Category: Islam
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The Great American Muslim Intellectual Handicap, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
What Muslim Americans need to understand is that the United States of America is a vast nation, culturally, climatically, historically, and economically. We a nation of nuanced diversity. Many Muslims, especially new Muslim (20 years or less) immigrants do not understand this. Colonized Muslims understand this but act like they don’t. This intellectual and perceptual…
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Waiting for zero risk before visiting masaajid? Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Ultimately, I fear that the COVID-19 pandemic will leave some of those who believe in a state of perpetual fear of anything and everything. Even now, in the United States some Muslims are speaking of waiting for zero risk before visiting masaajid. When a normal person should already know that there is hardly no such…
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ARE BLACK AMERICAN MUSLIMS AND CONVERTS PRISONERS OF THEIR OWN CIVILIZATIONAL PARALYSIS?, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
As Muslims we should engage in the same level of candid and sane discussion about the impact of COVID-19 on our faith, our faith practices, our livelihood, our holiday season and practices, and on the integrity of our religious institutions, just like everyone else.
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Worshipping Rona; How the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the practice of Islam in America, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is one of the most consequential multidimensional events that has befallen the ummah of Islam the last hundred years. The only other event that I can think of that has had as far reaching consequences as the CVID-9 pandemic are the dismantling of the Ottoman Khalfate, the occupation of Palestine, and…
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The Islamic Ruling Regarding praying salaatul Jum’ah over the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
QUESTION: Because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, many local and state governments have ordered people to stay in their houses, practice self-quarantine, and social distancing, and to not gather in clusters of ten or more, for fear of spreading the virus. In the United States, many if not most masaajid are closed for the daily…
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WHY MUSLIMS SELLING LIQUOR IN THE HOOD IS SUCH A BIG DEAL, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Muslim owned liquor stores in American Black and poor neighborhoods bring in more revenue than the local Masjid collects in sadaqa for an entire year.
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Gender Wars, Feminist Thought, and the Attack on Muslim Marriage. Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
CONSIDER THIS. In the religion of Islam, both genders are accountable to Allah. When we publicly bash Muslim men’s bad behavior and exclude the women, we do the women, ourselves, and our religion itself, a great disservice. Don’t believe anyone’s story until you hear both sides. The gender wars, at it’s core, is compliant with…
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Random thoughts on Black Muslims and Black America
NON FLUFFY TRUTHS THAT PEOPLE DON’T LIKE TO READ.Yes, Black Muslims are part of the Black community, and we share their struggle. So it would seem we have reason to work together for the betterment of all. However, In my lifetime, the only thing I have seen us do with the Black community, other than…
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MALIK AMBAR, AN EXTRAORDINARY CONVERT TO ISLAM: by Imam Luqman Ahmad
Little is known by Muslims about the millions of East African slaves bought to India between the 10th and the 18th century who lived in and helped build and maintain Muslim dynasties in what we know to be modern day India and Pakistan. Many of them converted to Islam and their descendants still live in…
Imam Luqman Ahmad Mosque Without Borders 