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stunningjudy:
Helloooo..hope everyone is good?
I wanted to ask, how often do u say novena prayers on your own? I have a testimony about Novena to Our Lady of Good Remedy.
Late last year I was experiencing financial crisis so much that I had to sell my phone and still do some stressful work like doing people's project in school. Not forgetting that i was equally writing my project and seminar. Thank God I finished well and went back home. I was feeling very bad about my condition and decided to say the novena for 9days + fasting from 6-12. I made special requests and specific days I wanted those things and I wasn't disappointed at all. I honestly couldn't contain my joy so I decided to tell my family and also tel u, my brethren.
I want to encourage those who have special requests to try and say the rosary and some novenas because it surely helps and don't forget to have FAITH.

Am a fan of novena... Esp to our lady... Most favourite is "novena to our lady undoer of knot"

boykas:
Thank u sameera and northerigbo, have been following your thread since yesterday but really don't want to contribute for one or two reasons.
you see the media are not on our side, they don't interview good Muslims, you can only find them in fb, tweeter. After malek brother talk in Paris after the killing of his brother, did u ser any media interviewing Muslims, I was overwhelmed to see al jazeera doing that this morning, interviewing 5 time best players NBA Kareem.
and we Muslim will have to come in mass, a,d protest against the terrorist, this can convince some people all over the world.

I like your last sentence... Come out in mass, condenm them and you will see potential member have a rethink...
France did something like that. Some of the muslim community have to join the french protest to denounce the attack. Atleast, this action will help convince even if its one person that the french muslims are peace loving.

Did you see what am talking about..... There have never been a massive rally against the acts of terrorist who claim to be muslims... But right now, there is a massive protest going on in turkey over the latest edition of charlie hebdo magazines cover.
How den can they be taken serious when they themselve arent serious in talking their issues.

@Sameera025... You talked about islam been in love with education... But why is it that most islamic nation clamp down on this that brings about a good and better education such as freedom of speech, the use of internet and their likes.

@sameera025... I want to knw the stand of the quran on death penalty. Why are pple killed for desecrating the quran or abusing the prophet... Are they not supposed to be reprimanded.

northernigbo101:
i tink sme ofd ways to realy help our course in d north is 2hav some kind of massive re-oriention tru education.. blive me even d global leadrs knw wat to do @list we'v sen wat thy did in egypt wen d muslim brotherhood took over power.. y do u tink morsi was overtrown & nobody raisd a fingr from d world leadrs saudi uae &othrs evn cut off financial aid 2egypt from tht action alon i new d world leadrs knw how 2 curtail d advances of d khawarj.. am sure ur hurt at d way nlandrs r havn a swelltym takin a swipe@ islam &d rasool(s.a.w) most of them & infact even most muslims r ignorant of wat islam is about one reson is u hardly c d media inerview wit a muslim who preaches peace most r intrviews u c is some fake imam shoutin& talkn trash contrary to wat islam represents as it stands now we all gona need alot of sabr play our part & wait 4 d day tinz take a turn 4 d beta..

the only re-education you need to have is to introduce secular courses in the islamiyya sch across the country. You can imagine if the almajiris up north can solve maths and read/speak in english the way they mastered the quran... The north wont have been where they are. Also let you brothers be open to non muslims and understand/respect their views... Give me one good reason why the islam section is the only section that is locked up in nairaland... Does it show any sign of tolerance.

sameera025:
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Let the muslim world take a leaf from what happened in Germany...
There have been some anti-muslim protest by some group of pple in Germany jst last week...

Then this week, there was a massive protest by the pple of Gemany against those protesters... Calling on all Germans to respect and tolerate each other irrespective of religion. Even the German president and chancelor participated in the protest. This is a way of dissociating the peaceful Germans from the anti-muslims protesters.

