Theres nothing wrong that and you peeps should stop acting as if you were all born in Las Vegas.

That's TIRO...its a common with the yorubas and used to as afashion thing for the eye. You pull out the stick and put it beneath your eyelashes. Close your eye lashes and draw it out.
The boby is usually made with goatskin and a grinded lead or something is put in the container....


Abeeeg make una go siddon...very soon ,,you will say buttocks beads na juju....I wonder why you all are scared of juju sef....No be juju dey worry the whole Africa wey everythting dey upside down...MMMMcthwwwwww

whatz you price....Is this an EX and will it fly for 1.3M.....serious buyer.......eluku2003@yahoo.com

This is exactly the car am moving to.......but the exterior would be black and the cost at 1.55M..

Sllowppoisoon: 3tinz to Hate about Islam


1.Terrorism
2.Terrorism and
3.Terrorism

We have said it times without numbers and you know it....islam abhors terrorism...this is not a forum for discuss that...Perhaps yur aim is to derail this discourse.....

3 things I love about islam
1....Its the only divine religion that addresses all human need...a template for all things..both living and non-living
2....The only religion with an incorruptible guide/maunscript(Quran)....challenging others ,scientist,politician,influencial people and to put its authenticity to test...
3....The only Truth, simplicity and rational thing that can NEVER EVER be derailed even if the whole world is against it and the world derails.

Tascocent: what is dat alhaji doing in isreal.............

Israel is Jewish land and not a Christian land.....The present Bible as a whole contains the torah and the gospel....Israel- jerusalem has more importance to Muslims than Christians...The second most referred most after Kaaba in Mecca is in present day Israel...its the mosjid-il-Aqsa...built by Prophet Sulaiman and Muhammed Ascended to heaven with Angel Gabriel from this spot.

Don't fool yourself that Israel is a holy land for Christians....Christians must just find a way to measure up on pilgrimage. Haven't you wondered why Europeans or Westerners, even the Pope doesn't think much of Israel pilgrimage? There is nothing to it for Christians....honestly.....but , in the Nigerian context...Government must reel out funds to equate Muslims spending on pilgrimage.....after-all na national cake and we must share it equally.

Its funny how Christians are beginning to attach "JP" to their names after returning from Israel....just like the ,Muslims use "Alhaji"...

For so long....I knew JP means "Justice of peace"...in the then oyo state, even my in-law was appointed one...under great ceremony and you don't have to be a Christian.....its just an arbitration role.

So funny...after this pilgrimage, we shall have "JP President Jonathan" ........I dey laugh o!

The Jews are smarter and winning....have been able to slot their book(the Torah) into the Bible and have millions of Christians do free evangelism for them, now they are conquering in the front of Pilgrimage and foreign exchange for their country to build more weapons...hehehehehhhh Lol...I dey laugh o!

If you have been to Israel and you are honest, you will know better. Chikena!

At Al.Abaniy..........................Horse is not a ruminant (an'aam) so its not permitted for Islamic sacrifice or consumption. Its hood is not splitted.


At Yuzedo......................Simply say "Eid Mubaarak.....meaning...blessed celebration/festival" Barka De Sallah is Hausa and please note that Allah is not a blood sucking god ...Q:22V37" It is not their meat nor blood their blood that reaches Alla: its is yoyr piety that reaches Him: He has thus made them subject to you, that ye may glorify Allah for His guidance to you:And proclaim the Good News to all who do right"

SUBHANA LAH------YOUR HOLINNESS OH ALLAH

INNA LILAHI------ITS FROM ALLAH WE COME
WA INNA ILLAEHI RAAAJIIUUN...........AND ITS FORM HIM WE SHALL RETURN


HELP SAY SURATTUL IKHLAS(112---The Unity) 3 TIMES...MAY HER SOUL FOUND JANNAH(PARADISE---THE ULTIMATE)

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
1.Qul huwal laahu ahad
2.Allah hus-samad
3.Lam yalid wa lam yoolad
4.Wa lam yakul-lahu kufuwan ahad

1.Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
2.Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
3.He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
4.And there is none like unto Him.


