Tag: Islam
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Madhhabs as Instruments of Unity, Order, and Civilizational Cohesion. By Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Across fourteen centuries of Islamic history, no institution has done more to unify diverse peoples, stabilize communities, and create civilizational coherence than the madhhab. Whether in Baghdad or Timbuktu, Cairo or Aceh, Damascus or Zanzibar, Muslims who shared no language, no ethnicity, no political system, and no cultural background could still pray together, marry each…
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Do Black American Muslims Need Their Own Madhhab? Imam Luqman Ahmad
While a new madhhab is unnecessary, there is a genuine need for a contextualized fiqh discourse rooted in the lived experiences of Black American Muslims.
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What is a Madhab? And Why You Should Follow One. Imam Luqman Ahmad
This question of what a madhab is, whether you should follow one, and why, is important and significant in Islam. Understanding its importance requires a deep exploration of the foundational sources: the Quran and the Sunnah. The Quran, considered the literal word of God, serves as the primary source of guidance for Muslims. It contains…
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A Short History of the Darul Islam Movement in America
The American Muslim group Darul Islam (also known as the Dar-ul-Islam Movement or simply “the Dar”) was a significant and influential grassroots movement founded by African American converts to Sunni Islam in the early 1960s. Emerging from the social upheaval of the era, it sought to establish a self-governing urban community that lived according to…
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Arguing Over Aqeeda in Black Muslim America, a Disaster in the Making, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Actually it’s more like a disaster already made. Our obsession with aqeeda inquisition and aqeeda wrangling is not something we came up with on our own. In fact, the role that aqeeda plays in our division, in our domestic dialogue, in our masjid politics, and in our priority assignment, is not organic; it is totally…
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Islam; Submission, or peace? By Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
“Islam does not belong to us, it is the religion of Allah sub’haanahu wa ta’ala and we do not have the authority to change it’s meaning. Not for Da’wah, not for the press, not for our detractors, not for anybody.”
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The Psychology of American Muslim Sectarianism, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
Sectarianism can produce a Crip versus Bloods mentality. People ready to argue and fight with someone over their sect, their sheikh, even over their madhhab or tariqa.
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The Gritty Side of Muslim Aqeeda Wars, By Imam Luqman Ahmad
The different points of Islamic creed number in the hundreds. It is impossible to sit down with someone and go over point by point to see if you agree on every detail.
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How Political Correctness can Derail Meaningful Intra-Muslim Dialogue. By Imam Luqman Ahmad
This not so subtle lexical lunge into la la land regarding the word Islam is just one casualty of modern-day political correctness. The religion of Islam is built upon divine truths, not politically engineered truisms.
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Top Ten Priorities For American Muslims in 2016, by Imam Luqman
2016 Top Ten Priorities for American Muslims (faith based list) Remove politics from the practice of our faith, and give the religion back to Allah. Everything we do in the name of our religion should be for the sake of Allah and not for the sake of our public image, for the sake of popularity,…
Imam Luqman Ahmad Mosque Without Borders 