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How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by RealJaneDoe: 4:33pm On Sep 10, 2016
Islam is a very popular religion with a large number of followers. I really need to know. How do Muslim justify Mohammed's marriage to a child. Mind you I am not trying to discriminate . I am just being curious.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 6:38pm On Sep 10, 2016
curiosity killed the cat




continue being curious

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by annunaki2(m): 7:49pm On Sep 10, 2016
It's really a very embarrassing issue for muslims especially given the fact that they have been brainwashed to see no wrong in the acts of mohammed no matter how evil what he did was.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 8:18pm On Sep 10, 2016
annunaki2:
It's really a very embarrassing issue for muslims especially given the fact that they have been brainwashed to see no wrong in the acts of mohammed no matter how evil what he did was.



Just keep quiet!!!

if you do not have any thing reasonable to say, just go to bed...It's you who have been brainwashed, so much hate in your heart for a religion that preaches nothing but the truth n peace.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 1:25am On Sep 11, 2016
1400 Years Ago is Different From Now


1. One must first understand that 1400 years ago was very different than now, times have changed and so have humans. 1400 years ago it was something very common to marry young girls, in fact they were not considered young girls, and rather they were considered young women back then.

It is a historic fact that girls from the ages of 9 to 14 were being married in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in fact even in the United States girls at the age of 10 were also being married just more than a century ago. Yet with these facts no historian claims that all these people were sick perverts, historians would call anyone who made such a claim to be arrogant and very stupid who has no grasp or understanding of history.

Even in Indo-Pak Sub-Continent girls used to be married at 12-13 even 50-60 years ago. And those ‘girls’ infact raised much better families. There were less family problems then. A simple analyses of the divorce rate then and know would certainly make it clear that maturity level earlier used to be different i.e. people used to come of age rather quickly.


2-Child Brides in Byzantine Empire:
http://www.roman-emperors.org/aggiefran.htm

Visit this link to see how common were the child brides in the Byzantine Empire. This article clearly states;”Child brides, whether Byzantines or foreign princesses, were the norm rather than the exception, especially from the late twelfth century”


3-The Pagans of the Prophet’s time:



The fact that it was a completely acceptable thing can also be seen from the response of the pagans at that time. No Muslim or even pagan objected to the marriage because it was widely practiced. And even until today in 3rd world countries (Muslims and non-Muslims), little girls as young as 9 or 10
do get married. Anyway, the reason no one objected was to the Prophet’s marriage was.

1-People used to have very short life-spans in Arabia. They used to live between 40 to 60 years maximum. So it was only normal and natural for girls to be married off at ages 9 or 10 or similar.

2-Marriage for young girls was widely practiced among Arabs back then, and even today in many non-Muslim and Muslim countries.


4-Engagement with Jubair bin Mutim:


It ought also be noted that Sayyidah Aisha ( RA) was engaged to Jubayr son of Mut’im before Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon him. This indicates the age of marriage and engagement in Prophet’s time. However, the engagement was later nullified by Jubayr’s parents due to Abu Bakr (RA) embracing Islam. Doesn’t this indicate there was nothing bad in marrying a 9 year girl at that time? She must have been even younger when she was engaged to Jubair.


5-Sayyidah Aisha was fit for marriage:


Furthermore as to the Holy Prophet’s marriage with Sayyidah Aisha, something people will notice is that the completion of the marriage was done when Sayyidah Aisha was 9 years old, not when she was 6, and there is a reason for that. The reason why this happened is because Sayyidah Aisha had been through puberty by the age of 9, and in Islam a female who under-goes puberty is considered a lady and is fit for marriage. If we read the hadiths, we find that right before Sayyidah Aisha got married off to the Holy Prophet that she was sick and not feeling too well:


[b]Narrated Sayyidah Aisha:



The Prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six (years). We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Bani-al-Harith bin Khazraj then I got ill and my hair fell down. Later on my hair grew (again) and my mother, Um Ruman, came to me while I was playing in a swing with some of my girl friends. She called me, and I went to her, not knowing what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the hand and made me stand at the door of the house. I was breathless then, and when my breathing became all right, she took some water and rubbed my face and head with it. Then she took me into the house. There in the house I saw some Ansari women who said, “Best wishes and Allah’s Blessing and a good luck.” Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage). Unexpectedly Allah’s Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age.” {Sahih BukhariVolume 5, Book 58, Number 234}


So as we can see, Sayyidah Aisha got ill and her body was going through some changes, indicatingthat she was going through her puberty. [/b]


6-Sayyida Aisha never showed her displeasure:


Another striking thing to observe is that among hundreds of her narrations there is not even a single one showing her displeasure about this marriage. Hence, she had no problem with this relation. Infect it is manifest from several traditions that she loved the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) too much and even felt some sort of jealousy when she found others around him. Does this not prove that she was extremely happy about this marriage? So, when she herself had no problem at all then what’s the matter of concern for others?


7. A 9-year old Thai girl gave birth:


A 9 old girl can become a mother. If youdon’t believe me then see here is the proof; The news item is from the New Straits Times,10/3/2001.

In our world today, we still have people who marry very young girls. Why should we object to someone who married a 9-year old girl 1400 years ago, whenwe still practice it today? The girl above even gave birth at the age of 9!



8-It was absolutely legal:



Prophet Muhammad’s marriage with Aisha was100% legal and acceptable by all laws and Divine Religions. It is important to know that girls during the Biblical and Islamic days used to be married offat young ages when they either had their firstperiods, or their breasts start showing off. In other words, when they turn into “women”, then they getmarried off. It was quite different for men on the other hand, because physical power and the ability of living an independent life had always been and will always be a mandatory requirement for men to have in life. So men waited much longer than women in terms of getting married. The guy had to develop both his body and mind before he was ready for marriage. That is why you see girls as young as 9 or 10 were married to men as old as 30 or even older. The culture back then and in many of the world countries today (NON-MUSLIM ONES TOO) is quite different than what you live in today.And there is no divine law which is broken in marrying a girl of nine at any costs.



9-Her parents never objected:


Sayyidah Aisha’s mother and the Muslim women back then were O.K with her marriage. It was part of the Arab custom and still is in many of theMuslim and non-Muslim countries today for girls tomarry at a very young age. When a girl’s body starts showing up (her breasts and her height and physical size), then she would be ready for marriage.The only reason why Sayyidah Aisha’s father, Abu Baker Al Sidique, broke her engagement with Jober is because he was a non-Muslim. Later, a woman named Kholeah Bint Hakeem suggested for Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him to marry Sayyidah Aisha, because the Prophet and Abu Baker became best friends. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
him) engaged Sayyidah Aisha for 3 years before he married her.


10-Muslims never concealed it:



Had there been any bad thinking regarding this marriage in minds of the people at that time. Muslims would have tried there best to conceal at that time. But they didn’t.

Below are ages accepted for marriage in the past by country name

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by annunaki2(m): 11:57am On Sep 11, 2016
Tiny23:




Just keep quiet!!!

if you do not have any thing reasonable to say, just go to bed...It's you who have been brainwashed, so much hate in your heart for a religion that preaches nothing but the truth n peace.

How would you have felt if your father had handed you over in marriage when you were only six years old to a fifty one year old pervert Or worse still if your husband attempts to marry off your six year old daughter to a paedophile who is old enough to be her grandfather, will you gladly accept just because he is the chief imam of your mosque?

