₦airaland Forum

Gabriel_sylar: Pls don't question God...let naija become 500million that's what god wants....

haka_nai: You have to look at the bigger picture and realize that alot has changed.It may happen before but with this out burst is obvious,people are not willing to take it.My take is that if true you as a tribe or group can not impose certain things at this time of the nation existence on any other,because people are looking out for such so they cry foul.Don't get me wrong.This may all be a ploy for all i care to paint the COAS black.That does not mean the COAS or C in C will not want to have a united force and a loyal rank of offices that could lay down there life at his command.Lets be cautious is all am suggesting.Than publicly sound like the cries or issue is right if true and okay by all standards simply because he is doing it for Igbos. Lets not give room for such,the role this arm of security plays is crucial and critical to Nigeria's existence.You may call it cheat or what ever.I don't know much about it.That you feel its irrelevant for others to cry foul is not in your interest to ignore them regardless of the there reasons.I am saying before it gets sour,address it and stop playing the tribal card as If Nigeria is all about Igbo.

luvmijeje: Dear Mr President,I have notice the office of the president has not issue out statement to what is going on in the Nigera Army and I believe that is totally wrong.
Sir,the democracy u and I are enjoying right now,alot of people paid with their lives and Ijerika is too little to be the 1 to scuttle it.
The Nigeria Army is too sensitive for anybody to play politics with it.These are people that has access to weapon of mass destruction.
Am afraid for our young democracy.For the love of this country 'Call him to order before there is a mutiny in the Nigeria Army'.From a PATRIOTIC NIGERIAN.

HisRib: And by domineering woman you mean? Please be clear. BTW, what if the man is not up to his tasks (like 95% of men these days) what should the woman do? Just sit theer and watch or take control? The reality is, we live in a different time --women are educated and have careers. We don't have time to sit around and take care of you all day. I will do what it takes to please my husband, BUT I excpect the same treatment from him.

Toktee: Gud question,i have one in my compound always at home wonder what his duties are

Diligence: Obey God first, then you can use other means to reach out to the poor and needy who would always be present..."We would rather obey God not men..." the bible says over and over again.

alj_harem: One thing i fail to understand is why MEND wants to make this as a competition

Moukafoam: Later you will hear " do not post any comment that is offensive to Islam"








Yet they want to Islamize Nigeria by force

Akshow: MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Fighters linked to the radical Islamic terrorist network Boko Haram attacked a military base in Nigeria’s north on Sunday in an assault that left at least 20 people dead, as the network’s leader denied any peace talks with Nigeria’s government.

The attack in the village of Monguno, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Maiduguri, punctuated the video statement by Abubakar Shekau that said Nigeria will remain under attack by the group until the multiethnic nation is ruled under Islamic law. Shekau also threatened the man who in recent months claimed to be a leader of Boko Haram and said that the group wanted to agree to a cease-fire with Nigeria’s security forces.

The attack Sunday, coupled with the recent kidnappings of foreigners claimed by Boko Haram and its affiliates, offered fresh doubts about the ability of Nigeria’s weak central government to stop the bloodshed, despite its deployment of more security forces in the region.

“Whoever kills any of our members should await a grave retaliation from us,” Shekau says in the video in the Hausa language of Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north. “We will continue waging war against them until we succeeded in establishing an Islamic state in Nigeria.”

The attack on Monguno saw fighters arrive in SUVs and kill a local village leader, witnesses who spoke to The Associated Press said. The fighters later attacked a barracks at Monguno with gunfire and explosives, witnesses said.

In a statement, military spokesman Lt. Col. Sagir Musa said that 20 “Boko Haram terrorists” were killed, without acknowledging that at least one civilian had been killed. Musa also did not say if any soldiers had been wounded or killed in the attack. Nigeria’s military routinely downplays civilian and soldier casualty figures.

Another security official, who requested anonymity as he could not speak to journalists, confirmed the attack occurred, but acknowledged details remained sketchy about the incident. An AP journalist could not immediately reach the village Sunday.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/in-video-boko-haram-leader-denies-peace-talks-with-nigeria-promises-violence-will-continue/2013/03/03/acb0edb2-83ea-11e2-a80b-3edc779b676f_story.html

fellis: I hope this isn't true.
If it is then thank God nobody was hurt.

I wouldn't be surprised if some loving and tolerant Christians come to this thread to express disappointment about the fact that Muslims didn't die in the attack.

ziccoit: All of you doubting the authenticity of this story should do the following

1. Change "hand grenade" to " bombs" in that report. if you still doubt the story you may be a realist

2. Change " mosque" to church and see if you still doubt the story. if you are, you may be a realist.

3. Change " mosque" and "hand grenade" to " church" and " bomb". If you can believe the story, you are a bigot to the core.

drzed: Well, for me the challenge of indigenous muslims (and this also applies to muslims in the west and middle east too); is that many of us tend to focus on the wrong issues in the wrong order of precedents.

After kalimat-usshahaadah (i.e. testifying that no deity is worthy of worship except Allah), the other pillars upon which Islam and muslims stand are: Prayer, Zakaat, Fasting and Hajj (for those who can afford it).

If we focus on these five pillars, muslims would stand strong because these are the basic pillars without which Islam/Muslims are invalid.

Unfortunately, when people with (according to sister deols) "sweet mouth and zero knowledge" are allowed to propagate Islam, all that you hear them talk about are things like: banishing alcohol, wearing hijab and fighting prostitution (not that these things are not issues of Islam)...but this is the way many non-muslims perceive Islam, especially in the post-Sharia crisis of the early 2000s, particularly in Nigeria.

For a woman, as an example, she can be a valid muslimah if she practices these five pillars even without wearing hijab. She may not be the ideal muslimah, but no one has the right to deny her of her beliefs. Afterall, even paradise get levels. Some people may make it there but dwell in a BQ or Face-me-I-Face you, while others will reside in Mansions within the neighbourhood of Firdaus. Some may enter hell fire for a while before they are released on Parole. Allahu Aalam. Now, conversely, any woman who thinks that merely wearing a hijab/nikab (without practicing the five pillars) makes her a muslim, is simply a fool...and a non-muslim for that matter.

Therefore, to be a fundamentalist is to start/focus on these five pillars and practice them very well. If we practice them, we would turn out as model parents, neighbours, citizens and human beings because it means we would eventually be trustworthy, decent, honest, kind, respectful and helpful people. Just like the Prophet (pbuh).

So our primary goal in carrying out dawaah (Mali militants take note) is not to just start chopping off people's hands or (as in the case of the Taliban) to start shooting girls who attend schools. Some so-called muslims of today think practicing Islam or demonstrating their strong faith is tantamount to fighting Jews or hating Christians. It is not. Fighting is not a pillar of Islam. Allah hates transgressors and oppressors. Fighting is not one of our articles of faith too. We should only fight as a last resort.

Let us revert to the true fundamentals of Islam by standing on these five pillars and we would stand tall and strong. We would attract people to Islam, just like the prophet's enemies were forced to love him due to the truthfulness of his ways.

How many of us muslims of nowadays live such beautiful lives that our non-muslim neighbors actually envy us and secretly wish they were like us?

Ask yourself this question everyday.