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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 Massacre in Paris; Assessing the Muslim Response, by American Imam, Luqman Ahmad
That we continuously find ourselves in the circuitous predicament of feeling compelled to condemn yet another incident of Muslim violence, and then complaining with the same frequency that no one’s listening, is testimony enough that just as violent extremists have hijacked the image of Islam, our politics has hijacked our morality.
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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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Twenty Tactical Defenses against the Shaitaan, (Satan) by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
“Oh Lord,” he said, ‘Since you have led me into error, I’ll beguile them with the pleasures of this world and lead them all astray. Except for the sincere ones from amongst your servants
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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.
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Open letter to American Imams: The Integrity of Our Friday Sermons is Not for Sale, or Loan to Anyone
Our Lord demands, and our congregations have a right, that we are honest, forthright, sincere, free and unhindered in what we impart to them in the way of scriptural exhortations, religious instructions, and advisements. The faithful congregations that we serve in our nation’s mosques have placed in each of us their trust that we speak…
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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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Respectfully Mr. President; Some American Muslims are not afraid, and we darn sure aren’t worried
When the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated, I was a fourth grader at Francis D. Pastorious Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pa. We stood outside and sang; ‘we shall overcome’. The second chorus was; ‘we are not afraid’. I wasn’t afraid then, and I sure as heck, aren’t going to start being afraid now.
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Condemning Violent Extremism; Is It Working For Us? By Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
There is a difference between taking a firm and unequivocal principled position against something, and between taking an episodic stance against something according to media, political, and public relations considerations.
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