₦airaland Forum

CorrectionFLuid:
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I guess we should blame the ones happening in Nigeria, and practically all over the world on Israel too. SMH

I am not sure why you based your point on putting the blame only on Israel if we are to consider the hands pulling the strings. I mean Israel has got elder brothers. So the point of the Godless behind the scene workers is about Israel and her elder brothers.

Tendd:
People performing Baptismal mass in Niger Republic were shot recently by armed Muslims jihadists.Were the victims isrealis? Something is inherently wrong with some of you.

Those are the ones tendering their resume for the next deep state job.

All these terrorists that always have British or American linkage in their bio sometimes bearing screaming names and with a penchant for attacking soft targets which is totally against the doctrines of Islam.

We should not come and hear that another one of their successful ilks is handed a state to govern over in muslim land backed by their initial British or American ally o.

If you know, you know.

This larry elission na real o.g. for this list.
Has been around for a very long time. Always hovering around the top spot.
But avoids the spotlight.

Lol
Last last they folded.
When they saw that they were fast becoming the anti people union.

Good
Send them to your salt factory. They will soon realize their folly. No room for nonsense at the refinery..

Really?
I am surprised that Microsoft can do that.

That's why it's not good to write off somethings entirely. Always thought that the company had this anti humanity agenda.

Well let's wait to hear from the Dangote's side.

While Trump is trying very hard to protect America's top industrialists and innovators we want to kill our own. But the same signatures that will quickly point us to look at America as the saner clime are the ones here defending PENGASSAN all over the place.

It is well.

That's why women live longer than men. Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

That's the American magic many NL members do not understand.
Thanks OP.

amazonguru001:
In as much as I resisted the urge not to add a word to this ongoing argument, but for the benefits of innocently minded Nigerians like you , let me educate you a little bit.

Unionisation is not compulsory. Workers who [sub][/sub]are willing to join the union, signify their intention to be part of the union by obtaining a form fill same and send an email to the union.

Does anyone who is compelled or forced to join an association obtain a form and fill it under duress ?

Union matters are not peculiar to our country.
Nigeria is not a stand-alone country. We are signatory to the international labour acts and a member of the international labour organisation (ILO) whose task is to seek and ensure that workers' rights and benefits are protected.

Dont be fooled by Dangote's theatrics. He, just like many employers don't mean well for their employees.
If not for the Union. Many workers would be treated as slaves. While the employers act like they are doing the workers a favour by paying them paltry salaries. Forgetting that the company exists, progresses and make profit because dedicated employees are doing their best to meet the company's set goals. Hence, it is a symbiotic relationship. And not one of master-slave.

Imagine where I work. I worked for 10 years, and I never had pension, my tax are deducted, and there is no HMO.

But the moment I and my colleagues joined the union, the Union had back and forth with the company, took the matter to the ministry of Labour, the company was reprimanded and told to do the right thing or be ready to argue their case in the court stating why they should not be prosecuted for not complying with the nations pension act.

The right thing is to pay workers pension contributions.
They immediately agreed and complied.

Today. Just 4 years after compliance to paying the pension , it will amaze you to know that my pension balance is sitting at 13M. This is just for 4 years oh.

Now I have retirement benefits, good HMO, nice take home and my tax are also taken care of by the compnay. All of which were non-existent in my over 10 years of pre-unionisation work years.

No doubt, the union (PENGASSAN & NUPENG, etc ) smile to the bank with members dues , but trust me, it is worth every penny they take from me.

Baba, forget all the cry of Dangote saying Pengassan/Nupeng is trying to sabotage the economy. Na wash.

Have you forgotten how Dangote refused to tell Nigerians how much he was selling fuel to NNPC when he first started production and NNPC was the only OFF TAKER.

The price was high.
Nigerias were crying. Asking him to tell us how much he sold to NNPC for NNPC to be selling at that ridiculous pump price to Nigerians.
For months. He refused. Not until Independent marketers decided to boycott him and keep importing saying, it was cheaper for them.

