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Politics / Re: 5 Most Promising Governors In Nigeria by naffysa(f): 9:43am On Jun 03, 2013
Gov. Rauf of Osun state

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Islam for Muslims / Re: Prayers For Couples Trying To Conceive A Child (TTC) by naffysa(f): 3:07pm On May 31, 2013
Coco diva: Asalam alykum sisters.Reading through all of these write-ups made me emotional and close to tears.But what can I say? We're all humans and its natural to feel sad and downcast when things are not going our way.But then,we should also remember that we have a God that is capable of all things and He is Monyashau.He does things how he wills and He knows best.This just brings to mind the story of the companions in the battle of badr.when the muslims were being killed despite their small population and they were asking the prophet "when will the help of Allah come"? And Allah responded via a revealation in the Qur'an "verily the help of Allah is near".My sisters,indeed the help of Allah is near.when events get to the climax,it surely must come down.when things get extremely difficult,be rest-assured that the solution is nearby.I feel bad too cos I was really hoping on AmatuRahman's BFP and looking forward to her telling us the goodnews only to hear otherwise but who are we in the know?cos only Allah knows all things.A muslim is one who soldiers on after a fall.cos he knows that all his affairs are good for him.so let's take heart and move on being happy and hopeful of Allah's mercy.we actually have a lot to be thankful for.our lives,our well-being,our marriages(some women lost their marriages after trying for just 2years),even being able to afford going to hospitals to seek treatment is a blessing in itself cos some people cannot even afford it.so let's remain thankful cos Allah says when we're thankful He'l bless us more.pls AmatuRahman,Rainyday,Zeezzy,Beloved1993,Phewme and all.Allah will be with us all.
Amin
Islam for Muslims / Re: Tips On How To Concentrate During Salat (prayers) by naffysa(f): 12:26pm On May 31, 2013
Jazakumullahu khayran
Islam for Muslims / Re: Tbaba's Friday Mornings - Spiritual Rebirth And Reflection by naffysa(f): 12:22pm On May 31, 2013
Islam is Peace, luv, Confidence, Hop, Happiness ,Tranquility, contented, Forgiveness, Joy, Good, Perfect and son on- Alahmdulilah we are Muslims ( Thank u brother, may Allah increase in Knowledge) Amin

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Celebrities / Re: Ogusbaba Tweets Pictures of Wife & Kids by naffysa(f): 4:47pm On May 30, 2013
She is beautiful
Romance / Re: I Have intimate Urge For My Cousin by naffysa(f): 4:44pm On May 30, 2013
IF YOU LOVE HER U CAN MARRY HER

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Politics / Re: Osun Govt Shuns Democracy Day by naffysa(f): 8:13am On May 30, 2013
Ba se se ni ibi ewo bo ni
Politics / Re: Only Pdp Has The Gut To Suspend A Governor- Rotimi Amaechi by naffysa(f): 1:29pm On May 29, 2013
gregg2: Shame on you, Amaechi! You too will have no peace until you recall those democratically elected Chairman and Councillors of Obio/Akpor LGA. What goes around surely comes around.
back to sender
Politics / Re: NGF Election Crisis: Jang Apologises To Nigerians by naffysa(f): 6:42am On May 29, 2013
You are not the Chairman

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Politics / Re: Babangida To Jonathan-"mr. President We Are For You" by naffysa(f): 8:43pm On May 28, 2013
Noise maker
Politics / Re: Okorocha - NGF Election Was Credible, Amaechi Won by naffysa(f): 8:40pm On May 28, 2013
Even our president knows he won but he is scared that he might defeat him in the primary if they contest together.
Family / Re: Baby Rescued Alive From Toilet Pipe After Being Flushed by naffysa(f): 3:32pm On May 28, 2013
hum sadhum
Politics / Re: Dickson Congratulating Jang As NGF Chairman by naffysa(f): 3:27pm On May 28, 2013
Sunny_bobo:


Hahahaha!!! Hang called a meeting and 18 governors attended. Let Amaechi call his own meeting and let's see how many governors will attend.
The election result is clear, the old is not the cahirman
Celebrities / Re: Pasuma Attacked By Armed Robbers, Range Rover Snatched. by naffysa(f): 2:16pm On May 28, 2013
Alhamdulilah

