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European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Amokachi Upstages Okocha, Kanu In Best 50 Premiership List by Jarus(m): 1:51pm On Jan 05, 2009
Read this in Thisday yesterday. Highly surprised Amokachi can be rated above Kanu, JJ and even Yakubu in Premiership all-time best foreigners.
Sports › Re: Has Nigeria Ever Produced A World Class Player? by Jarus(op): 1:49pm On Jan 05, 2009
ayusco:
interesting topic! on the drogba issue he's a category 2 world class player. he's won a couple of domestic trophies with chelsea but thats it. uefa cup?, chmp lge? nada! with CIV as this is their golden generation he has not won jack! thats y kanu, jj, & finidi r beta than him in my own estimation. E'too is on d other hand is light years ahead of drogba Category 1 world class (take that to the bank & cash it!) cool cool cool
oga, after reluctantly admitting something, why the anger!!!
Nairaland General › 2drama. . . Welcome To Nairaland by Jarus(op): 1:43pm On Jan 05, 2009
Just came across your post here https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-210019.32.html

I know you on Ghanaweb as a staunch defender of Naija in the midst of Ghanaians. Alongside, accrademus,naijakido and ayofromnaija, you guys are really doing a good defensive job over there. I always peep GW to see what's going on there and read comments, since my registration has not been activated three months after registering.

You guys make that site interesting.

I'm surprised you didn't know Nairaland all this while. Well, I can see you are now a Nairalander,just registered today, with just two posts.

Welcome on board 2drama!!!
Islam › Re: Son Of Hamas Leader Turns To Christ by Jarus(m): 1:27pm On Jan 05, 2009
Pitying him too. . .
Islam › Re: Let's Pray For Our Brothers And Sisters In Palestine. by Jarus(m): 12:39pm On Jan 05, 2009
muhsin:
May the Almighty Allah put an end to the ongoing vicious massacre of Palestinians in Gaza. And may He punish the culprit--IDF, US and the entire zionists, ameen.
Amin
Car Talk › Re: Nigerian Car Names by Jarus(m): 11:14am On Jan 05, 2009
Mercedes Benz 200: Used to be called Mesi oloye when we were young
Islam › Re: Islam And Exorcism by Jarus(m): 9:08am On Jan 05, 2009
Jazakumullahu khaeran babs,
Great real life account from Kiwi there. That is how powerful Ayatul Kursiyyu(Q2:255), and indeed every verse of the Qur'an, is.
I have copied and pasted his real life narration here.

Fellow Nairalanders,



Pardon me for I am not a Moslem but here to convey something to everybody.

I feel that it is appropriate for me to tell you something very important, regarding my most favourite Surat in the Qu'ran. This story of mine has got a lot to do with this thread. So, please be patient and read on.

I am a Christian by birth but I've also got a Moslem name which I changed to, voluntarily, by deed poll at a Solicitor's in Burnley (UK), back in 1990. I liked the name, hence changed to it. The Moslem name had ever since, stuck with me, in addition to my Christian name. I now answer to both names.

I had never stepped into a Mosque either, in all my life, until just a few days ago. I can not read the Qu'ran, neither can I read Arabic. I originate from the Niger Delta but live abroad and have done so for many, many years.

Here's my story and how the Surat AYAT-AL KURSI has protected me from jinns (ghosts) in my house. I live alone in my house but do have a girlfriend. I've lived in this house for many years.

Back in 2004, I was trying to print a document from a website on the Internet. The document got printed but I was amazed to find another document that also got printed at the same time. The document had strange characters on it that I had never ever, seen before. However, the printer had deciphered the strange characters and made sense of it such that I could read the message on it.

On seeing this, I began to cry, thinking that perhaps my late mum who died when I was a kid was trying to make contact with me. Needless to say, I showed the strange document to my friends here in the UK as well told my family and friends in the USA and Canada. This was how I left it and kept the document in my briefcase.

A week or so later, I was trying to print a document, this time, not from the Internet, but a document that I had just written. I was very much aware of the document that got printed previously so, was a bit nervous this time. Anyway, the printer started printing so, I looked towards the printer to see the document that was being printed. Surprisingly, the same strange document was being printed again! I then took a look at my print spool, and to my utter surprise, the original document that I wanted to print had been paused. Yes, someone had put a tick on the 'pause' box. I never ever did it - all I wanted was to print my document so simply clicked 'print', as you would. I didn't know where that pause came from because I didn't do it.

