Truth was never meant to taste lyk chocolate, its always bitter.

Chineke na God!!!

Indeed all praises is due to Allah(SWA). Whomsoever Allah guides non can misguide. May Allah make him uphold and keep the deen, in sha Allah and May He in His infinite mercy guide more to al-islam. Welcome brother!

If its a swampy area I sugest pile foundation or better still seek d help of a professional quantity surveyor, it will save u future cost.

Amonge the principles of al-Islam is calling to gud n forbidding evil. If as a muslim u feel sad regarding the law on the gal child marriage u shld understand that islam meant good for every1 weda as muslims or non-muslims, its about rectifying d society..we shldnt be confused n deceiveed by the propaganda of d weak ones n those who compromise wit d unislamic compromising. Islam is after a chase n moral society.

Every1 knows whts happening in our society today,d gal child isn't an exception. If they are left alone they will be distroyed..
The oda day I ran into a post saying prostitution be legalised,for crying out loud..whre is our morals? We really have to call for what's corrects in oda to safegaurd n protect our society..[s][/s]

Ok, Jazaakallah!..

Assalamualaikum!
Plss brother n sisters do anyone know what this black cumin seed is? Do we have it in Nigerian? any local name?
I came across this hadith:.
Narated by Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying "there is healing in black cumin for all deseases except death" (sahih Bukhari)

BOKO HARAM vs ISLAM!
ISLAM: There is no compulsion in religion.
BOKO HARAM: Everyone must adhere to our ways else...
ISLAM: Love all and be just to all regardless of religion.
BOKO HARAM: If you are not with us you are against us.
ISLAM: Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) lived peacefully with Christians and Jews as his neighbours.
BOKO HARAM: All non-muslims must leave the north.
ISLAM: You are only permitted to protect yourselves when you are attacked first. And you should retaliate justly but if you leave everything to Allah it is better for you.
BOKO HARAM: We attack all who stand in our way.
ISLAM: A Muslim is one whom other Muslims are safe from his tongue and hands.
BOKO HARAM: We do not care your religion, Muslim or Christian we will crush any who stands in our way.
ISLAM: Innocent killing is a great sin. Allah has ordered us not to do it! No human being has the right to take life.
BOKO HARAM: They thing that God will not punish them.
ISLAM: When there is a war. Women and children must not be touched. Talkless of when there is no war.
BOKO HARAM: We kill men, women, and children.
ISLAM: When there is a war, all non-muslims that run into their places of worship or their homes will not be harmed. Talkless of when there is no war.
BOKO HARAM: We bomb non-muslims in their places of worship, we also bomb Muslims in their places of worship and homes if we feel they are a threat to us.
The above are just few reasons to make our non-muslim brother and sisters understand that, BOKO HARAM is more of a political than a religious driven group, there are virus to our nation & Islam.
They do not represent Islam. Rather, they are acting contrary to other in most cases.
THIS IS INDEED AN EYE OPENER FOR THE SANE PERSON & THOSE WHO SEEK TRUTH! WE MUST WORK SEEK TRUTH! WE MUST WORK TOGETHER, REGARDLESS OF TRIBES AND RELIGION IF WE WISH TO PROVIDE A BETTER TOMORROW FOR ALL.

Tis is a very simple thing to deal wit. Even countries dat are more advance dan ours do it. Dey shld just make d Hijab part of d uniform for d muslim female pupil n life continues. even in d north, dats how it works in d govt schls. We shouldn't forget dat d curent dresing code in d public schls was broght by d xtian colonial masters,it only suit d xtianity culture n not ours n in as much as d Nig constitutn isn't against it y shld it even be an issue to delibrate on?. Our religion cherish modesty for women, We demand justice to d done n with imidiate efect.
Mrs minister n Govt Fashola, I'm rili disapointd!
May Allah grant d ummah victory on tis issue, ameen!

