Tag: Muslim Americans

• The Enduring Legacy: Why the Future of Islam in Philadelphia Rests with the Family, Imam Luqman Ahmad

  Philadelphia is often subjected to external narratives that misrepresent the reality of its Muslim community. When people hear of gunfire at Eid celebrations,  watch videos of a Muslim on Muslim attack inside a local masjid after Fajr,  or see that an inordinate number of young Muslims in the city are back and forth in the…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  June 18, 2026

  Islam

  Black Muslim culture, Black Muslim experience, History of Islam in Philadelphia, Islamic Studies, Muslim Americans, Muslim communities in America, Muslim family values, philly muslims

• The Philadelphia Negroe Muslim, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  If there was any American city which could be rightly called the heart of Islam in America, it would be the City of Philadelphia.

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  December 10, 2016

  Allah, American Muslims, convert issues, Converts, converts to Islam, emotional health, Faith, ikhlaas, Imam Luqman Ahmad, Islam, Islam in America

  Imam, imam luqman, Muslim Americans, Muslims, negroe, philly muslims, Philly negroe

• Respectfully Mr. President; Some American Muslims are not afraid, and we darn sure aren’t worried

  When the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated, I was a fourth grader at Francis D. Pastorious Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pa. We stood outside and sang; ‘we shall overcome’. The second chorus was; ‘we are not afraid’. I wasn’t afraid then, and I sure as heck, aren’t going to start being afraid now.

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  February 20, 2015

  American Muslim identity, American Muslims, Anti-Islam criticism, Anti-Muslim criticism, Ilamophobia

  African American Muslim History, American Islam, American Muslim Identity, Criticism of Islam, Criticism of Islam Criticism of Muslims, Muslim Americans

• Audio Khutba: It is the Duty of the Ummah and Every Muslim to Be Bearers of Witness! By Shaykh Luqman Ahmad

  It is the duty of the Ummah, and of every single Muslim to be a bearer of witness, to the degree that you are able. This was the function of our Prophet (SAWS), and the function of the Prophets that came before him. This is the topic of this khutba recorded at Masjid Ibrahim Islamic…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  October 26, 2013

  Allah, Converts, converts to Islam, witness

  African American Muslims, American Muslim Identity, American Muslims, Bearing witness, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad, Imam Luqman Ahmad, Islam, Islam in America, Muslim Americans, shahaadah, shaheed, Shaykh Luqman Ahmad, shuhadaah, Ummah

• The Alcohol, Crack Pipe and Lottery Ticket Da’wah, By Imam Luqman Ahmad

  

  As one young Muslim put it; “here we are on one corner, inviting people to Islam and explaining to them the morality of Islam, and the detriment of a 40 ounce drinking, weed smoking, crack smoking lifestyle, while there is a Muslim business on the other corner selling them everything they need to partake in…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  September 8, 2013

  Alcohol consumption, American Muslim identity, American Muslims, beerv and wine, Islam, Islam in America, Muslim converts, Muslim Morality, Muslim Peoples

  Alcohol, converts, drug addiction, drugs, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad, Imam Luqman Ahmad, Islam in America, Muslim Americans, Muslim owned liquor stores, Muslim selling alcohol, Muslims in America, Muslims in the inner cities, Shaykh Luqman Ahmad

• Why Thugs Can’t Raise a Nation; The Importance of Good Parenting

  Make it your mission to be a parent or a step parent, in the true sense. Relish in it, meet it head on, accept it, value it, immerse yourself in it, work it, embrace it, grab it by the horns, greet it with enthusiasm, cherish it, be about it, face it, love it, handle it,…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  November 14, 2012

  American Muslim identity, Parenting, thug life

  African American Muslims, Black American Muslims, black on black crime in america, converts, drug abuse, drug abuse amongst african americans, drug use amongst black americans, Islam in America, Muslim Americans, Muslim converts, parenting, Partents, Raising children, the drud problem in america, thug culture, thug life, thugs

• Hurdling the American Muslim Challenge, by Imam Luqman Ahmad

  One thing that we must keep in mind is that we are a diverse community; however, that diversity is only a virtue if we navigate it correctly by coming together.

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  September 26, 2012

  Uncategorized

  American Muslim Identity, American Muslims, converts, Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad, Imam Luqman Ahmad, Islam, Islam in America, Masjid Ibrahim islamic Center, Muslim, Muslim Americans

• Can Muslims Create an American Identity? By Imam Luqman Ahmad

  American Muslims have come from many diverse paths that led them to where we are today. The notion that a singular, made for the media consumption, Muslim identity can be crafted by a few American Muslim intellectuals (mostly of foreign descent), is absurd, problematic, and misleading. We are who we are; with our differences, our…

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  July 11, 2012

  American Muslim identity, American Muslims, muslim america, Muslim converts, Muslim Peoples, Muslims

  American Muslim Identity, American Muslim Women, American Muslims, Black American Muslims, converts, Islam, Islam in America, Muslim Americans, Muslim converts, Muslim History

• Fatwas and the Responsibility of Muslim Scholars in America, by Shaykh Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  Scholars of Islam are responsible for upholding the sacred trust that accompanies the acquisition of religious knowledge; which is to explain the religion clearly and concisely and not cover up any part of it.

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  May 15, 2012

  Allah, American Muslims, Fasting, Fatwas, Imams, Islam, Islam in America, Islamic Scholars, muslim america, Muslim converts, Muslim Morality, Muslims, Political Islam, Shariah, Signs of the Hour of Judgement

  African American Muslims, American Muslims, converts, Islam, Islamic Law, Jihad against America, Muslim Americans, Muslim leaders, Muslims, Shaykh Luqman Ahmad

• Leaderless in Muslim America by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad

  To be leaderless in Islam is simply unthinkable. The fact that it is a condition to which many of us have grown accustomed, does not mitigate its negative consequence. ….

  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad

  January 13, 2011

  American Muslims, Islam in America, Islamic Law Issues, Muslim converts, Muslim Peoples, Uncategorized

  African American Muslims, converts, imaamate, Imams, Islam, Islam in America, Khalifa, Muslim Americans, Muslim History, Muslim leaders, Muslim Sectarianism