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Politics / Re: Dickson Congratulating Jang As NGF Chairman by naffysa(f): 1:32pm On May 28, 2013
who dash am
TV/Movies / Re: Bollywood Vs Hollywood - Which Is Better? by naffysa(f): 10:13am On May 24, 2013
Bollywood
Nairaland / General / Re: Striking Down Rule 17 by naffysa(f): 3:19pm On May 09, 2013
oga o embarassedoga o
Nairaland / General / Re: Striking Down Rule 17 by naffysa(f): 3:16pm On May 09, 2013
na wa o
Nairaland / General / Re: Nairalands New Rules And Regulations, Your Take? by naffysa(f): 11:46am On May 08, 2013
Don't post anything that could be considered offensive to Islam, especially in the muslim section.
Politics / Re: Nigeria Would Have Been Different Under Yar’Adua - Turai by naffysa(f): 11:14am On May 08, 2013
RIP
Islam for Muslims / Re: Prayers For Couples Trying To Conceive A Child (TTC) by naffysa(f): 5:49pm On May 04, 2013
Thank u all, Will start by June inshaAllah. May Allah grant our prayers amin.
Islam for Muslims / Re: Prayers For Couples Trying To Conceive A Child (TTC) by naffysa(f): 6:45pm On May 02, 2013
Asalam alykum sisters, please advice me. Have not been taking any Supplement (folic acid, and other vitamins) do u think I can still go on with the IVf next month or take pre IVf supplement for three months before starting. Thank you.
Celebrities / Re: Disgraced Wedding: Nollywood Actor Tells Own Story by naffysa(f): 3:22pm On May 01, 2013
God forgive me (amin)
Celebrities / Re: Tuface's Son With Sunmbo Zion Celebrates 5th Birthday (photo) by naffysa(f): 8:55pm On Apr 29, 2013
HBD
Celebrities / Re: Stella Damasus/daniel Ademinokan Are NOT Married YET by naffysa(f): 9:04pm On Apr 28, 2013
Parent's blessing is very important in the marriage, without their blessing the marriage may not be successful.
Religion / Incredible Story Of Kindness – Catholic Priest Donates Kidney To Muslim Man by naffysa(f): 2:43pm On Apr 24, 2013
They were strangers who met on a bus. They believe God brought them together. Here is an unusual story of two people from different faiths and different places with the hand of God uniting them in a bus. And this chance meeting is going to change both their lives.
Father Sebastian and Rasad, both strong believers in their faiths were sitting next to each other in a Kerala State Transport Corporation bus on their way to Kochi and that was when the priest offered to donate one of his kidneys to the young Muslim man. It was as if God Himself appeared in front of the young man in the form of the priest and blessed him with a new life.
Father Sebastian
Father Sebastian grew up in a very religious Catholic family with his parents encouraging him and his brothers to attend mass every Sunday. He grew up seeing how priests helped others, and slowly was attracted to it without him realising it. When he was a very small boy itself, his only elder sister had joined the nunnery.
Though he was a topper in school and in the district, he chose to be a priest. “From when I can remember, I have been drawn to the life of a priest. In school, when teachers asked us who we wanted to become, I always answered, a priest. May be my frequent visits to the church and my only sister becoming a nun had an impact on my decision,” says Father Sebastian of his school life.
He also admits that there was a period in his life when he was confused about life and what he wanted to be. There was a small desire in a corner of his mind to be an engineer but eventually after the 10th standard, he joined the seminary, and finished his college education in theology and philosophy. He became a priest 13 years ago and in his large extended family of 350 members, he became the first member to be a priest.
He is one priest whose eyes well up when he sees someone crying or in pain. “It is difficult for me to say the prayers where there is a death. When I see the family members crying, I also get tears in my eyes. So, I try not to look at them lest I find it difficult to carry on with the prayers.”
Rasad
Like almost all young men growing up in Kerala, Rasad also had the dream of going to the ‘Gulf’ as early as possible. He did go to the ‘Gulf’ soon after completing his 12th standard in 2008, and worked in a shop as a sales person. His remittance from there was a big boon to his father who was running a small stationery shop at Haripad in Alappuzha. As both his parents suffered from ill health, it was his work that helped them tide over the difficult times. His 21-year-old younger brother also has a small job now in Haripad.
One fine day, a year-and-a-half ago, Rasad found his eyesight waning and in no time, he became blind in both his eyes. Doctors found that the problem did not lie with his eyes but with his kidney. He was sent back home by his friends and after undergoing dialysis a few times, he got his sight back, but was shocked to hear from the doctors that both his kidneys had stopped functioning and he needed a transplant urgently.
From then on, Rasad has been borrowing money from his relatives and friends for dialysis. “When I first came to know that I needed a kidney transplant, I was quite appalled and then I felt dejected. As both my parents are old, diabetic and suffer from heart disease, they could not donate their kidneys. My brother’s blood group does not match.” To add to the woes, an agent disappeared with two-and-a-half lakh rupees promising to arrange a kidney for them. “I need frequent dialysis and I am alive only because of the help we are getting from our friends and relatives.”
February 25, 2013, an unforgettable day
Rasad will never forget the day, February 25 in his life. That was the day Rasad boarded a bus at Alwaye to go to the hospital. He had come down from Haripad and was staying at his aunt’s house at Perumbavoor. He sat next to Father Sebastian in the bus, by chance.
Years ago when Father Sebastian came to know that a person could live with just one kidney, he had decided that he was going to donate one of his kidneys to a very deserving person. “I was also inspired by the story of Father Davis Chiramel, who had donated one of his kidneys to a Hindu. I was waiting for the day when I could also make the same sacrifice.” That day turned out to be February 25, 2013.
Father Sebastian, who had been attending meditation classes at the Divine Meditation Centre at Chalakudy for six months, was on his way to Kochi in a bus. “A very sickly looking young man got into the bus at Aluva and sat next to me. On seeing his troubled face, I asked him what his sorrow was. He told me that he was a “kidney patient”. I found out that his blood group also matched mine.” Father Sebastian felt God had given him an opportunity to fulfil his wish. Without even thinking twice, he told the young man, ‘If everything matches, you can take my kidney.”
“I took the decision on the spur of the moment. He stared at me in disbelief for a few seconds. What I also saw in his eyes was renewed hope. Here was a young man who saw only a full stop in front of him and my words added a few more full stops in front of him, and gave a new hope, a new hope for life.”
In fact, it was like a dream-come-true for Rasad. He could get over his disbelief only when Father Sebastian called him the very next day and asked him to meet the doctor together with him immediately. He also asked the doctor to do all the tests without any delay so that everything was done fast.
By March end, all the tests were done, and Father Sebastian was told by the doctors that he could donate his kidney to Rasad. ”I was told by the doctors that generally even from within the family, the match of items is only around 65 percent but in our case, it is 95 percent,” Father Sebastian said. Once the medical council formally approves the procedure, the transplant will take place and it will most probably be by mid-May. In the meantime, Rasad’s relatives and friends are in the process of collecting the money needed for the surgery, which may be around Rs 5 lakh for the surgery alone.
Both Father Sebastian and Rasad see what happened on February 25 as something God ordained. “I am a Catholic priest from Chalakuddy; Rasad, a Muslim from Haripad and we met on a bus to Kochi. What a strange coincidence! Without God deciding it, how can this happen? Both of us believe in our respective religions fiercely,” Father Sebastian says.
He also strongly believes that there is only one God and that God has decided that they meet. “As per my religious beliefs, there is nothing more than giving one’s life to someone and God has given me the opportunity to give a part of my life to a person so that he gets a new lease of life. I am talking about what am doing only because I will be blessed if this can inspire at least one other person.”
Rasad could only say, “What Father Sebastian has given me is another life which I never thought would happen, or at least happen this way.”
Message Father Sebastian wants to spread
The only message Father Sebastian wants to spread is, “we may be following different faiths but all of us should remember that there is only one God and He represents love and kindness. And in front of death, there is no religion. I sincerely hope nobody will impose their faith on others and nobody would fight in the name of religion. Religion never came to my mind when I wanted to help Rasad; the only thoughts I had were of love, peace, brotherhood and humanism.”