The muslims should learn to do same. Whenever there is a terror attack in the name of islam, they should stage a rally condeming and dissociating the true muslims from the terrorist. That way, non muslims will knw that there is a diff btw terrorist and muslims... But all they do is stage rallyand even kill others on trivail issues like the denmark cartoon.

sameera025:
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Shebi you knw that Al qaeda in Yemen have come out to claim responsibility for attack against france, saying its in revenge for the prophet...
I havent seen any Islamic cleric or the muslims world coming out en masse to declare that what the al qaeda is doing or saying is unislamic...

sameera025:
Should we hate all white people because of slavery as well?

Am pretty sure that during the era of slave trade, any black man that sees a white man around him will be on high alert...

sameera025:
I haven't done so, neither has any of muslims I know. So why hate me? What have I done? I get why muslims are hated. The point is, not all muslims are like that. It's like hating all Germans because of what the nazi's did during the holocaust.

I dont hate... But know one thing... The human mind is programmed to act in self defence. Lets assume there is no boko haram, any southerner going up north in nigeria will be weary of muslims... Not because he/she hates the average muslims he/she encounter, but because of what the bad eggs can do...
I could remember after the 2002 riot in kano, most igbos were advised to stay watch their movement and stay in a safe place on fridays esp when their is tension btw the west and the middle east... This is just a means of precaution. I dont think anyone will delibrately want to hate on an individual muslims, but its their action over time that leads to pple being on alert when ever muslims are around...

Why did america start spying on some muslims, why not jews, hindus and other religious minorities...?

In france, i know it might not be long before the govt will start spying on muslims, not because the french hate them, but because of their action over time...

sameera025:
The so called hate you say I have in my heart..Your words fume with hatred towards muslims.

I might be wrong though... But I think you are sounding like this probably because you grow up where life is been respected...
If you had grew up in the north, after attending all these local islamiyya, I bet you sch of thought wont be like this....

Try convincing your brothers here on nairaland to learn your brand of islam.

sameera025:
That's not true. Don't know where you got that from. I don't need help being defended. The point I'm trying to make is that the terrorists are a common enemy to us and Christians. I would love for us to love each other but from the comments being posted on this thread I can see how the hatred for muslims is beyond repair for most.

The hatred for muslims is far beyond repair because the muslims brought it upon themselves... Look at Germany, Sweden, Denmark and the likes... We see muslims formenting trouble all in the name that they are seeking for sharia... How den will the indigenes not hate them...

Last year, a muslim worker was banned from working infrench nuclear facility... Other muslims were screaming discrimination, but the french did it as a form of precaution... We all knw what will happen when the guy get radicalised...

Even here on nairaland, we see muslim making threat to pple on just trivial issues... How much more if its in real life...

sameera025:
Let's say, what the terrorists practice is not what the majority of muslims believe in.

Judging from your replies, I now understnd... But the terrorist seems to be gaining new convert as the day passes by...

sameera025:
As muslims we are taught not to judge who will go to heaven or hell. It was quoted that a prostitute went to heaven for feeding a hungry cat and a muslim man went to hell for maltreating an animal. Islam teaches that if you commit suicide you will go to hell. If you kill you will go to hell. So.. As a muslim to get into heaven you shouldn't do either one.

Good and simple explanation... So can I conclude that the problem is from the scholars who couldnt pass on the true teaching of islam... Cos most of these terrorist thinks that they are the ones who are actually practising true islam.

Lol...@op... She wan turn you to pvc secretary of state...

Ajibam:
Goodluck to you on seeking answers, sameera025.
I was opportune to go for an outreach last year, I met this muslim lady, after showing her the way, she argued that she don't need the gospel because we are serving the same God.. You know what?
The Holy Spirit replied her that we may serve the same God but the way to this God is what you guys miss! Jesus acknowledged it publicly that he is the way, no way but him.i have searched to my best understanding, I didn't see a place where your prophet acknowledge that he is the way to God.. After explaining this to the lady, the demon of religion was bind in her mind, she surrended to the lordship of Christ.. I know the day of your salvation Is coming too..
Good night!

:/ :-/

Weah96:
Question: according to Islam, do suicide bombers go to paradise or to the torture room?

