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Friday Sermon: Zohran Kwame Mamdani; I Am Muslim, And I Refuse To Apologise For It! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In The Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our beloved master Prophet Muhammad, the last of Prophets, on his family, and all his companions. Dear brothers and sisters! Zohran Kwame Mamdani, the son of a well-known university lecturer, Professor Mahmood Mamdani, is an American politician who is the mayor-elect of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he has served as a member…

Friday Sermon: How To Sincerely Love, Defend And Support The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Who Was Misunderstood By Both The Muslims And Non-Muslims! By Imam Murtadha Gusau-Okene

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In the Name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our beloved master Prophet Muḥammad, the last of Prophets, on his family, and all his companions. Dear brothers and sisters! Know that, Allah Almighty chose Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) over all of His creation. The following Hadith confirms this. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “Truly, Allah took me as a close friend just as He took Ibrahim as a…

Friday Sermon: Celebrating The Birthday Of Prophet Muhammad (Mawlid) And The Unity Of Muslim Ummah! By Imam Murtadha Gusau-Okene

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In the Name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our beloved master Muḥammad, the last of Prophets, on his family, and all his companions. Dear brothers and sisters! Allah the Most High says: “And if your Lord had willed, He could have made mankind one community (one Ummah); but they will not cease to differ. Except whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created them. But the word of…

Friday Sermon: The Islamic Stand On Armed Banditry (Hirabah)! By Imam Murtadha Gusau-Okene

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In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.   All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation, may Allah extol the mention of our noble Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in the highest company of Angels, bless him and give him peace and security―and his family, his Companions and all those who follow him correctly until the establishment of the Hour.   Dear brothers and sisters! Know that, the whole issue of Hirabah, which is also known as banditry, can be summed up…

Friday Sermon: The 2025 International Youth Day And Their (Youth) Importance In Islam 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. May His peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and upon all his family and companions. To proceed:   Dear brothers and sisters! Tuesday, 12/08/2025 was the International Youth Day.   If you can remember, on Friday, 17 December 1999 (26 years ago), in its resolution 54/120, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference…

FG begins evacuation of Stranded Nigerians in Central African Republic ….. Embassy retrieves Passports, assures repatriation as victims arrive Bangui July 26

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The Federal Government has initiated a rescue operation for Nigerian nationals stranded in the Bambari region of the Central African Republic (CAR), following widespread reports and viral videos that revealed their abandonment and ill-treatment by foreign employers. In a press statement released on Friday, July 25, 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed deep concern over the situation, noting that Bambari where the affected persons are located is approximately 850 kilometers from the CAR capital, Bangui. According to the statement signed by Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, Spokesperson of the Ministry, officials…

Friday Sermon: The Qur’aniyyun And Their Hatred For The Hadith Of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)! 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. May His peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and upon all his family and companions. To proceed: Dear brothers and sisters! Know that, anything linked to the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is honoured with having a lofty status and great appreciation. The Science of Hadith is also such; it is an admirable field of knowledge only questioned by…

Friday Sermon: How Islam Honoured Women! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy   Praise be to Gracious Allah, who honoured us by sending Prophet Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (Peace be upon him) as a teacher, educator, leader and guide. As Allah Almighty said in the Qur’an:   “Certainly did Allah confer [great] favour upon the believers when He sent among them a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book [i.e., the Qur’an] and wisdom, although they had been before in manifest error.”…

Friday Sermon: Iran-Israel War: We Rejoice At The Iran’s victory Against Israel By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All perfect praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. May His peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and upon all his family and companions. To proceed: Dear brothers and sisters! Today, the Islamic Ummah is witnessing a sharp escalation in hostilities, enmity, tensions, wars, attacks and destructions between Iran (The Shi’as) and Israel (The Jews). Many in the Ummah are confused on what stand to take. Some people supports Iran, therefore praying…

Friday Sermon: The Important Message On Sacrificing An Animal During Eid-ul-Adha By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful   All perfect praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. May His peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and upon all his family and companions.   To proceed:   Dear brothers and sisters! Know that, Eid-ul-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, is one of the islams’s most significant religious holidays. It commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) to sacrifice his beloved son Prophet Isma’il (AS) as an act of…