Editing Khutbah (section)

==Sovereign's name==
{{see|khutba wa sikka}}
In the pre-modern [[Middle East]], the mention of a ruler's name in the sermon was one of the two prerogatives of [[sovereignty]] (the other being the right to [[Mint (coin)|mint]] [[coin]]s). Mentioning meant accepting the sovereignty and suzerainty of a ruler, and it was considered the principal criterion of sovereignty for an Islamic ruler.<ref name=rulername>{{cite book|last=Lakeland|first=Fatima Mernissi ; translated by Mary Jo|title=The forgotten queens of Islam|year=1993|publisher=University of Minnesota Press|location=Minneapolis|isbn=0-8166-2439-9|pages=71|edition=[Nachdr.]}}</ref> Omitting the name of a ruler from the sermon was like publicly declaring [[independence]]. This prerogative of sovereignty was introduced by Islam. It was not present in the pre-Islamic era. In addition, the sermon, a major vehicle of communication, also announced the deposition of a ruler, the [[Inauguration|accession]] of a ruler, nomination of an [[heir]], and the beginning and end of a war.<ref>Lewis p. 82-5</ref>

The sovereign's name was also declared in khutbas during the Mughal rule; [[Babur]] was styled 'Zahir-ud-Din Bábar Muhammad' during Friday khutbas.<ref name="tarikh">{{cite book |title=Tarikh-i-Rashidi: A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia |others=Elias and Denison Ross (ed. and trans.) |orig-year=1898|year=1972 |isbn=0-7007-0021-8 }}{{Google books|eikPAAAAYAAJ|Full text}}</ref> [[Sher Afghan Quli Khan|Sher Khan]], an adversary of the Mughal emperor [[Humayun]], was content if [[Bengal]] was given to him in return of the emperor retaining his right to mint coins and proclaim the khutba in the emperor's name, and thereby becoming the "emperor's vassal".<ref name=sherkhan>{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=S.R.|title=Mughal empire in India : a systematic study including source material|year=1999|publisher=Atlantic Publishers and Distributors|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-7156-820-3|edition=Rev.}}</ref>

Some Muslim monarchies practise this in their state-regulated sermons, including [[Brunei]] and [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite news |date=20 August 2010 |title=Hentikan Segera Guna Nama Guan Eng Dalam Khutbah Jumaat |trans-title=Stop Immediately Using Guan Eng's Name in Friday Sermon |url=https://www.mstar.com.my/lokal/semasa/2010/08/20/hentikan-segera-guna-nama-guan-eng-dalam-khutbah-jumaat |language=ms |work=mStar |access-date=29 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Sermon reader defends controversial prayer |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2010/08/24/sermon-reader-defends-controversial-prayer |work=The Star Online |date=24 August 2010 |access-date=29 December 2019 }}</ref>