₦airaland Forum

AbdelKabir:
Yea, you don't know them easily, the easiest way to catch them is asking about their position on types of bidah, once he says it does not have types, just end the discussion immediately and flee, lest your heart might accept their argument.....this was what ibn sireen rahimahullaah did to some innovators of his time...

Okay
Jazakallahu khairan

Mofpearl:
Jazakallahu Khyran, you have been very helpful. I am looking at Fountain, Al-Hikmah and Crescent but I am not too sure about the location (safety, how welcoming are people, how easy is it to live there when one doesn't speak the language). Al-Hikmah seems nice but I am not sure about what living in illorin is like. It seems like there are a lot of sufis there.
I have never heard of Bells University but I can look it up.
I didn't really get good reviews on Igbinedion when I was personally considering studying there- I heard there are cultist there and they also had some accreditation issues before.

As much as there are Sufis in Ilorin, there are also a lot those upon the sunnah there. So I don't think that should be much of a worry.

Crescent is in Abeokuta, my home town. A very peaceful, nice and vastly developing town but not much Sunnah scholars are present here (Then again, it's how it is in most other places in the South West). Should be a very secure place.

Foutain is in Osogbo. Owned by NASFAT. Have a friend of mine serving with me, and from his narrations, it's not too bad either. But also, he seems to suggest that a lot of fitnah still goes on there. Not the most ideal of environments taking in mind that it's meant to be an "Islamic" school.

Bells is the school owned by Obasanjo. It's in Ota (Ogun State). A lot of people from different parts of the nation enroll there, so the issue of language barrier shouldn't be there. It's also quite a free school; parties, a lot of inter-mingling and the rest. Still quite a lot safer compared to Igbinedion. Don't know of any cultist issues they face there.

Oh yeah! Igbinedion is more or less a public school disguised as a private one. Things are quite rugged over there

Mofpearl:
I dunno. Region is an issue for but was thinking somewhere like Abuja. South West is also okay.

Jazakallahu Khyran

Wa iyakum

You can consider the universities owned by Islamic organisations; Fountain, Al-Hikmah, Crescent etc. I'm sure they should all be offering accounting. Don't know too much on their standards though.
Bells University also gives Muslims freedom to practice. A lot of northern students go there and they can attest to that fact. They have a mosque in the school and they regularly hold Dawah programmes.
Don't really know much about ABUAD. But I personally don't think Muslims find it that easy there though. Perhaps Demmzy15 could shed more light on that for us.
Igbinedion is also a very free school. Anyhow goes over there

Mofpearl:
Sorry to derail again but just in case I don't get answers in the other thread.

Which private university in Nigeria is best to study accounting?

Not just in terms of education but also safety, accommodation, amenities, and freedom.

By freedom, I mean freedom to practice religion and this is because a lot of private universities are affiliated with religion which is fine but I don't want any university that forces one to remove hijab for example or listen to morning devotion or ask someone to pray with them. Also things like allowing people pray on time.

Location also matters but I can't expatiate on that atm.

Which region preferably? South West?

AbdelKabir:
Look carefully tho, cuz jabata boys are scattered all over offa....if possible ask for their position on types of bidah....

Alright, will ensure that.
Surprised though that they are much in Offa. Unless they're in hibernation mode cus I've not really come across any. Then again, it's not actually that easy to determine unless you converse with them deeply.

AbdelKabir:
I hope you get to teach her the fighting skills I talked about in the morning.......

Taqabbalallaahu minee wa mink....

Definitely,I have to. Things are getting toxic out there for us Muslims. I especially admire our sisters for still staying firm despite all the difficulties they face.

AbdelKabir:
BTW

How fa with studies about the deen?

It was mostly in bits and pieces before. Had someone who was dedicating some time to teach me. Was also learning Arabiyyah from some brothers online. But the truth I've realised simply is, nothing beats having a teacher to take you one on one.
Officially enrolling in a madrasah now. Starting immediately I get back from the Eid celebration.