Anyway, I swiftly called my mate Dave, and told him about it. He was shocked, saying that it was weired. I also told other friends of mine and family members. My Indian friend in Canada was also amazed. Anyway, that was that. I just filed both documents in a folder and left them in my briefcase. I've still got those two strange documents up 'til now.

One thing I'll have to say is that I never, ever get scared because I have never harmed anybody in my life. I couldn't see the reason as to why I should be scared. Moreover, this was a new house that I bought and had lived there from day one. The house is built on an old mill in a small private estate. Anyway, I just carried on with my usual care-free life. Happy-go-lucky as ever, with no cares in the world.

After these two events, things started to manifest themselves in my house, most noticeably late last year. Sometimes, as I got up from bed to go to the toilet, I could hear the door handle in my bedroom creak, as if someone was opening the door for me. The door never got opened but it was definitely making noise as though, someone was trying to open the door. I could also hear very loud bangs in the third bedroom which is my office, sometimes, on the landing as well. The dishes (plates) in the kitchen would also clatter at times.

Early this year, I noticed that the toilet started to smell badly even though I hadn't been to the toilet. There is no window in my toilet, only an expel-air that starts off, the moment you switch on the toilet light. It had always diffused the smell after going to the loo.

The smell from the toilet was over-powering as you walked up the stairs. This was happening, even though I hadn't been to the toilet, and with the toilet doors open. I just couldn't understand where the smell was coming from. I tried all forms of toilet freshners but the smell was always there. Anyway, I just ignored it for a bit but wasn't happy about it because I couldn't understand where it was coming from.

Things came to a head mid-March of this year. Yes, things began to manifest themselves properly to me in March. You see, I was working in my kitchen with the earphones of my mobile phone plugged into my ears and listening to my favourite music. This was in the afternoon.

All of a sudden, I heard a wolf whistle in my right ear! - a wolf whistle is the name given to the type of whistling that a guy does when he sees a beautiful girl that's walking down the road, if you see what I mean. The whistling was very faint the first time I heard it. Within a second or so, I heard the whistling again, but much louder, this time. Typical of me, I ignored it but was amazed, to say the least. In fact, I smiled a bit because, as I said before, I never get frightened of such things being that I had never harmed anybody in all my life. I just couldn't see why I should be scared.

The biggest amazement of my life occured on the 2nd of April, this year, at around 2.15 pm. As usual, I was working in my kitchen, whilst listening to music from my mobile phone with the earphones on. All of a sudden, the music stopped and a male voice rang out in my right ear, saying:

'No more sound'

I was shocked, utterly shocked, to say the least. I quickly pulled out the earphone from my right ear, looked at it and then plugged it back into my right ear and screamed out loudly, saying:

'Go away'

This was the end of it for me because ever since that day, I refused to listen to music in my mobile phone as I didn't want to go through that experience again.

Anyway, that evening, I sought help by going to a Nigerian gentleman whom I consider to be my Godfather. He then rang up a priestess who also happens to be Nigerian but actually lives in London. She then prayed for me over the phone and asked me never to be scared. Both of them gave me passages in the Bible to read.

Needless to say, I didn't even have a Bible so, went and bought one from the bookshop. I then began to read the specific passages that were recommended to me - Psalm 3:1, 23:1, 25.1, 144:1, Numbers 14:1, Matthew 6:9. Some of the above verses were ones that I got from the Internet. I particularly had to memorise 'The Lord's Prayer' because I had forgotten it from when I got taught about the Bible as a kid, back in Nigeria.

I felt comfortable and happy to know that I was reciting those verses in the Bible before going to bed and in the mornings as I woke up. I kept the Bible under my pillow. I had also learnt how to make Holy Water (thanks to the Internet and Youtube) and was using it to sprinkle my house.

I felt that the presence in the house wasn't strong anymore. A lot of the activities such as the loud bangings on the floorboards upstairs (this used to be quite frequent at times), the loud noise on the landing, as well as plates clattering in the kitchen, all seemed to have subsided.

However, I still felt that there was some presence in the house. I could feel it, although I can swear that nobody ever touched me at night or anything like that. I was always able to sleep peacefully, without any harm, I must say.