Celebrities / Re: Bukky Wright's New Look In Traditional Attire (PICTURES) by naffysa(f): 7:21pm On Apr 23, 2013
She is beautiful
Celebrities / Re: Basketmouth’s Reaction To Jonathan Government And Boko Haram Romance by naffysa(f): 10:23pm On Apr 20, 2013
Truth is bitter
Celebrities / Re: Amitabh Bachchan.... Bollywood Icon by naffysa(f): 5:18pm On Mar 11, 2013
A great actor

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Health / Re: Anyone Trying IVF/IUI/ICSI (Fertility Treatments)? by naffysa(f): 11:58am On Mar 09, 2013
tanidabi: @ arisolama I do not know much abt fibroid but I've heard that when you take it out u shld try and get preggo within six months I do not believe u shld wait for more than 3mths cos a family friend of mine removed a myomar from her womb and started ivf 6 weeks later,the baby is 2yrs old now but I think you shld ask an IVF specialist to be double sure
do d test again on monday nd it will be positive InshaAlllah (amin)
Celebrities / Re: My Ex Wife Was Foolish - Kayode Salako by naffysa(f): 6:16pm On Mar 08, 2013
Mr Kayode Salako u are d 1 that is foolish. U talk 2 much get a life
Celebrities / Re: My Ex Wife Was Foolish - Kayode Salako by naffysa(f): 6:15pm On Mar 08, 2013
Mr Kayode Salako u are d 1 that is foolish. U talk 2 much

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