IMAN Center of Kirkland

This first Fāṭimiyyah fell in the same week as the next saying in our Nahj al-Balāghah series. When his beloved companion Sahl ibn Ḥunayf died, Imām ʿAlī (ʿa) said, “If a mountain loved me, it would crumble” (Saying 111): trials hurry toward those who love the Ahl al-Bayt. In the first khutbah, we saw that love lived out by Sayyidah Fāṭimah al-Zahrāʾ (ʿa). Her grief could turn days into nights, yet she began her Fadak sermon with praise. Her ego crumbled so that a firmer mountain of faith could rise. The second khutbah set her dignified, truthful witness for Fadak beside this week’s attack on the West Bank olive harvest and the suffering in Gaza, Yemen, Sudan and the Congo. It closed with three things to do before next Friday: one meal, one ballot, one child. Give the price of one family meal to food relief, return your ballot and help someone else return theirs, and teach one child the tasbīḥ of Fāṭimah.

▶ Watch the khutbah on YouTube

📄 Slides (PDF): 2026-10-23 – If a Mountain Loved Me

Past khutbahs are in our Friday Prayer playlist and the Friday slides folder.