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Haraming All Celebrations Besides the Two Eids; Islam's Equivalent of the Birther Movement, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
As they have become better acquainted with non-Muslim cultures, and the knowledge that every celebration does not entail worshipping an idol, especially in the United States, scholars of Islam have long since backed away from the notion that is it haram for a Muslim to celebrate anything besides the two Eids. That is why no…
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Rushing into marriage, yes or no? By Imam Luqman Ahmad
RUSHING INTO MARRIAGE. YES? OR NO? Don’t rush into marriage because your friends are married. Rush into marriage because marriage is Sunna, because it is an important part of your religion, and because it is one of the best of acts to secure your religion , your chastity, your honor, your family, and your sanity…
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The Problem with Imported Fatwas, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
The question has to be asked, how can a scholar give a fatwa about Muslims in Philadelphia if he can’t even point to Philly on a map? Or he never heard of Broad and Olney, or 52nd and Market? How can do it if he doesn’t know what a cheesesteak is, doesn’t understand the nature…
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A Dowry Should Not be Like Turning a Trick, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
A DOWRY SHOULD NOT BE LIKE TURNING A TRICK You can’t put a price on a woman. Especially a woman that you are seeking to marry. Especially a good woman. We don’t do price tag dowries in Islam. We don’t buy our wives, or sell our daughters. Our daughters and women folk are not whores,…
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Being Down According to the Sahaaba Standard, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
The companions of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم didn’t support the religion with fist pumps, likes, and pats on the back. During the time of the Prophet ص a man could not just say he was down with the cause. He was tested immediately. You down? Okay take shahaadah. You down? Okay, we finna…
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The Fatwa Fiasco in Convert Muslim America, Imam Luqman Ahmad
When Allah or His Prophet ص prohibit something, it is prohibited for sure. But when scholars prohibit things, especially things they don’t fully understand, for people with whom they are unfamiliar, it can cause unneeded chaos. Even more chaos when a scholar prohibits something he doesn’t fully understand, and without direct textual evidence to boot…
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Should a Muslim follow a Particular Madhhab (school of religious law)? By Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Should a Muslim follow a madhhab (school of law)? Does he or she have to? Does following a madhhab make practicing Islam easier? What is a madhhab anyway? The word madhhab comes from the Arabic word tha-ha-ba (ذهب)which means to go. Lexically, the word madhhab (مذهب) means a path, a position, a trend, or direction.…
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Well known Imam and scholar with 2 kids, intimidated into homelessness.
Assalaamu alaikum, I’m raising money for my family, I’m American Muslim Imam, and independent Scholar, with two children, who was bullied and intimidated into homelessness. There are 500,000 homeless people in the United States on a given night. Homelessness can happen to anyone, even our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) was homeless for a time. The Prophet…
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