Yā ayyuhā lladhīna āmanū-ttaqū-llāha ḥaqqa tuqātihī wa lā tamūtunna illā wa antum muslimūn.
Transliteration (First Khutbah opening & selected lines) Al-ḥamdu lillāh, naḥmaduhu wa nasta‘īnuhu wa nastaghfiruh, wa na‘ūdhu billāhi min shurūri anfusinā wa min sayyi’āti a‘mālinā. Man yahdihillāhu falā muḍilla lah, wa man yuḍlil falā hādiya lah. Wa ashhadu an lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, wa ashhadu anna Muḥammadan ‘abduhu wa rasūluh.
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Lou S. Felipe, Ph.D. (she/they) is an assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where she provides culturally responsive, trauma-focused psychotherapy. Her research examines the intersectional identity experiences of marginalization, particularly at the intersection of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality with a unique specialization in Pilipinx American psychology.