Still, I knew that things weren't quite right. I knew it. So, I tried other forms of protection recommended on the Internet, such as smudging with sage, placing sea salt in each room, burning incense in the house, placing nails on my window sills, placing a knife on top of each doorway and so on.

Even then, things would quieten down for a bit and start all over again. One night, I was working until 12 midnight and just as I was about to pack up and go upstairs to bed, I heard this almighty bang on the kitchen work-top. A massive bang I must say. I looked around and swore, to somehow, find out who it was that was doing this and what they wanted from me, saying that I never invited any of them into my house and that they shouldn't be there without my invitation, in the first place.

Anyway, I wasn't fazed but got some crosses from my friend who is a Catholic and lives in Huddersfield. He advised me to hang the crosses in all the bedrooms, kitchen, lounge and toilet, which I did.

After this, everything seemed to have gotten quiet for a while (no more strange smell from the toilet either) but I just couldn't relax because, sometimes, I felt that I was being watched in the toilet. I even took a photograph of my toilet and seemed to notice something like a blue shower curtain in the corner of the toilet, reflecting on the tiles. By the way, I haven't got a shower in my bathroom. So, anyway, I left it at that.

One day, I decided to speak to my Asian friends about it. These guys are Moslems (some are possibly Hindus) and there's a Mosque that's not too far from my house - about a mile away, if that. They advised me to go and see the Imam in the Mosque and that he would help me. I was asked to take my shoes off before going into the Mosque. Luckily, one of them offered to take me there, so, off we went, just over a week ago.

When we got to the Mosque, my guide went to pray whilst I stood there waiting for him. Anyway, I decided to ask someone as to whether I could possibly see the Imam. I was then advised to wait until after the prayers. I waited and eventually, the Imam was told about me so, I went up to him as he came to the lobby. I then told him about my problems, specifically mentioning the presence of 'jinn' in my house and the type of things that I had noticed over a period of time.

Unfortunately, the Imam told me that he couldn't help me because he hadn't had such an experience in the past. How so disappointed I was! So, so disappointed because I felt that the Imam would have been able to help me, going by what my Moslem friends told me.

Anyway, with that disappointment, I decided to do some research on the Internet and luckily found out about Al-Baqarah:255, from an online Moslem website.

There, I read that the Ayat-Al Kursti is the most powerful verse in the Qu'ran. I also learnt a lot about jinns there. I then went off to download some questions and answers given on that website. In some of the answers, they also recommended calling the name 'Bismillah' if faced with specific problems.

I also went to Youtube to view video clips of Ayat-Al Kursti and indeed, downloaded some of the video clips to my computer, from where I transferred them to my mobile phone.

Praise be to Allah, my problems with jinns (ghosts) completely stopped, the moment I started playing 'Ayat-Al Kursti' both on my computer and mobile phone. I listen to it in the morning and at night, just before going to bed. Over time, I hope to memorise and recite it.

EVERYTHING HAS STOPPED! I MEAN EVERYTHING AND THERE'S NO MORE JINN IN MY HOUSE. NO MORE!! THANKS BE TO ALLAH.

Fellow Nigerians, please remember this story of mine and never forget to memorise the Ayat-al Kursti. Personally, I will always play/recite it in my house as long as I live. There's no more jinn in my house and everything is peaceful now.

PRAISE BE TO ALLAH.

kiwi992.
He also said this in another thread: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=2272.msg3113253#msg3113253
Hey Gam,


Glad that you did.

It's an eye-opener to the fact that these things do actually exist without any doubt whatsoever. I don't know about vampires but spirits and aliens, yes.

The Qu'ran did open my eyes to the existence of jinns (ghosts) after my personal experiences. So far, so good, in my house.
Islam has solution to every problem, but it is a pity some Muslims look elsewhere for solutions, where there is none. Or at least, temporary,conditional 'solutions' like using evil means, usually by contract. I just laugh when I see some Muslims go about troubling themselves, consulting Pastors, herbalists and deviant Alfas for solutions to their so-called spiritual problems, when the solution lies right there in the Qur'an and Sunnah.
The problem with many of us Muslims is ignorance. We don't care about Islamic knowledge. With proper understanding of Islam, we will easily understand all the mysteries of this life. This Nairalander Kiwi, for example, got to know about Ayatul Kursiyyu through the internet. He downloaded it from an Islamic website and played it on his phone in his house, and, like the Prophet made us to know over 1400 years ago, it worked wonders for him in far away UK. That is Islam for you!

