THIS STORY GOT TWISTED ALONG THE WAY BY THE WAY PAPERS ARE REPORTING IT. IT WASN'T A CASE OF PLANTING DRUGS IN HER BAG, RATHER IT WAS A DIFFERENT PARCEL ALTOGETHER THAT WAS BROUGHT AND THE AIRPORT OFFICIALS FULLY AWARE THAT SHE HAS NOT UTILIZED THE KG ALLOCATED TO HER FULLY AS A PERSENGER, NOW TAG THAT PARCEL IN HER NAME WITHOUT HER KNOWLEDGE

Bossontop:

Its not "like match fixing"........ It " IS" MATCH FIXING
Here she is doing the 4+4 sign

The women you pointed to is not Amina Zakari but Hajo Sani. I just thought I should correct that

Hello Lion owners. I recently upgrade from Peugeot 206 to 307 but ever since I have been battling with intermittent jerking esp if driving abit fast. Coil pack and fuel pump have all been changed but the problem persist. Pls house where else should I and my mechanic check?

Fulani did not conquer hausa per se. It was not an ethnic but religious war. Yes the religious leaders were mostly fulanis and after the war, they being the commanders found themselves in positions of authority. So get the facts right, it wasn't an all out Fulani vs Hausa war. We in the north don't see it from that prism

You have spoken well bro. The whole aim of all these hullabaloo about Iran is just to make Isreal the most powerful country in the Mideast so that it can continue stealing Palestinian land. As we speak only Iran can challenge Isreal and both Isreal and America know that and tomorrow some morons will come and be making noise about how powerful Isreal is. The fact that Netanyahu was always making noise and giving presentations about Iran confirm to many that Iran is powerful. Isreal is too afraid of Iran that it had too bring in America and the rest of the world to pill Iran down. As it is now it is IRAN vs America, Isreal, Britain, EU, Saudi etc.

Why, why must it not be allowed to get one

He couldn't have pressed any OK by mistake wallahi . It us quite deliberate, I suffered same last year mine was even N20 daily for some useless things I never subscribe for and worst still they don't give any code for you to unsubscribe until if you are lucky they pick your calls and unsubscribe you. Most times there were no guarantees they will even stop the stealing even after your complaint was registered. I waste no time in porting after all no be my papa company

My Islam does not explicitly prohibits drums and music. The prophet upon entering the city of Medina was welcomed with duff drum and song of praise and besides there are hadiths on people singing songs and poems during his time. All the prohibitions the poster was talking about are mere inferences whereas Allah says all that is halal and haram are quite open. BY THE SCHOLARS NAMES MENTIONED IN THE POST, WHERE THE POSTER IS COMING FROM IS CLEAR, IT IS THE WAHABI SALAFI IDEOLOGY NOT ISLAM'S. Music just like any other thing can be haram if what is being sang is immoral etc

efesodje:


This is my problem with this country and one of the reasons we can never be united.

Why the emphasis on Hausa Family? Why not just say a Family was attacked?

If an attack is carried out by the other side it is termed "suspected hoodlums" but if the victims now are Tiv it will be termed not even suspected but "Fulani Herdsmen"

There is nothing like any master and servant relationship between the north and the west. We are in a democracy and no region no matter how populous can boast of going it alone to get what it wants politically. And fair enough the West cannot say it is neglected by this administration. And talking about herdsmen excesses, how many of us care or even condemn the indiscrimate killing of Fulanis in mambila and numan, are they not human beings, countless Fulanis are being killed daily at every opportunity in the bushes just because they have no access to the media and they don't parade their deads, people just always assumed that they are the bad guys. It is a natural justice for the north to have more states and locals governments because one the landmass is huge and the population is there too. Take a look at American electoral colleges too, it is determined by landmass and population

Unfortunately, unfortunately the more the hatred directed against Islam, the more it continues to win hearts and minds. ISLAM IS THE FASTEST GROWING RELIGION IN THE WORLD. Islam is making inroads into predominantly Christian countries. Pls don't Harbour hatred, just pray that THE LIGHT OF OF ISLAM touches your heart too

If this was in a northern state, alot of insults and abuses would have been hurled against the entire north, Muslims and Islam. Hypocrisy

AbdelKabir:
It's no longer news that the people of innovation among the adherents of Suffism have taken over the city of Ilorin in the celebration of the birth of their Sheikh, the pioneer innovator of Africa, Ibrahim Niyas.

