Category: Religion

Friday Sermon: Why Allah Almighty Tests His Servants By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is His servant and Messenger. Dear brothers and sisters, many people ask, why are we tested and tried? Why the hardships? Why the calamities? Why the tribulations? Why the covid-19 and it’s harsh and difficult restrictions? Why the armed banditry? Why the cattle rustling? Why the Boko Haram terrorism?…

Religion is the solution to moral and social decadence in our society, says Abdurasaq Olayode

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By Maryam Kehinde Abdulazeez   The world would be in complete chaos if no one ever followed rules and instructions. That is why rules and instructions are made, to make our world run smoothly and become a better place. In the program Talk Islam on Jordan 93.9 FM, the presenter Abdurasaq Olayode aka Philosopher King discussing on the topic: *Rules and Instructions– keys for Success* told his listeners that the ultimate instructions is the Guidance which Allah Has sent to us– the Qur’an. Talking about the happenings around the world,…

Friday Sermon: Some Things We Can Do To Fight The Heinous Crime Of Rape In Society By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In The Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation. May Allah extol the mention of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in the highest company of Angels and may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his family, his Companions and all those who follow him exactly till the Day of Judgement. Dear brothers and sisters, The many reports of gang rape of our young girls and women in Nigerian cities stunned the country and…

ABUBAKAR TSAV : NSCIA commiserates with deceased’s family,Benue Muslims

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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) said it received the news of the death of late retired Commissioner of Police, Alh. Abubakar Tsav with rude shock. The Council in a letter addressed to Mall. Garba Yakubu Baba,Vice President-General (NSCIA) who also doubled as Chairman,Benue State Council for Islamic Affairs. commiserated with the entire Ummah of Benue State on the demise of the late Lagos state Police Commissioner whose death occurred on Monday, 8th June, 2020, at the age of 81 years. The letter read: “Alh. Tsav lived as…

COVID-19: Kwara govt restriction order on Jumat prayers still in force – Council

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The Kwara State Council of Ulamau has charged Muslim Ummah that Jumat prayers will commence across the state on as soon as the committee complete its consultations with stakeholders and government authority. The Secretary of the Committee, Justice Salihu Olohuntoyin Muhammed, stated this in a statement issued on Thursday in Ilorin. He noted that this followed the directive of the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari. According to him, “I am directed to inform Muslim Ummah that Jumat prayers will commence as soon…

OGUN HIJAB RULING: It is Judicial Namby-Pamby – MURIC declares

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An Islamic human rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has described the judgement delivered by Justice Bamgbose Alabi of the Abeokuta High Court in Ogun State on the use of hijab as judicial namby-pamby. Justice Alabi ruled that “the use of hijab is considered a fundamental human right only for adults”. This formed the basis of his judgement on Thursday 4th June, 2020 in a case filed by Aishat Abdul-Aleem, an 11-year old Muslim girl who was sent out of school at the Gateway Secondary School, Abeokuta in December…

THE PATH TO SUCCESS By Maryam Kehinde Abdulazeez

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Rasulullah (PBUH) has taught us that Islam is basically concerned with the ultimate success of a believer which is Paradise, and Allah (SWT) Has stated or perhaps I would say Has given us the expo to achieving this path to success in Qur’an 6 ayah 151-153: “Say (O Muhammad SAW): \Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join not anything in worship with Him; be good and dutiful to your parents; kill not your children because of poverty – We provide sustenance for you and for…

If you want to seek the pleasure of the creator, you must take care of his creatures – Abdurasaq Olayode

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By Maryam Kehinde Abdulazeez   Dua is the weapon of the believer. It is an opportunity which no one can ever take away from us. Allah the Exalted is always there to answer us whenever we call on Him, and that’s why one of His names is al Mujeeb (the One who responds). The question is; What did you ask from Allah during Ramadhan? Alot has been asked during Ramadhan and it is everyone’s perception to see the results of what they have sought for. In the program Talk Islam…

Africa, Eid-al-Fitr And The Virus By Reuben Abati

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But in reality, what Nigeria and many other countries in sub-Saharan Africa are faced with is the threat of an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases post Eid-al-Fitri. In Kano state which is second on the Nigerian COVID-19 League Table, the guidelines were observed more in the breach. This year’s Eid-al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast for 29 or 30 days, in observance of one of the Five Pillars of Islam, was celebrated on Saturday and Sunday May 23/24, but it…

MURIC wants erring Governors sanctioned over Eid-el-Fitr prayer saga

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Several media reports indicated that Kano, Borno, Nasarawa, Jigawa and some other states allegedly defied the Federal Government’s (FG) pray-at-home directive on Ed-el-Fitr day as well as the advisories of the Jamaatu Nasril Islam (JNI) and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) which urged Muslims to avoid converging for prayers on Sunday, 24 th May, 2020 in order to prevent the spread of the deadly corona virus. Meanwhile an Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in a release signed by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola,has…