Please, brothers and sisters in Islam, let us go and seek for knowledge. With knowledge of Jinns, for example, you know the symptoms of presence of Jinn. Kiwi was living with Jinns in his house, troubling him, making his printer print strange things, knocking the door, making some sounds etc, yet invisible to him.This is jinn at work. But the jinn can't stand that Qur'anic verse(Ayatul kursiyyu), as it fled on hearing it.

We hope we all have learnt from this thread. We thank earthmama for asking the question. We will advise kiwi to reflect over this manifestation of the power of Allah and accept Islam. Allah is merciful. We advise Funmi too to do a deeper, objective research into Islam, perhaps God almighty may make her see the truth as truth and accept it and see falsehood as falsehood and denounce it. How pathetic will it be on the day of judgment, if after hearing and knowing all these, one still falls into the group of people that will be used as fuel for hellfire, with one's mind flashing back to this discussion and saying ''aahh, and these guys said this on Nairaland when we were alive o'', but it will be too late then.

This is food for thought.
Islam › Re: To Auwal87 by Jarus(op): 8:12am On Jan 05, 2009
thehomer:
What do you mean?
The Innovation being talked about here is 'new thing into the religion, meant as a worship'. It is called bid'ah.
The innovation here is not worldly innovations like technology etc.
Islam › To Auwal87 by Jarus(op): 11:39am On Jan 04, 2009
Assalamu alaikum my brother,
I saw your thread on Nostradamus (https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-213509.0.html ) in the politics section, but I have decided not to raise the correction in the politics section, but rather bring it home here.

As you may have known believing in fortune telling, claims that somebody sees the future etc is highly prohibited in Islam. It's a form of Shirk. A Muslim is therefore not expected to believe somebody sees the future, whether nostradamus or any other person. Basing one's activities on these modern forms of fortune telling like Zodiac signs etc are also prohibited. A Muslim is expected to live his life normally, pray and hope for the best and not probe into the future either by consulting the so-called fortune tellers or using these Zodiac signs etc to guide your activities. Knowledge of the future solely belongs to Allah. Nostradamus do not share that quality with him. We disregard such assertions even if they appear coming true. The fact is that the way our brain works, we easily forget their many predictions that do not come true, but if one eventually come true(by coincidence), we bank on it, forgetting the 99 others that did not come to pass. In any case, a Muslim is not expected to believe in fortune-telling and other forms of future-predictions.

Get me right however. There is no problem with predictions based on trend, but it should not be believed with absolute certainty. For example, with the help of correlation and regression and other statistical tools, coupled with experience, Economists can predict that Nigeria's Economy will experience boom in the next two years, or that the stock market will be bullish etc. These ones are just product of trend/experience. This is not the predictions I'm talking about here.
Nairaland General › Re: Nairaland Census: Your State by Jarus(m): 10:56am On Jan 04, 2009
abohrandy:
Nt yet voted as there is a prob here. Live in Abj, Go 2 in PHC, n @ villa in Anambra nw. So where do I go 4?
Choose where you post from more. Most likely where you live(Abuja)
otokx:
Abuja taking third place from Rivers is fast becoming a probability
Yes, I see this happening in the next few days. Many people working in Abuja have travelled to their states since December and will be trooping back tyo Abuja this weekend.
Car Talk › Re: New Helmet Rule In Lagos by Jarus(m): 10:51am On Jan 04, 2009
I have tasted it already. Two days ago,I just climbed down from my office, stopped a bike man to carry me to the Mosque for Jumaat. The man just gave me a helmet to put on. He explained to me the new policy, and I had the thing tied to my head.

The policy, I think, is very commendable, but I have seen many vital points raised here, from health implications to ritual potential. These points are very genuine, but somebody has already proferred a better way out: If you fear the health/ritual implications, buy your own and have it with you. That's a very good defence.