AHUDHUB-BILAHI MINNASH-SHAYTANI RAJEEM..........I SEEK REFUGE IN ALLAH FROM SHAIYTAN(SATAN) THE ACCUSSED
BISMILLAHIR-RAHMANIR-RAHEEM--------------IN THENAME OF ALLAH THE BENEFICIENT THE MERCIFUL
KUL UWAL-LAHU AHAD.....................SAY YOUR LORD IS ONE
ALLAHUS-SAMAD-------------------------ALLAH , THE ABSOLUTE
LAM YELID WALAM YUULAD---------------He BEGETT NON AND He IS NOT BEGOTTEN
WA LAM YAKUNL-LAHU,KUFWAN AHAD---------AND THERE IS NON(LIVING OR NON LIVING) THAT CAN BE LIKENED TO HIM


A'uzu billahi minashaitanir rajim I seek refuge in Allah from the outcast Satan
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Qul Hu-walaahu 'Ahad Say: He is Allah, the Monoreal!
'Allahus-Samad; Allah (the Monoreal) is Eternal.
Lam yalid, wa lam yuulad; The Monoreal does not take or give birth.
Walam yakul-la-Huu kufuwan 'ahad. And there is none comparable to the Monoreal.

@ Indifferent

Yusuf -----Joseph
Ibrahim-----Abraham
Rasulullah ---Mohammed
Yunus----Jonah
Aiyub--ayuba---Job
Musa---Moses
Aisha----Aisha---wife of mohammed "accused of infidelity"
Adam----Adam
Nuh---Nuhu--Noah
Aarun--Aron
Yakub---Jacob
Is-haque-----Isaac
Ismaeel----Ishmae
Luut- Lot
Yahyah---John the Baptist
Isa ----Jesus
Dawud-----David
Sulaimon----Solomon
Elias-------Elisha
Idris----
Salihu----
Shuaib----
Zakariyau----Zakaraya


All these and many more are prophets (except Aisha) mentioned in the Quran with detailed stories.....read your bible very well and not what your pastors ask you to read. There are other names like Firihaun--Pharoh, Hawau---eve, Sarat---sarah, Mariam--Mary,Bani Israel---Sons of Israel, and whole lot more than u can imagin..read the quran for your benefit both in this world and the hereafter...

[ {4+(2*5)+4}*3] = 18*3 = 54 pencils

1. Men's urinating outside............I have nothing to say to this other than its bad but inevitable from the African and particularly Nigerian context/perspective. Don't forget that ladies/women too are inclusive .

2. Using water after doing nos 2.....................Its an Islamic culture although its adopted by several cultures too. U need to say ur prayers 5 times a day in both spiritual and physical cleanse to remain a muslim. As a muslim,its not only when u shait that u use water, u use water to clean too when u urinate(male and female) . I wonder why any human can prove that cleaning with tissue is more hygienic than cleaning with water. Millions of Europeans (talkless of Millions of Millions of other people around the world) who are muslims do this. Are they foolish. If u re irritated u can find a way round this by using tissue first and then using water to finish off. That's what I do .but plainly saying using water is unhygienic is irrationale.

Well, I am equally no Tinubu's fan, but the truth of the matter is, he is someone you have to hate to love. Why? Can we just imagine what our democracy would have looked like without the likes of Jagaban midwifing and sustaining a "formidable" opposition over the years. The South-West is undoubtedly the bastion of Nigerian democracy and we all know why. So the question is, at what price do we think Tinubu being the arrowhead of the only meaningful opposition in Nigeria could have achieved that? What exactly does it take an individual like Tinubu to constitute a real threat to the monster of a party called PDP given the humongous resources at its disposal? I leave those questions to our answering instincts. On a final note, Bola Tinubu could have also joined the PDP's bandwagon and make his cool money just like many others, but he choose to take up the gauntlet against PDP. So be the judge, talk is cheap

1.During Ramadan..u cant use drugs via ur mouth but u can take intra-venious injections. It does not break ur fast
2. U can kiss ur wife during fast, so far u don't get carried away..like a good bye kiss while dropping her off at work.
3. u can take a bathe during Ramadan..so far u don't swallow water
More to come

1.During Ramadan..u cant use drops via ur mouth but u can take intra-venious injections. It does not break ur fast
2. U can kiss ur wife during fast, so far u don't get carried away..like a good bye kiss while dropping her off at work.
3. u can take a birth during Ramadan..so far u don't swallow water
More to come

I think this report is untrue. I went by this road on Saturday on my way to Oshogbo and back on Sunday on way to lagos. The Fuel was overturned and fuel was gushing out from a puncture. Apparent this accident occurred aand the truck didn't burst into flames. The driver,I guess, and one other guy were scooping out feul from the puncture and saving somewhere. I went by this accident and I thought what are this guys doing. The risk of ignitionvia any spark is real and waiting to occur. These never put a caution by to warn passing-by vehicles to slow down and then I prayed no car would over-speed and slam the breaks juct by this accident....and I guess if u add the story above of a car loosing ts propeller and causing the igniton to this....u can figure out who to blame....

