It was 1:06AM, I had taken a bath and switched on my computer to continue my writing on the life of Sheikh Uthman Dan Fodio and the rise of the Sokoto Caliphate. It was cold, so, I needed a...
RUMINATING OVER THE RUINS OF BEIRUT AND OUR DISOBEDIENCE TO ALLAH.
— Aladodo Abdus-Salam
On the 4th of August 2020, an explosion at the port of Beirut, brought the Lebanese capital to its ruins. According to The New York Times, "the...
This Morning, we published an article soliciting for funds to see to three cases. AlhamduliLlah, we have successfully gathered the required amount.
When that Revert sister informed me that she forcibly apostated because of 12, 000 naira, I told her...
TEN DAYS OF INNUMERABLE REWARD: TO-DO LIST IN THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF DHUL-HIJJAH.
— Aladodo Abdus-Salam
To Allah belongs all praise and adoration, for He is the Just, the wise. We exalt Him by the multitude of His creations,...
It's now 80 years that the founder of the Turkish republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, had died. As he aged and shortly before he breathed his last, he said to the people of Turkey, "Remember me". The Turks have since...
Last night, I received a phone call from a close relative whom I had thought wanted to extend greetings. Sadly, the condolence-like voice degenerated into castigation and ill-lectures. The caller sounded concerned but the concern was misplaced.
The caller had,...
DO NOT HARM OTHERS
— Abdulazeez Sodiq
Know -may Allah honour you- that the Prophet (peace be upon him) had cursed anyone who tortures animals. What then do we say of Muslim that causes harm to people around him?!
To...
BEATING BETWEEN REFORMATION AND DEFORMATION
— Sanni Kay Yusuf
Discussing a crucial matter with the parent of one of our madrasah students one day. He opened up that his daughter was SS. I didn't notice because the girl's look and disposition...
He goes to the church, celebrate Christmas in the name of tolerance, yet, he is called a terrorist.
He parties and clubs, smokes, yet, they are not pleased, "why has he not abandoned his religion?", they say.
To be accepted, he...
I do not bow, neither do I prostrate to mum and dad. While the former is a Muslim, the latter isn't yet. May Allah grant my wish on him.
That's one of the reasons mum never wanted me on the...
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