I support the policy.
Nairaland General › Nairalanders You Will Want To See Physically by Jarus(op): 4:40pm On Jan 03, 2009
Which Nairalanders will you want to meet, chat and probably dine with?
I will like to meet the following Nairalanders:
1,Olabowale: Just want to know this egbon
2,Babs787: Like to meet him too
3,Muza: Longing to meet this Hausa guy that matches his Southern counterparts intellect for intellect
4, Deepzone/Earthmama: Longing to meet this 'alapepe' lady
5,Davidylan:Just to say ' kai, so you are the Davidylan whose posts generate controversies on NL. Nice meeting you"
6,Dayokanu: At least we can discuss Awo hall and Ife in general
7,Maisuya:Want to meet this Hausa guy too
8, Seun Olori-Oko himself: Curious to know Seun's lifestyle, the car he uses etc
9, Mukina2: Want to meet her and gist with her on what she feels about Nigerians
10,Javalove: I like this guy
Nairaland General › Re: When Will There Be A Nairaland Carnival? by Jarus(m): 4:29pm On Jan 03, 2009
Muza:
It should be in Abuja because' thats the centre of naija
But there are more Nairalanders in Lagos
Nairaland General › Re: Nigerian Facebook Users Will Soon Out Number Nairaland Users by Jarus(m): 4:25pm On Jan 03, 2009
faizbash:
There are only 21 countries hitting 1 million users as at 30th December 2008 with India as the 21st.
(http://www.nickburcher.com/2008/12/facebook-usage-statistics-year-end-2008.html). You can easily get a reliable statistics from Facebook using the social Ad utility.
But don't tell me there are less than 278,000 Nigerians on FB. Nl has 277,158 members as I type now.
Nairaland General › Re: Nairaland Census: Your State by Jarus(m): 4:21pm On Jan 03, 2009
Muza:
I don't know which state to vote because,right now i'm posting from Kano.
Over the past 2 weeks i've been between kaduna,katsina and zaria.
I'm in Kano now but this evening i'll be in Zaria,sunday i'll be in Kaduna.
Then monday i'll be back to work in Abj.
Well i mostly post from Kaduna and Abuja.
But i think i'll choose Kaduna because thats my main base.
Choose where you post most.
I have posted from Sokoto(during service), Kwara(during Sallah, holiday etc), Kaduna(when on official assignment) but I chose Lagos because that's my base and that's where I post most. That simple.

Still expecting the Sokoto and Kwara posters to surface pls.
Politics › Re: Okada Men And Passager by Jarus(m): 1:47pm On Jan 03, 2009
Don4life:
i just wanted to let u Nairalanders Know that the Federal Gov.Has Said that ALL OKADA MEN AND Passager should put on hellment .This applys ALL OVER NIGERIA
Did that already yesterday. I left office for Jumaat in VI here, stopped Okada and was surprised to be given my own helmet to wear. I complied. grin
Islam › Re: To All: No Quranic verses as ringtones by Jarus(m): 1:42pm On Jan 03, 2009
starworld:
Saudi Council of Muftis have giving a unanimous Fatwa that using QURANIC VERSES as ring tone is an Ahram because the verses are not complete when we pick the phone, and meanings of these verses changes when they are not complete, or you can accidentally receive a call in the toilet. QURAN IS TO GUIDE NOT FOR RING TONES.
please all Muslims should make use of this massage. May we the Muslims receive blessings from Allah. Amen
Thanks.
davidylan:
what next? cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy

We shldnt wear Nike Air shoes again?
Who are we?
Islam › Re: Islam And Exorcism by Jarus(m): 1:19pm On Jan 03, 2009
@ babs787,
May Allah increase your knowledge for that wonderful contribution.

earTHMama:
Why should a good muslim carry charms in the first place?
Carrying and using charms is a very great sin in Islam, and in fact, it may lead a person out of Islam because it is a very great shirk(associating partners with Allah). A good Muslim will definitely not do that.
However, due to the pervasive ignorance among many Muslims today, coupled with the mixture, by some Muslims, of traditional fetish practices with Islam, it is a pity that some Muslims still fall into this. Worse still, some people innocently have 'protective' charms placed on their bodies by their parents, maybe when they were young. Some other people could have also had charms on their bodies/homes, having consulted herbalists, deviant Alfas, and pastors. Pitiably still, some evil people also place charms on innocent Muslims.
These are the ways some Muslims ignorantly have charms on their body. And as discussed earlier, charms work by way of Jinns. So expelling the Jinn may involve destroying the charms.

earTHMama:
How do you destroy charms and amulets in islam? By just breaking them or do you perform some spiritual exercise unto them?
The Prophet(PBUH) has not left us without explaining and practically demonstrating to us how to go about everything in our lives. This is one thing that keeps amazing me about this Islam. Very complete religion, in the minutest activity you can think of.