AbdelKabir:
its really nice to hear that offa now have many brothers upon the sunnah, used to think the brothers upon the sunnah are of a few number. One big fitnah of that land is the imam of the offa himself, and also an uncle of mine who is a Sufi Qadiriyyah(wouldn't want to mention his name tho). May Allaah save the people of offa from their fitnah....

Amin.
Yeah. I'm aware of the imam. I once prayed Jumaat in the central mosque and let's just say I don't intend on ever going back. It's like they have this culture of reserving the front row for the big men in the town (Olofa and the likes). Seeing that there wasn't really much space elsewhere, that's how I jejely and innocently moved towards the front row that day. I had not reached anywhere when those babas (and almost the entire congregation) screamed at me to go back. I was shocked and speechless! (My mind kept wondering "Kilo Sele". When did the house of Allah become a place where people are separated by status?

Don't think I've heard of your uncle. The only other big fitnah I know of in that land is the legacy of Bulala. Some people basically worship and pray to that man. May Allah rectify their affairs.

AbdelKabir:
The garri is not like garri ijebu ba? this one does not "slap" the cheeks ba? Our people don't know how to make garri o, its potatoes they know to work with the best....

True sha, their potatoes make sense well."Anomo" abi wetin dem dey call am again sef?

AbdelKabir:
I hope you've gotten a potential sister for marriage there sha

I'm working fervently towards that. I don't desire any unnecessary delay in marriage for me at all. May Allah make it easy for us all. And remember me in your duas.
Eid Mubarak

AbdelKabir:
Wa alaykum salaam brother ...

I'm better today bi idhnillaah, since I used "pro cold" before sleeping.....lol, almost broke the fasting yesterday.....

How is my homeland doing you?

Toor! Alhamdulillah. May Allah grant you shifa.

I'm enjoying your homeland. Really like its peaceful and easy-going nature. Let's say you happen to find yourself outside around 9pm, virtually all shops would be closed and the streets would've been empty by then. This is unlike most other towns I know. The only time I can say there might be disturbance to public peace is when the cult guys in the poly start their wahala (only once that has happened since I've been here)
Also like that there are many brothers and masjids upon the sunnah here (though the idealogical difference persists with the "awon baba so pe" people).
Things also aren't too expensive. Transport to anywhere within the town has the same price tag of N40. Foodstuff are quite cheap too.

ASPECTS I HAVE PROBLEM WITH
Garri - Nowhere in Offa can you get good quality garri. Believe me, I've searched and searched, it's all the same . I haff tire for matter set.
Good quality fresh fruits are also hard to come by
Dressing of female students in my PPA is another huge source of fitna. I'm even still a bit lucky, there are very very few female students in my department. So I rarely come across such even among those I'm teaching. But in others departments, it's terrible!

All in all, it has been a good experience for me so far.

Asalam alaykum brother AbdelKabir
Bawo Lara?

O people, save yourselves from the wrath of your Lord: the fact is that the earthquake of the Resurrection is a terrible thing.
On the Day you behold it, you will see that every suckling woman will forsake her suckling, and every pregnant female will cast her burden, and the people will appear to you to be intoxicated, though they will not be drunk, but the dreadful torment from Allah will be such (as to make them reel like drunkards). [Al-Hajj: 1-2]

Mofpearl:
Jazakallahu Khyran for your contribution Aideesheks.

I wanted to talk about education but I wasn't sure how it would be received plus I don't know the system. If the educational system isn't preparing people for the workplace then there needs to be a reform. But how do we get the system reformed?

Excluding the government, how can an individual enhance his/her skills?

I think an individual can take up the responsibilities to better improve his/her skills by taking external courses and attending workshops. I also think for one to be motivated to improve his/her skills, there needs to be a passion/drive for the studied course. One of the things I think we need in Nigeria is more universities, people are sometimes forced to study courses that they don't want simply because there are a lot of applicants and not enough room for everybody. This is also true in developed countries as well, but it seems to be quite high in Nigeria.

