Category: Religion

HAJJ EXPO 2023: NAHCON Boss, others arrive Saudi Arabia

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Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, Chairman/CEO, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has arrived Kingdom of Saudi Arabia alongside other stakeholders for the 2023 International Hajj exhibition holding in Jeddah. The four- day event, tagged Hajj Expo 2023, kicks off on Monday January 9 to Thursday January 12 under the patronage of Makkah Governor, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal. During the exhibition, Hassan as the Chairman/CEO of the apex regulatory body for Hajj affairs in Nigeria, will sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with relevant agencies and service providers on behalf of Nigeria on…

A True And Sincere Muslim Believer Cannot Be Deceived Twice! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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Friday, January 06, 2023 (Jumadal Akhirah 13, 1444 AH)   In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful   All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and send His peace and blessings upon him—likewise upon his family, Companions, and true followers.   Dear brothers and sisters! Know that faith (Iman) is that condition of belief from which springs forth a multifaceted act of multiplying virtues. This condition brings into bloom a life…

National Honours’ Day : UNIFEMGA honours Egbewole, Lasisi, Niyi Yusuf, 25 others on Saturday

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The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) is set to honour 28 of its members on Saturday, January 14, 2023 for their achievements and contributions to the development of the Association. In a statement issued by Miss Raqeebah Oloko, the Executive Secretary of the Association said that the 13th in the series of the hybrid event would be held at the Bovina View Hotel, Ilorin, Kwara State. Oloko said the topic chosen for the 2023 Honours Day is “Ethical Reorientation: A Panacea for Good Governance and Development”. The statement…

AMF Amir urges students to be conscious of the life … as TAA ends annual Islamic camping in Abuja

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The Achiever Ambassadors (TAA) Islamic Foundation of Nigeria, just ended her 5-day 202 annual camping programme nationwide tagged “The Blissful message”. When delivering his formal opening 1 the theme: “Youth, Piety and World Glittering – A Missing Link”, Ustadh Misbahudeen Carew, in FCT Chapter, urged the participants to be conscious of how their youthful age will be deployed in the society. He advised them to hold tenaciously to the Qur’an and Hadith of the Prophet Muhammed as the only way which they can be saved from the deviated sects in…

MURIC condoles Almuminat over members’ death

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has sent its condolence to the AlMuminat on the sad incident which occurred along Shagamu-Ore expressway in which seven Muslim sisters lost their lives.     The Islamic rights group in a statement signed by Mrs. Zulfah Bankole,Public Relations Officer (PRO), described the incident as most unfortunate, prayed Almighty Allah repose the souls of those who lost their lives in the accident.   “We pray that Almighty Allah will forgive the sisters and place them in aljannah firdaus. We also pray that Allah subhaanahu wa…

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE SPECIAL EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE EXPANDED GENERAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE (EGPC) OF THE NIGERIAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR ISLAMIC AFFAIRS (NSCIA) HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 4TH JUMADAH THANIYAH 1444/ 28TH DECEMBER 2022 AT THE NATIONAL MOSQUE AUDITORIUM, ABUJA COMMUNIQUE

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1.0 PREAMBLE The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) convened a special extraordinary meeting of its Expanded General Purpose Committee (EGPC) with a view to appraising the state of the Ummah, considering the reports of its various committees and taking a position on the 2023 general elections. The meeting was presided over by the President-General of NSCIA and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar IV, CFR, mni. It was attended by Muslim leaders across the country including the Deputy President General, NSCIA (South), Alh. Rasaki Oladejo;…

Breaking: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is dead

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In 2013, Pope Benedict XVI was the first to resign in almost 600 years. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced on Saturday. It said that the 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. The Pope Emeritus has been down with sickness.

THE “SIN” CALLED FIDAU

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The write up below by a dear and highly respected brother, in the person of Mr Babatunde Jose is quite succinct and speaks to the controversies around FIDAU. RasūluLlãh (SAW) said: He who initiates in Islãm a good way gets his reward for it, as well as rewards similar to those who follow him into it, without reducing any of their rewards. And he who initiates in Islãm an evil way gets his burden for it, as well as burdens similar to those who follow him into it, without reducing…

Coalition of Muslim Youth Organization begins Islamic Vacation Course in Abuja

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Coalition of Muslim Youth Organization in Karu has began its annual Islamic Vacation Course,the 10th edition in Abuja While delivering his lecture titled;”VOLUNTEERISM MODERN DAY JIHAD”, Ustaz Yunus Salahudeen,who is also Consultant, Al-Ansar Children’s Home Kuje- Abuja, described Volunteering as lifeline of every community. Ustaz Salahudeen urged Muslims to cultivate the act of Volunteerism in their everyday life to change the narrative for better positively in Cosmopolitan Society. The lecture read in full; “It is because of volunteers that communities are able to run organisations, social services, conferences, playgroups, drop-in…

Aliyu Ilias emerges Chairman,ADYAN Northern State Council

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An Abuja based Customer Experience Service Expert and Political Economist,Dr Aliyu Ilias has emerged the Chairman of Ansar-ud-deen Youth Association of Nigeria(ADYAN), Northern Youth Council.   ADYAN Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Munir Jadesimi, who made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Abuja, explained that the election held in Kano at the 2022 Kano conference of the Ansar-ud-deen Youth Association of Nigeria. ” Through Islamic shurah system Aliyu ilias emerged as the chairman to lead the Northern state council for the next three years. ” Alhaji Zakariyau Abidakun chaired the…