Category: muslim america
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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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Why Black American Muslim and Convert Communities are Headed Towards Extinction, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Many folks prefer that American Muslim converts are oblivious to their own realities, especially when it comes to the decline of convert communities.
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A Short History of How Tawheed [Islamic Monotheism] Survived in America Since Slavery.
All I’m saying is that Islam is not Black, it is not White, it is not Arab, not Asian, and not Oriental. Islam is the religion of Allah and it transcends everything. That’s the point.
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What it Doesn’t Say in Our Scared Scriptures, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
It doesn’t say anywhere in our scriptures that we should work so hard to change others and not admit or even entertain the idea that perhaps we need to change.
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American Muslims vs. Islamophobia, Round 9, and He’s punching hard as ever!
I wrote this article 8 years ago, and haven’t altered a single word, except the title. [see original ] During the same period, we haven’t altered our approach to dealing with Islamophobia, except that we changed the definition of Islam from submission, to peace. Some of us are still sticking to the theory that we can convince our…
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Audio Khutba: Quran; The Divine Inheritance of Every Believer, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Remember beloveds, that as Muslims, we have the divine, God given right, to take from the Quran, and from the authentic sunna of our Prophet ﷺ, anything, and everything, that benefits us in our religion, and in our lives….
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Free Audio Khutba: The Incredible Value of Good Adab, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
There is no minimizing the importance of good adab (manners) for it forms the foundation of good character.
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Audio Khutba: The Keys to Mental and Emotional Health from The Quran and the Sunna, Part Two, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
Mental and emotional wellbeing are two important elements necessary for one’s Islam to be healthy and morally functional. Many times, mental and emotional imbalances are spiritual ailments and the Quran and the sunna are full of directives for how to achieve mental and emotional health.
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A guide for Muslim converts: How to give your children a strong moral foundation, by Shaykh Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
There are so many aspects of deen that children grow up and know nothing about. Whether it is family issues, moral value issues, character issues, adaab issues, belief issues, fiqh issues, social issues, or simple lifestyle issues upon which Allah and His Messenger have rendered guidance. The idea is to pass the deen down to…
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Can Muslims Create an American Identity? By Imam Luqman Ahmad
American Muslims have come from many diverse paths that led them to where we are today. The notion that a singular, made for the media consumption, Muslim identity can be crafted by a few American Muslim intellectuals (mostly of foreign descent), is absurd, problematic, and misleading. We are who we are; with our differences, our…
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