On this day, February 21st, 55 years ago El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, better known as Malcolm X, was gunned down and killed in the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York. How should we remember his legacy? What do we know about his teachings? What was his vision for Islam in America?In this exclusive Lamppost essay, Dr. […]
“This man will be the greatest fitna humanity as ever faced…” Dr. Abdullah bin Hamid Ali provides some rich details on a topic that is not well understood by many Muslims-Al-Masih ad-Dajjal “When we look at the hadith about Al-masih ad-dajjal, they dont only talk about an individual, but they talk about an order that
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“The power of this identity is that it provides a person a comprehensive form of belonging, and in a world that is characterized often by alienation and loneliness, this can be a powerful motivation to embrace one’s sexuality instead of languishing alone and bearing things out privately….” Mobeen Vaid In his recent lecture centered around
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The Lamppost Education Initiative was pleased to serve as one of the sponsors of Imam Fode Drame’s recent weekend program in Atlanta, Ga-“Expanding The Heart & Connecting The Soul” This free weekend program was held at the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam. We thank the Zawiyah Foundation for allowing Lamppost to record this special event and
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“This championing of his views by such people has led to their opponents-who are ignorant of many of the works of the Shaykh-to assume that Ibn Taymiyyah was also one of those who exhibited intolerance with legal differences and that he was one who condemned anyone for following one of the four surviving Sunni schools
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Click here For PDF For many Muslims, Bilal b. Rabah, is the typical starting point of conversations about blackness and social marginalization. In the present, however, he is rarely the starting point of discussions about faith, fidelity, and sincerity to the prophetic mission. Perhaps, the reason for underscoring his “race” is that colorism and degenerative
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