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by annunaki2(m): 12:01pm On Sep 11, 2016
FriendChoice:
1400 Years Ago is Different From Now





2-Child Brides in Byzantine Empire:
http://www.roman-emperors.org/aggiefran.htm




3-The Pagans of the Prophet’s time:






4-Engagement with Jubair bin Mutim:





5-Sayyidah Aisha was fit for marriage:





Narrated Sayyidah Aisha:






[b]6-Sayyida Aisha never showed her displeasure:






7. A 9-year old Thai girl gave birth:






8-It was absolutely legal:







9-Her parents never objected:





10-Muslims never concealed it:





Below are ages accepted for marriage in the past by country name

What you just succeeded in telling us is that the standards at the time of mohamed were low and mohammed subscribed to this pathetically low standards yet he is supposed to be islam's best example undecided one would have thought a genuine prophet of God would raise the standards of his people and not institutionalise the low standards as part of his sunnah.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 12:23pm On Sep 11, 2016
annunaki2:


What you just succeeded in telling us is that the standards at the time of mohamed were low and mohammed subscribed to this pathetically low standards yet he is supposed to be islam's best example undecided one would have thought a genuine prophet of God would raise the standards of his people and not institutionalise the low standards as part of his sunnah.

I have already mark ur username, you're that companion of fools, so this replay is not for you rather for the OP and any Christian that needed to know. Not shapeless amoeba like you.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by udatso: 1:37pm On Sep 11, 2016
Freindchoice Jazakallahu khairan. That was a wonderful reply. Ignore the annunaki guy. As for as Trinitarians are concerned, he will burn in hell

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 1:43pm On Sep 11, 2016
udatso:
Freindchoice Jazakallahu khairan. That was a wonderful reply. Ignore the annunaki guy. As for as Trinitarians are concerned, he will burn in hell

Yeah. They will burn in hell fire and they have no excuse to give God as their scripture have said it.


[[[[[[[[[... [b] "For the wrath of God l is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth For what can be Known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because
they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the "creature" rather than the "CREATOR" who is blessed forever! Amen. Roman 1:18-25 [/b] ......]]]]]]]]]

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by ZKOSOSO(m): 3:51pm On Sep 11, 2016
When a badass nigga wanna do experiment in the art of fingering a toddler on his fellow nigga's daughter......kilo komi?

Carry go...pervert!! Nothing do you!!! Na Allah's Work!!



Singing..in Falz Voice.........Soft work!

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Kingkamal(m): 8:44am On Sep 13, 2016
The Major problems with some Christians is that most of them don't even know their bible very well and they keep asking some silly things that will never benefit them. Now someone gave you full write-up about how it goes. After you are fully convinced. Now the devil is working seriously in your heart that's why you started some pointless jargons. Instead of accepting the truth. My advice to you is, if you have Allah and prophet Muhammad (SAW) you have everything.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by MrRichmond: 9:51am On Sep 13, 2016
annunaki2:


What you just succeeded in telling us is that the standards at the time of mohamed were low and mohammed subscribed to this pathetically low standards yet he is supposed to be islam's best example undecided one would have thought a genuine prophet of God would raise the standards of his people and not institutionalise the low standards as part of his sunnah.

unlike Christianity who had Jesus the 'son of God', Islam had Mohammed who was a human being and not divinity, so don't expect him to start raising human standards, when he was only human.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by aminusanti(m): 10:51am On Sep 13, 2016
annunaki2:
It's really a very embarrassing issue for muslims especially given the fact that they have been brainwashed to see no wrong in the acts of mohammed no matter how evil what he did was.
unbeliever how market na?? u are still trying ur best to display ur ignorance n hate on islam?
funny kafir what u are still failing to understand is u guys are helping islam to grow faster, do u know how? there are tons of curious & sincere readers out there reading wanting to find the answer and at the end they see the light and embrace islam without any hesitation by reading these posts and replies on NL. take for example the guy posting this, from his write-up u can easily know he is here sincerely asking to know and seeking for an answer and as for you and ur other team members will only grow ur popularity for hate, ignorance and lies. u still ddnt bliv check d image below
is this by sword ? tongue

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by plappville(f): 1:53pm On Sep 13, 2016
FriendChoice:
1400 Years Ago is Different From Now





