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Jazakumllahi Khair......Very educative msg.
Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah.

On this blessed day, we pray that Almighty Allah accepts our supplications, forgives our parents, guides our children, grants us good health, and instill in us compassion, patience, and understanding.

May He bless us with the ability to speak good, uplift one another, and remain steadfast on the path of righteousness.

"Rabbana aatina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina 'adhaban-naar."

Ameen.
JUMA'AT MUFEEDAH

From the river to the sea Palestine shall be free

Allahu Akbar.. very educative write up . keep it up..

Mopolchi:
Why do we have low commenters in this religious category despite Seun has removed the Islamic inscription

Propagation or Provocation: Contents and Contexts

A couple of days ago, a certain individual stirred an unhealthy debate on X about a banner hung around Lekki Central Mosque in Lagos. The inscription on the banner reads: "Jesus Christ is not God. He is a Servant and Messenger of God." Like a wild fire, the controversy spread across all social media platforms, with commentators divided along religious lines.

As expected, most Christians found the inscription to be provocative, offensive, and inciting, citing the fact that it negates the principles of peaceful coexistence and tolerance in a multi religious country. Another point raised was the timing of hanging the banner, especially at a time when Christians are preparing to celebrate Christmas.

A number of Muslim commentators seem to agree with the above submissions. They faulted the Masjid authority for insensitivity to the feelings of the Christian community at a time when Christmas is just a couple of days away. They equally submitted that irrespective of the period, hanging such a banner violates the concept of peace which is a core and fundamental teaching of Islam.

Thus, the social media battle shifted from an inter to an intra religious one, with some ethnic colouration and dimensions poured into it. Some of the arguments were logical, while some were completely emotional. Worse still, some had hypocritical stripes drawn over it. To make matters worse, those who cannot handle intellectual engagements went on hurling insults and throwing jabs and invective, burning bridges and severing ties along the way.

Earlier today, I watched the Khutbah delivered yesterday by the Chief Imam of Lekki Central Mosque, and one cannot but appreciate his eloquence and calmness in the midst of the storm created by the issue. His short address of the issue provides the following insights:

1. The banner wasn't hung this month or even last month. It has been there for well over 2 months.

2. The text on the banner is a verse of the Noble Qur'ān (5:75) which says, مَا الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ "Jesus the son of Mar'yam is not but a Messenger of Allah." This verse is a continuation of verse 72 which says, لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُواْ إِنَّ اللّهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَقَالَ الْمَسِيحُ يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اعْبُدُواْ اللّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ

"And surely they disbelieved when they said: 'Christ, the son of Mary, is indeed God'; whereas Christ had said: 'Children of Israel! Serve Allah, Who is your Lord and my Lord."

3. In a country where freedom of religion is guaranteed, when does it become a crime to state exactly what your religion says, and which does NOT in any way insult others?

4. If Christians feel that "Jesus is not God" offends them, how should Muslims feel about the thousands of banners which says, "Jesus is Lord"? Your right to say Jesus is Lord which you claim is a biblical statement is the Muslim's right to say, "Jesus is not Lord" which is a Qur'ān verse. Why should the Muslim suppress his right for your right when both can actually coexist?

5. Jesus is not the Christian's property alone. He is a Prophet of God sent to the Children of Israel. Belief in him is a fundamental teaching in Islam. Muslims love and rever him and his mother. Not only were they mentioned in the Qur'ān, Mary'am, his mother actually has a whole chapter dedicated to her holiness. To think that only the Christians have the right to mention Jesus is wrong.

6. Some have argued that how will the Muslims feel if Christians decide to hang a banner that says "Muhammad is not a Prophet of God." Well, that would be a deliberate act of provocation because there's no single verse of the Bible that says so. In fact, the Bible rightly prophesied his coming as the COMFORTER.

Those who accuse Muslims of troublemaking are either ignorant and gullible, or deliberately mischievous. The real troublemakers are the individual who took that picture and his co-travellers who amplified and blowed it beyond reasonable proportions.

Unfortunately, they found a voice in some Muslims who either forgot Qur'ān 2:120, or simply want to be celebrated as the good guys at the expense of what is sound and logical. How can you say لا إله إلا الله "There's no god but Allāh" and still blame your fellow Muslims for saying "Jesus is not God" when you see nothing wrong with a non Muslim saying, "Jesus is Lord"?

Should Muslims apply the same logic, every banner that says "Jesus is Lord" must be removed immediately as it is offensive and provocative. Let's live and let others live.

