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Eight Advices Towards Unity for Muslim Americans in 2011 Establish and strengthen Muslim congregations: “Hold fast to the rope of Allah all together and do not separate” 3:103 Work towards mending rifts and improving relations between Muslim peoples, groups and individuals : Verily the believers are but a single brotherhood, therefore make peace between your…
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The Decline of American Muslim Indigenous Communities, Part 1.
Here are the facts; 80% of American Muslim converts are African American, and African Americans are dead last in virtually every socio-economic category that measures well being; unemployment, access to health care, illiteracy, education, single parent households, broken families, incarceration rates, diabetes, hypertension, home ownership, and infant mortality, and the list goes on and on.…
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Advice for Ramadan From Imam Luqman Ahmad;Patience and Forgiveness towards Anti-Islamic Sentiment,
Ramadan is a month when Muslims should exhibit the best qualities in the face of spiritual tests and challenges that lay in our paths. Since it is a month when the purpose is to obtain taqwa (piety), we should take care to follow the correct principles of faith and guidance when responding to challenges and…
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Don’t Blame the Media; Muslims Play With their Own Emotions!
True, much of the media coverage about Muslims is selective and focuses on Muslim rage, and killing. However, if Muslim rage, and killing were not so prevalent, the media would not have such an abundance of it to cover.
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Is it a Big Deal When Prominent People Convert to Islam?
When Umar converted, to Islam, the Muslims were inside the house of Ar’qam ibn Abi Ar’qam, they made a takbir so loud that that everybody at the Kaaba heard it. Darul Ar’qam is near Safaa, and anyone who has made hajj or umrah knows that Safaa is a little walk from the Kaaba
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Beard or no Beard; Is it Worth the Fight?
Punishing people for not having beards is not a practice of the Prophet (SAWS) or any of the companions of knowledge. So if a brother wears a beard because he fears reprisal from other Muslims, is he then wearing the beard for Allah subhaanahu wa ta’ala, or wearing it for the satisfaction of the Muslims…
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Dismantling the Culture of Muslim Sectarianism, by Shaykh Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
The Prophet, peace be upon him, saw the self-destructive pattern inherent in sectarian proclivities and the potential damage that it posed to the Muslim peoples. This is why he opposed it from the very beginning.
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The Pure Joy of Parenting Muslim Children
I have to openly acknowledge the blessings of Allah upon our family, and pray for my son, his wife, my grandson and all of the Ahmad clan, and all of the believers that Allah guide us, keep, us, and make us amongst His grateful and thankful servants. Ameen, Ameen thumma Ameen
Imam Luqman Ahmad Mosque Without Borders 