I pray the dead rest in peace....and we should most importantly often do the right thing....Its a shame how we Nigerians behave..

I weep for this loss.....

Beside him was one of the ADEX brothers (BANTU)dat lives right beside UBA at Ogba.....

May u find peace with ur Lord.I pray God wipe away ur sins and grant you Janat. I also pray God grants strenght to his kit n kin to bear the loss....Lagosians,Osun, Nigeria eku irooju o!

The trick is this.....if this happened today and u ve not washed the it...good for you cos. however if u ve washed it, try as much as possible to avoid washing or splashing water on it. BAD NEW...its raining season so quickly repair today.

Enter aguda via masha/akungba Nepa undertaken or Kilo bustop. Ask for agboyin avenue,adetola, Nnobi and Adeniyi Adefioye street.....ur solution lyes in these street...ask for cracked windscreen technician. I f I could get him tonite,will post his num. on this site. He is a veteran and u will be surprised by the result. I ve done 4 cars with him and he is good. Dont let anyone punch your windscreen and say it will stop it. Good Luck

present Bible....the greatest distorted story book used by very intelligent people with no faith .

The jews hav conquered christianity...fighting hard and teaming up to fight Islam....can u both(christians and Jews ) fight Allah. Thats why most Christians dont know the Torah has been smuggled into the Bible.America is Jewish nation. They re not Christians. Thats why supporting Israel is mandatory.

Q3:54...Wa moka ru, wa mokara Lahu, wal-lahu Khiarul maaakiruun....And the disbelievers planned, but Allah planned. And Allah is the best of planners.

Havent you noticed why muslims are always attacked by Christians, Muslims and traditionalist?......They are all fake.

Q9:32....They want to extinguish God's [guiding] light with their utterances: 48 but God will not allow [this to pass], for He has willed to spread His light in all its fullness, 49 however hateful this may be to all who deny the truth.

Christians cry against any muslim/islamic activity is appalling and disgusting just like American stance for Israel against other states in the middle east. Their quadripple standard(not double standard.....if there's anythnng like that is crazy).I remember the early 90s when several white christian crusaders bombarded Nigeria until our pastors too soji say dem just dey take bread clear their soup....muslims never complained. Christians do not understand chritianity cos theirs nothing like christianity. If Jesus should appear today and he was asked who the christians are...he surely say he doent know them.Simply because he was not a christian and the disciples werent. infact no body was a christian while he was alive. If call him Jesus too he wont answer cos he was never called Jesus when he was alive. For ur info, his language was ARAMIAC( a sister language to arabic still spoken by a few in Iran)...not greek or hebrew that the earliest manuscript were written and found.Thats why the word SHALOM ....that he uttered in the upper house can easy be agreed to be Salam..(wha we muslims say when we meet or enter a hse)
Allah has perfected Islam and will complete it even if u wish not. Allah did not protect any early manuscript except the quran.Its intentional. The gospel of Jesus is lost,the book of Moses (Torah) or old testament is lost,the book of David is lost, the book of Ibrahim(Abraham ) is lost.
Any christian can asnwer who mathew, mark luke and jhon are...just story tellers who wrote 100yrs after Jesus and couldnt authenticate their writtings with a signature or their surnames.Where's the gospel according to saint Barnabas....
I will stop...but I cry for christians.....May Allah guide u all. Allah guided Umar( a pagan) and he became great for Islam. Allah guided Cat Stevens, Tom Robertson, Yussuf Estes, Khalid Yasin, Joshua Evans, Hakim quick and several others, they are all great.
Alhamdul

dis na black carpet O! everythng BLACK.....