He sued the NNPC to direct the Independent Marketers to buy from him and not to import.
What is more monopolistic than this?

He was called to order and later withdrew the case.

As a way to fight back, he reduced the prices of all his products. So as to reduce the profit margin for the importers.
So this was possible earlier, yet he didn't do it. Lol.

Whatever price reduction you see today is being made possible because of the price war between him and the Independent marketers who themselves are greedy lots and evil cabals in the oil & gas industry

As a result, you and I. The ordinary Nigerians are the beneficiary of whatever cold war exists between them.

Trust me, if Dangote has his way, with his monopolistic tendency, then it's finished for the oil and gas industry.

In case you are not aware, this current union action was a result of Dangote sacking all his workers who are pengassan members.
You dont do that now. That's called work place victimisation.

Just like you are arguing. Union member is voluntary. As long as the workers are willing to, employers are expected to recognise workers' rights of membership of any legal trade union.

Without people being union members, when evil, Wicked and profit driven employers like Dangote swing their hammer against the workers, who would stand for such workers?

Just like in this case, you just wake up to see that you have been sacked for whatever reason. Especially for being a union member. Would you be happy if no one rises and stands for you.

What this means is, bread winners would suddenly lose their means of livelihood.
Families are plunged into poverty and, of course, consequently untold hardship.
This singular act adds to the unemployment rate, with the possibility of attendant increase in crime rate as human instinct for survival kicks in naturally. All because of Dangote's ill advised move, in his bid to make a strong statement to the union.

This is exactly what the union is trying to fight off.
You cant just wake up as an employer to sack your employees and then replace them with Indians.

Dey play.

Injury to one is injury to all.

You can never have a stand-off with the UNION, especially when it comes to victimisation due to union membership and expect to win.

Solidarity, forever.
Workers united can never be defeated .

FOR THE UNION MAKES US STRONG.

I think you are missing the main point here in that this issue is not one of a violation of an extant labour law and Dangote has not been found to violate any of the examples you stated in your place of work, that you used to build your points. That is very important. You cannot be punishing Dangote now for a perceived future offence that is yet to happen or which may not happen at all because it is on record that his staff are well paid through numerous awards even from other oil worker unions.

I agree with you on the pension funds though. Tinubu should do something about it to make it more accessible to contributors in other to navigate this his reform period. For example, workers should be able to take another percentage of their money say after another 5 years after the first one instead of locking everything up with the funds administrators.

nero2face:
thanks for educating those ignorant Nigerians who choose to take side with zero knowledge of what is at stake, I worked with Dangote group for 5yrs, if they allow him break the bond that guide oil and gas sector we will buy petrol for 5k b4 2027, Dangote is a good capitalist, he don't have our interest at heart, he MUST obey the law of the land, am fully in support of PENGASSAN for this one

You are just regurgitating what every hate-filled outsider is saying without showing concrete examples, as an ex employee of Dangote group, what practices he engaged in that would make him inordinately jerk up prices. Or is it the same cement jingles you want to repeat? You want the premium quality to cost lesser than the non premiums ones even though the price difference is only marginal?

TheBizGenius:
But is it that people here are not educated at all ni?

Someone is buying raw materials in Naira and sells finished goods in Naira too. He buys in dollars and is forced to sell in dollars too. He had already told you before that that's the policy he can cope with.

From this simple policy, you jumped to "He's a monopolist". How nahh?

You lots should be telling the federal government to keep selling raw materials to him in naira. Simple.

Abi? I don't understand you guys.

It's like you don't know how evil some Nigerians are? Blood doesn't run in their veins but hate. They are pained when goodness is being delivered in affordable measures to all.

This is economic sabotage on the part of PENGASSAN.
If I were the the president, I would order immediate arrest of their leadership.
Enough is enough!

