Category: Islam
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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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The Gritty Side of Muslim Aqeeda Wars, By Imam Luqman Ahmad
The different points of Islamic creed number in the hundreds. It is impossible to sit down with someone and go over point by point to see if you agree on every detail.
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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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What my wife means to me. My short story. By Imam Luqman Ahmad
When I told my wife that I was inspired to write a blog post about her, she asked me why? I told her that I wanted people to know that a rough dude like me can still fall in love with a woman like her.
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Why American Muslims should not vote as a bloc by Imam Luqman Ahmad
Muslim values are those contained in our scriptures and religious texts. American Muslim values, however, are as varied as American values are and have a wider spectrum of diversity than there are colors in a rainbow.
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Black Lives Matter. But How Much and to Whom?
This whole conversation about race in America is a teachable moment for American Muslims. Racism is a moral issue at its core, and has to do with the way we view and understand God Almighty.
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Who is The Shaitaan? Shaitaan, also known as Iblis, is the Devil. Every major religion has references about Shaitaan. Some stories about him found in texts of religions other than Islam are factual and verifiable; others are exaggerations, inaccurate or false. Other than what is mentioned about him in the Quran and the authentic…
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American Muslim converts; looks like you are on your own. By Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Allah did not bring you to Islam simply to fight the same fights, argue the same arguments, and perpetuate the same bigotries that have plagued Muslims worldwide. He didn’t guide you to Islam to buy into anyone’s sect, schism, or parochial version of Islam, or to be second class Muslims in your own country.
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The Life and Afterlife Benefits of Raising your children upon the Moral Standards of Islam, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
The window of opportunity to raise your children is small, and it will close without waiting for you to make up your mind or to experiment with all of the nuanced studies Raising your children in righteousness and Islam during these times is difficult for some, unpopular, and certainly not fashionable. However, considering what is…
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Audio Khutba: Explanation of the Hadith: “The Most Beloved People to Allah”, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Click on the link to listen to a very nice explanation of this hadith by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad, recorded at Masjid Ibrahim Islamic Center, Sacramento California.
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