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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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An Introduction to the Different Types of Books of Hadith by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
There are many ways to approach hadith study. Primarily as Muslims, we want to know and understand what the Prophet ﷺ did and said so we can obey him and follow him.
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A short history of Fasting the month of Ramadan, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad
A short history of Fasting the month of Ramadan, by Shaykh Luqman Ahmad.
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The Imam Cussed, now what? Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
if cussing gets people’s attention, then I’ll cuss. The thing is, I have been preaching the truth for a long time, and only used cuss word since 2018, and cuss words only constitute less than .00001% of my writings. So if somebody disregards millions of words of truth because somebody used cusswords, thats really beyond…
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Haraming All Celebrations Besides the Two Eids; Islam's Equivalent of the Birther Movement, by Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad
As they have become better acquainted with non-Muslim cultures, and the knowledge that every celebration does not entail worshipping an idol, especially in the United States, scholars of Islam have long since backed away from the notion that is it haram for a Muslim to celebrate anything besides the two Eids. That is why no…
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Rushing into marriage, yes or no? By Imam Luqman Ahmad
RUSHING INTO MARRIAGE. YES? OR NO? Don’t rush into marriage because your friends are married. Rush into marriage because marriage is Sunna, because it is an important part of your religion, and because it is one of the best of acts to secure your religion , your chastity, and your honor, your family, and your…
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The Problem with Imported Fatwas, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
The question has to be asked, how can a scholar give a fatwa about Muslims in Philadelphia if he can’t even point to Philly on a map? Or he never heard of Broad and Olney, or 52nd and Market? How can do it if he doesn’t know what a cheesesteak is, doesn’t understand the nature…
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A Dowry Should Not be Like Turning a Trick, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
A DOWRY SHOULD NOT BE LIKE TURNING A TRICK You can’t put a price on a woman. Especially a woman that you are seeking to marry. Especially a good woman. We don’t do price tag dowries in Islam. We don’t buy our wives, or sell our daughters. Our daughters and women folk are not whores,…
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Being Down According to the Sahaaba Standard, by Imam Luqman Ahmad
The companions of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم didn’t support the religion with fist pumps, likes, and pats on the back. During the time of the Prophet ص a man could not just say he was down with the cause. He was tested immediately. You down? Okay take shahaadah. You down? Okay, we finna…
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The Fatwa Fiasco in Convert Muslim America, Imam Luqman Ahmad
When Allah or His Prophet ص prohibit something, it is prohibited for sure. But when scholars prohibit things, especially things they don’t fully understand, for people with whom they are unfamiliar, it can cause unneeded chaos. Even more chaos when a scholar prohibits something he doesn’t fully understand, and without direct textual evidence to boot…