His Eminence Sheikh Khalid ibn Alial-Ghamdi –May Allah protect him– delivered this Friday khutbahtitled “Characteristics andMerits of the MuhammadanUmmah”in which hetalked aboutthe state of despair, despondency, and psychological defeat which has crept into the hearts of many Muslims. The Sheikh gave them good prospect of a blissful destiny reserved for the pious who adhere to taqwa (fear of violating Allah’s commands), and asserted that this Ummah will sooner or later be granted victory and empowerment, however avidly its enemies might rush upon it and concoct machinations against it. Inthe lightof verses from the Holy Qur’an and Prophetichadiths, he outlined numerous traits and merits ofourUmmahboth in the Herein and the Hereafter.