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Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by maclatunji: 3:01pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
According to OP's logic, Barack Hussein Obama is an Arab or an Arab Stooge. He definitely cannot be an American. Donald Trump will be so glad when he reads this. He has a great disciple in Justaqad. |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by justaqad(m): 3:01pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
Peacefullife: Bearing muslim names does not mean you are losing your identity to arabs. it means you are a proud muslim. first of all there is no such thing as islamic names,they are all norms,trying to make the arab race superior. secondly Islam is a universal religion,not an arab thing. i am a proud muslim and i rep my race.OMO YORUBA(IGBO) NI MI.i am proud of my heritage.adopting arabic names does not make me a better muslim. names like Olanrewaju,Bisola,Temitope all have desirable meanings. |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by justaqad(m): 3:03pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
maclatunji: lol. i am different |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by justaqad(m): 3:05pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
maclatunji: According to OP's logic, [b]Barack[/b] Hussein Obama is an Arab or an Arab Stooge. He definitely cannot be an American. Donald Trump will be so glad when he reads this. He has a great disciple in Justaqad. now you are getting the message, HUSSEIN is his second name. he is american, so he is repping his race. |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by daywatcher: 3:05pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
@op...why did you start with and end ur post with Asalamualaikum and Ma salaam respectively? Do we not have a yoruba way of Greeting? 2 Likes |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by ayinba1(f): 3:09pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
justaqad: C'mon now, Barack is now English? 2 Likes |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by tintingz(m): 3:10pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
One igbo woman asked of my name and i told her my muslim name. . . . .the next she says was ''are you from kwara state'' *in mind* No...am from south korea Confused ibo woman maybe na only kwara dey bear muslim name among the yorubas . . . . .i use both my muslim name and yoruba name, what is disturbing bearing an arab name doesnt make you an arab anyway Op go and ask bankole willington a.k.a banky w why him papa still dey bear wilington Or ask bukky wright 1 Like |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by Pearlsome: 3:11pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
Justaqad peace be upon you for bringing this all important subject to the fore. I am a Muslim and I am always worried to see our God given culture/heritage out of which comes our names been relegated for a foreign Arabic one. The truth is as simple as you put it. Our Yoruba names should be first and any other names should be classified as (other) whether you're Muslim or Christian. Islam is a religion. Simple! And the core of it is to make us realize the existence of a supreme being and to worship him and not to do that by identify but by the purity of our hearts and truthfulness to his worship. It wouldn't be a problem if only few Muslims would bear their Islamic identities but the rate is alarming, virtually 70% of Muslims do it and that can be threatening to the future of our culture and heritage. Don't mind all those nonsensical and irrational justifications up there. Our ethnic, cultural names should be our first call. As long as an Arab will not be Akinwale or Oluwatunmishe as their first name. Why should we in an increasing number be Mohammedul Khaled. Abdul Basit. Al Gafur, etc. 2 Likes |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by Bella3(f): 3:13pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
tintingz: na every thread you dey likeAny thread wey sweet me |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by cheikh: 3:15pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
[bmaclatunji[/b] I guess by your logic, Herbert Macaulay and Henry Carr stopped being Yoruba men because of their English names. @^^ You may be right but there are no conclusive evidence that they are Yoruba/Nigerian either. They were returnee ex slaves via Sierra- Leone to NIgeria as missionaries. Most returnee ex slave immigrants tried a little too hard to ingratiate themselves with the "Locals" by making spurious claims about their identities/origins just like our later day "Africans" in diaspora(North & South America) . Only DNA can prove their origins conclusively- perhaps . |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by justaqad(m): 3:16pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
Pearlsome: Justaqad peace be upon you for bringing this all important subject to the fore. you just spoke my mind. *standing ovation* 1 Like |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by hadbak: 3:17pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
justaqad:fine! If u learn Arabic for worship purpose dat means d lang must be IMPORTANT to u. Y can't u worship in ur own lang? Is it bcus ur lang is not important in worship? No! God choose arabic for His religion n He alone knows y n dts it. I want u to understand dat arabic is an islamic lang(permit me to say) n not just an arab thing. Stop beefing d arabs. U shld be proud n happy to bear an arabic name which is better n safer for u so long as d name is not evil or meaningless... 1 Like |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by justaqad(m): 3:20pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
tintingz: One igbo woman asked of my name and i told her my muslim name. . . . .the next she says was ''are you from kwara state'' whats your name and where are you from? |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by Umamman1(m): 3:20pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
justaqad: Asalam Alaykum.justacad am sorry to say but you don't really know what you are saying.you can change your name to Ojukwu'its its all your choice but, I strongly advice you wake up. There nothing like Arab name.Go and learn more adeen. 1 Like |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by demmie1: 3:20pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
hadbak: So if every one in the world is a muslim, should every one now start speaking only arabic as their first language? no, this will eventually push arabic as the superior>superior culture, which english is doing now to Nigerians. I fully support justaquad points. |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by tintingz(m): 3:22pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
tintingz: One igbo woman asked of my name and i told her my muslim name. . . . .the next she says was ''are you from kwara state'' |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by justaqad(m): 3:22pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