Yes! The holy Qur'an has clarified that except we choose not to adhere to it.
Allah says; It is He (Allah) Who has named you MUSLIMS...Q22:78. Not shi'a, sunni, salafi and their likes..
With due respect I feel sorry for those people who say there is need to differentiate their type of islam simply becus the ummah is divided..what an excuse!. Allaah! is the knower of the seen and unseen. He knows the ummah will be divided yet He never said we should differentiate our type of islam.
The thing is if you can testify, "I believe there is only one God Allah and Muhammad is His messenger and servant".. you are a Muslim(that's what I stand for). It is only when you insist on adding an adjective to describe a particular "type" of Islam that the problems begin to surface.
May Allah grant us understanding, ameen

^^Firstly...its Hijab n not what ur calling it. Secondly, I was adresing d OP in this coment not U. I still insist, Weda they dare hate it or not who cares? No one can stop the use of Hijab, not in anyone's wildest dreams.
If they are not used to the Hijab, they shld learn to RESPECT it bcus its a right n not a child's play. The muslims dnt disrespect d xtians for wearing their head scarfs, do they?.
Sign of d cross is not d same as wearing d Hijab..if u get laughed at by ur xtians friends who don't observe d sign of d cross mode of praying, i see no reason y I shld get hate for wearing d Hijab as my clothing by u(xtians)

The OP is talking about the Hijab n y u hate it n not how xtians are treated in the north..dts a topic for another day or better still open a thread on that, sure it will help

In Nigeria xtians are not mocked/laughed at by muslims for observing their religious duties/rights like the muslims are, especially those muslims found in a non- muslims areas .. Its a fact!

In ur oda comment, talking abt Eleha not seeing d board n d muslim women as intimidated? I purposely didn't want to coment on that bfor bcus that a straght hate n I'm sure ur so into it that u didn't identify it as a hate. So ur call dressing modest for a woman as not being free? O ma se o! How can an Eleha not see d board bcus she covered head to toes? Laughing seriously hia.. On the contrary she has an Identity as a respected decent muslim woman but u dressing loosely wil not only deidentify but also make u what I can't say.. Tink about it, I pray u undestand

@ OP- Do anyone care if they hate it or not? All I have to say is.. be confident to wear it(Hijab) no matter where n what..

I have stayed at Ebonyi(Afikpo) n Obalinko in cross river n I know how it feels as a muslim woman wearing d head scaf always let alone wearing the hijab or Niqab. Some attack u for no just cause n ask u silly questions that even a child elsewhr cannot ask. They cal d Hijab ugly n babaric, may Allah av mercy on them. Some of them can be nice especially those who have travelled across Nigeria. Some will ask u questns abt ur religion tryin to understand some things abt it..n they appreciate what u tell them. Some will look at u like ur too backward n uncivilized n will neva want to associate wit u. All these are tings u see more often dia than places with more muslims.
A lady once entered my room n met me without d hijab, she said...see how fine ur skin is n u cover it?. I jst smiled, Little did she know that it is amonge the blessings of Allah for wearing d Hijab that made it so, Glory be to Him!
I'm PROUD n CONFIDENT of my Hijab n can flunt it anywhr I find myself. D truth is, I feel so free wearing it n don't care how any1 feels about it.

xtians always talk abt tolerance but some of them neva show any tolerance. Whn they see a muslim woman wit the Hijab or Niqab they tend to react to it. I hav neva come across or hear a muslim attacking a Nun for wearing the head scaf or covering, infact they see it as a beautiful thing n feels happy they dress almost alike.

Alhamdulillah we learn everyday.. Strengthening d Imaan in d 21st century hasn't been easy having a lot of fitnahs here n there. In strenghtening my Imaan n gaining closeness to Allah I try my best to obey Allah's commands as much as possible, I put it upon myself when it comes to faraad n waajib I have no choice but to fulfil n when it comes to sunnah n nawafi I try my best to fulfil as much as I can..its hasn't been easy but alhamdulillah I can tell there's improvement. May Allah make us strong, ameen.

Mr.chippychappy:
Finally a brave principal takes a stand against this Hijab rubbish

so u called this act of wickedness n intolerance bravery. Haters!!!

Joanna Sedley: are you equating cloth to hair covering? That's absurd.

covering is covering. If u don't see the essence of covering hair y do u see d essence of wearing cloth? Is ur head not part of ur body? Which is more absurd?

ignis: Let get this thing clear.
Does the school rules and regulations against the wearing of hijab?
The school constitution should be followed.

Is the lagos state constitution against d use of Hijab?
Is 43 strokes of the cane part of d schl rules n regulation for a 12yr old on wearing d Hijab?
If ur 12yr child came from sch crying n told u he/she was floged 43 strokes of d cane for wearing a rosery, how will u feel? I'm sure u will go to d schl n shake hands with d teacher for following d sch constitutn right? Ur begining to sound like the wicked principal.

Joanna Sedley: What is the essence of that hair covering?

see question! What's the essence of u wearing cloth?

