The collection
358 texts, 350 of them analysed
A site that shows figures about religions has to lay open the texts they come from. Here is the whole collection. Every entry leads to the full analysis and to the wording itself.
Religion
All
Christianity
624
Islam
358
Progressive movements
209
Buddhism
199
Judaism
137
Secular humanist
121
Hinduism
118
Sikhism
29
Baha'i
22
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Life Is the Mirror of Faith
Sunni
· 2025-06-13
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
Faith is not an abstract conviction but a way of life that becomes visible in words, face, work, and family and promises peace and Paradise.
Patience · Hope · Truthfulness
— earlier collection
The Festival of Sacrifice
Sunni
· 2025-06-06
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The sermon calls for the Festival of Sacrifice to be observed by fulfilling ritual duties, practicing generosity, and shedding sins through inner repentance.
Community · Repentance · Care
— earlier collection
The reward for an accepted (Mebrur) Hajj is Paradise.
Sunni
· 2025-05-23
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon explains the Hajj as a sacred duty and transfers its symbolic stations to the daily life of believers.
Repentance · Patience · Community
— earlier collection
Let Us Ease the Path to Marriage
Sunni
· 2025-05-16
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB Friday sermon that encourages marriage and calls on parents to keep weddings modest and free of debt.
Community · Humility · Responsibility
— earlier collection
The Pleasure of God Lies in the Pleasure of the Parents
Sunni
· 2025-05-09
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The DITIB sermon emphasizes the central role of parents in Islam, equates their pleasure with that of God, and encourages believers to show care and humility.
Care · Gratitude · Humility
— earlier collection
The Radiant Path of Islam: Guidance
Sunni
· 2025-05-02
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon on Islamic guidance as a lifelong task of the human being, combined with a call for Eid al-Adha donations for those in need in Turkey.
Responsibility · Care · Knowledge
— earlier collection
Work Is a Sacred Duty
Sunni
· 2025-04-25
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A Friday sermon that presents work as a sacred duty and formulates Islamic ethical standards for professional life.
Responsibility · Justice · Truthfulness
— earlier collection
Our Youth, Our Future
Sunni
· 2025-04-18
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The DITIB sermon encourages young people to shape their life phase through education, virtue, and prophetic role models, rather than wasting it on bad habits.
Responsibility · Community · Knowledge
— earlier collection
Lessons from the Suras Duha and Inschirah
Sunni
· 2025-04-11
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB Friday sermon encourages hope, perseverance, and care for the weaker on the basis of the suras Duha and Inschirah.
Hope · Gratitude · Care
— earlier collection
Ramadan is a month, servitude is a lifetime
Sunni
· 2025-04-04
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon urges believers to maintain the virtues learned during Ramadan and the servitude of Allah for a lifetime, not to practice them only in the month of fasting.
Responsibility · Care · Community
— earlier collection
Farewell to Ramadan
Sunni
· 2025-03-28
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The DITIB calls for a joyful and respectful celebration of the Ramadan festival and emphasizes the unity of the community.
Community · Gratitude · Care
— earlier collection
The Search for Oneself – Itikaf
Sunni
· 2025-03-21
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The text calls on believers to strengthen their connection to Allah during Ramadan through Itikaf – retreat, silence, and prayer – and to live the values of the Quran.
Repentance · Humility · Community
— earlier collection
Share so that joy grows
Sunni
· 2025-03-14
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB Friday sermon calls for sharing during Ramadan, introduces Sadaqa al-Fitr and Zakah, and promotes DITIB aid projects.
Care · Community · Justice
— earlier collection
Welcome, Blessed Ramadan!
Sunni
· 2025-02-28
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The text calls on believers to use Ramadan as a time of inner purification, ethical conduct, and community in order to receive God's blessing.
Repentance · Community · Knowledge
— earlier collection
Being a Good Person
Sunni
· 2025-02-21
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A Friday sermon that lists the qualities of a good person based on the Quran and Hadith and calls for participation in the election.
Community · Gratitude · Responsibility
— earlier collection
Barakah: Spiritual Abundance
Sunni
· 2025-02-14
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon explains barakah as spiritual abundance and calls for God-pleasing conduct in everyday life as well as voter participation.
Responsibility · Gratitude · Community
— earlier collection
Abstaining from Useless Things
Sunni
· 2025-02-07
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The text admonishes Muslims to avoid meaningless actions and devote their time to the service of God, particularly in the lead-up to Ramadan.
Responsibility · Humility
— earlier collection
The Most Beautiful Names Belong to Allah
Sunni
· 2025-01-31
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon that presents learning and emulating the most beautiful names of Allah as a path to God, to ethical conduct, and to Paradise.
Mercy · Responsibility · Knowledge
— earlier collection
Messages from Sura Isra
Sunni
· 2025-01-24
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon on Sura Isra that derives ethical and ritual obligations from the Quran and concludes with an eschatological promise.
Justice · Humility · Care
— earlier collection
The Foundation of Islam: The Creed
Sunni
· 2025-01-17
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The sermon explains the shahada as a fundamental, knowledge-based, and lifelong declaration of the oneness of God and the prophethood of Muhammad.
Knowledge · Truthfulness · Community
— earlier collection
Messages from Sura Layl
Sunni
· 2025-01-10
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon that interprets Sura Layl as a call to generosity, responsibility, and preparation for Ramadan.
Responsibility · Humility · Care
— earlier collection
We Seek Refuge in Allah from Whispers
Sunni
· 2025-01-03
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A sermon on protection from religious whispers through seeking refuge in Allah, prayer, and a merciful image of God.
Patience · Mercy · Community
— earlier collection
The Blessed Three Months and the Raghâʾib Night
Sunni
· 2024-12-27
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
DITIB calls for an ethical New Year beginning, connects this with preparation for Ramadan, and urges reflection on mortality, repentance, and environmental responsibility.
Repentance · Community · Responsibility
— earlier collection
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Sunni
· 2024-12-20
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB Friday sermon that defines sincerity as the core of religion and unfolds it in five directions – God, Quran, Prophet, authority, and people.
Truthfulness · Community · Repentance
— earlier collection
Messages from Sura al-Aʿla for Our Life
Sunni
· 2024-12-13
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The sermon derives messages from Sura al-Aʿla that call people to the fear of God, to prayer, and to the preference of the Hereafter over this world.
Humility · Gratitude · Responsibility
— earlier collection
The Exemplary Believer from the Perspective of Our Prophet
Sunni
· 2024-12-06
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The text uses five prophetic parables to describe the ideal image of a steadfast, useful, and God-connected believer.
Community · Patience · Repentance
— earlier collection
Let Us Stay Away from Instruments of Exploitation Such as Divination and Magic
Sunni
· 2024-11-29
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB Friday sermon warns against divination, magic, and modern interpretive arts and refers to the knowledge of the unseen that is reserved exclusively for God.
Knowledge · Humility · Community
— earlier collection
Hospitality
Sunni
· 2024-11-22
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon derives concrete rules for respectful and moderate hospitality from the Quran and Sunna.
Care · Humility · Community
— earlier collection
The Core of Islamic Ethics: Modesty
Sunni
· 2024-11-15
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The sermon explains modesty as the core of Islamic ethics, which is to be strengthened through prayer and decorum toward God and people.
Humility · Responsibility · Community
— earlier collection
Our Duties Toward the Dying
Sunni
· 2024-11-08
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The text explains Islamic duties toward the dying and the deceased, emphasizing community, humility before God, and hope for the afterlife.
Community · Humility · Care
— earlier collection
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