Imam Luqman Ahmad Forced To Resign
January 20, 2006 | 20 Dhul-Hijjah 1426
Well, resign is too pretty a word for what happened. Luqman is a good man, a great imam and really didn’t deserve to have this happen to him. Read his official statement as well as visit his new location for Lotus Tree, his publishing site, which I will graciously host for the time being. Salaams.
January 24th, 2006 at 12:08 pm
I don’t think that it’s a matter of taking sides as it is that this is a problem in our midst. We, as Muslims, do not respect our spiritual/religious leaders. And this is especially true in African American communities where there are black imams. Immigrant imams are respected on DNA alone - black imams are constantly hassled and second guessed, specifically by other blackamericans! We as blackamerican Muslims also have that self-destructive “gene” that when some of us try to build something many of the rest of us try to pull it down (the crabs in a barrel syndrome). These are the same ills that are experienced in other parts of blackamerican life - just because we’re Muslim doesn’t mean we’ve left our demographics. Thanks for the response.
January 26th, 2006 at 10:01 am
True. The brown one was more scholarly; like a piece of parchment paper. But green is more lively. And one day, when I have the time, I’ll design my own style sheet but for now, it’s green. I spoke with Luqman last night and we have some plans to expand his site - more writings and articles. Stay tuned. Salaams.“It’s not easy being green…”