Lies! Lies!! Lies!!! It seems the best thing the sss
Woman knows how to do is lie, i have met people that knew the lecturer personally and they say it was a grand conspiracy to tannish the image of the innocent man. There was no way he could be a member of boko haram becouse he openly preached against the group. He is a nice person. Nazeefi is not a member of boko haram. Mrs Ogar remember you will be judged one day by the best of judges. Pls stop this injustuce.

GEJTILL2019: islam agai....imagine the world without islam

imagine the world without you! Life 4 make sens die

The following acts are Sunnah on the day of Eid ul Adha:
1. To wake up early in the morning
2. To clean one’s teeth with a miswaak
3. To have a bath
4. To put on one’s best available clothes
5. To use ittar (permissible perfume)
6. Not to eat before the Eid prayer
7. To recite the Takbir of Tashreeq in a loud voice while going to Eid prayer
May Allah accept all our efforts and unite us as one, and give us the ability to act upon the Quran and sunnah.
Barka da Sallah

Basic: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May peace be upon whosoever follows guidance.

I advise every reader of this piece – Christians especially – to read with a plain mind that is free of any prejudice or stereotypes. This missive is addressed mainly at Christians and adherents of other religions in this country as well as any Muslim who may help spread word of it.

It is quite saddening that Boko Haram has done, in the name of Islam, so much evil that the average non-Muslim now has a very ugly perception of the religion and its adherents.

Though the Nigerian media has sometimes gone overboard in their reports (for instance, news spread months ago that a Boko Haram instigated bomb blast occurred in Bauchi, only for the Police to state later that the heard explosion was that of a faulty transformer and not a bomb), this piece does not seek to defend the acts of Boko Haram (in fact, it strongly disapproves of their acts). So, please don't start forming opinions yet.

Read this piece to the end, as it hoped that it would help extinguish the fire of inter-religious animosity raging in our society today – by means of these clarifications:

Clarification #1

You Christians have known we Muslims for years, and you have lived with us for years as well. I’m sure the Muslims you first knew or grew up with never told you that Islam permits unjust killings – not even of non-Muslims. They won't, because they never believed such. If that were part of their belief, they would certainly have attempted killing you. So, their peaceful co-existence with you shows that they had nothing of such as their belief.

But suddenly came a strange group of "Muslims" who kill in the name of Islam. Yet, you conclude that these "vampires" are following the dictates of Islam. Which Islam? A new version of Islam?

So, it is either Boko Haram members are practising a strange Islam or are not practising Islam at all. But the truth remains that our religion has never and will never undergo any kind of metamorphosis. And whatever is not part of it from the outset will never be regarded as being part of it today!

Since unjust, unlawful killings were never part of Islam, they will never be part of Islam, and any individual or group that practices such – even in the name of Islam – will ‘never’ be regarded as Muslims or as fighting for Islam.


Clarification #2

I do see Christians quote Quranic verses inciting Muslims to fight the non-believers. And I have these to say:

Just as you hold that many verses in the Bible have underlying meanings that are beyond the literal implications, we Muslims also hold the same in regards to the Quran. The Quran contains many verses whose meanings are subject to interpretations other than the literal.

So, I advise every truth-seeking non-Muslim to refrain from quoting Quranic verses without deep understanding of the circumstances behind their revelation.

As for the wars fought by the early Muslims, various circumstances led to these, and going into a detailed discussion will be digressive and will make this piece lengthier.

However, know that the wars propagated by the Muslims of old had many strong reasons behind them. And looking at history, no civilisation or revolution came to be without some struggle.

Now the truth: in Nigeria of today, there are NO justifications whatsoever for any Muslim – individual or group – to kill non-Muslims unjustly. In fact, from what I've learned about this religion, NONE – yes, NONE – of the conditions that permit Muslims to fight (such as if they are facing aggression from non-Muslims, and if they are in an Islamic state) is present in the Nigeria of today. Therefore, anyone fighting in the name of Islam is either doing that out of misindoctrination, crass ignorance, or for ulterior reasons.

Once again, Nigeria is not an Islamic state, and no Muslim – except for the misindoctrinated, ignorant, or hypocritical – is permitted to fight in the name of religion.

Clarification #3

Any Muslim individual or group that claims to be fighting for Islam by way of unjust, unwarranted killings is not following the dictates of ‘the’ Islam - and that is even if such were Muslims in the first place.

In a Quranic verse, which, interestingly, those Christians who have never stopped dissecting the Quran never quote, Allah says:

"Allah never forbids you from dealing justly and kindly with those who do not fight you based on your religion and who do not drive you out of your homes. Verily Allah loves those who deal with others with equity" – Quran 60 verse 8.

This verse drives home the fact that Muslims living amidst non-Muslims (in a non-Islamic state) should never fight them except in self-defence.

In another verse, Allah describes the sanctity life in these words:

"Because of that, we ordained for the Children of Israel that anyone who spreads mischief in the land by killing another person unjustly, and not out of retaliation, it would be as if he had killed all of mankind. And if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind" – Quran 5 verse 32.

So, Islam honours life and is totally against taking it unjustly.

Clarification #4

It would be illogical for any Muslim, after having observed some wrongdoing by a Christian or group of Christians, to conclude that Christianity preaches that wrong act or that all Christians approve of it.

Similarly, it contradicts logic for any Christian, after having observed some wrongdoing by some individuals or groups who claim to be Muslims, to conclude that Islam preaches that wrong act or that all Muslims approve of it.

Get it clear: We Muslims – who really understand the true message of Islam – are totally against the terrorist acts of these bloodsucking "Muslim" groups. In fact, we doubt their being Muslims in the first place. And if they were, either they lost touch of the pristine Islam by getting themselves misindoctrinated, or they are not sincere in their cause (i.e. they have ulterior motives).


