Category: American Muslims
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The Islamic Ruling Regarding Muslim Women Following Funeral Processions, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
The objective of understanding the religion and the proper practice thereof is not served when we apply a ruling to a condition that does not exist. When people say: women following the funeral procession, and going to the grave site, what is meant here in the United States and elsewhere is when after the janaazah…
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Audio Khutba: The Role of the Muslim Man According to the Quran and the Sunna by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
Dear brothers, as Muslim men, there are specific standards of obligation, morality, character and commitment that we are obligated to adhere to, based upon the sacred laws of the Quran, and the Sunna. These standards take precedence over all other descriptions of what it means to be a man, and every Muslim male should be…
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Audio khutba: How To Harvest Your Faith Into Action, By Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
Luqman Ahmad Faith has three stages; to profess it with the tongue, to believe it in the heart, to confirm it by deeds. In order for faith to be of true benefit, it has to be put into action. If you believe something then it goes without saying that you act upon it. Faith in…
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Fatwas and the Responsibility of Muslim Scholars in America, by Shaykh Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Scholars of Islam are responsible for upholding the sacred trust that accompanies the acquisition of religious knowledge; which is to explain the religion clearly and concisely and not cover up any part of it.
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The Devil’s Deception of the Modern-Day Salafiyyah Sect, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
No one committed to this religion rejects the Salaf as-Saalih or the principles on which they agreed. However, the Salafis and their modern-day da’wah do not suite the tastes of all the righteous. Too much of their methodology revolves around character assassination, claims of monopoly on Allah’s guidance, a fanatical obsession with uncovering the faults…
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The Tale of the Barber and the Istin’jaa Bottle, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
One of the many morals of this story is to never deem any sunna of the prophet (SAWS) as insignificant. Another moral to this story is the confirmation of the verse, “and We have not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds”.[2]
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Things You Should Know About Allah, by Imam Luqman Ahmad (basic aqeeda)
If a snowflake falls in Antarctica, if a rose petal blooms in Stone Mountain Georgia, or if a spoonful of sugar is sprinkled into a cup of coffee in New York City, then be assured that Allah be He Exalted and Glorified, is aware of its shape, its size, its weight and volume. If an…
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The Tale of The Two Muslim Americas By Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
By all credible accounts, indigenous African-American and convert Muslims have been relegated to a second class and sometimes even third class status in modern-day Muslim America.
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Generational Continuity and Preserving Islam in Your Family; A Case for Maintaining Muslim Congregations. By Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
It is arguable that the biggest problem to beset African American Muslim communities by far are that most of them are not part of communities. This is a dangerous state; especially for someone new to Islam. The basis of success for a community is enjoining upon each other truth and patience. This is best done…
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African American Muslims; Making Hard Choices That Will Change Our Condition
There is nothing we can do to change the past beloveds, but we have an opportunity before us for a better future. However, it requires that we submit wholeheartedly to the moral and liturgical principles of Islam. Changing the condition begins with the self. If there was ever a place to begin then I suggest…
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