Parmalat
Phensic
Daga
Dr. Pepper
TCP
Surf
Bongo tea
Temitope Biscuit
Crush
Mirinda
Robin Blue
Green Sand Shandy
Leonards
Bata Bata
Coutina
Lolly pop ice-cream-------------including all the already mentioned brands
..................... Chei I don Old O!!!! anybody who doesnt know this brands was not born in the seventies....Chikena

6. In Al-Mughni, Ibn Quadaimah said, "The best sacrifice is a camel, then a cow, then a sheep, then to have a share in a cow. A sheep is better than sharing in a camel, because the aim of the sacrifice is to shed blood. A ram is better than a sheep" The raking of camel above cow and sheep is derived from the ranking of the reward one has for arriving very early for Friday Khutbah

Allah knows best[i][/i]

@ beta things........I thought the specification is a white strong healthy ram.(given to Abraham to replace Ishmaeel for his sacrifice) and I have heared times without num. that a ram has the highest blessing..and thats why its recommended that one must kill a ram before palnning to include a cow or any other big recommended animal. and thats why cost of ram goes hihger than any other specie of animal recommended for the sacrifice. That explains why i might prefer buying a ram for as high as 120k than a cow for 90k.

Pls kindly coroborate your statement 6 above.

Pls stop referring to these these guys as "disable" athletes/persons... its wrong, misleading and demeaning..but u all guys all listen to comments on international TV!!!! Must it be crushed and engraved into your brains? Gosh...pls call them guys with "special abilities"......Its shows how unreasonable and irrational we truly are..even the educated are so foolish,inflexible and uncultured.....Nigerians......huh!!

Donatus
Obiageli
Nwakego
Veronica
Douglas
innocent
godwill or godwin
odinaka

Ori e ko pe o! see as my tongue dey out and before I cold try that , u say make I withdraw am...o o fe dagba ni? Lol...anyways ..nice one...atleast a cos for laughter after my hectic drive to Vi from Ogba this morning....with a scary flood at Iyana oworo under bridge where I almost got my car stucked in flood...thanks guy

"Your Lord had decreed, that you worship none save Him, and (that you show) kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with you, say not "Fie" unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word. And lower unto them the wing of submission through mercy, and say: My Lord! Have mercy on them both, as they did care for me when I was young." [Quran 17:23-24]



Heaven Lies Under the Feet of Our Mother

Anas(ra) related that Rasulullah(saw) said, "Verily, Heaven lies under the feet of our mother."

General Meaning--Whoever intends to enter Heaven should respect and dignify his parents, especially his mother. Our mother has carried and given birth to us. Furthermore, her du'a will be granted by Allah. Thus, we must serve her well.

[The Quran 17:23-25] Your Lord has decreed that you shall not worship except Him, and your parents shall be honored. As long as one or both of them live, you shall never say to them, "Uff" (the slightest gesture of annoyance), nor shall you shout at them; you shall treat them amicably.

And lower for them the wings of humility, and kindness, and say, "My Lord, have mercy on them, for they have raised me from infancy."

Your Lord is fully aware of your innermost thoughts. If you maintain righteousness, He is Forgiver of those who repent.

[The Quran 19:12-15] "O John(Yahya), you shall uphold the scripture, strongly." We endowed him with wisdom, even in his youth.

And (we endowed him with) kindness from us and purity, for he was righteous.

He honored his parents, and was never a disobedient tyrant.

Peace be upon him the day he was born, the day he dies, and the day he is resurrected back to life.

[The Quran 29:8] We enjoined the human being to honor his parents. But if they try to force you to set up idols beside Me, do not obey them. To Me is your ultimate return, then I will inform you of everything you had done.

[The Quran 31:14] We enjoined the human being to honor his parents. His mother bore him, and the load got heavier and heavier. It takes two years (of intensive care) until weaning. You shall be appreciative of Me, and of your parents. To Me is the ultimate destiny.

[The Quran 46:15] We enjoined the human being to honor his parents. His mother bore him arduously, gave birth to him arduously, and took intimate care of him for thirty months. When he reaches maturity, and reaches the age of forty, he should say, "My Lord, direct me to appreciate the blessings You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do the righteous works that please You. Let my children be righteous as well. I have repented to You; I am a submitter."

