Tag: hadith
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Islam’s Answer to Narcissism: What Psychology Borrowed and What Islam Already Knew, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَبَعْد There is a word that has found its way into Muslim conversations with remarkable frequency: narcissist. It is uttered in living rooms, a staple on Facebook, WhatsApp groups, and even Islamic circles as though it were a revelation from Allah sub’haanahu wa ta’ala. Yet few who wield it so confidently, and capriciously, pause to ask: where did this word…
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The First Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah, A Season of Mercy You Cannot Afford to Miss, Imam Luqman Ahmad
اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ There are moments in the Islamic calendar that Allah subḥānahū wa ta’ālā singles out and elevates above all others — and among the most magnificent of these is the opening of Dhul Hijjah. The Prophet ﷺ declared that there are no days on which righteous deeds are…
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Islam, Human Experience, and the Language of Trauma: Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
I بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ Conversations about trauma, emotional pain, and the human experience are often charged because they touch the deepest parts of our lives. When we speak about the Prophet ﷺ, the Sahabah, or the early believers, we must do so with precision, reverence, and clarity. Not because…
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The Mind Without God: Why Secular Psychology Alone Cannot Heal the Believer, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَبَعْد In a time when the language of trauma, emotional pain, healing, mental abuse, and mental health has reached a fever pitch in Black Muslim America’s conversation with itself, an unmistakable trend has emerged: many Muslims now turn first—and often exclusively—to modern psychology and its practitioners for relief. For a growing number, the therapist’s office…
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Why Modern Psychology Without Allah Fails the Muslim Soul, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَبَعْد Modern psychology has achieved remarkable progress in understanding human behavior, emotion, and cognition. It has mapped neural pathways, decoded behavioral patterns, and offered tools for managing stress, trauma, and interpersonal conflict. Yet for all its sophistication, psychology as practiced in secular frameworks suffers from a fundamental blind spot: it attempts to explain the human being while…
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The Chain of Authenticity: Understanding the Ijazah and Its Traditions, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَبَعْد An ijāza (إجازة) is a formal certification or authorization in Islamic scholarship, granting a person permission to transmit specific Islamic knowledge, such as Quranic recitation, Hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ), or other religious texts. It serves as a chain of authenticated…
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Al‑Mawardi, Governance, and the Role of Ahl al‑Ḥall wa‑l‑ʿAqd: A Scholarly Rationale for Governance Amongst Philadelphia Muslims, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَبَعْد I. Introduction: Why Governance Is a Sharʿi Necessity From the earliest period of Islam, governance (al‑ḥukm) was not treated as a sociological convenience but as a Shar’i obligation necessary for the preservation of religion, justice, and social order. Imam Abu Hasan…
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Context Matters: Why American Muslims Must Think Locally and Learn Globally, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَبَعْد A scholar of Islam is a scholar of Islam — whether he is from here or from abroad. And it is important to acknowledge that Islamic studies has always included both Muslim and non‑Muslim scholars. So, the idea that we “reject…
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Why Muslim Communities must document and record it’s history, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَبَعْد When we document the story of a masjid or a community, we are doing far more than preserving dates and names. We are capturing decisions, their consequences, the moments of unity, and the fractures of discord. We record what worked—and just…
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An Open Letter (Naseeha) to the Imams at the upcoming “From Faith to Power” Summit: from Imam Luqman Ahmad
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَبَعْد Dear Respected Imams, leaders, and organizers of the upcoming African American “From Faith to Power” summit, Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatallahi wa barakaatuh. This letter is meant as naseeha to imams of this conference, focusing on the vital role of Black American Muslim…
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