Worldly delusion

  What is wide     In this whole world,     Where there is no peace     Even in the smallest piece,     We wake up from our dreams,     To find ourselves in the drain.     What we do is to strive hard and try,     At the end, all we do is to...

Misgoded reading continued

Click here for previous session     So if Jesus never claimed divinity, then what was he exactly? He answered that question himself: “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.” (Mark 6:4) “But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” (Matthew 13:57) “It cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.” (Luke 13:33) Those who knew him acknowledged, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee” (Matthew 21:11), and “A...
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...
THE TRUE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST part 1 BY MUKHTAR ABBA 1) What was the message of Jesus and what was the primary aim of the coming of Jesus and was the name of the religion of Jesus, how did Jesus relate...

Who are the people of regret?

In the name of Allah the most gracious the most merciful. Peace and blessings of Allah be upon our beloved Prophet ( Muhammad), his families, his companions and those who follow their path until the day of Judgement. Life as we...

Who created God?

WHO CREATED GOD? This is the outdated cliché of an atheist. Many classical scholars have addressed this question. In the books of creed, the concept is known as ‘Burhān al-Tatbīq’, where the question of Allāh’s existence is discussed. For example,...

Misgoded reading continued

Click here for previous session     When all else fails, John 10:30 relates Jesus as having said, “I and the Father are one.” Short, succinct, to the point, and terribly flawed. In this verse, the manuscript Greek for the English “one” is heis. 139 This word also occurs in John 17:11 and 17:21­23. John 17:11 reads, “Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given me, that they may be one as we are” (italics mine). Literal or metaphorical? John 17:21 reinforces the metaphor with the words, “That they  all may be one, as You, Father, are in me, and I in You, that they  also may be...

At-Tauhid reading continued

Click here for previous session     The Protection of Allah's Covenant and the Protection of His Prophet's Covenant   Allah Almighty said: "And fulfill the Covenant of Allah (Bai'a : pledge for Islam) when you have covenanted, and break not the oaths after you...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Gani Adetola-Kaseem, who defended the right of some schoolchildren in Lagos to wear hijabs, tells BAYO AKINLOYE that it is wrong for the Council of Legal Studies to prevent Amasa Firdaus, the hijab-wearing law...

If they but Know!

THEY DO NO GOOD AND SEE NO GOOD. Many people who do no good are incapable of appreciating good. The nuisance caused by those who go about tongue lashing those who use one or two religious scriptures to invite others...
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