Their choice of Ilorin for this historic INNOVATION is not just by chance, as it is obvious to anyone who is familiar with the terrain and trends of events in the ancient city within the last two decades. The last two decades witnessed an unprecedented rejection and abandonment of Suffism and its deviant beliefs by a significant number of Muslims. This is particularly witnessed by clans of great scholars who are the custodians of the Suffi ideology. This is so much that it's no gain saying that there is no such Suffi household in the city except that Allah has raised from their midst influential scholar(s) of Sunnah and countless other students of knowledge.

This trend is naturally sending Suffism in to extinction. Inshaa Allah, an extinction beyond redemption.
Ilorin, which was hitherto an epicentre of Suffism is now being lost to the people of Sunnah upon the manhaj of the pious companions of Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
What we are witnessing today is nothing more than a futile attempt to reclaim a lost territory. An attempt to repopularise an ideology that is no longer trending. An attempt to engender Bid'ah and Kufr as a way of life for those who have tasted the sweetness of faith.
Brothers and Sisters, do not despair as it is just a similitude of thunder and its lightening; so much noise but without impact.
I ask Allah, the Lord of magnificent throne to guide them to the prestine Islam. May He also keep us steadfast on the Sunnah of the Prophet as exemplified by the pious predecessors.

Abu Abdillah Abdulganiy bn Ibrahim Adelodun

Sufism is the real beauty of Islam. In fact it is its beauty that attracted lots of people in Asia, Indian subcontinent and Africa to the fold of Islam. If Sufism is loosing ground to hardline wahabism then I won't be surprised giving the wide spread acts of terror being committed in the name of Islamic jihad by people who erroneously think what they are doing is the sunnah. The more wahabism gain ground the more the division, the more the killings, the more the barbarism, the more Islam is hated and the more our beloved prophet and the Quran are abused.

Mintek:


...because he wrote the truth?

You're obviously one of the gullible "Buharideens" (SouthWest Chapter) the writer talks about.

Is not about being gullible or not. The write up is bullshit no doubt about it. The major factor of buhari's popularity in the North is not religion believe me. If ten other HAUSA Fulani Muslim northerners that are more religious will keep coming up to contest against Buhari then all of them will most likely loose it. The perception of Buhari in the north is nothing but honesty, sincerity, uprightness and selfless service. People don't see him as inclined to self agrandaizement. While tribal, religious and regional consideration may play a part if the contest was against a southern Christian, but for Kperogi to come out and attribute it to religion is simply bullshit. And besides, who says southerners don't consider those primordial issues too. It is common esp in African politics

topzeezo:
Its hard for yu to hear fight between hausa nd yoruba in de North. but why hapnn here in yoruba land

I can assure you it happens like that because typical Hausa man doesn't tribalise simple misunderstanding and we have sane people that know what is right. But I happened to witnessed a traffic issue involving a Hausa man and a Yoruba is unfortunate I don't understand Yoruba but people not too far from where it was happening were mentioning Buhari's name, Hausa name in a way that suggest they have tribalise d whole thing.

I as a Muslim will not dare come an inch of thinking of changing my religion for any cause because Islam is the vehicle of my salvation. So pls brother, don't sacrifice your salvation on the alter of love for a woman. Think over it, at most you may live with her for a couple of decades and overtime d love might go through challenges. Allah says in the Quran " riches and women etc are only but attractions of this world, but everlasting joy and happiness is with him" so pls approach others if need be to salvage your Deen

seguno2:


I am almost certain that the MSSN exists in Nnamdi Azikiwe university and hope a student or alumni can confirm that.
It is just the same way that you have mosques in western countries but no church allowed in Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries.
Intolerance?

Churches are allowed, the only things not allowed are business centers falsely carrying the name of churches. If left unchecked every Nnamdi will turn a corner shop to mini church disturbing people just in order to woo Worshippers from other churches to his "church" to earn more tithe.

Bamilajunior:


its people like u dat turn islamic terrorists. always trying to undermine the story of Jesus simply because Mohammad isn't given half the respect, honor and glory people gv Jesus.

Prophet Muhammad SAW is the greatest personality to have ever lived. Jesus follow follow. A Christian said this no be me and since then no one I mean no one has come forward to challenge that coz is the an undeniable fact.

