Category: Islam
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Marginalization of the Black Muslim community by the immigrant Muslims, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Marginalization of the Black Muslim community by the immigrant Muslims, is a part of virtually every problem facing Black American Muslims. If affects our condition more than many of us know, From the thousands of Muslim owned liquor stores that blanket the country from coast to coast in just about every Black neighborhood in the…
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Black History Month: Sister Fareda Sadek, a Pioneer American Muslim, in the Sunni Tradition
The women amongst the pioneers of the sunni tradition were the backbone of the efforts in establishing Islam in America. In 1938, Sister Fareda Sadek along with her Husband Hafez, were with the early group of 57 Muslims, who under the leadership of a Black American, Azhar trained, convert to Islam, Shaykh Professor Muhammad Ezeldeen,…
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Defining Fatherhood, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
There are hardly no other pursuit I have found more gratifying than being a father.. Fatherhood doesn’t take place in a paragraph. It is a lifelong experience. From calling the adhan in the ear, to feeding them their first solid food, to teaching them how to poop on their own, and how to use istinjaa,…
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Fiqh and Governance in Black Muslim America, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad.
Folks are fascinated by scholars, scholarship, and Islamic knowledge these days. It’s much like a form of entertainment to some people. It shouldn’t be that way, but it’s understandable that it is. The wealth of Islamic knowledge, shuyookh, and books of knowledge available is voluminous, fascinating, and detailed. It grabs your attention, amazes you, and…
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The Salaf and Traditional Knowledge, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
The period of the Salaf (the first three generations) of Muslims, is not a madhhab of fiqh or a singular madhhab of aqeeda. It is a period of time with many variances and scholarly nuances within the scope of what people refer to today as “traditional knowledge”. There is no one ‘Salaf” school of thought…
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The Islamic Ruling on Eid Ad’hiya (slaughter). Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
The adhiyya sacrifice of an animal (qurbaani) after the eid is a practice established by the Prophet Ibrahim the friend (khalil) of Allah (AS). It is a means of getting closer (taqarrub/تقرب) to Allah. Its practice is considered sunna mu’akkadah (firm prophetic tradition) according to the Shaafi’ee, Hanbali, and Maliki schools of Islamic law (madhaahib)…
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Music, Poetry, and the Muslims, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
MUSIC, POETRY AND THE MUSLIMSIn some of the pre-Islamic poetry of jaahiliyyah, there were glimpses of wisdom (hikma) and truths. The Prophet (SAWS) was not a poet per se. However, there are several instances when he himself uttered poetry, and many where he sanctioned it. However, when he did use it himself, he would either…
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Arguing Over Creed in Black Muslim America; Following the Yellow Brick Road. Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Most people, even scholars cannot tell you the difference, or even explain to you in detail the differences between Maatureediyya and Ash’ariyyah aqeeda (creed), or elucidate the details of each one. Some Ash’ari and Sunni scholars consider the Maatureediyya the people of bid’ah. (It gets messy) lol. Aqeeda wrangling is messy business period. It was…
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Is Legitimate Black American Muslim Independent Thought Possible? Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Black American Muslim Independent Thought. For hundreds of years, even since the time of the Prophet (SAWs) the Muslim world were sworn enemies against the Christian and non-Muslim world and vice versa That hostility and conflict continued through the crusades. colonization, the toppling, and overthrow of Muslim states through western military and political hegemony, intervention,…
Imam Luqman Ahmad Mosque Without Borders 