I agree that having a high grade doesn't necessarily translate ton increased chances of employment and I have been told this countless times by instructors but I still don't know why grades mean a lot me- I love being the best that there is or at least one of the best, but I can't deny that doing well academically is a value that has been instilled since I was young.

I also think parents should be more open to the idea that education is broad- it doesn't just have to do with grades and working in an office.

Wa iyakki

Honestly, learning a skill isn't all that hard. Even the internet has really facilitated things to be very easy. I got to learn many things just from blogs and YouTube videos, whereas others pay people to learn such. To me, what matters the most is just having that zeal, desire and time to dedicate.

And Yes, having high grades is not a bad thing at all. One should still always strive hard to attain the best scores and grades. My point is just simply that one must not just sit back and rely on only this.

Asalam alaykum warahamatullah wabarakatuh.
Just went through the thread and I really liked the discussion. Wanted to chip in a few things from another perspective.

I feel a major reason for the unemployment crisis we're facing is the very huge gap between the academia and the professional world, and this gaps keeps getting wider by the day. My orientation few years back was that finishing with a strong grade was the major determinant of how employable you are. Though I can't say I'm fully in the labour market now but I can surely say that most of those our schools don't prepare their students for the outside world. Most graduates don't really have anything to offer employers when they get out there. The few ones that stand out are those who took it out of their time to master some certain skills. Taking the engineering I studied as a case study, new technologies are emerging by the day but nobody tries modifying our curriculum to accommodate these new trends (and that's the major difference between our education system here and that of the developed countries). I had friends in one of our biggest federal schools who told me that one of the programming languages they were taught extensively on was FORTRAN (something that is almost extinct in this modern day). Likewise, many of our elect/elect students are still building their projects with veroboards when PCBs exist. Many other examples like that I can begin to mention.

One of my professors back then in school once remarked in a class:
"Most of you won't get to apply up to 15% of what you've been taught in Nigerian schools by the time you get to the real world out there". This statement sums it all up.

Also, maybe the "pass well in school and become successful in life" mentality most of our parents gave us while growing up is another reason responsible for this scourge. That entrepreneurial mindset was just not instilled in us right from the onset.

Emm
E dakun. How does someone type in Arabic on his phone?

"But if they turn away, [O Muhammad], say, "Sufficient for me is Allah ; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne." (At-Taubah: 129)
You have to believe that Allah is over all things competent and no other person possesses the power to solve your issues. Instead of running about looking for Alfa up and down, why not just pray sincerely to Allah to provide you ease out whatever difficulty you're having?

In my own opinion, it's not too late for us young Nigerian enthusiasts to join the party. And we can only achieve that by starting from the basics. Yes, perhaps the dream of us developing our own driverless cars still appears a long shot for now but we can nonetheless look at some less complicated concepts that will add value to our society. A typical example is developing smart traffic control systems for our highways, I don't see why we can't design such for ourselves.
Also, I remember designing an android based home automation system as my final year project back in school. Now that I've gotten to know a lot about IoT, it really opened my eyes to the many possibilities and capabilities the design could have had if it had been integrated into the internet of things. I'm talking about achieving the ideal smart home where your devices operate to your desire with very minimal or no intervention from you at all. Honestly, the prospects the IoT offers are really exciting to think about.

AbdelKabir:
Salaam alaykum AideeSheks, are you Still with Abu mardiy Ath-thaqoofiy?

Kind of, just that I sort of relented a bit recently (May Allah forgive me). But I like how he explains things in the lectures.
I intend to download some more lectures now and dedicate a lot of time to them, now especially the they're on holiday in my PPA.
May Allah make it easy for us all.

NB: Be expecting some questions from me soon, need clarification on some things.

ideology:
We have allowed the politicians to give us topics to think, every week new news.

Where the world is going, Nigeria is busy still importing toothpick .....

Do you think we will meet up ?

Honestly, meeting up might be too much to ask for with the way things are going. But nonetheless, we can still start from somewhere instead of just staying aside while we're left light years behind by the rest of the world.