Clarification #5

While it is natural for the adherents of any religion to feel enraged when the supreme deity, as held by that religion, is insulted, it is irrational for the adherents to go beyond bounds in their quest for justice – especially when this will involve greater evils like shedding the blood of the innocent.

However, Christians should stop spewing insults at Allah, His Messenger, and at Muslims as a whole. In the Qur'an, Allah has clearly forbidden Muslims from insulting non-Muslims and their religion (Quran 6 verse 108). So, Muslims too should refrain from doing this.

Also, it is far from ideal that a Muslim, in "retaliation" of blasphemy, goes wild, killing innocent lives and destroying property.


Final note

We Muslims are disheartened by the activities of these radicals, and on behalf of every Muslim in this country with a sound, unadulterated Islamic ideology, I state that we are proud of our religion, and we totally and openly disapprove of the acts of BH and their sponsors.

We pray that Allah vindicates His religion by exposing, humiliating, and destroying any individual or group perpetrating evil in the name of Islam.

We also pray that Allah restores peace and security in this country, and make it a haven of tranquility for all – Muslims, Christians, Pagans, and Atheists.

Finally, I advise every person who wishes to study Islam sincerely to look only into authentic sources and try to avoid the press, ignorant and biased non-Muslims, and other sources of baseless gainsay.

Spread word of this piece. Feel free to share with others through any available media. Hopefully, it will help reduce the inter-religious animosity that is thickening in Nigeria today.

don't waste ur time, the real cristians knows the truth, bt these ignorants especially the ones on NL will never view anything with an open mind, all they know is 77 virgins dnt knw where they got it frm, may be frm CNN bt definately not from Quran

Ujujoan:

Still you have to admit that your religion is doing absolutely NOTHING to stop these people killing in their name. Silence they say means consent!

what are u saying? Pls be objective for a moment, why do we have the police and the militry, BH has no piety 4 any body, be u muslim or christian. U dear not say anything bad against them or u get killed.

Delafruita:
i believe you know my stand on religion.i was simply educating the folks on the thread who apparently have little knowledge of the bible

which bible are u talking about? Mathew mark luke and john who were they? when did they write? What was there last names, did they even meet Jesus Christ? The last of them wrote 40 years after Jesus Christ did u know that? And why did they write according to? If u write a letter do u sign it according to delafruita? According to means a third party. Where in the world is a document with only one name of 4 different writters that did not meet whom they are writing on? Only in the bible.

pankere:

Is it the media that is painting the violence of boko haram? Is it the media that painted the story of how they killed christian worshippers in their church in Kogi and the churches bombed in the north? How tolerant are these moslems in the north of christians? They are so tolerant that they want to islamise nigeria with bombs and swords abi? Admit the truth! there is a BIG difference between prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and the so called moslems of nowadays.How many moslems can confidently say Islam is a religion of peace?Islam has become a tool of violence

thank you very much, so don't blame the entire faith (islam) for what some few ignorant ones (i mean very few) are doingn,they are criminals, and am very happy you know the teachings of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

I know a man who lost his parents at a young age. He was man enough to love a strong woman years older than him, worked for her and made her stronger, opened his heart to her, shared his fears to no one but her. He was romantic and was faithful to her till her last breath. Cleaned after himself and sewed his own clothes. He was good looking, courageous and fearless. He never judged anyone on their pasts or looks, and was moderate, open minded and tolerant. His neighbour was Jewish and his cousin-in- law was a Christian priest. Beaten and exiled when he was helpless, he was merciful when he became stronger. Intelligent, wise and a hard worker, he built a long lasting nation out of nothing in the last 20 years of his life. He had no parents, but loved his daughters and grandchildren. His last will was"Be good to women".
This man was a mercy for all mankind,this is my Prophet Muhammad salalahu alayhi wasalaam Peace be Upon Him"

[quote author=taharqa]The film is dispicable and stupid, but Muslims in 9ja shld seriously refuse d urge to protest at all cos of d peculiar security situatn in 9ja, any such 'protest' can easily be taken ova by some crazy extremists to cause mayhem; we do not need any more killings 4rm such 'protest'(which in 9ja is actuali a call for killing spree) and d resulting retaliation. After all none of us hv heard of dat silly Isreali dat chose to be an i.diot; we do not share his foolishness [/quote. U r very objective and open hearted. Tanx

wandeay: surely, they cant, for example, me as a person, i will rather be an atheist than becoming of the worshippers of the so-called Mohhhhammett

u guys r jst too funny! Who cares if u even decide to kill urself. And who told u muslims worship Muhammad (SAW)

marleygab: well just an honest opinion. but i suspect this overhauling of our currency has something to do with this islamic. . . . . . sorry Non interest banking thing.

islam is a global faith, u can only hate it, i mean its normal 2 hate islam but u can't do nothing about it. Islam has come 2 stay either u like it or not. Salam

Flexskillz: Picture this scenario, i buy an item worth N500, I present a N5000 note i recieve a balance of N4500 in other denominations, am i not gonna ed up with more cash in my pocket?

. Use your brain pls, what if u buy an item worth N150, and u present N1000 note are u going to end up with less cash in your pocket? Pls let us be objective

Eid-el mubaraq

FOOD 4 Thought:
Hate has 4 letters, but so does LOVE
Enemies has 7, but so does Friends
Lying has 5, but so does Truth
Hurt has 4, but so does Heal
Negative has 8, but so does Positive
Failure has 7, but so does Success
Under has 4, but so does Above
Is all this by coincidence?
Make your choice wisely!

My brothers and sisters in islam, remember what they did to our beloved prophet (SAW) and he was cool about becouse he knew they were ignorant and he prayed for them instead. We should try and pratice what we preach pls. Islam is all about peace and tolerance. Tanx