A clear conscience fears no accusation.
Thank you Dangote for towing the path of reconciliation that will immediately benefit the masses.
Unlike the ominous cabals who are using unionism to front as pro people.

May the forces of evil not overtake our country Nigeria.
Dangote, may God help you to navigate this challenge and come out victorious.
Ameen.


Certainly, Nigeria's problem are Nigerians themselves: that deep-seethed and occluded hate sitting deep in our hearts against the success of one of our own.

And that is the best time to shut down critical production supply lines to our only working (private) refinery, at the moment, which has been proven to be a key component of the economic recovery that Nigeria has been witnessing in recent months because some vested interests, whose only specialty is to wreck working institutions through archaic unionism, want to keep doing things in the same old way that produced oil sector cabals, rendered comatose our national assets, engendered fuel smuggling and made the country bled forex.

Can that be regarded as a step that is being taken in the best interests of the masses?

You would think every christian is like the Netanyahu's disciples that are here on Nairaland if you focus on reading what they push to our eyes on a daily.

Disgrace dey await una. Shior!

Every right reasoning Nigerian out to be praying for Dangote at this point. Fuel price was coming down. So also was the dollar rate. All of a sudden this "something peng" wants to disrupt this recovery process by forcefully unionising Dangote's workers. We should not forget this timeline when things begin to nose-dive again.

By the time LG chairmen begin direct receipt of LG allocations from the federal government, na that time real frivolities go unfold.
This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Fiscus105:
I never read any of Arab nation doing this oooo, but they can give expensive aircraft for a president of the richest nation. Anyway they will prefer if they buy guns and ammunition instead.



Islam is somehow complex to understand.

It is not complex to understand my brother. This is how it has always been from day 1. The Prophet is always with humanity against capitalists and money worshippers. The alignments always tow this line. Interestingly enough, it is the capitalists and money worshippers that will show you the picture of Islam that they want you to see with their acquired might and state instruments.

Is this not the same fuel that Tinubu administration called inferior just to discredit the refinery that was licensed by PDP as part of the aborted 2012 deregulation policies?

The world is changing in our very eyes. The past leaders believe it's not possible for us to export refined oil to US and then Tinubu provided the free trade zone which Dangote acquired part of it for his refinery and Buhari"s administration somehow gave license to individual to refine petrol. APC hasn't been a saint but it's still better than PDP by miles.

Lol, as usual, time for paid party agents to start laying claims to the achievements of Dangote as the enabling factor.

These are the same people that Ahmad Gumi is posturing for because of possible policing contract when state policing takes off so that they can become beneficiaries of security budgets. The presidency should design the state policing security architecture such that people who have had terrorism linked to them are completely excluded. Empower the locals against them and they will become history in no time. The locals know them, their terrain, their contractors, suppliers, friends, relatives, wives and girlfriends.

Tinubu should go on with the state police policy reform and not be distracted with people trying to whitewash their evil to become overnight lovers of the people. When the people's security are placed into their own hands these terrorists will disappear naturally because they will not be able to stand a grass root security structure that is well funded by the federal government. So they want to become emergency lovers of the people all of a sudden?

And terrorist sympathisers are already scared because they know that they will be terribly exposed.

Lol!
But these are no kind words. It's going to hurt the first group.

Thank you ma for having the large heart to felicitate with people of diverse faith.

The people who want to institutionalise misguidance by banning what the Prophet never banned will never see the light of the day in Nigeria, insha Allah.

chiiraq802:
It's really a nice initiative... but mk some of our governors no com use dem dey overdo.

A good policy design that sets a framework for its deployment can checkmate this genuine concern.

