Title: Operational Guidelines for Effective Delivery of Friday Khutbah (Sermon) in the Contemporary World
Abstract: In the present age, Friday sermon is seen as a veritable Islamic medium through Wilich informationand messagecanbetransferredfromthe Imam to the congregation (lVorshippers) and thr:society at large. A'guably, Friday sermon, if weLlprepared,subjectfocusedand articulately delivered could have positive impact on the socio-economic,political andmorallives of the listeners. Howevel: it seenlSthat contempormy Friday Imamsarenot utilizing theii-pulpitsto reformthe degeneratingsociety. It seems that Friday sermons are no longeraspiring to many listeners. This could he prohahlydue to noticeahle loopholes inthedeliveryof thesermon.Thus,impact of Friday sermon on MusLims could largely dependun the deliverytechniquesempLoyed by the Imam.This paper,therefore, identifiestheartof public speakingtechniques which an Imam couLd adopt while deliveringhis sermonin this modern age. The paper also highlights conciselywhat could constitute i~npediments to effective deliveryof Friday sermon. Consideringthe positive impact which Friday sermon could have on Muslimsand their societyat large, the paperoffers some sug'!,cstiollsthatcould makedeliveryofFriday sermonmoreeffective for infomation and development.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-07-25
Language: en
Type: article
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