I know Dutse to some extent and the truth of the matter is that even mosques are being demolished as part of the state government town planning policy. Why there is no issue with the Muslims is because when mosque A is not there you just go to mosque B or C. But the problem with Christians is that every few people would like to open up there church with a separate name such that instead of the regular Ecwa, Catholic and Anglican, one will begin to see churches like, 'here I come Lagos Bible church, Satan is a liar Bible Church, 2017 is my year charismatic revival church and so forth

texazzpete:
I asked a friend about all these claims of the herdsmen.

He's a detribalized, neutral Nigerian who runs a research institute.

Here's his response.

I don't run any research institute, I am a hausa Muslim and I considered myself detribalized as well. The truth of the matter is that the present style of grazing by the fulani where cows are allowed to roam about will definitely put them at loggerheads with not just southern Christians but Muslim hausa farmers as well and instances of such clashes have well been documented. On the present clashes in southern Kaduna I observed that locals are quick to kill not only fulanis but hausas as well in the event of any misunderstanding or trampling on farmlands which could ordinarily be settled amicably. Mere mentioned of a hausa or fulani Muslim in any issue is enough to shed his blood without minding what caused the problem in the first place. And it is not just fulani that are being targeted on federal roads and killed but hausas as well or any person wearing the look of a Muslim. I lost a distant relative to such crises who was traveling to his place of construction work along with two other friends in the same southern Kaduna. Only one of them managed and escaped to tell the story and as it is now, no muslim will dare travel through the area because even though it is purely with nomads, the locals don't waste time to turn it to a kind of religious crises where anyone that looks muslim got killed. So in other to minimize such clashes, fulanis must adopt a ranch method and locals must learn to seek justice through law enforcement agencies and their traditional institutions to get adequate compensations for damages done by cattles

Renaissance2017:

That is the problem I have with you Muslim extremists. Why are you contradicting yourself? You said Islam is older than Christianity, yet the Bible is older than the Qur'an. Secondly you said one of the holy books is corrupted and the other one is preserved. I can prove to you that the only corrupted holy book is the Qur'an. Thirdly, Christianity is older than Islam even your Allah and Prophet Mohammed know that.

Sorry you are mistaking sth here. Most Christians think Prophet Muhammad founded Islam so since Jesus came before Muhammad that means Christianity is older. The truth is that the very first Muslim is our father Adam and all the subsequent prophets and messengers after him are also Muslims i.e belief in the oneness of Allah and the only one worthy of worship. This is the message that all of them preached. So God kept sending messengers and prophet's to call people to the worship of one deity, Allah. Hope is understood now Islam has been there since God commanded Adam to worship him

alabilomo:
hezbollah is Sunni too right. Let's stop all this pls

U will have to think and think alot before you can name one shiites terrorist group. Most people believe hezbollah are more of freedom fighters than a terrorist org. For many years countries of Europe did not see any grounds to term them terrorists. It took intense lobbying from America and instigated by Isreal b4 Europe agree to term them terrorists.

Is not that there is nothing good to be derived from the Sheikh's words, after all what is quoted are verses from the Holy Quran but his explanations are laced with bias ofcourse. This man's name has come to be synonymous with wahabism and its numerous negative effects on the Umma. Acts of terrorism carried out in the name of Islam are attributed to the teachings of this man, hence the name wahabism, that violent strand of Islam financed by Saudi monarchs and followed by the ignorant ones to fight for the survival of the house of Sa'ud using religion and at the expense of the religion

muzari:
Do you love the prophet more than the prophet himself, his companions who spent time with him (sahaba), those who follow them (ta'abihi) and those after them (tabatabihi) or the four imams.
This Bidia (innovation) came years after the death of rosul, it's never supported by those who love the prophet and in fact they discourage it. So, don't encourage it if you love sunnah. But as a lover of Bidia, you will always find excuses to justify the act
was sallam

The prophet said "Among those of my Community who love me most would be people that will come after me, who would willingly give away their family and property in exchange for seeing me"

Lukay99:


Assalam alaykum is Maulud really part of Islam?

There is nothing in the Qur’aan to say that we should celebrate the Mawlid or birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The Prophet himself (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not do this or command anyone to do it, either during his lifetime or after his death. Indeed, he told them not to exaggerate about him as the Christians had exaggerated about Jesus (upon whom be peace). He said: “Do not exaggerate about me as the Christians exaggerated about the son of Maryam. I am only a slave, so say, ‘The slave of Allaah and His Messenger.’” (Reported by al-Bukhaari). What has been reported is that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) made the day of his birth a day of worship, which is different to celebration. He was asked about fasting on Mondays, and he said: “That is the day on which I was born and the day on which I was entrusted with the Mission or when I was first given Revelation.” (Reported by Muslim, al-Nisaa’i and Abu Dawood).

