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Summary
Harun al-Rashid's sermon after taking the caliphate. He praises God and bears witness to the Prophethood, then urges the people to fear God and to keep their pledge of allegiance.
The speaker opens with praise of God and the testimony to the Prophethood, describing the Prophet ﷺ as sent in a time between messengers. 1
He urges the people to fear God and to prepare for the Day of Resurrection, and asks them to keep their pledge. 1
The book attributes the sermon to Harun on Tabari's authority; the date is inferred from the preceding page's account of al-Hadi's death, not stated in the sermon itself. 1
Connections
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- Jamharat Khutab al-Arab
People and things also explored
Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr's khutba on the minbar in Mecca· Abdullah ibn Mas'ud's khutba in Kufa· Abu Bakr's first sermon after the bay'a· Abu Bakr's sermon on the day of the Prophet's death· Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah's second Friday sermon in Kufa· Aktham ibn Sayfi's sermon calling his people to Islam· al-Hasan ibn Ali's sermon on the peace· Al-Ma'mun's address on receiving news of Harun al-Rashid's death
Sources
- Jamharat Khutab al-Arab of Ahmad Zaki Safwat (1352/1933 printing) , vol3 p.82
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islam.museum contributors. “Harun al-Rashid's sermon on accession to the caliphate”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/khutbat-harun-al-rashid-bayah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-31.