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Lunacy in the Levant: Deconstructing the ISIS Crisis, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
Genocide, murder, rape, mass executions, beheadings, the persecution of Christians, the persecution of Muslims, the persecution of Yazidis, a religion that most of us have heretofore never heard about, and a level of Muslim extremism that sends chills down your spine. This is the burgeoning reality of the ISIS phenomena which many people call a…
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Worldwide Open Letter to the Leader of Boko Haram, from Imam Luqman Ahmad
The blood, the property, and the honor of a Muslim is sacred according to the laws of Islam, based upon the hadith of the Prophet ﷺ; “the blood, property, and the honor of a Muslim is sacred” [Muslim]. Without any justifiable claims to these young women according to the divine laws our faith, your taking…
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Seven out of every ten converts, leave Islam, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
Originally posted on Imam Luqman Ahmad Mosque Without Borders: We are constantly being told that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States. We are also being told that the Muslim population is anywhere from 2 million, to six million and that a third of them are converts. That would put the number…
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The Life and Afterlife Benefits of Raising your children upon the Moral Standards of Islam, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
The window of opportunity to raise your children is small, and it will close without waiting for you to make up your mind or to experiment with all of the nuanced studies Raising your children in righteousness and Islam during these times is difficult for some, unpopular, and certainly not fashionable. However, considering what is…
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Free Audio Khutba: Bearing Witness; The Global Responsibility of the Ummah, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
We as Muslims, have a divine obligation to bear witness to, and declare our allegiance to God with respect to the events that are going on today. Every Prophet, from Noah, to our beloved Muhammad (SAWS) bore witness to the events taking place during his time. Bearing witness is a global responsibility.
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Audio Khutba: Don’t be fooled! Be Firm in Your Faith! By Imam Luqman Ahmad
There is an ominous wave of, ignorance, falsehood, immorality, misguided notions, trials, infidelity, drug use, reversal of roles for men and women, children running amok, families falling apart and discord that is sweeping across our ummah. I spoke about these things during last week’s khutba
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Audio Khutba: How to win (or lose) with your family by Imam Luqman Ahmad
We are leaving a long trail of abuse, broken and severely dysfunctional families, and pain, due to misbehavior, irresponsibility and downright trifling behavior. As Muslims, we should know better, and we have to do better. Our souls and our very civilization is what’s at stake.
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Audio Khutba: Explanation of the Hadith: “The Most Beloved People to Allah”, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Click on the link to listen to a very nice explanation of this hadith by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad, recorded at Masjid Ibrahim Islamic Center, Sacramento California.
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Audio Khutba: The Importance of Simplicity in Religion, and Sincerity to Allah, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
There is nothing that is simpler, more gratifying and more useful to the servant in this life and in the hereafter, than ikhlaas lillaah (sincerity to Allah). This is the topic of this khutba recorded at Masjid Ibrahim Islamic Center in Sacramento, California.