Duty of children towards parents clearly defined

by - Riaz A. Siddiqui


ALL religions of the world have laid great emphasis on the rights of parents and the duties of children towards them. According to Islamic teachings, to be obedient and to show kindness to parents has been enjoined in the Holy Quran in such a manner as to say that among the noble deeds, to obey parents, treat them respectfully and to show kindness to them is next to worshipping Almighty Allah. The Holy Quran says, "Your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him, and that you be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor." - Surah Al Isra (17:23).
According to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the parents of a certain person arehis Heaven or Hell. What this means is that if a person obeys his parents, attends to their needs and keeps them happy and comfortable, he will attain Paradise. On the other hand, if he is disrespectful and rude to them, offends them by ignoring their needs and feelings or causes them grief in any manner, his place shall be in Hell. In modern times, a trend has arisen whereby when parents come to be seen as a liability because of old age and physical weakness. They are then sent to 'old people's homes'.

But the stricture ordained by Islam makes it clear that shrugging off the responsibility of old parents serves as an invitation to Hell. Both the father and mother are equal when it comes to caring for them and providing them all possible physical comforts and mental peace. The time that the parents need to be looked after most, is in their old age. To serve them devotedly at that stage of their lives is the best way of pleasing Almighty Allah. It is also one of the easiest ways of attaining Paradise. Abu Hurairah, a companion of the holy Prophet, has said that "a person is indeed disgraced, who does not earn Paradise by caring for his parents during the life time and old age of his/her parents".

A person once asked the holy Prophet, "Who has the greatest claim on me with regard to service and kind treatment?" The Holy Prophet replied, "Your mother and again your mother and once again your mother. After her is the claim of your father, then that of your near relatives, and then of the relations next to them". This shows that the claim of a mother is greater than a father over the care that you endow upon them in their old age. Serving and obeying parents is a matter of give and take. Those who treat and obey their parents can rest assured that their children will also show kindness and compassion to them. Respecting and caring the parents is a virtue of the highest order that continues to transcend generation after generation.

Asma bint Abu Bakr relates that her mother had come from Makkah to Madinah to meet her. Her mother was not a Muslim and followed pagan tribal customs and beliefs. Asma enquired from the holy Prophet how she was supposed to treat her. The holy Prophet told her to be kind and considerate and to behave towards her as was a mother's due from a daughter. Obeying one's parents and treating them with respect and affection is a great virtue and it serves as repentence for a person's sins. Similarly, to ask Almighty Allah to have mercy on them after death is an act that brings them comfort in their graves. It is the duty of sons and daughters to pray for the forgiveness of their parents after their death and treat their relatives and friends with due respect. In the Holy Quran, Muslims have been urged to pray for the salvation of their parents as shown in the following verse: "And say, My Lord, Have mercy on both of them as they cared for me when I was little".

The holy Prophet has said that to abuse one's parents is a major sin. So much so that if a person abuses someone else's parents and that person, in retaliation, abuses his parents, then it is as though he himself has abused his parents. On another occasion, when asked about the major sins, the holy Prophet replied, "To associate someone with Almighty God, to disobey parents, to kill unlawfully, and to give false evidence".

In the light of the Holy Quran and holy Prophet's sayings, one can understand that the respect for parents occupies a special place in the moral and social teachings of Islam. -

Sayings of the Prophet (S.A.W.)
On Parents
In America there are many days set aside to honor and appreciate special people in our lives. Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, Grandmother's and Grandfather's Day, etc. We do realize the significance of these occasions and the ideals and philosophies of setting aside certain days to recognize and appreciate these people. As for the appreciation of parents, it should be a daily recognition rather than a special occasion according to the Holy Qur'an and Hadith.

We are taught that a Muslim should respect and appreciate his or her parents every day throughout the year. In the Qur'an, appreciation and treatment of parents is described beautifully in Surah Al-Isra in which Allah (swt) says, "Your Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. And out of kindness lower to them the wing of humility and say: 'My Lord! Bestow on them Thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood.'" (Quran 17:23-24)

Recognition and respect of parents is mentioned eleven times in the Qur'an. In every instance, Allah reminds children to appreciate the care and love they received from their parents. In one aspect, Allah demands that children honor their parents by saying, "We have enjoined on man kindness to parents." (Quran 29:8 & 46:15)

This is stated again in Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow) with, "And (remember) when We made a covenant with the children of Israel, (saying): worship none save Allah (only), and be good to parents..." (Quran 2:83)

...and in Surah Al-Nisaa (the Women), "And serve Allah. Ascribe nothing as partner unto Him. (Show) Kindness unto parents..." (Quran 4:36)