This is one topic I'm especially interested in. I really hope Nigerians do not sit back while the rest of the world is continuously tapping into this. Honestly, the possibilities the IoT offers are almost beyond imagination.

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Salam alaykum sister Zarinaain and brother Aideesheks

How are your classes going?

Wa alaykum salam warahmatullah.
Classes are going smoothly. Busy schedule slows me down at times though.

My apologies for forgetting to reply since.

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Salam alaykum Aideesheks

Haven't forgot about you.

How are you?

Any progress on Tajweed so far?

Wa alaykum salam warahmatullah
Thank you for asking about me ukhti.

Been a bit busy recently. Barely ever comment on NL these days.

The tajweed class is still going smoothly, Alhamdulillah (though laziness has hindered me over the past 3 days ). I'm presently memorising Surah Al-Balad.

Been striving to learn Arabiyya recently also. Even though it's still on an online platform for now (still think it's best having a one-on-one class with a tutor).

May Allah make it easy for us all striving to gain knowledge.

Jazakillahu khairan

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Salam alaykum Aideesheks

Haven't forgot about you.

How are you?

Any progress on Tajweed so far?

Wa alaykum salam warahmatullah
Thank you for asking about me ukhti.

Been a bit busy recently. Barely ever comment on NL these days.

The tajweed class is still going smoothly, Alhamdulillah (though laziness has hindered me over the past 3 days ). I'm presently memorising Surah Al-Balad.

Been striving to learn Arabiyya recently also. Even though it's still on an online platform for now (still it's best having a one-on-one class with a tutor).

May Allah make it easy for us all striving to gain knowledge.

Jazakillahu khairan

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Salam alyakum
@ Aideesheks and AbdelKabir
Can see you guys are both online so let me just remind you it's Monday.

Jazakillahu khairan ya ukhti

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"O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers." [49:11]

Jazakillahu khairan

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Wa alaykum salam warahmatullah wabarakatuh Will try out some of these tips.
Jazakillahu khairan

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Salam alaykum friendchoice demmzy15 rabiushile04 aideesheks

How are you all doing?

Just thought I'd check on you since everyone has been a little less active.

Wa alaykum salam warahmatullah.
I've been good. Gradually adapting to the new environment.
Jazakillahu khairan

lexiconkabir:
the procedure ehn, just google search "making coconut oil, wikihow"

Will try it out when I have some time. Once did something similar but then my aim was to make coconut milk.
Jazakillahu khairan snapscore

lexiconkabir:
virgin coconut oil..
you can make it yourself sef.

Hmm.... So how would I go about it if I were to make it myself?

lexiconkabir:
interesting....

emm do you still use the ori for your beards? i think i got something better

Yes. Still using ori.
What's the alternative you discovered?

lexiconkabir:
cool.....i so much love teaching too, i hope it's what Allaah has written for me(as a career eventually, lecturing actually) I'm hoping I will be posted to be a teacher of maths(or physics) in a poly(or sec), but i don't want primary school oo, that one will just kill my spirit

heard something about how and why you are posted to certain places for NYSC, want to confirm with you, if you heard such too and it's validity.

heard, 1st class and 2-1 graduates are mostly taken to places that eventually your job there wont be teaching...

while anything below that are mostly taken to places where they eventually teach...

did you hear anything of such?

I admire your desire to teach. It's quite a rare thing to find in people nowadays. I'm still confused as to which career path to start with; I know I'll most definitely still go into academics at some stage but still unsure whether to start with it or field work. Many fellow corpers here hated the idea of being posted to places where they'll teach .

With regard to the NYSC thing, the only rule which they've been enacting is that first class graduates must be posted to higher institutions (either uni or poly). The only issue is that many of these institutions (especially universities) don't allow corpers to teach much (except maybe you're able to be taking the students tutorials). And apart from this, I think more than 80% of corpers here were posted to schools (except those in the medical field and law or those the few that were posted to companies). Course of study also determines posting. For someone like you that's studying mathematics, it's almost an assurance that your posting will be at a place where you'll teach.