Category: Islam
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The Pious Look, Imam Luqman Ahmad
All a person has to do to look pious these days, is throw on a hijab, a niqaab, a thobe, a nice fancy kufi, some pointy slippers, and boom! Piety in the house! People be like, going to the masjid? Put on the pious look. Going to the club? Put on the other look, the…
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Cinderella Marriages, Imam Luqman Ahmad
Stop thinking that your marriage has to be a Cinderella marriage like you see on television and Facebook. not like that in real life for everyone. For some, maybe. But certainly not for many of our people. We’re talking real life here. Marriage itself is the contract, and the state of being permissible for each…
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The Quiet Shaykhs vs The Loud Pretenders: Navigating Authentic Sufism Today, Imam Luqman Ahmad
Sufism, also known as Islamic mysticism, has been around almost since the beginning of Islam. The discipline of Sufism aims at purification of the soul, and of the conduct of a Muslim. In essence, sufism is the inner, mystical, and spiritual dimension of Islam. It focuses on the direct, personal experience of the Divine…
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HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER, HOW BLACK MUSLIM AMERICA SWALLOWED THE ANTI-MAN NARRATIVE. By Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Barely a few years ago, you could hardly get a critical word in about feminism without being excoriated by Muslims. As a group, we were gung-ho pursuent to the defense and protection of our women who we increasingly saw as victims of physical, and mental abuse, denial of rights, marginalization, and neglect, at the hands…
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The Islamic Ruling of Salatul Jumu’ah on the Same Day of the Eid, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
The Islamic ruling regarding the performance of Salatul Jumu’ah (Friday prayer) on the same day as Eid prayer (Eid al-Fitr or Eidcul-Ad’haa). This doesn’t happen often, but it will happen on Friday, June 6th, 2025. Salatul Eid, and Salatul Jumu’ah will be on the same day. When this occurs, a special ruling of the sharia…
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THE TRUTH ABOUT LABELS AND TITLES; SUNNI, SALAFI, HANAFI, ETC.., by Imam Luqman Ahmad
JUST SO EVERYONE IS CLEAR There is no daleel (proof) from our scriptures (Quran and Hadith) that calling yourself Salafi, Sufi, Shafi’ee, Maliki, Hanifi, Hanbali, Thahiri, Ash’aree, Ahuls-Sunna, Ahlul-Hadith, or Ansaar-Assunna, makes you more beloved to Allah, makes your deeds worth more to Allah, makes you more pious, or brings you closer to jannah, or…
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Whispers of Wisdom, How Islamic Books and Knowledge Shaped My Journey, Imam Luqman Ahmad
The Value of Islamic Religious Books and Islamic Knowledge I confess, I love Islam, and I love Islamic books. Islam is my life, and books are my fuel. Islam is a religion deeply rooted in knowledge and learning. From the first revelation to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), which commanded, “Read…
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Why Taqwa is the Key, Overcoming the Fornication Mindset in Muslim Relationships, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ZINA Interesting, a lot of Muslim men marry women that other non-Muslim men would never marry prior to Islam. Prior to Islam, she would not have been viewed as marriage material and would have gladly given it up without a marriage contract. I guess the same can be said for women who…
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MARRIAGE MADE IMPOSSIBLE: HOW MUSLIMS ARE UNWITTINGLY FUELING THE ZINA EPIDEMIC, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
I don’t get it. In America we do $20 billion a year in porn, sex is used to sell everything from cars to hamburgers, 70% of our children are born out of wedlock, 24% of our women are lesbian, at least 12-15% of our men are gay, there are nearly just as many Muslim men…
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Becoming a Muslim is Just the Beginning, Not the Finish Line, Imam Luqman Ahmad
LET ME EXPLAIN SOMETHING.. Converting to Islam forgives previous sin. However, it does not remove the effects ofdysfunction, disorder, insanity, and the negative consequences resulting from your previous life as an unbeliever. Weather you were a heathen, mushrik, Christian, Black nationalist, feminist, street corner philosopher, atheist, run of the mill assembly-line kaafir or whatever you…
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