9/11 Anniversary: Who Taught You To Hate?

About this lecture

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, this khutbah examines the concept of hate through an Islamic lens — where it comes from, how it is produced, and how it should be disciplined. Drawing on Quranic guidance, the story of Ubaidullah ibn Umar, and the example of Bilal radiyaAllahu anhu at Badr, the speaker identifies four categories of hate — misplaced, intensified, manufactured, and inherited — and offers a practical and spiritually grounded framework for Muslims to channel grief and anger with justice, not reaction. The lecture calls on the Muslim community to simultaneously embody prophetic character and develop strategic responses to Islamophobia.