As gathered from evidences presented by various scholars of Ahlus Sunna Wal Jamaa

The Holy Quran states:
[/b]Say, 'O Prophet,' (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) “In Allah’s 'grace' and 'mercy' let them 'rejoice'. That is far better than whatever 'wealth' they amass.”
- Qur'an 10:58

[b]One tafsir of this ayah can be found as follows:

Tafsir:
Regarding this, there is a Hadith from Sayyidina Anas (radi Allahu ta'ala anh) where it has been reported that the Holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) said, 'fadl', (grace), of Allah denotes the Qur'an and 'rahmah' (mercy) means that you were blessed with the taufiq (ability) of reciting the Qur'an and acting in accordance with it.'
- Ruh al-Ma`ani from Ibn Marduwayh

Other tafsirs of the same ayah plus corroborating ayahs that strengthen this position can be found as follows:

And Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas (radi Allahu ta'ala anh) narrates that 'fadl' means the Qur'an, and 'rahmah' refers to the Holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) [himself]...
- Maarif-ul-Quran

The below verse also refers directly to the holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) as the 'mercy' of Allah;

The Holy Quran states:
And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad] (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam), except as a 'mercy' to the 'worlds'.
- Qur'an 21:107

Sayyidina Ibn 'Umar (radi Allahu ta'ala anh), has reported that the Holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) said that is "I am the blessing sent by Allah so that I lift up the people, who obey Allah, and humble the other people, who disobey Allah.
- Ibn Kathir

The declaring of the Holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) as the 'mercy' of Allah is 'universal', and was not restricted only to those present there or living with him at the time. Instead, it included even the generations that
will be born right through to the last day of Qiyamah.
- Ruh al-Ma`ni

And as expained by respected elders in the deen highlighting the specific use of the phrace 'mercy on to the worlds', these include the world of the angels, the world we were in, the world we are in now, the world we shall arrive to, and the world of other creatures in any form.

Iblis cried loudly four times, 'first' when Allah declared him as cursed, 'second' when he was thrown out, 'third' when Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) was born and 'fourth' when surah Fatiha was revealed
- Ibn Kathir in Al Bidayah wan Nihayah, Volume 2, Page No. 166.

Thus a muslim should not find himself in the above group of people because shaytan (and his followers) is the only being not happy with the birth of the holy Propphet Muhammad (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam).

Hence without any doubt the arrival of Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) is mercy not only upon us but all worlds and creations of Allah and it is source of rejoicing for his (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) followers.

The days when Anbiya are born are days of 'Salam':

The Holy Quran states:
And 'salam', peace, be upon him the day he was born and the day he dies and the day he is raised alive.
- Qur'an 19:15

Honouring the day the holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) is born is rewarding:

Narrated 'Ursa; Thuwaiba was the freed slave girl of Abu Lahb whom he had manumitted (freed), and then she suckled the Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam). When Abu Lahb died, one of his relatives saw him in a dream in a very bad state and asked him, "What have you encountered?" Abu Lahb said, "I have not found any rest since I
left you, except that I have been given water to drink in this (the space between his thumb and other fingers) and that is because of my manumitting Thuwaiba."
- Muslims Volume 7, Book 62, Number 38 and Sahih Bukhari

Abu Lahab freed Thuwaiba on the joy of the birth of holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) prior to his defiant stance against Islam later. So even the worst of Kufaar and greatest of enemy of Islam is given relaxation from his punishments due to freeing Thawaiba. Therefore imagine the situation of a mu'min who rejoices on Mawlid.
- Sahih Bukhari

The birth of the Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) is among the signs of Allah:

We have learnt many of the miraculous events that happened to herald the birth of the holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) such as the 'extinguishing' of the Persion worship fire that had been kept burning for thousand of years, the collapse of 360 idols around the Ka'aba and the shaking of the throne of most of the world kings
of the time, the destruction of Abraha's army among other events.

The Holy Quran states:
By your life, (O prophet) they are wandering blindly in their intoxication (misguidance)...
- Qur'an 15:72

Allahu ta'ala has not bestowed on anyone in the whole creation an honour and rank higher than that of Sayyidna Muhammad Mustafa (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam). This is the reason why Allahu ta'ala has never sworn by the life of any prophet or angel, while in this verse, He has sworn by the age and life of the Holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) - which is the highest conceivable honour and deference accorded him.
- Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu ta'ala anh), Maarif-ul-Quran

Therefore his birth is certainly a major sign from Allahu ta'ala.