2-Child Brides in Byzantine Empire:
http://www.roman-emperors.org/aggiefran.htm




3-The Pagans of the Prophet’s time:






4-Engagement with Jubair bin Mutim:





5-Sayyidah Aisha was fit for marriage:





Narrated Sayyidah Aisha:






[b]6-Sayyida Aisha never showed her displeasure:






7. A 9-year old Thai girl gave birth:






8-It was absolutely legal:







9-Her parents never objected:





10-Muslims never concealed it:





Below are ages accepted for marriage in the past by country name

There was no such thing before Muhammad. You know its about 600 yrs between Jesus Christ and Muhammad. Yet no one ever married a child until Muhammad.

See how Jesus treated children, He cherished them and bless them. Use them as an example.



◄ Matthew 19:14 ►
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.

 Matthew 18:3
"Truly I tell you," He said, "unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven


At 6 yrs Muhammad deprived Baby Aisha from her dolls. Isnt that PATHETIC undecided take a good look at a 6 years old girl around you and come back and tell me if you can do such a thing. So much Brainwash no dey let una see anything bad when that Man do. Your list is a Pity!!!

You expect a 6 yrs old child to show displeasure umm? And her parents should object so that they be killed? You truely have no ideal of Muhammad History. Read more Hadiths.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by plappville(f): 1:56pm On Sep 13, 2016
aminusanti:

unbeliever how market na?? u are still trying ur best to display ur ignorance n hate on islam?
funny kafir what u are still failing to understand is u guys are helping islam to grow faster, do u know how? there are tons of curious & sincere readers out there reading wanting to find the answer and at the end they see the light and embrace islam without any hesitation by reading these posts and replies on NL. take for example the guy posting this, from his write-up u can easily know he is here sincerely asking to know and seeking for an answer and as for you and ur other team members will only grow ur popularity for hate, ignorance and lies. u still ddnt bliv check d image below
is this by sword ? tongue

A true religion will not fight with gun and knife to dominate the world. We know islam is fulling biblica prophecy so we are not new to its acts towards humanity.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by aminusanti(m): 2:25pm On Sep 13, 2016
plappville:


A true religion will not fight with gun and knife to dominate the world. We know islam is fulling biblica prophecy so we are not new to its acts towards humanity.

Are u talking about this?

Leviticus 24:16 says,

“Anyone who blasphemes the name of the LORD must be put to death. The entire assembly must stone him. Whether an alien or native-born, when he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.” So, yes, the Mosaic Law did require the death penalty for those who blasphemed the name of God.

Deut 13:6

If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, 7 gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), 8 do not yield to them or listen to them. Show them no pity. Do not spare them or shield them. 9 You must certainly put them to death. Your hand must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people. 10 Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 4:52pm On Sep 13, 2016
RealJaneDoe:
Islam is a very popular religion with a large number of followers. I really need to know. How do Muslim justify Mohammed's marriage to a child. Mind you I am not trying to discriminate . I am just being curious.

Aisha herself whom the prophet married at age 9 confirmed with her own mouth that the age for maturity of a female (in their time and area) was NINE YEARS OLD.

Case closed.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 4:57pm On Sep 13, 2016
aminusanti:


Are u talking about this?

Leviticus 24:16 says,

“Anyone who blasphemes the name of the LORD must be put to death. The entire assembly must stone him. Whether an alien or native-born, when he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.” So, yes, the Mosaic Law did require the death penalty for those who blasphemed the name of God.

Deut 13:6

If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, 7 gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), 8 do not yield to them or listen to them. Show them no pity. Do not spare them or shield them. 9 You must certainly put them to death. Your hand must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people. 10 Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.