May Almighty Allah Accept it as act of worship..jumah Mubarak to the believer....

You can born as many times as you like, but NEVER DIE Except YOU are A MUSLIM..

Jazakumllahu khair my brother in Islam ☪️

May Almighty Allah guide them alright to straight way..

Thank God I am a Muslim

IF YOU ARE GOING BACK TO SINFUL LIFE AFTER RAMADAN THEN YOU GAIN NOTHING BUT HUNGER

Jumah Mubarak 2all......
long-life Palestine, long-life Gaza.....

A person that is working in haram place ,and not yet see any alternative for now, and has family plus other responsibilities.. what can he/she do ?

Congrats...

As it dey sweet us, he day pain dem....huuuuu

Walaykum salam

Jazakumlla khair
May Almighty Allah increase your Knowledge...
Beautiful write up..pls keep it up

Alhamdulillah oooo Hijab is our pride ...
Who's afraid of Hijab? o ya tell mi ..hmmm

Emjace:
go to phone accessories shop, request for charger to test it, or reset your developer option settings if its on to default

Thank for the respond, and but how can i reset Developer option setting. it only showing ( log output level,) ( show TTS output )
(Node tree debugging)

Good day all, I'm using Samsung Galaxy A30s , I have to restart it with plug charger on it before it can be charging....pls help out the engineer in the house..pls showing

Good day all,in using Samsung Galaxy A30S, I have to restart it with plug charger on it before it can be charging...pls help mi out...

Pls I want to ask every member in this forum, are there no Nigeria good fairly used cars for like 300k here in this forum?

All the cars I see here is either 1m, 3m ,5m

Atleast you should post cars that an average man could afford, abi this forum na for only big men?

We need cheap cars, I think that's why most of us are here on this thread, just take for instant I have N5m and I want to buy a car, I won't come to this forum, I will rather walk into any car link to make my choice

Pls we need cars ranging from 250k - 350k

Thanks
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May Almighty Allah increase us in Islamic knowledge.
Thanks

Obatide: This is for all forumites, pending when I will comment fully. Full Gist comming very soon as the interview was more of a chat.
HIP! HIP! ...............

congrats goooo and live your American Dream....Am Soooo Happy for uuuuuu.
God is great indeed

Malcolm28: Hi Forumites, I just came out of the embassy. My family's visa has been approved. Thanks everyone for the show of support. I will give a detailed account of my experience later. Gracias!!!

@Malcolm28
congrats to you and your family am so happy for you.
Go and live your America dream.....

[quote author=janut]Our interview was quite unique. You will know why @ the end.
We got to the embassy @ about 5:55, and met people there as usual. After some time we were told to form queues according to immigrant and non immigrant.We went through various security checks and they also checked their list to confirm if we had appointment for the day.
Getting in we paid N109000 I.e for 2 persons. Pls keep all the papers they give you before entering.
After paying we submitted our documents and was asked to wait for our interview.
At about past 9 am we were called for our interview.
C/o: please both of u should raise ur right hand and swear to say the whole truth during the interview.
He took our finger prints after which the interview started.
C/o: what's ur highest level of education
Me: ...
C.o: what year
Me:.....
C.o: what course.
me:...
C.o: when did u serve
Me:...
C.o: where
Me:...
C.o what was ur task there
Me:...
C.o:when did u get married
Me:...
C.o: where
Me:..
C.o: is it church , registry or both
Me:...
C.o: when did u meet ur wife
Me:.....
C.o: why did u wait so long b4 marrying
her
Me:....
C.o:do u have wedding pictures
Me: ....
C.o: who is that little boy the picture
Me:...
C.o: who is that little girl in the picture
Me:...
C.o brought out two white papers and explained to us where to pick up our visa and hw to pay uscis fee.
We thanked him and left.
In all of this the c.o did not ask my wife a single question even though she was right beside me.
Please alwz say d truth. I used a wrong date of birth during my initial application and the c.o asked me about it which I confirmed and he was satisfied.
I wish those yet to get their visa all the best. It can only be God.

@janut
Congratulations! to you and your family.there was a wrong DOB during my own case too,
but......

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR WIFE.am sooo happy 4 ur family.

@ SEUBIS.Go, live your American dreams.

Congrats once again am so happy for you.

Kunlexymoore: Thank God my sweetheart and thank you too. God bless you real good.

congrats

May Allah protect us ooo