Moreover, we know that the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) were the people who loved the Prophet most. Was it reported that Abu Bakr, who was the closest of people to him and the one who loved him the most, celebrated the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? Was it reported that ‘Umar, who ruled for twelve years, or ‘Uthmaan, did this? Was it reported that ‘Ali, his relative and foster son, did this? Was it reported that any of the Sahaabah did this? No, by Allaah! Is it because they were not aware of its importance, or did they not truly love the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? No one would say such a thing except one who has gone astray and is leading others astray.

Did any of the imaams – Abu Haneefah, Maalik, al-Shaafi’i, Ahmad, al-Hasan al-Basri, Ibn Seereen – do this or command others to do it or say that it was good? By Allaah, no! It was not even mentioned during the first and best three centuries. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said in a saheeh hadeeth: “The best of mankind are my generation (or my century), then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then there will come a people who will not care if their testimony comes before their oath or vice versa (i.e., they will not take such matter seriously).” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, Muslim and al-Tirmidhi). The celebration of the Prophet’s birthday appeared many centuries later, when many of the features of true religion had vanished and bid’ah had become widespread.

For the records, over 80% of muslims world over celebrate maulud. And I have come to notice that Muslims come in two categories, extremists and moderates. Those vehemently opposed to maulud are the extremists who ride on the pretence of purifying Islam to promote violence. They are sympathetic to terror groups like ISIS, Taliban, Al shabab and boko haram. In fact the very ideology that Terrorists use to justify killings are promoted by these salafists and wahabists. On the other hand the moderates sufists are peace loving and their beliefs radiates love, compassion and understanding. Is a rule in Islam that what justify any action in Islam is the intention behind it. We do maulud to tell the world who prophet Muhammad is, his life, struggles and achievements,

Rafidi:


not some Muslims...Wahhabis do not celebrate birthday of the Prophet (s). but these hypocrites celebrate the birthday of the King in Saudi Arabia. they also celebrate the national day of saudi (the birthday of saudi arabia). likewise they declare other Muslims who visit the graves of holy people, but they visit the grave of politicians and place wreath. hypocrisy!!! wahhabi saudi arabia is the country that identify itself as Muslim that does not celebrate mawlud.

everything that has to do with peace, and upholding Islamic heritage and honoring the figures of Islam, these Wahhabis are against. the same reasons they go about blowing up Muslims in the name of Takfir and declaring them apostates and out of the pale of Islam. they have problems with all of humanity. they hate christians, they hate hindus, they hate buddhist, they call atheists terrorists in saudi arabia, and they even kill other Muslims, especially Shia. worse, they even kill the very Sunnis who disagree with them and reject the wahhabi ideology of Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahab. all they do is to sow division and hatred among Muslims. they control the holiest places of Islam, and they have huge money from oil and they have the backing of the western powers.

when you hear that ISLAM IS PEACE, it is true! Islam is peace. but wahhabis want to turn Islam into terror. Muhammad (s), the prophet of Allah is described in the Quran as "mercy unto humanity". but Wahhabis want to make it look like he was a curse to humanity. so please, all and all, differentiate between Islam and Wahhabism. Islam is the path of peaceful Muslims. Wahhabism is the path and ideology that fuels terrorism of the likes of boko, isis, alqaeda, al shabab, al-this and al-that.

they are describing Mawlud celebration as a Shia initiation. it is not. it is Sunnah and Islamic to celebrate the Prophet's (s) birthday. nothing wrong with honoring the Prophet's (s) memory. mainstream Sunnis celebrate Mawlud. that shows you Muslims are united after all the bloodshed wahhabism has caused to divide Sunnis and Shia. the Prophet Muhammad (s) is a uniting force and his birthday should not and will not divide us. anyone who claims mawlud is "Shia", tell him that not celebrating mawlud is Wahhabi; and not celebrating it has nothing to do with Islam.

