tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23049116356740197192012-02-16T06:15:22.131-08:00The Lotus Tree BlogEnlightened Viewpoints about Islam for Thinking Men and WomenAbu Laithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697594515521513466noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304911635674019719.post-23539665723511283742010-03-09T12:42:00.000-08:002010-03-09T12:57:46.206-08:00Beard or No Beard; Is it Worth the Fight?Shaykh Luqman Ahmad As Muslims we seem to not fail to uncover any stone in our search for issues to argue and fight over. Disagreeing is one thing. However, we frequently escalate issues to the point of separation and splintering which is counter to the very foundation of what Islam is all about. “Be not like those who are divided amongst themselves and fall into disputations after receiving Abu Laithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697594515521513466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304911635674019719.post-13820558401114394312010-03-07T00:20:00.000-08:002010-03-08T21:56:16.810-08:00Fatwas and the Responsibility of Muslim Scholars in Americaby Shaykh Luqman AhmadIslamic scholars occupy a special place in Muslim society. They are often considered to be amongst the elite of our faith. In one tradition, the Prophet (SAWS) stated; “One Scholar is harder against the devil than a thousand worshippers”. In another tradition; “The Scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets”. The Quran states that people are elevated by their religious Abu Laithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697594515521513466noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304911635674019719.post-25243774063764364202010-02-10T18:34:00.000-08:002010-02-10T18:37:26.515-08:00Dismantling the Culture of Muslim SectarianismDISMANTLING THE CULTURE OF MUSLIM SECTARIANISMBy Imam Luqman AhmadIn Afghanistan it’s dreadful enough that the U.S. military machine has blown the country to smithereens, now obvious obstacles to rebuilding has been augmented by the violently competitive warlords, fighting each other for power. In Iraq, intermittent violence between Sunnis and Shiites boils like a volcanic crescendo waiting to Abu Laithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697594515521513466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304911635674019719.post-31066062636787073072009-08-29T19:29:00.000-07:002009-08-29T19:30:59.643-07:00Abu Laithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697594515521513466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304911635674019719.post-2272084738667007922008-08-05T21:17:00.000-07:002008-08-06T03:26:13.961-07:00The Enslavement of the Black American Muslim Get this widget | Track details | eSnips Social DNA Abu Laithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697594515521513466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304911635674019719.post-7363745044749807332008-07-09T02:03:00.000-07:002008-07-09T02:13:39.386-07:00Islamophobia; Is That Our only Response to Criticism?I originally wrote this article in April of 2006, I think it deserves another stroll...Confronting Islamophobia, It’s No Dog and Pony Show By Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad, Recognition of islamophobia as the irrational and unwarranted fear of Muslims and Islam lingers in lexical incubation. Some accept the term fully while others discount its validity. Whether this neologism will gain currencyAbu Laithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697594515521513466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304911635674019719.post-79680073824145879152008-05-06T23:19:00.000-07:002008-05-13T23:57:40.057-07:00California Muslims Break New Ground in American Muslim UnitySacramento California Saturday April 24, 2008 - Masjid Ibrahim Islamic Center, a Northern California American Muslim community, took an unprecedented step towards addressing racial and ethnic division amongst American Muslims by convening the first public community debate that centered on racial, ethnic and religious division. While American Muslims are nationally engaged in efforts to reach Abu Laithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697594515521513466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304911635674019719.post-69372596245800835742008-04-08T01:05:00.000-07:002008-04-08T02:20:12.098-07:00Does Islamophobia Negate Muslim Self assesment? Coverage of Muslims and Islam is a bread and butter media commodity. First amendment guarantees and free speech provisions in western countries limit censorship based upon sensitivities of a particular religious group. Favorable coverage and dispassionate, objective editorial regarding Muslims and Islam is not an entitlement in the real world of the free press. Such is usually accomplished Abu Laithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697594515521513466noreply@blogger.com1