Assalaam Alaekum wa Rrahmatullah wa Barakatuh

PANACEA TO CHALLENGING TIMES

●All over the globe,mankind is facing a lot of challenges and these hardship are in many dimensions where some are political,
economic/financial,health related,socially related, cultural,Insecurity,family related,etc.It differs from one individual to another in our various communities vis-a-vis nations to nations of the world.Allah has decreed:
: لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا الۡاِنۡسَانَ فِىۡ كَبَدٍؕ ۞
"That We created man in toil and trouble".(Surat Balad,Verse 4).Indeed,
Almighty ALLAH created man in distress.We need to ponder on the causative aspect of the issue.Was it
as a result of Destiny (Kadara),Whims and Caprices(Ife-Inu) and Self-destruction(Afowofa).
An obvious fact to this was based on verifiable research that indicated that most of the causes are man-made,
kidnapping,banditry,rape,
high level rate of bribery and corruption,sales of fake pharmaceutical drugs,etc has now become the 'norms' to the extent that any attempt to be upright and be righteous are being viewed as "abnormal".
In other nations,racial discrimination,religious bigotry,hatred,suppression and oppression of powerless and vulnerable nations and economic disintegration of various countries is the order of the day.Whither Nigeria? Whither the World? Whither the human race? All these called for serious attention and solutions.

■PANACEA FOR SURVIVAL:

● STAY PUT WITH ALMIGHTY ALLAH :
We have an obligation to be closer and stay put with Almighty ALLAH by undergoing these process: Seeking for His forgiveness to be followed by sincere repentance,seeking for His mercy and persistent prayers for Godliness. Righteousness and Good Conduct to ourselves.More importantly, we should think of our end time,the day we are going to meet our Creator and by extension where will be our final abode.We should therefore have a re-think by being righteous,patriotic to our dear country and also putting on a stronger coat of Taqwa and Iiman as a fundamental panacea to our challenging times.
Nations of the world should change their mindsets to each other positively and be their brothers' keepers,should be mindless of their frontal ambition of domineering and/or oppressive roles amongst comity of nations.The Holy Qur'an speaks:
: يٰۤـاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوۡا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِىۡ خَلَقَكُمۡ مِّنۡ نَّفۡسٍ وَّاحِدَةٍ وَّخَلَقَ مِنۡهَا زَوۡجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنۡهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيۡرًا وَّنِسَآءً‌ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ الَّذِىۡ تَسَآءَلُوۡنَ بِهٖ وَالۡاَرۡحَامَ‌ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ رَقِيۡبًا ۞
"O MEN, FEAR your Lord who created you from a single cell, and from it created its mate, and from the two of them dispersed men and women (male and female) in multitudes. So fear God in whose name you ask of one another (the bond of) relationships. God surely keeps watch over you.(Q4:1)
Also,see Quran Chapter 4,Verses 29 to 31 and
Qur'an Chapter 4,Verses 36 to 40.Allah also admonished us:
"Say,"O My servants who have transgressed against themselves:do not despair of God's mercy,for God forgives all sins.He is indeed the Forgiver,the Clement."(Q39:53)

● CHANGING OUR CONDITIONS BY OURSELVES :

We must follow up our forgiveness,repentance,belief,fear,trust and hope in Almighty ALLAH by going practical.We must address the problems holistically by being proactive on doing the right things,fixing the required social amenities and infrastructures,avoiding all acts of sabotage,being patriotic and upholding the spirit of Nationalism and collective responsibilities.
: لَهٗ مُعَقِّبٰتٌ مِّنۡۢ بَيۡنِ يَدَيۡهِ وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهٖ يَحۡفَظُوۡنَهٗ مِنۡ اَمۡرِ اللّٰهِ‌ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوۡمٍ حَتّٰى يُغَيِّرُوۡا مَا بِاَنۡفُسِهِمۡ‌ؕ وَاِذَاۤ اَرَادَ اللّٰهُ بِقَوۡمٍ سُوۡۤءًا فَلَا مَرَدَّ لَهٗ‌ۚ وَمَا لَهُمۡ مِّنۡ دُوۡنِهٖ مِنۡ وَّالٍ ۞
"His angels keep watch over him in succession (night and day), in front and behind, by God`s command. Verily God does not change the state of a people till they change themselves. When God intends misfortune for a people no one can avert it, and no saviour will they have apart from Him.(Quran Chapter 13,Verse 11).

Fixing the country with good economic policies,provision of energy/power related facilities,good roads
adequate security,provision of affordable food items, employment for employable job seekers,payment of sufficient salaries and wages,etc are germane for the well-being and self-sustainability of the populace and a solid rock for blasting off the difficulties and various challenges in our precious life.May Almighty ALLAH grant our Leaders and the Lead the political will to fix our nations and pave way for a memorable, pleasant and fulfilling life.

●"O Allah, We take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow,weakness and
laziness,miserliness and Cowardice,the burden of debts and being overpowered by men. . . Aameen

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