What the holy Qur'an says about venerating, honouring, a sign of Allahu ta'ala:

The Holy Quran states:
..whoever respects the signs of Allah, this surely is (the outcome) of the piety of hearts.
- Qur'an, 22:32

So it can be seen that honouring the birthday of the Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) not only is it rewarding, it can also purify our 'eeman' before Allahu ta'ala.

Analogy for "If the Prophet, (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) and the sahaba (radi Allahu ta'ala anh) did not do it, then I will not...":

Ibn Abbas "Allah be pleased with him" reported: The Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) came to Madina and saw the Jews fasting on the tenth day of Muharram. They were asked about that. They replied: "This is the day, on which Allah made Moses and the children of Israel emerge victorious over Pharoah. So, we fast on it "OUT OF GLORIFICATION TO IT". The Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "We have more claim over Moses than you." So, he ordered Muslims to fast on it.
- In Sahih Muslim, Volume 2, Page No. 147,
Hadith No. 1130 (Dar ul Kutab al Ilmiyyah).

What is in focus here is the 'basis' for doing the action, not the action that was done. It can be seen that the holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) 'validated' the 'basis' for which the (later generation) Jews were performing the fasting even though their prophet, nabi Musa (alaihissalam), and earlier generation, did not do this fasting. In the case of mawlid Nabiy, there is even a stronger 'basis' for marking and honouring it because it is commanded
in the holy Qur'an to rejoice on it.

Creation of Adam (alaihissalam) honoured and connected to the term 'Eid':

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (saw) as saying:

The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday, on it Adam was 'created', on it he was made to enter Paradise, on it he was expelled from it.
- Sahih Muslim Book 7, Hadith 26

So Allahu ta'ala has attached honour to day prophets are born e.g. Friday as we all know today as a day of 'Eid', that is, of rejoicing among muslims.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: "The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'This day is an 'Eid (festival) which Allah has ordained for the Muslims. Whoever comes to Friday (prayer), let him take a bath and if he has perfume then let him put some on. And upon you (I urge to use) is the tooth stick."

Grade : Hasan
(Ibn e majah Book 5, Hadith 1152)

Narrated Abu 'Ubaid:
Then I witnessed the 'Id with 'Uthman bin 'Affan, and that was on a Friday. He offered the prayer before the sermon, saying, "O people! Today you have two Eids together, so whoever of those who live at Al-'Awali (suburbs) would like to wait for the Jumua prayer, he may wait, and whoever would like to return (home) is ranted my permission to do so."

(Sahih al-Bukhari Vol. 7, Book 68, Hadith 479)

Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Two Eids ('Id and Friday) have synchronised on this day. If anyone does not want to offer the Friday prayer, the 'Id prayer is sufficient for him. But we shall offer the Friday prayer. This tradition has been narrated by 'Umar from Shu'bah.

Grade : Sahih
(Sunan Abi Dawud 1073 Book 2, Hadith 684)


UNDERSTANDING THE HADITH OF BID'A:

It was narrated on the authority of Abu Najih al-Irbad bin Sariyah (ra) who said:

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) delivered an admonition that made our hearts fearful and our eyes tearful. We said, "O Messenger of Allah, it is as if this were a farewell sermon, so advise us." He said, "I enjoin you to have Taqwa of Allah and that you listen and obey, even if a slave is made a ruler over you. He among you who lives long enough will see many differences. So for you is to observe my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly-principled and rightly-guided successors, holding on to them with your molar teeth. Beware of newly-introduced matters, for every innovation (bid'ah) is an error."