...and in Surah Al An'Am (The Cattle), Allah (swt) reiterates that people should honor and be kind to parents, "Say: Come. I will recite unto you that which your Lord has made a sacred duty for you; that you ascribe nothing as partner unto Him and that you do good to parents..." (Quran 6:151)

It has been related that a person came to the Holy Prophet to take part in the Emigration (Hijrah) against the will of his weeping parents. The Holy Prophet told him to go back to his parents and come back only after pleasing them as he had made them cry. (Abu Dawood)

In fact, Islam teaches us that respect for parents comes immediately after praying to Allah and before Jihad (struggle and striving in the way of Allah) ...this would indeed make it a very powerful and important injunction. This implies that we should take it not only as a worldly affair but as a religious duty also. Almighty Allah and His Holy Prophet have both laid much emphasis on obeying, serving and pleasing our parents.

The Prophet (pbuh) when asked "Which deed is most liked by Allah?" replied, "Prayers on time." Then asked, "Which one next?" said, "Goodliness to parents", then asked again, which next, replied, "jihad in the way of Allah".

Mothers
Although Islam recognizes both parents, mothers are given particular gratitude and respect. This attitude of Islam is better understood if we realize the hardships and suffering that mothers experience in their lives. It was narrated by Abu Hurairah (R) that a man came to the Prophet (pbuh) and asked him, "Who amongst his near one had the greatest right over him?" The Prophet replied, "Your mother". The man then asked, "Who after that?" to which the Prophet replied again, "Your mother". Asked who is next, the Prophet again replied, "Your mother". When the man asked who after that, the Prophet said, "Your father".

In another narration the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said, "Paradise lies at the feet of mothers"...emphasizing that each of us should cherish and respect his/her mother and that pleasing them will serve well in the hereafter also.

As a matter of fact, the importance of one's mother is exemplified by the following hadith: Once, when the Holy Prophet was talking to his companions a man came and addressed him, "O Messenger of Allah! A young man is dying. People are asking him to recite Shadada but he is unable to do so." The Holy Prophet asked, "Did this man offer his prayers," and got the answer in the affirmative. Then he went to the house of the dying man. The Messenger of Allah advised him to offer the kalimah. The man indicated that he was unable to do so as the words could not come out of his mouth. He then called the mother of the dying man whom he had disobeyed persistently throughout his life. When his aged mother approached the scene, the Holy Prophet asked, "Respected lady, is he your son?" She replied in the affirmative. He then put to her a question, "O respected lady, if we threaten to throw your son in a raging fire, will you recommend him to be forgiven?" The Lady replied that she would definitely do so at that time. The Holy Prophet then said to her, "If so, declare, making Allah and me your witnesses, that you are now pleased with him!" The old woman readily declared, "O ' Allah, You and your Messenger be my witness that I am pleased with this beloved son of mine."

The Holy Prophet turned to the dying man and asked him to recite, "There is no god but Allah. He is One and has no partners and I witness that Mohammed is His Servant and His Messenger." By the virtue of the forgiveness of his mother he found the words flowing out of his mouth and he recited the Kalimah. Seeing this, the Holy Prophet praised Almighty Allah and thanked Him saying, "Thanks to Almighty Allah that He saved this man from the fearful fire of Hell through me." (Tabarani, Ahmad)

A man once came to the Prophet (pbuh) and sought his advice about taking part in the Holy War (Jihad) with him. The Holy Prophet asked him whether his mother was alive? He answered in the affirmative. The Holy Prophet then told him. "Go back home and serve her as if heaven was under her feet." (Ibn-e-Majah, Nasai)

Thus the fact comes to light that a mother deserves service, love, submission, obedience and gratitude from the children more than the father. This is because a mother generally makes more sacrifices and endures greater hardships than a father while bringing up the children. She feeds them and takes care of them by sacrificing her comforts in the day and her sleep in the night without any greed or compulsion but only out of sheer love and affection. This devotion is lifelong. This is the reason why the Holy Qur'an has given more importance to the mother and stressed upon the children to be more considerate and submissive to her in comparison with the father.

