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How Honoring Saints Became Worshipping Idols, Nuh’s People and The First Shirk, Imam Luqman Ahmad
The emergence of shirk (polytheism) during the time of Prophet Nuh (Noah) عليه سلام is described in Islamic tradition as a gradual process of deviation from monotheism (Tawheed), initiated by human error and Satanic manipulation. Here is a detailed account based on Islamic sources: After the Prophet Adam عليه سلام, humanity initially adhered to pure…
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOVING YOURSELF AND BEING IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF, Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
From an Islamic perspective, the difference between loving yourself and being in love with yourself is profound, rooted in the concepts of balance (Wasatiyyah) , gratitude (Shukr) , and humility (Tawāḍuʿ) . Here’s a clear breakdown: Loving Yourself is permissible and encouraged in the religion of Islam. Islam teaches that every human is created in…
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Should a Muslim follow a Particular Madhhab (school of religious law)? By Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Should a Muslim follow a madhhab (school of law)? Does he or she have to? Does following a madhhab make practicing Islam easier? What is a madhhab anyway? The word madhhab comes from the Arabic word tha-ha-ba (ذهب)which means to go. Lexically, the word madhhab (مذهب) means a path, a position, a trend, or direction.…
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Have Black American Muslims Lost Their Way? Or Have They Simply Lost Their Will to Survive? Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
So you have Christians talking loud about fatherhood, traditional family, sense of purpose, order, direction in life. While you got Muslims dismissing family, celebrating divorce, talking about the joy of being single and why we need to respect everybody’s views. Church going Christians quote verses from the Bible upholding a wife’s obedience to her husband,…
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The Philosophy of Self Hate, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad.
So now you have people, even some Imams, saying that you cannot follow the Quran and Sunna on your own. Wait a minute! This view, on the surface, is very misleading, and cannot be true in all cases. It is true that complexities from the Quran and Sunna, requires some scholarly detail and explanation. However,…
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A Short History of How Tawheed [Islamic Monotheism] Survived in America Since Slavery.
All I’m saying is that Islam is not Black, it is not White, it is not Arab, not Asian, and not Oriental. Islam is the religion of Allah and it transcends everything. That’s the point.
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The Psychology of American Muslim Sectarianism, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Sectarianism can produce a Crip versus Bloods mentality. People ready to argue and fight with someone over their sect, their sheikh, even over their madhhab or tariqa.
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How Political Correctness can Derail Meaningful Intra-Muslim Dialogue. By Imam Luqman Ahmad
This not so subtle lexical lunge into la la land regarding the word Islam is just one casualty of modern-day political correctness. The religion of Islam is built upon divine truths, not politically engineered truisms.
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