^^ the questn shld be.. Did they come to ABU to own a degree n go or they came to build church? They shld concentrate with their studies more rather than this pls. Are there no churches outside the sch that student can attend? If the existing chapel n lecture hall no longer contain? .
Like in d case of d main campus, there's only A central mosque for friday service n TWO large churches plus lecture theatres for sunday services..Compare? Of which I'm not sure if there's a central mosque in d congo campus.
U have to see how d friday service is being conducted, student pray outside d mosque premises bcus the mosque isn't enuf to contain them n no one complain/ask d schl authorities for more space let alone ask to build a new mosque. Like I said, its an issue they cud settle expecially if there's need.

@aure- UNN? talk of ENUGU as a whole how many mosques r there?

Well, I wudnt know his reasons but yes its true there are already existing churcheS(for both catholics n the other types of churches) in Both campuses which is fair enough n I think its okay except they want to turn the school to church. N these churches are quite big. In addition, even lecture theatres are not spared on sundays in ABU campuses. As big as samaru campus is, its only ONE central mosque that exist,then praying grounds n I'm not sure if its in every faculty..that's understood bcus we all know the muslims prays 5times daily n of cus one need a secluded n nearby place to do that to save prayer time n lecture. If I must observe my noon prayers I don't have to travel as far as to the central mosque frm my faculty? I mean it wunt be fair plus time may be against me for my prayers n lectures..
Above all ABU is very fair on such issue as compared to other schools especially in the EAST n I bet u if the school sees d need to erect another church, they wunt deny them.. So there is no cause or need for tension, its an issue that can always be resolved..

Poor little Aisha...I can imagine how she has felt. What happened to right of Religion? Don't some xtian student express their right of religion? Y all this hate? This is very very un-called for n wickedness at the apex of it. Its painful, shldnt her have punished her in another way if there was any need?
When will the whole world see the hijab as part of a normal clothing for a woman? Its high time people saw the hijab as a RIGHT n respect it, seriously.

The principal shld be put to check as this will serve as a lesson to those who r involved in this terrible act n those whose r atempting to n also prevent further re-ocurance. Haba!

@ OP- checkcellent!!!
As a muslim I feel sad for her that she ended up that way without the guildance of Al-Islam but all the same..its ayyah from me. I try to hate the sins n not the sinner, eida which way the glorious Quran has made it clear that it isn't permissible for a muslim to pray for a dead non-muslim whether they are ur parent, grandparent, siblings, children, relatives or friends.

Until her death no one knew she was married plus she was also involved in a haram relationship with some guy which I hated..ayyah again

maclatunji:

#Interesting. Nigerian?

yes oh! strange?

More often than not people make this statement "the end justify the means" Looking at it from the islamic point of view, does the ends really justify the means? Let see the rulings concerning it, God's willing..

"The end justify the means" – this is wrong and
not from our Islamic legislation. On the contrary, in the legislation, the means have specific rulings and with the condition that they be initially permissible. If the means are forbidden, such as a person drinking alcohol for medicinal purposes, then even if there may be some sort of remedy in it, it is still forbidden. So, not all means may have the same ruling as the end result. Rather, the means must be permissible in themselves.

It is also not always the case that a servant (of Allah) may assume that since certain means are successful, he’s therefore allowed to take them. An example of this is political demonstrations. For example, if a large group of people comes as says, “If we stage a demonstration, this will pressure the leader and then consequently he will have to change and rectify the situation. The end justifies the means.” We say that this is completely false because the means in themselves are forbidden. These actions, even though the goal may be sincere and necessary, still the origin is impermissible. It is just like a person using a forbidden substance for some cure. Thus, there are many means and methods someone’s intellect may come up with, yet they may not be justified by the end result. So, this is for sure a false principle.

The means must be permissible in origin and then the ruling of the end result is applied to them; if the end result is allowable, the means are allowed. If it is obligatory, then the means are likewise.
~Salih Ali-Shaykh~

[1] This fatwa was taken from a book called “al-Fatawa al-Shar’iyyah fi al-Qadhaya Al-‘Asriyyah,” a collection of various rulings by Muhammad Ibn Fahd al-Husayn.

[2] Taken from the cassette: Fatawa al-‘Ulama fi Hukm al-Tafjirat wal-Muzaharat wal-Ightiyalat.