A person came to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) and complained that his mother was ill tempered. The Holy Messenger said, "She was not ill tempered when she kept you in her womb for nine months." The person insisted, "Sir, I am telling you the truth that she is ill-tempered." The Holy Prophet said, "She was not ill-tempered when she used to keep awake the whole night for your sake and feed you." "I have recompensed all these favors of my mother", boasted the complainant. The Prophet then asked, "How have you recompensed her?" "I have helped her perform hajj by putting her on my shoulders," he replied. The Holy Prophet then stated, "Can you also recompense the painful pangs which your mother bore at the time of your birth?"

The right of the mother to be served and treated nicely is three times greater than that of the father, for she renders three such services to her children which cannot even be imagined by the father. The mother bears the burden of the child during pregnancy, stands the pains of delivery, and then feeds the child from her breasts." These three important services are also mentioned in the Holy Qur'an. As afterwards both father and mother play equal parts in training and bringing up the children, emphasis has been laid on the fair treatment for both of them by their children.

Of course both the parents play their parts in bringing up the children at the cost of their own comforts and pleasures. The father feels happy to spend his hard earned money upon them while the mother feeds them from her own blood (milk). Thus the children are brought up by the joint toil, love and affection of both their parents. Consequently the best treatment from the children is stressed in the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah for them.

If we go through these verses of the Holy Qur'an the following points will be evident:

(1) Parent's rights are next to those of Almighty Allah in Islam. This is authenticated by the fact that, after the description of the Unity of Almighty Allah, the Holy Quran has repeatedly ordered for the most pleasant and submissive behavior with the parents.

(2) When parents become old their temperament changes. They usually become easily irritable and short tempered due to their age. Their children should take these changes for granted and show considerable patience and magnanimity for their aging parents.

(3) Parents should be respected and revered throughout their lifetimes.

(4) The children should adopt attitudes of humbleness, politeness, and obedience for the parents. They should readily carry out the orders of parents and also feel comforted by doing so. In old age when parents are invalid and naturally depend upon their children, the children should serve them like an obedient servant. While doing so, they should feel exalted and thank Almighty Allah for having the opportunity of serving their parents in their old age.

(5) We should recall those days of infancy when we were totally dependent on our parents. During that period we were weak and in need of help from the parents to survive. In those days our parents nourished us with love and affection bearing all sorts of hardships. They felt happy when we were happy and became restless when we were even slightly disturbed. The children should always have these memories fresh in mind and pray to Almighty Allah to be merciful and kind to their parents in their old age as they had been considerate and kind to them in their hour of need.

Hazrat Abu Osaid narrated that once, while he was sitting with the Holy Prophet, someone asked the Holy Prophet (pbuh) whether there were any steps which he could take to benefit his parents even after their death. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) replied, "Yes", there are four such things: (1) to pray for their deliverance and forgiveness, (2) to accomplish their promises and carry out the proper wills, (3) to respect and treat their friends well, (4) and to be nice and kind to those who are related to you through your parents." (Al Adab Al-Mufrad)

Apart from service, submission and obedience to the parents, the Holy Qur'an also stresses upon the children not to be miserly towards them; rather they should give first preference to their parents in spending their money. They are even entitled to take money from their own children by compulsion in their parents hour of need. Obedience to the parents includes financial help also.

Once a man complained to the Holy Prophet about his father who took away his belongings whenever he liked. The Prophet (pbuh) called for the man's father, who was a very old man, and asked him the details of the matter. He said, "O' Messenger of Allah, there was a time when he (the son) was weak and helpless and barehanded while I had strength and wealth. I never hesitated to give him my belongings whenever he needed them. Today I am weak and barehanded while he is rich and now he keeps his belongings from me." Hearing this, tears came to the eyes of the Prophet, and he said to the son, "You and your belongings belong to your father. You and your belongings belon to your father. There is good news for them who behaved well with their parents. Allah will increase the period of their lives."

