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Audio Khutba: The Obligation and Benefit of Maintaining Family Ties, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
Dear beloveds, if you are fortunate enough to have family, then please stay connected with them as Allah has commanded. One of the greatest gifts Allah has given us is that he made us into families. If you have parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters, children, husbands, wives, step kids, or famly by marriage,…
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Audio Khutbatul Jum’ah; Love of Allah, The Greatest Love of All, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
I fell in love with this du’aa, and I urge you all to learn it, memorize it, and use it for yourselves. It was reported by Abu Dar’daa that Prophet (SAWS) said; “Oh Allah, verily I ask you for your love, and the love of those who love you, and the deeds that will bring…
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The Devil’s Deception of the Modern-Day Salafiyyah Sect, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
No one committed to this religion rejects the Salaf as-Saalih or the principles on which they agreed. However, the Salafis and their modern-day da’wah do not suite the tastes of all the righteous. Too much of their methodology revolves around character assassination, claims of monopoly on Allah’s guidance, a fanatical obsession with uncovering the faults…
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The Tale of the Barber and the Istin’jaa Bottle, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
One of the many morals of this story is to never deem any sunna of the prophet (SAWS) as insignificant. Another moral to this story is the confirmation of the verse, “and We have not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds”.[2]
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Audio Khutba: Seperating The Truth From Falsehood by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
In this age of polls, studies, public and personal opinion and confusion, people don’t always know who or what to believe. This is why we must return to the study of the Kitaab and adhere to its teachings. Everything in the Book of Allah is pure, unadulterated truth It’s one thing to say that we believe…
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Things You Should Know About Allah, by Imam Luqman Ahmad (basic aqeeda)
If a snowflake falls in Antarctica, if a rose petal blooms in Stone Mountain Georgia, or if a spoonful of sugar is sprinkled into a cup of coffee in New York City, then be assured that Allah be He Exalted and Glorified, is aware of its shape, its size, its weight and volume. If an…
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The Tale of The Two Muslim Americas By Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
By all credible accounts, indigenous African-American and convert Muslims have been relegated to a second class and sometimes even third class status in modern-day Muslim America.
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The Importance of Strengthening the Muslim Family, By Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
American Muslim families are in disarray. There is nothing we can do to change the past beloveds, but we have an opportunity before us for a better future. However, it requires that we submit. Changing the condition of the Muslim family begins with the self, and the method of change is submission.
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Generational Continuity and Preserving Islam in Your Family; A Case for Maintaining Muslim Congregations. By Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
It is arguable that the biggest problem to beset African American Muslim communities by far are that most of them are not part of communities. This is a dangerous state; especially for someone new to Islam. The basis of success for a community is enjoining upon each other truth and patience. This is best done…
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African American Muslims; Making Hard Choices That Will Change Our Condition
There is nothing we can do to change the past beloveds, but we have an opportunity before us for a better future. However, it requires that we submit wholeheartedly to the moral and liturgical principles of Islam. Changing the condition begins with the self. If there was ever a place to begin then I suggest…