^^ Its all good sis..n i'm a female.

justaqad:

the noble prophet Muhammad faced more serious troubles than we do. but he never gave up.
it is even noble after their rants and abuses we still engage them civilly and maturedly.
Allah knows best

mhmm! But Nobody is giving up, I'm only avoiding endless/vain conversation. Like I said earlier if the OP is seeking for knowledge is understandable else I see no need wasting time with him/her... "succesful are the believers who are humble with their prayers and who shun vain conversation" Q23 v1-3.

justaqad:

the noble prophet Muhammad faced more serious troubles than we do. but he never gave up.
it is even noble after their rants and abuses we still engage them civilly and maturedly.
Allah knows best

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@zay- what is it u didn't get from d message? d muslim woman's way according to the sharee'ah @Tbaba- Everyone knows that..this is for d muslima as d topic stated, n not for d muslim man.

The Muslim woman makes herself beautiful for her husband by means of make-up, clothing, etc. In this way she will appear more beautiful and attractive to him, and make her husband, Allah willing, love her more..

This was the practice of the righteous women of the pious predecessors, who used to devote their time to worshipping Allah and reading Qur’aan. Foremost among them was ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), although there were many others. They would wear fine clothes and jewellery at home, as well as when they were traveling, in order to make themselves look beautiful for their husbands.

Bakrah bint ‘Uqbah came to ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked her about henna. ‘A’ishah said,

“It comes from a good tree and pure water.”1
A Muslim woman's beauty should be primarily for her husbands and not just for her friends and peers. Those women who are failing to make themselves beautiful for their husbands may even be considered sinners, because they are falling short in one of the greatest duties of marriage. Their negligence may be the cause of their husbands staying away from them and looking at other women.

The wife, whose husband only ever sees her with unkempt hair, looking pale, wan and wearing shabby old clothes, is a foolish wife. It will be of no help for her if she rushes to beautify herself only when receiving guests, or going to a women’s party and remaining shabby most of the time in front of her husband. The Muslim woman who is truly guided by the teachings of Islaam will be safe from such shortcomings. She will treat her husband properly, and a woman who treats her husband properly is unlikely to fail in fulfilling her duty towards him.

It is one of the teachings of Islam that a woman should make herself look beautiful for her husband, so that her husband sees of her that which he likes. That is one of reasons as to why it is forbidden for a woman to dress in mourning for more than three days, except in the case of her husband’s death, when she is permitted to mourn for four months and ten days. We find proof of this in the hadeeth narrated by al-Bukhaari from Zaynab the daughter of Umm Salamah, who said, “I came to Zaynab bint Jahsh, the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him) when her brother died. She called for perfume and applied it to herself and then said,

“I am not wearing perfume because I need to, but because I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying from the minbar, “It is not permitted for a woman who believes in Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’aalaa) and the Last Day to grieve for more than three days, except for her husband, (for whom she may grieve) four months and ten days.
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edreesabiodun: walaykum salam. I'm interested in this topic and many others. I'm a muslim and I have so many questions but NL is obviously the wrong place to get answers as most muslims are always evasive in their arguments. I know there are people who come here to make derogatory comments about Islam but, some others are just people who need answers like the Op in this case. Now tell me, isn't he entitled to an answer?

I agree with Betathings. Weda U talk from now till tommorow dey will neva agree to d truth. Its obvious d OP is only hia to argue, mock n waste ur precios tym n not to seek knowledge or the truth. Besides, most of these has been delt with in other threads. If as a muslim u can not give urslf ans to the above ques then, u need an itensive islamiya. Igorant isn't an axcuse in Islam as searching for knowledge is compulsory on us..

Muslims arnt in support of gay marriage. The Quran strongly condemns all sins of d flesh such as adultery,fornication, homosexuality, debauchery, sodomy etc as serious crimes n has prescribe exemplary punishmt for such sins..

naijachix:

oooh maa goshhh!!, i perceive ignorance. So if u chose to jump in front of a moving train, it has beenn written by god.

research has proven that some of our ancestral fathers (dating back to almost a million years ago), actually lived above 300 years. the big question is why?

suggested answer: wisdom. they had knowledge. they knew how to access the free gift of nature: energy. Energy is existence and existence is energy. the multi-verse (i choose to call it multi-verse not universe)is all one. simply energy moving through diverse forms. our ancestors were not interested in all these materialistic religious selfishness. they sort wisdom and found it. and until we learn from them, we'll never get it right.

The selfishness of religion tells u that u need to be good to ur brother so u can go to heaven. why can't i just be good to my brother because he is me (energy) but in a different form?

@Billy. i love u man. i'm a big fan.

By God, I neva expected u to understand/agree..