Category: Religion Watch (ISLAM)

Friday Sermon: A Brief Explanations On How To Celebrate Eid-Ul-Fitr Happily By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation. May the salutations of Allah, His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet, his family, his companions and his true and sincere followers until the Last Day – then to proceed: Dear brothers and sisters! Eid-ul-Fitr or the Festival of Breaking the Fast is one of the most celebrated of all Muslim holidays, observed by over 2 billion Muslims around the world. During the entire month of Ramadan,…

Ramadan: Pious Muslim Women  distributes over N31 million reliefs    

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The Pious Muslim Women International Organisation has so far distributed over N31 million worth of cash and food items to widows and orphans in Nigeria within five years of its establishment. The founder and coordinator, Dr Hamdallat T. Yusuf stated this during the 2021 distribution of cash reliefs to widows and orphans in 9 states in Nigeria. The faith-based non-governmental organisation has always strive to add value to the society right from inception in 2015.  Yusuf said the mandate of the organisation which included women empowerment and orphan care has…

NEW JUDGES : Oyo Muslim Community writes Gov Makinde 

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His Excellency, Engr ‘Seyi Makinde, FNSE, The Executive Governor of Oyo State Secretariat – Ibadan Oyo State Your Excellency Sir, ANOTHER OPEN LETTER TO H.E. SEYI MAKINDE, ON THE CONTINUING OPPRESSION OF MUSLIMS IN ALL SECTORS OF OYO STATE – THIS TIME, ON THE JUDICIARY AND URGENT REQUEST FOR REDRESS OF THE LOPSIDEDNESS IN THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW JUDGES Greetings, Your Excellency ! To start with, let it be noted that, we resorted to the avenue of writing open letters to Your Excellency, after efforts at meeting with you through…

Friday Sermon: The Last Ten Nights/Days Of Ramadan By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation. May the salutations of Allah, His peace and blessings be upon our noble Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and his true and sincere followers until the Last Day – then to proceed: Dear brothers and sisters, the last ten nights of Ramadan are believed to be the most important opportunities for worship during the noblest month in the Islamic calendar (Ramadan). It is believed that the first…

WHAT IS QABLI AND BAADI ? Explanation to “Qabli” and “Baadi” in Salaat.

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Qabli is the SUJUD you make before SALAM when you mistakenly Omit obligatory parts of salat. WHILE Baadi is the SUJUD you make after SALAM when you mistakenly ADD during salat. During salaat one may make a mistake and ADD something to his or her salaat or Omit something in salaat. These two mistakes often confuse us on how to compensate for them. I will try to explain the two terms because they are very important to complete our salaat properly. When you add anything like rakaat, sujuud etc in…

Abuja Muslim Forum lauds committee on Ebira Qur’ān translation

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The Abuja Muslim Forum(AMF) has  felicitated with the team of scholars that brought into fruition, with the help of the Almighty Allāh (SWT), the translation of the whole of the Noble Qur’ān into the Ebira Language, one of the famous ethnicity in Nigeria. AMF in a statement signed by its Ameer, Ustadh (Barr) Luqman Jamiu Ahmad, said : “We are short of words to describe our joy when we learnt that, that great feat had been achieved and that the Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alh Yahaya Adoza…

ALLDGED YAKOWA’S ASSASSINATION PLOT: Excessive, convulsive smear campaign taken too far,says JNI

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The Jamaatul Nasirul Islam ,JNI has expressed dismay over a report allegedly linking the group with the death of former Kaduna state Governor, Patrick Yakowa . The group in a statement signed by its Secret at General,Sheikh Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu described the allegation as excessive, convulsive smear campaign taken too far. Read the statement in full : The desperation of some disgruntled elements who in their desperate attempt to smear the image of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy drag the name of the JNI as being part…

Yahaya Bello leads Govs To Ohinoyi’s Palace For Public Presentation Of Ebira Translated Qur’an

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The Ohinoyi of Ebira land in Kogi State, Dr. Ado Ibrahim, will host prominent personalities, traditional rulers and high profile religious leaders on Sunday, April 25 for the first Ebira translation of the Holy Qur’an. The State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello is expected to lead his colleague governors to the event which is scheduled to start by 9 am. This was disclosed by chairman of the production and public presentation committee of the event, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Ahmed. He said the project started 15 years ago and was embarked upon by…

Osinbajo, Sultan, Alaafin, Oyetola, Sanwo-Olu, others for MUSWEN book launch 

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The Vice President,Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Lagos State Governor,Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his Osun State counterpart, Mr Gboyega Oyetola and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi will lead other eminent personalities to a book presentation organised by the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN). The book, entitled: Islam in Yorubaland: History, Education & Culture, will be presented on Wednesday, April 28 at Radisson Hotel (formerly Protea) in Ikeja GRA, Lagos. A statement by Chairman Organising…

Friday Sermon: The Prohibition Of A Forced Marriage In Islam By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the most Gracious   All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation, and may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), his family and all his Companions.   Dear brothers and sisters, forced marriage is a marriage conducted when parents, families or guardians find and choose a spouse but the person does not consent or consent is obtained under duress.   Respected brothers and sisters, Islam treats men and women equally in…