While destroying charms, the Prophet taught us to recite Suratul Nas and Falaq(Q113-114). These chapters are very potent against evil, and they work wonders.
Nairaland General › Re: Nairaland Census: Your State by Jarus(m): 12:44pm On Jan 03, 2009
Please who are the Landers that post from SOKOTO and KWARA? Just curious to know them. I have some personal gists with them.
Nairaland General › Re: Nigerian Facebook Users Will Soon Out Number Nairaland Users by Jarus(m): 12:36pm On Jan 03, 2009
faizbash:
With a growth increase of 17% daily, we should expect to the number of Nigerian Facebook users out number Nairaland users in the next three months.
Who's saying this? When there are already over 1 million Nigerians on Facebook!!!

This is no surprise because Facebook is a social networking website where a lot of things can be done and Nairaland is just a forum.
What's this? They serve different purpose pls. This has already been overdiscussed.
Check the statitics here http://faizbash./
huh huh
Islam › Re: Islam And Exorcism by Jarus(m): 5:53pm On Jan 02, 2009
Jazakumullahu khaeran my good brother
Nairaland General › Re: Nairaland Census: Your State by Jarus(m): 5:41pm On Jan 02, 2009
If I were to predict before this poll, I would definitely have picked Lagos and abroad as the surest contenders for AREA WITH MOST NAIRALANDERS. I think Rivers, due to PHC, is currently on third.
I'm however disappointed at Oyo(with Ibadan and Ogbomoso), Kano and some other urban states having very few Nairalanders. Don't they care about the internet there?
C'mon, what's happening over there?

I doubt if we can have a single poster from Taraba,Yobe, Kebbi etc even if we leave this thread for months, except maybe for corpers there!
Nairaland General › Re: Nairaland Census: Your State by Jarus(m): 11:58am On Jan 02, 2009
I think this is a good initiative, as it affords Seun, and indeed all Landers, the opportunity to have some insight about the Geographical distribution of Nairalanders and how popular NL is across regions. I think NL is almost a household name in Lagos,especially among those looking for jobs. They call me Mr. Nairalander at work. At home, almost every topic we start, have at one time or the other, been discussed on NL before and there is hardly a day I don't make reference to NL in domestic discussions with my brothers/sisters. Ditto for my fiancee; we hardly talk without me making reference to NL.

By the way, I'm a Kwaran posting from Lagos, so chose LAGOS!