(Abu Dawud & Al-Tirmidhi, who says it is an
authentic hadith - hasan saheeh)

THE BIRTH DATE OF THE HOLY PROPHET (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam)

Al-Muttalib bin ‘Abdullah bin Qais bin Makhramah narrates from his father, who narrates from his grandfather, that he said: “I and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, were born in the Year of the Elephant” Tirmidhi (Sahih)

This is a well known event in Islamic history as occurring in the year 570 CE. The event has also been supported by modern archeological findings as a real event and the year is similarly set at 569 CE. Others are 568CE and 571 CE.

Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “It was said that he [PBUH] was born on the twelfth of the month. This was stated by Ibn Ishaq. It was narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah in his Musannaf from ‘Affan from Sa‘eed ibn Mina that Jabir and Ibn ‘Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was born in the Year of the Elephant on
Monday 12th Rabi’ al-Awwal, his mission began on a Monday, he was taken up to heaven on a Monday, and he migrated on a Monday, and he died on a Monday.”
- Ibn Kathir

Researchers have found that this date will more fit 9th of Rabi' al-Awwal when traced by way of calculation back to the year of the Elephant. This is why there is a variation in the dates. This is also not to say that the narration is
wrong because the establishing exact year for the year of the Elephant could be important in getting an exact date also.

However, the month Rabi al-Awwal and the day of Monday are not been in doubt. Therefore, this is why mawlud events are normally organized throughout the month to seek this blessing of honouring the birthday of the holy prophet (saw) and this is not strange to muslims as we similarly seek laylatul Qadr this way.

WHAT OUR UNDERSTANDING SHOULD BE GUIDED BY:

Understanding:
That 'newly-introduced matters' should be understood as 'NOT' having any 'basis' in the religion. In other words, something that has a basis upon which it is built can not be considered a bid'a.

Al-Harith ibn ‘Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent Mu’adh to Yemen and he said, "How will you judge?" Mu’adh said, "I will judge according to the Book of Allah." The Prophet said, "What if it is not in the Book of Allah?" Mu’adh said, "Then, with the Sunnah of the messenger of Allah." The Prophet said, “What if it is not in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah?” Mu’adh said, “Then, I will strive to form an opinion.” The Prophet said, “All praise is due to Allah, who has made suitable the messenger of the Messenger
of Allah.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1327
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Abdul
Barr

From the hadith of Jareer (RadiAllahu Anh) in
Muslim:
The one who innovates a good innovation in Islam receives its reward and a reward similar to that of all those who practice with it after him without any lessening in their reward

Moreover, Caliph Umar (RA) said after he gathered the people to be led by one Imam during the Tarawih prayer: “Praised is this innovation”
(Sahih Bukhari).

Through out history, this has been exemplified by other practices, once the basis is established, e.g. an example of one that is not performed by the holy Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) but which the sahaba (radi Allahu
anhum) performed e.g. the compilation of the holy Qur'an into a unified book form because the basis was there as the holy Qur'an was being recorded on animal skins, flat stones etc during the time of the holy Prophet (saw) anyway and as instructed by him also and practices which the early muslims did not perform but which the
latter muslims perform e.g. the use of public address systems during worship in a large mosque.

Happy Eid Mawlid 1447

The Prohibition Of Celebrating The Prophet’s Birthday (mawlid An-nabiyy)

Prohibition?
How?
You people are taking your misconceptions too far.

https://www.nairaland.com/8513242/support-honouring-birthday-holy-prophet

Nice!
Nice!!
Nice!!!

The security crises have by far outweighed the political gains for governors. In fact, with a bit of policy design, the governors can be put to check how they use the state police.

She should repent publicly also so that Allah Almighty will forgive her else divine condemnation the likes of which came upon Lars Vilks, the Swedish cartoonist, even under the guards of policemen, will locate her as well. We were all living witnesses to it when Lars Vilks was bragging about and doing as he liked. At the appointed time, his period of grace expired and no one could help him.