Alhamdulillah, your write up is wonderful and educative, may Allah reward you abundantly

[quote author=muzari post=51851067]Do you love the prophet more than the prophet himself, his companions who spent time with him (sahaba), those who follow them (ta'abihi) and those after them (tabatabihi) or the four imams.
This Bidia (innovation) came years after the death of rosul, it's never supported by those who love the prophet and in fact they discourage it. So, don't encourage it if you love sunnah. But as a lover of Bidia, you will always find excuses to justify the act
was sallam[/quote
For the records, over 80% of muslims world over celebrate maulud. And I have come to notice that Muslims come in two categories, extremists and moderates. Those vehemently opposed to maulud are the extremists who ride on the pretence of purifying Islam to promote violence. They are sympathetic to terror groups like ISIS, Taliban, Al shabab and boko haram. In fact the very ideology that Terrorists use to justify killings are promoted by these salafists and wahabists. On the other hand the moderates sufists are peace loving and their beliefs radiates love, compassion and understanding. Is a rule in Islam that what justify any action in Islam is the intention behind it. We do maulud to tell the world who prophet Muhammad is, his life, struggles and achievements,

HAH:


who is talking about evidence, I said if you reason with it, or do you have problem with comprehension.

Beside do you have any evidence that expressly prohibit Maulud in the quran, so far the wahabis only use concoction and narrative of their. Scholars to debunk Maulud.

However to me there is nothing wrong is celebrating the life and times of our nabiyy

Wahabists have brainwash alot of people. Once they have upper hand they will start bombing gatherings of maulud as they are used to. these wahabists are quick to mention bid'a whereas acts that are reported in sound hadith like assembly of people doing dhikr are not given any importance by them. What most people have come to realized is that wahabists spread hatred and promote bloodletting whereas sufists promote love, tolerance and good neighbourliness

usmanktg2:
THE MAWLID-UN-NABI: Q & A

By: Shaykh Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Madani (South Africa)

Q1-What is the ruling (hukm) regarding celebrating the Mawlid-un-Nabi:

A1: Any action we do may be judged by the Shari ah as being of one of the following five categories:

-Fard (Obligatory)
-Mustahabb (Recommended)
-Mubah/Ja iz (Simply Permissible)
-Makruh (Discouraged)
-Haram (Forbidden)

Past and present Ulama from the four Madhabs (Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki and Hanbali) have considered the commemoration of the Prophet (SAW) birth as being Mubah, i.e. permissible, as there is no evidence in the Shari ah that prohibits such an event.

In fact, there is some evidence that actually supports the commemoration of the noble
birth. For example:

- Allah says in the Qur an:

Say in the Bounty of Allah and His Mercy, Let them rejoice . (Surah Yunus,
verse 58).

There is no greater bounty given to creation than the Holy Prophet (SAW).

- The Qur an narrates to us the stories of the births of Prophets Isa, Musa and Yahya (AS) in an honorable manner. As the greatest of the Prophets, the birth of Nabi Muhammad (SAW) is even more deserving of such attention.

- Imam al-Bukhari narrates that when the Prophet (SAW) was born, his uncle, the unbeliever Abu-Lahab freed the slave-girl Thuwaybah that brought him the good news, by gesturing to her with his finger. When Abu-Lahab passed away, his brother Sayyidna al-Abbas (RA) saw him in dream and asked him about his condition. He replied: I am in severe punishment, but my punishment is lessened every Monday as I am allowed to suck some water from that finger of mine with which I freed Thuwaybah .

- It is also narrated by Imam Muslim that the Prophet (SAW) used to fast on Mondays. When asked why, he (SAW) replied: That is the day I was born .

That is why many scholars have been very supportive of the Mawlid. For example, the great 9th Century Shafi i scholar Imam Jalaluddin al-Suyuti writes in his Al-Hawi lil Fatawi:

To commemorate the Mawlid, which is basically gathering people together, reciting parts of the Qu'ran, narrating stories about the Prophet's birth and the signs that accompanied it, then serving food, and afterwards, departing, is one of the good innovations; and the one who practices it gets rewarded, because it involves venerating the status of the Prophet and expressing joy at his honorable birth.

However, while commemorating the Mawlid cannot be considered Haram, it also must not be considered Fard. It must be understood that it is simply a beneficial practice that is nevertheless not obligatory.

Note, too, that while commemorating the Mawlid itself is only Mubah, many of the actions done in it are Mustahabb (Recommended) such as recitation of Salawat, coming together of Muslims, discussing the life of the Prophet (SAW), feeding the hungry etc.

People will undoubtedly be rewarded for these actions. Wa Llahu A lam.