Nice to see landers from Zamfara,Sokoto, etc

PS: I have always known that there are many Landers posting from abroad, so I'm not surprised.
Nairaland General › Re: Do We Really Need To See Members' Birthdays?/Nairaland Search Is Too Basic by Jarus(m): 6:21pm On Jan 01, 2009
Answer to question1: I think it's OK having members birthdates/age displayed. On August 23, I was curious to look out for landers that share same birthdate with me.
Politics › Re: Hausa-fulani’s Burden Of Leadership by Jarus(m): 4:50pm On Jan 01, 2009
@ auwal,
Can I have a copy of your article? Check my profile for my email address and let me have a soft copy.
Sports › Re: Has Nigeria Ever Produced A World Class Player? by Jarus(op): 6:15pm On Dec 31, 2008
Where are the WC Nigerian players?
Sports › Re: Who Is Ur Nigerian Footballer Of The Year by Jarus(m): 5:29pm On Dec 31, 2008
TOP 5
1,Osaze Odemwinge (Nigeria's best player in Ghana, decent outing in Olympics and qualifying series)
2,Ikechukwu Uche (A very consistent performer, especially in qualifying series, but didn't do much in Ghana plus not turning up for Olympics)
3, Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi( An outstanding performance in Olympics plus Bundesliga)
4, Obinna Nsofor ( Solid Olympic performance)
5, Kanu Nwankwo(simply for history FA cup goals)
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Who Is Really The Best Player In The World by Jarus(m): 5:24pm On Dec 31, 2008
I personally believe Messi is the best player in the world right now, but I think C. Ronaldo had a better year. I see CR7 winning WPOY.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Who Is Really The Best Player In The World by Jarus(m): 5:23pm On Dec 31, 2008
I personally believe Messi is the best player in the world right now, but I think C. Ronaldo had a better year. I see CR7 wiining WPOY.
Sports › Re: Nigeria For FIFA World Cup: Will The Eagles Qualify? by Jarus(m): 5:21pm On Dec 31, 2008
afam4eva:
Qualifying is not the issue, the issue is whether we're going to make an impact in tyhe world cup.
Qualifying is an issue/achievement on its own. Our performance at the mundial is another thing. At least we'll be able to boast of 4 WC appearances.
Islam › Re: Islam And Exorcism by Jarus(m): 11:20am On Dec 31, 2008
earTHMama:
1) Do women participate in casting out jinn?. That is, can a female muslim perform exorcism?
During exorcism, the Islamic rules regarding relationship between a man and a strange woman should still be observed. This is very important as the Jinns can also bank on this flaw. Therefore, a male exorcist unrelated to the possessed female, should try as much as possible to avoid physical contact with the body of the possessed female. So what is done is that a strong Muslim from the possessed female's siblings/children is the one to hold the possessed while the exorcism is being done. The female possessed is covered up totally with only her face left opened. The male exorcist, if not related to the possessed female, should not touch the female freely but rather leave a small space while reciting the verses.
To now answer your question, a female muslim with all the qualities of Knowledge, faith and piety can perform exorcism to a FEMALE possessed but not to a male. But this is very rare because female are naturally fearful, and may not have the mind.
The best is for a male exorcist to perform on possessed male and a female exorcist to perform on a possessed female, but getting a female that can perform it is usually very uneasy. So most exorcists are male, but when they are performing exorcism on female, they need to observe the Islamic rules regarding relationship between male and unrelated female.

earTHMama:
2)Can you theatrically elaborate how those possessed by demonic spirits/jinn react whenever the islamic holy man is exorcising them?
For start, Nairalander bindex, who claims to be an atheist, witnessed one and had this to say:
I visited my moslem relatives on the other end (I still lie to them that I am a muslim to gain acceptance) and experienced the same thing, there was a girl who is a relative of a wife of my cousin, she was attacked by Aljanu (evil spirits ), and was brought to a mallam who lives in my cousins vicinity, we took the girl there and the mallam began to pray for her using the Koran, once he started praying for her she began to scream, cry and roll on the floor, she begged them to stop reading the Koran and promised to leave the young lady alone and never to return, they asked the so called Aljani what his name was, his age, where he came from and the reason he got hold of the young girl, the girl said somethings and continued to shout and scream when ever the mallam read the verses from the Koran, the young girl kept saying things that were not very clear and of no particular meaning, she was speaking in tongues , in short it was really a DRAMICTIC scene, having been brought up as a muslim i had witnessed such events about twice or trice when i was a kid
While the Qur'an is being recited by the exorcist, the possessed person begins to react by screaming, shouting and uttering some words. In actual fact, it is the Jinn inside him/her doing that. It will be screaming as if it is being hit/beaten by someone. And that is exactly what the Qur'anic verses, through Allah's power, does to it.
If the recitation becomes very intense, the Jinn will begin to beg and ask that the recitation be stopped, that it will leave. The reciter will then begin to ask it questions like what's his religion?, why did he possess the person? etc. He can also preach to the Jinn to accept Islam etc. Some exorcists record this dramatic scenes and one was played on Radio Kwara some years ago in an Islamic programme on Jinns.

The exorcist will then ask it to leave, usually through the toe. While leaving, the people around will, of course, not see it physically, but will feel it. The toe(or whichever part of the possessed it decides to come out through) will be shaking vigorously and you will know something is happening there. Also, while leaving, the exorcsit will feel, maybe through some strange strong air.

After leaving, the possessed person becomes normal, and will feel as if he had just woken up from a dream. He will be weak. He will now be preached to and told to be reciting Ayatul Kursiyyu(Q2:55) and other verses everyday. He will also be advised on the need to improve his worship of Allah and other righteous deeds.

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