Islam has endorsed respect for parents by their children even if the parents are non-Muslims. They are still parents and gave birth to them and cherished them bearing the same pains and hardships which are faced by Muslim parents. Consequently, in spite of the religious differences, it is the duty of Muslim children to serve and treat them with kindness, respect and devotion. All parents should also be helped financially and should not be given a chance to complain in worldly affairs. If non-Muslim parents strive to convert their children to non-Islamic beliefs, the children are not to follow them, but they are still to be good to the parents. In this regard Allah (swt) says in Surah Luqman:

"And we have enjoined upon man concerning his parents...his mother bore him in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Give thanks unto Me and unto your parents. Unto me is the journeying. But if they strive with you to make you ascribe unto Me as partner that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not. Consort with them in the world kindly, and follow the part of him who repents unto Me. Then unto Me will you return, and I shall tell you what you used to do." (Quran 31:14-15)

We all hope to show the respect and consideration asked of us by Allah to our parents while they are with us in this life. For those of us that have lost one or both parents there are still actions that can be taken to honor them. Make daily Du'a' for them, give charity on their behalf or in their name, institute a perpetual charity on their behalf such as a Masjid, Islamic Library, Islamic materials for dahwa, read Qur'an on their behalf, distribute Islamic literature in their name.

Let us pray that we will all do our best to respect our parents, honor them, be kind to them, help them, and please them for the love of Allah.

Any amongst you who sees something evil should correct it with his own hands. If he is unable to do so he should correct it with his tongue. If he is unable even to do that, he should at least consider it as bad in his heart. This is the lowest degree of faith.

1.For brand new cars that uses ordinary oil( i.e any of these oils u can buy sealed and branded ata filling station - 50 30W kind of oil - all those 2k -3k range wther Mobil ,Ap Total Visco 2000 etc)first oil service after 500 - 1000 mileage and then after every 5000 Mileage.
2.For brand new cars that uses synthetic oil ( Mobil 1- 10 - 15k per galon.. u can only get this at designated filling stations),first service oil service after 1000 - 2000 mileage, then after every 8000- 10000 mileage. eg VW Passat 2006 -2012 kind of cars..mind u all these small small toyotas ,hondas and nissans are excluded....am talking about latest saloon cars and jeeps....u know them when u see them.
3. For tokunbos as in 1. above..oil service after every 2000- 3000mileage.

Pls note that all these are regardless of dates/ days/ months. eg. if u service a tokunbo camry today and travel with it to abuja from lagos then back to kano and then to ibadan anda back....once the mileage reads as in above pls service..so u see tht u can service every week or month or days..depending on ur usage. chikena

Just like leyelyzo said It is prescribed to be an identity for muslims such that when you see someone with beards and the moustache shaved, you could easily identify them as muslims and not rabbi (a jew)
Plus there is a reward attached to that. It is sunatic[i][/i]
My perspective......It baffles me how so many Christians dont know some very important things about Muslims and Islam.....You dont care...right.....so u prefer violating your neighbor of several years over and over again and claim he (muslims)is/are intolerant?
Simple rationale should tell you that knowing ur neigbhour inside-out will only promote peace ( like an old Yoruba proverb)...so if u want to leave in harmony....as Jesus and christianity preaches.. ..know ur neigbhours..simple.... and dont forget..these ur neigbhours are ineveitable..we meet in buses,in class, at work,every where and yet .....you dont get it...to me you just dont want to get it.....just like my in-law....
Now check this out....to those saying people with bears are goats...was Abraham Lincoln a goat..lets go deeper..would you say Moses was a goat, or Abraham,Gods friend ...was a goat or even Jesus. Just think before you talk...You say all sort of things about our wives because they cover their beauty...have u consider your nuns...who is unlike Mary, the mother of Jesus between covered Muslim women and Christian women...even the men..with beards..Muslims look more like all the prophets ..Noah, Job, Jonah..and all....
If ALexi lalas(former American football player wears a goatie(beard) he is cute ,even James Lebrom,Ojukwu,Brad pit and Justin Timbalake are celebrities with beard...but let them say they are Muslims..then they are Terrorist....i know you will twist this and say am crazy....I dont wear beard and am not a graduate but I understand this much.....Christians ... am amazed with all ur knowledge and doctorate degrees.. u just dont and cant get it...Think....sorry..stop thinking...
This thread should have been...why dont christians wear beard like Jesus...when Jews wear beards and mustache like their prophet, and Muslims wear beard like their prophet.

@ Niseed - send me an email and I will shoot you more pix and details, u will luv it.

I have a passat 2006 for sale, never been touched by any mechanic except at volkswagon centre gbagada. mileage is 67179, just bought a new compressor and condenser, in short its in perfect condition, just renewed the comprehensive insurance this January. will trow pix tomorrow morning if u could send an email addy, am at work now, dont hav any pix, then we can talk about price, my email addy is eluku2003@yahoo.com.