Q2-Is commemorating the Mawlid un-Nabi a bid ah (an innovation)?

Bid ah refers to beliefs and practices that appeared after the era of the Holy Prophet (SAW). Broadly speaking, bidah s are acceptable or unacceptable depending upon whether or not they fall under the general principles and spirit of the Qur an and Sunnah.

Given this they will be classified according to the five Shari ah rulings mentioned above.

Therefore, some bidah s may be obligatory such as writing books on the din and the gathering of the Qur an and hadith into book form. Some may be recommended such as the translation of the Qur an, the congregational Tarawih prayer and the second adhan for Jumu ah. Some Bid ah s may simply permitted such as performing Eid Salah in Mosques, qira ah programs, Qur anic competitions and the commemoration of Mawlid as noted earlier. Depending upon the intention and results, such permitted bidah s may even become recommended.

Discouraged innovations would be to have the Holy Qur an on a cellphone, as some Ulama have said. Forbidden bidah s are any innovated beliefs and practices that are in clear violation of agreed upon principles and rulings of the Shari ah.

The hadith that states that every bidah is a misguidance refers to this last category of bid ah only as explained by hadith authority Imam al-Nawawi in his commentary on Sahih Muslim (Volume 6, p154):

What is meant by it is new matters that are not validated by the Shari ah. That - and that alone - is what are meant by innovations.

Q3-What is the ruling on standing up to recite Salawat (Salutations) and Salam (Greetings of Peace) upon the Prophet (SAW):

It is permissible if done with the intention of respecting the Prophet (SAW), and without the belief that it is obligatory. The Qur an has ordered us to present the Salam to the Prophet (SAW) in a respectful manner as implied in the verse Wa Sallimu Taslima i.e. And send worthy greetings of Peace upon him . (Qur an 33:56)

Furthermore, it is permissible in Islam to stand up to greet any honorable or beloved person. The Prophet (SAW) used to stand up to greet many people, including his beloved daughter Sayyidah Fatimah Zahra (RA).

Imam al-Bukhari narrates that once the Prophet (SAW) was sitting in the Mosque and saw a funeral passing by. So he immediately stood up in respect of it. He was then told that it was actually the funeral of a Jew. So he (SAW) replied; It is still a soul.

The Ulama have also deemed it permissible to stand up for a national anthem. It has for centuries been the custom in many Muslim lands to stand up when reciting the Salawat and Salam on the Prophet (SAW), especially upon hearing the news of his Birth, so as to display love, gratefulness and respect. This practice has been commended by Ulama from all 4 Madhhabs.

The Mufti of the Shafi i madhab of Medina al-Imam al-Sayyid Ja far al-Barzanji wrote in his Mawlid that:

Scholars of great character and knowledge have commended the practice of standing up at the mention of the Prophet (SAW) s birth. So glad-tiding to the one whose goal and purpose is to honor the Prophet (SAW).

This was written by him in Medina four centuries ago, and he referred to scholars before his time.

The Salawat can be recited in all positions: sitting as in the Jalsah (sitting position) in Salah, or standing as in the Salat-ul-Janazah or even while lying down.

Furthermore, it is general command of the Shariah to display all sorts of love, honor and veneration to the Prophet (SAW) [Qur an 7:157; 33:6 amongst others], as long as it does not involve any prohibited action. Wa Llahu A lam.

Q4-Is it possible for the Prophet (SAW) to be present at a Mawlid gathering?

The blessed body of the Prophet (SAW) is buried in Medina. But his Soul, like the souls of all Prophets and pious believers, is free to roam in the Kingdom of Allah to attend blessed gatherings. Evidence for this is what occurred on the Night of the Mi raj when all the Prophets gathered in al-Quds to meet and pray behind our Prophet (SAW). Many of them met him again in the Heavens.

Ibn al-Qayyim mentions in his Kitab al-Ruh that the famous Companion Sayyidna Salman al-Farisi (RA) said:

The souls of the believers are in a partition from the (visible) earth, they go anywhere they want to.

He also quotes the great Imam Malik as saying:

I was informed that the soul is free; it goes anywhere it wants to.

The above has also been confirmed by great Classical scholars such as Imam al-Suyuti and Imam Ibn-Hajar al-Haytami in their Fatawa.

However, a person who experiences the spiritual presence of the Prophet (SAW) at any gathering should normally keep such things to him or herself. In general, this is a matter of the unseen and it is best to not to delve into the issue unnecessarily.