Oh! She will say you are quoting from the OT, if she does, ask her where they got the concept of original sin which is an integral part of Christianity, OT or NT.
Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by aminusanti(m): 5:14pm On Sep 13, 2016
lexiconkabir:


Oh! She will say you are quoting from the OT, if she does, ask her where they got the concept of original sin which is an integral part of Christianity, OT or NT.

ohk sure bro thanks i will. actually i deliberately put those verses there bcus she kept on saying that there GOD Jesus kill no one unlike islam and i asked her who was the GOD of OT that ordered the destruction of Canaanites and again saying in NT that he will follow the commandments of moses so who is who exactly? and non of them reply to that question,

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 5:36pm On Sep 13, 2016
aminusanti:


ohk sure bro thanks i will. actually i deliberately put those verses there bcus she kept on saying that there GOD Jesus kill no one unlike islam and i asked her who was the GOD of OT that ordered the destruction of Canaanites and again saying in NT that he will follow the commandments of moses so who is who exactly? and non of them reply to that question,

Don't worry yourself, if they see the truth they run from it.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 6:16pm On Sep 13, 2016
The mother of Ben carson got married at the age of 13,how do you justify that too?Allah's messanger doesnt do things how of his will but according to Allah's commandment.You keep pokenosing into other people religion when yours is still suffering

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by annunaki2(m): 7:57pm On Sep 13, 2016
hanity:
The mother of Ben carson got married at the age of 13,how do you justify that too?Allah's messanger doesnt do things how of his will but according to Allah's commandment.You keep pokenosing into other people religion when yours is still suffering

Are you now saying that it was Allah that commanded mohammed to be a paedophile shocked
Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 9:36pm On Sep 13, 2016
annunaki2:


Are you now saying that it was Allah that commanded mohammed to be a paedophile shocked
You went to school for nothing i guess

Paedophile you say?Times have changed and so have human,those you called young girls were considered young women and moreso she was engaged bfore the guy's parent nullified the engagement because her father accepted islam.
The pagans of those days practised it,it was widely practised and they never objected the marriage.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 9:39pm On Sep 13, 2016
annunaki2:


Are you now saying that it was Allah that commanded mohammed to be a paedophile shocked


Paedophile you say?Times have changed and so have human,those you called young girls were considered young women and moreso she was engaged bfore the guy's parent nullified the engagement because her father accepted islam.
The pagans of those days practised it,it was widely practised and they never objected the marriage.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by annunaki2(m): 5:19am On Sep 14, 2016
hanity:



Paedophile you say?Times have changed and so have human,those you called young girls were considered young women and moreso she was engaged bfore the guy's parent nullified the engagement because her father accepted islam.
The pagans of those days practised it,it was widely practised and they never objected the marriage.

The fact that pagans of those days practised it does not make it right, your so called prophet should have known better if only he wasn't a fake.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 6:52am On Sep 14, 2016
annunaki2:


The fact that pagans of those days practised it does not make it right, your so called prophet should have known better if only he wasn't a fake.

Right by whose standards? Our standards now or then? Issues like marriage are subjected to customs and cultural norms. It was normal 1400 years ago for Arabs to marry young. Though, that isn't usually the case today. There are still places where 'minors' can marry even in the United States.
Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 6:54am On Sep 14, 2016
@ hanity

Sister, I wouldn't encourage you to keep replying to that guy. He's a known troll in the Islam section.
Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Jay542(m): 7:22am On Sep 14, 2016
I'm very glad our followers turned up for this thread smiley. Hanity Contact17 lexiconkabir FriendChoice aminusanti udatso. Jazallahu Khair.

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 9:45am On Sep 14, 2016
Jay542:
I'm very glad our followers turned up for this thread smiley. Hanity Contact17 lexiconkabir FriendChoice aminusanti udatso. Jazallahu Khair.
wa iyyaakum

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Re: How Do Muslims Justify Mohammed's Marriage To A Child by Nobody: 9:46am On Sep 14, 2016
Contact17:
@ hanity

Sister, I wouldn't encourage you to keep replying to that guy. He's a known troll in the Islam section.
Thanks Sis

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