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Free Audio Lecture by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad, Explanation of the Hadith: ‘The Shayaateen are chained during Ramadan’
Originally posted on Imam Luqman Ahmad Mosque Without Borders: Ramadaan Mubaarik beloveds, “When Ramadaan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened, and the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained up” [Related by Bukhaari] Every Sunday, our family, (the Ahmad clan) has a class together, today the topic was the chaining of the devils during Ramadan. Click…
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A short history of Fasting the month of Ramadan, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
Originally posted on Imam Luqman Ahmad Mosque Without Borders: This is a true account of the mercy of Allah be He Exalted and Glorified, to the believers. Fasting the month of Ramadan was prescribed in the early years after the hijra of the Prophet (SAWS) from Mecca to Medina. However, the rulings regarding fasting were…
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Audio Khutba; The benefits of Living Right; Fawaa’id al-Istiqaamah, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
If you live right, chances are that you will think right and if you think right then chances are that you will act right. Living right will bring you happiness, self-respect, and a clean heart, and in the long run, it will lead you to Allah’s pleasure, forgiveness, and jannah (paradise).
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The Book: Miskaat al-Masaabeeh; A reunion with My Childhood Friend, By Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Collecting prophetic tradition is one of the most prestigious and loftiest of scholarly pursuits, and the scholars of hadith (al-Muhaddithoon) are counted among the intellectual elite of our Ummah. The assembly of illustrious personages by whom Allah has preserved prophetic tradition amounts to no less than a miracle. The sunna of the Prophet (SAWS) is…
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Free Audio Khutba: The Art of Spiritual warfare, By Imam Luqman ahmad
Dear Beloveds; The greatest jihad that anyone will ever undertake is the jihaad of the soul, and the greatest enemy of any man or woman is none other than the Devil (Shaitaan) himself. Muslims are commanded to take shaitaan as an avowed enemy, however, some people instead of opposing Iblis; they befriend him and work…
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An American Imam Weighs in on the Same Sex Marriage Debate, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
Some Muslim leaders, including some imams, have remained on the fence about the same sex marriage issue, some are nervously silent, and some have already capitulated and we are already starting to see gay Mosques and gay friendly communities of Muslims in Europe and in the United States. So let me get this out of…
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Free Audio Khutba: Commanding the Good and Forbidding the Evil, By Imam Luqman Ahmad
“Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are the ones to attain success.” 3:104 One of the characteristics that make this Umma successful is that we enjoin the good and forbid the evil. (al-amru bil ma’roof,…
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Imam Al-Laith Ibn Sa’d: (D. 175 A.H.) the Treasure of the Egyptians
He was one of the most prominent jurists of his time. He was well-known among people everywhere. The caliphs and Emirs came to know him and scholars praised him and testified to his profound knowledge, abilities of memorization, and mastery of religious affairs.
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Thug Life; A Means to No End. A personal story by Imam Luqman Ahmad
Years later, I had just finished making salatul Jum’ah at the Islamic Center on Broad St. (near vine) and was sitting down doing my little thikr after the salat, when I heard someone say: “Assalaamu alaikum”, as I turned and glanced over my shoulder, I saw that is was my nemesis from the old neighborhood.…
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New Book Release! The Devil’s Deception of the Modern-Day Salafiyyah Sect, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
A detailed analysis of the Modern Day Salafi Sect, their beliefs, practices and influences upon the religious framework of Muslim America. In particular, the indigenous American Muslim population.
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