Q5-What are the Riwayats popularly recited in Cape Town?

The Riwayats are basically narrations on the happenings of the noble Birth of the Prophet (SAW), compiled in a book from by the 16th century Mufti of the Shafi i madhab in Medina al-Imam al-Sayyid Ja far al-Barzanji. Whatever is mentioned in them is authentically sourced from the books of Hadith and Sirah (biographies of the Prophet). Its a blessing to recite them as it is a blessing to recite any hadith of the Prophet (SAW).

Muslim throughout the world recite these Riwayat during the blessed month of Mawlud. They are usually referred to in other parts of the world as Mawlid al-Barzanji.

Shaykh Fakhruddin Owaisi al-Madani is a Lecturer in Hadith at IPSA.
Sh. Fakhruddin completed a Master s dissertation on the issue of Mawlid and Bid ah at the University of Cape Town.

Kai alhamdulillah for this wonderful piece of yours. Most times people keep calling bid'a bid'a everywhere without knowing what that bid'a is. We remember Allah, do istigfar and alot more which are in consonance with the principles of Islam.

MDsambo:
I'm once a follower of the Tharikh-Al-Tijjiniya, but now I'm not a Sunni,Sufi or Shia follower I'm just a Muslim. So is it an obligatory to follow any denomination?

Pls your answers should be from the Qur'an or Hadith.

My brother, I concur with what most of the other brothers say that there is no denomination in Islam. At present I do most of the acts of worship that are known to sufism and Tijjaniyya in particular and I don't consider myself out of tune with Islam bcoz of that, why, because all those acts are in line with the principles of Islam. Think of them is it recitation of istigfar, hailala or salat upon the prophet. I believe I do not worship any sheikh rather I accords him respect. What I have come to realized is that the ways of sufism encourages one to remember Allah at all times to the extent that the litanies are made more or less obligatory to you. The emphasis on the remembrance of Allah is not meant for the benefit of any sheikh but you yourself. No matter what path I follow sufism has inculcate in me the lofty habit of remembering Allah, qiraatul Quran and seeking forgiveness that I can't imagine myself staying for at times even two hours without remembering Allah's name. So that is the beauty of it what matters is the end not necessarily the means. Hadith of the prophet said a dweller of paradise will only regret one thing, time that passed without him remembering the name of Allah. And another hadith said The prophet SAW admonished us to keep our tongues moist with the remembrance of Allah. So sufi path are fashioned to achieve those ends. So they are not denominations and all can attest to the fact that sufi adherents remember Allah most, do istigfar most, recite the Quran most name them. And even if you are not one, once people notice you doing these things they will just assume you are sufist. So it is ignorance to think sufists are doing sth not in line with the principles of Islam

BeansAndBread:


Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhab reigned in the 18th century while saudi arabia was founded in the 20th century with oil discovery many years later. So why lying?



Yes, they propagated in Indian, so why is it that Indian Muslims have almost not been involved with any jihadist groups?



When saudi was established, Ottoman Empire was not existing. Why are you lying just to malign your fellow Muslims?



So?



Saudi Arabia never destroyed any artifacts, go to Makkah and other cities you'll find many there. They only leveled Graves of the sahabas and the Prophet commanded this. He said we shouldn't be like the Jews and Christians who has made their Prophets one worthy of worship. All this happened in the Muslim world and they stopped it.



Why the exaggeration? Have you been to Dubai before? How can you compare both cities?



Mr man you're not making any sense here!



I seriously doubt that your story of Boko Haram and Izala, I wish you can provide sources. Last time I checked, Izala are killed by Boko Haram, and a video is on YouTube in which Abu Shekau specifically shouted that Izalas are kafir. They've beheaded man Izala in Borno, and Sheikh Jafar himself was killed by Boko Haram.

Mr. Beans we are all Muslims here. Is very painful for you to be trying to deny an obvious truth. Wahabism is a cancer. For your information an Imam of kaaba, black man confirmed that ISIS got their inspiration from the teachings of wahabism. I will provide the link Inshaallah. And lately following the gruesome murder of that Jordanian pilot by ISIS some Muslim countries started removing all nooks by ibn taimiyya from their shelves and production of new ones stopped because everyone knows the kind of violence and intolerance that those books teach. In countries like Algeria government even gives official support to sufi zawiyas as a way of de-rsdicalising people