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A White American Muslim Conference? By Imam Luqman Ahmad
I suspect that people wanna know what the White man thinketh. Especially the White American Muslim.
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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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What Muslim Americans need to understand about America, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
“America is more than what many Muslims think of her. I’m not blind to her faults but it is wrong to believe that our country and our history is without virtue’. – Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad These are the United States of America, and I respect the right of every American to have his or…
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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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Top Ten Priorities For American Muslims in 2016, by Imam Luqman
2016 Top Ten Priorities for American Muslims (faith based list) Remove politics from the practice of our faith, and give the religion back to Allah. Everything we do in the name of our religion should be for the sake of Allah and not for the sake of our public image, for the sake of popularity,…
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An Open Letter to American Muslim Imams Regarding The San Bernardino Incident, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
In light of the recent attacks in San Bernardino which were declared as acts of terror, we as American Imams and khateebs must resist being swept away by the wave of emotions and fear of backlash from dedicating our Friday prayers or our Friday sermons to anything or anyone except Allah Be He Exalted, for this…
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The Conning of the American Muslim, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Ask your child or teenager the meaning of Islam. If they say ‘peace’, then you have deceived them already, and if we think that on the Day of Judgment, Allah will accept the excuse of Islamophobia for not praying, not giving charity, and not fasting, we have deceived ourselves
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The Islamophobia Charade ; American Muslim Leaders Just Don’t Get It
Originally posted on Imam Luqman Ahmad Mosque Without Borders: One of the most perplexing dilemmas faced by Muslim Americans is what is seen as the rising tide of anti-islamic sentiment. It tops the agenda of virtually every mosque, Islamic center, and Muslim political or religious organization in the country. Whether or not the negative views…
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Audio Khutba: Welcoming Ramadan by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
Originally posted on Imam Luqman Ahmad Mosque Without Borders: The sacred month of Ramadan is upon us. It is the month in which we recharge our faith to prepare for the coming year. The Prophet (SAWS) said: “Whoever fasts Ramadan in faith and in seeking reward (from Allah), his past sins will be forgiven”. In…
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Du’aa (Invocation) for Global Change – Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
We are protesting, begging, appealing, and threatening boycotts, writing letters to politicians, engaging in nearly polemicizing, as we ask the creation to help us, feed us, accept us, love us, tolerate us, befriend us, be just to us, to listen to us, send aid to us, to dialogue with us. Yet, the destruction continues unabated.