hadbak: fine! If u learn Arabic for worship purpose dat means d lang must be IMPORTANT to u. Y can't u worship in ur own lang? Is it bcus ur lang is not important in worship? No! God choose arabic for His religion n He alone knows y n dts it. I want u to understand dat arabic is an islamic lang(permit me to say) n not just an arab thing. Stop beefing d arabs. U shld be proud n happy to bear an arabic name which is better n safer for u so long as d name is not evil or meaningless... arabic name is no better than my tribal names that have desirable meaning.i have nothing against arabs, i am proud to be called yoruba. worship and culture are entirely different. read my post to grasp my point. stop misquoting me |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by demmie1: 3:22pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
hadbak: fine! If u learn Arabic for worship purpose dat means d lang must be IMPORTANT to u. Y can't u worship in ur own lang? Is it bcus ur lang is not important in worship? No! God choose arabic for His religion n He alone knows y n dts it. I want u to understand dat arabic is an islamic lang(permit me to say) n not just an arab thing. Stop beefing d arabs. U shld be proud n happy to bear an arabic name which is better n safer for u so long as d name is not evil or meaningless... Iranians don't worship in arabic, they worship in persians. |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by justaqad(m): 3:25pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
Umamman1: justacad am sorry to say but you don't really know what you are saying.you can change your name to Ojukwu'its its all your choice but, I strongly advice you wake up. There nothing like Arab name.Go and learn more adeen. are you KIDDING ME?aside islam being a grace upon the arabs/world,arabs are no where compared to the rich heritage of the yoruba. |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by bukatyne(f): 3:27pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
The OP never said Arabic names are bad; He said they should be middle names and not first names. 2 Likes |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by rman: 3:27pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
The OP really has some valid points. Most of the Islamic names are actullay Arabic names. I know all the ABDUL..... have beautiful meanings, the indegineous version of these names could be adopted. I don't see anything wrong with muslimms bearing OLAOLUWA, OLUWADARA, OLUWASEGUN etc 1 Like |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by cheikh: 3:27pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
justaqad *standing ovation* @^^ Gbam! Trust me aribisalaO is a fantastic guy [b][/b]. His logic/posts on NL are usually very interesting and irreproachable. |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by Okijajuju1(m): 3:28pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
To avoid being banned, please note that all my posts are very offensive to Islam. Reader discretion is adviced.. All you religous folks have lost your identity to the owners of your faith. Persians (Arabs) own Islam & Jews own Christianity. Many Christians also name their Children names like Samuel, Jacob, Ezekiel, e.t.c.. All these names are alien to us. Even sef, no be only name, character sef has been defiled by foreign religious influences. E.g; This example cannot be given as it is very offensive to the extremist moderator of the Islamic section of Nairaland.. Until we discard with these foreign influences in our lives, we shall never truly discover ourselves. #Okija_juju... 2 Likes |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by justaqad(m): 3:29pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
bukatyne: The OP never said Arabic names are bad; He said they should be middle names and not first names. most of the heavy weights in islamic sections really disappointed me with their superior arabic thinking. glad you saw my point |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by Nobody: 3:29pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
'To avoid being banned, please ensure that your post is not offensive to Islam'. That is interesting. But, people can insult the president of Nigeria without such ban threat! I would want to quickly say this is not a religion forum though. We are being gradually forced to obey religion, just the way it's done in the past. Saying anything wrong about religion and you will face heresy. Jeez! Something is wrong somewhere with this forum now. However, anybody can call me Mr Stone, Leave, Tomato or whatever they like. They don't change who I am. I think many Africans have identity problem. If that is what can uplift the Continent out of poverty and backwardness it would have long be a success of Africa. We need to focus on building the continent and organize ourselves as people. There is no single African nation building for the future. That is a sad story yet people are quick to concern themselves of identity and forget about what matters the most. It is time to stop being frivolous about reality to fix the problems hindering Africa progress. |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by Okijajuju1(m): 3:30pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
aribisala0: Thats why my signature is dedicated to the extremist D!*%&#ebag. 1 Like |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by Nike93(f): 3:32pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
Whats the purpose of this thread? Op if u don't like the arrangement of ur names,go to the nearest npc office and change it , when u have kids too name them as you please but leave others alone u cn't force ur belief ön others who chose to do so. Shikena 1 Like |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by HIV1: 3:32pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
The guy juataqad is an empty brain .A slowpoke. I doubt if you are a Muslim. Muslim bears arabic names the same reason Christians bear Paul, Joseph etc. Or you wan tell me Paul na Yoruba name. All those names originated from the middle east. Muslims cannot bear Esubiyi because we are not idol worshipers. |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by tpia5: 3:33pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
This is a very interesting topic. To the best of my knowledge, yoruba muslim names typically are an ethnic version of the arab form. Eg adding a vowel at the end of the name. So you'd have muina/ muinatu for muinat, abdulahi for ab'dulah, rashidi for rasheed, etc etc. However, it seems such names might have been considered "uncool" and possibly seen as used by "poor" or uneducated people, hence the shift towards the "less vernacular" type with a stricter arab spelling, commonly used by hausas. |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by tintingz(m): 3:34pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
Bélla3: Any thread wey sweet meso na this kyn thread dey sweet you . . . .miss Bella of where? |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by justaqad(m): 3:36pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
HIV1: The guy juataqad is an empty brain .A slowpoke. I doubt if you are a Muslim. Muslim bears arabic names the same reason Christians bear Paul, Joseph etc. Or you wan tell me Paul na Yoruba name. All those names originated from the middle east. Muslims cannot bear Esubiyi because we are not idol worshipers. slowpoke?huh fastpoke this was my response to Senator MAc. justaqad: |
Re: We Are Losing Our Identity To The Arabs by stuhporh: 3:37pm On Feb 05, 2013 |
justaqad: |
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