, East London Mosque
Topic: When the Greatest Nights Arrive (English)
Date: 6 March 2026
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{Qur’an, 3:92}
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Allah has said,
“I have prepared for My righteous servants such excellent things as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a human heart can ever think of.”
[Sahih al-Bukhari]
