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The Islamic Ruling of Salatul Jumu’ah on the Same Day of the Eid, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
The Islamic ruling regarding the performance of Salatul Jumu’ah (Friday prayer) on the same day as Eid prayer (Eid al-Fitr or Eidcul-Ad’haa). This doesn’t happen often, but it will happen on Friday, June 6th, 2025. Salatul Eid, and Salatul Jumu’ah will be on the same day. When this occurs, a special ruling of the sharia…
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THE TRUTH ABOUT LABELS AND TITLES; SUNNI, SALAFI, HANAFI, ETC.., by Imam Luqman Ahmad
JUST SO EVERYONE IS CLEAR There is no daleel (proof) from our scriptures (Quran and Hadith) that calling yourself Salafi, Sufi, Shafi’ee, Maliki, Hanifi, Hanbali, Thahiri, Ash’aree, Ahuls-Sunna, Ahlul-Hadith, or Ansaar-Assunna, makes you more beloved to Allah, makes your deeds worth more to Allah, makes you more pious, or brings you closer to jannah, or…
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Whispers of Wisdom, How Islamic Books and Knowledge Shaped My Journey, Imam Luqman Ahmad
The Value of Islamic Religious Books and Islamic Knowledge I confess, I love Islam, and I love Islamic books. Islam is my life, and books are my fuel. Islam is a religion deeply rooted in knowledge and learning. From the first revelation to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), which commanded, “Read…
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Why Taqwa is the Key, Overcoming the Fornication Mindset in Muslim Relationships, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ZINA Interesting, a lot of Muslim men marry women that other non-Muslim men would never marry prior to Islam. Prior to Islam, she would not have been viewed as marriage material and would have gladly given it up without a marriage contract. I guess the same can be said for women who…
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MARRIAGE MADE IMPOSSIBLE: HOW MUSLIMS ARE UNWITTINGLY FUELING THE ZINA EPIDEMIC, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
I don’t get it. In America we do $20 billion a year in porn, sex is used to sell everything from cars to hamburgers, 70% of our children are born out of wedlock, 24% of our women are lesbian, at least 12-15% of our men are gay, there are nearly just as many Muslim men…
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Becoming a Muslim is Just the Beginning, Not the Finish Line, Imam Luqman Ahmad
LET ME EXPLAIN SOMETHING.. Converting to Islam forgives previous sin. However, it does not remove the effects ofdysfunction, disorder, insanity, and the negative consequences resulting from your previous life as an unbeliever. Weather you were a heathen, mushrik, Christian, Black nationalist, feminist, street corner philosopher, atheist, run of the mill assembly-line kaafir or whatever you…
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COMBATTING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ZINA
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ZINA Interesting, a lot of Muslim men marry women that other non-Muslim men would never marry prior to Islam. Prior to Islam, she would not have been viewed as marriage material and would have gladly given it up without a marriage contract. I guess the same can be said for women who…
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SALAFI VS NON-SALAFI MARRIAGES, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
SALAFI VS NON-SALAFI MARRIAGES Stop knocking the Salafi Muslims over how they get married quickly and with low dowrys. There is no evidence that Salafi Muslim marriages have more problems or last any less than non-Salafi marriages. There is no evidence that Salafis divorce more, or that their children are more likely to leave Islam.…
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CHAINS OF TRANSMISSION: UNDERSTANDING ISNAAD (اسناد) AND THE ISNAAD FAD, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
Years ago, you didn’t have people running around boasting that they have knowledge from an authentic unbroken chain back to Rasoolillah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Nowadays you have people claiming left to right to have an unbroken chain of transmission of religious knowledge that leads directly back to the Prophet to the Muhammad صلى الله…
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The Islamic Ruling on Clapping.
THE ISLAMIC RULING ON CLAPPING HANDS. IS CLAPPING HARAM? IS IT UNISLAMIC? Recently, I was at a Muslim held event, and after the speaker finished speaking, some of the people clapped, while others refrained from clapping. I later learned that the non-clappers were under the assumption that clapping was not permitted in Islam, based on…