Good question.... Sameera plz do justice to this...

sameera025:
http://www.juancole.com/2013/04/islamic-forbids-terrorism.html
Hope this answers your question Rich4God

I cant really say it answered my question... Cos I have witnessed in kano (2002, massallachin dangi) where riot started right after the friday prayer... Whoever/whatever gave them the inspiration to do that...

Ajibam:
Really?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLA1N-cMYpjPbYyYqXFM3kQ_4x8UOYNkzO&v=ddA_VjIwzn4&itct=CDEQxjQiEwjpsNqGmZTDAhWQiH4KHXkwAG8yCnBscHBfdmlkZW9aJFZMUExBMU4tY01ZcGpQYll5WXFYRk0za1FfNHg4VU9ZTmt6Tw%3D%3D&hl=en&gl=NG&client=mv-google

Ye... Joke apart, some do condem the acts...

sameera025:
Them not wanting their kids to go to school is an issue of culture which they try to justify with religion but our religion clearly states the seeking knowledge (education) is in the way of Islam.

I really like the way you handle things... Atleast, frm the way you have answered my questn, you brand of Islam is over the bar...
Now talking about walking together, lets take this site as an example, what do you say about your brothers locking out non muslims from the islam section... Does that really show a sign of peace and tolerance...

sameera025:
Thanks! Like I said a majority of us Muslims feel the same way. We condemn these acts. We do speak out but the media doesn't show that. I don't agree with any of the killings. What happened in Paris was extremely offensive to Muslims yes but our religion teaches us that killing is unacceptable. I'm not happy with the killings Islam does not justify it. Please do not group Muslims and terrorists as one.

Corrected, and sorry for that...
With regards to the condemnation, I now that Islamic sholars do condem the act. But its not really what the scholars do or say.
Why is there always a massive rally, sometimes killings across muslim wolrd whenever the quran/prophet have been abused... But nothing of such happens whenever terrorist kills in the name of Islam...

sameera025:
You can't practice religion without knowledge, and to be honest I believe less privileged Muslims are better Muslims than the more fortunate ones. They don't have money to get western education so the focus on practicing their religion. The problem comes in with influence though. Uneducated Muslims are easily manipulated into following extremism though because they believe what there are told. They don't have the knowledge to read and understand certain things for themselves.

If the less privilege muslims are the ones practicing the true islam and yet they are still the ones mostly involved in terror act, then I wonder wat kinda Islam they truly practice...

Me thinks its Islam that makes dem not to fancy education. An average christian home, no matter the poverty level, they still want their kids to sch... But go to the north and see... Just Islamiyya and thats all...
If islam can incorporate secular subjects in their islamiyya, believe me, things will change.

Also, muslims need to soften their laws for both religion to work together... You cant trample on my rights and still expect me to work with you... Muslim countries have laws that clamp down on the freedom of non muslims... But in countries of non muslims, muslims are there stage protest for the country to recognise them... You see the irony of your religion...

You are fighting for a right in anoda mans country, but in your own country, you deny odas that same right....

Me thinks arabs/hausa muslims need to borrow a leaf from their yoruba counter-parts... They are the true definition of Islam as a religion of peace... *dats frm my exp with them so far*

*Read* Nice article and kudos to you...

Now, working together isnt a problem, but the muslims too need to show the eagerness of working together...

Now take a look at this scenario...
Boko haram, Isis, Al Qaeda and the rest have abused the name of the prophet by killing pple in his name.... They have abused the quran by quoting it to justify their act of killings... They have abused the hijab by using it as a cover for their suicide bombing mission... In all thse actions, muslims across the globe wont stage a massive rally to condem these acts by those terrorist...

But if one lunatic in the name of journalism publish a cartoon abt the prophet, the whole Islamic world will be on fire. Some to the extent of killing non muslims...

How then do you want other religion to work together when muslims have failed to massively condem the act of the terrorist...
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Also take a look at nairaland... Muslims locking out non muslims from their board... How then will that enhance corporation if there is no room for tolerance.

Make I ask 1st *before I read am*

Why is it that most rich muslims are moderate in their view about Islam, they value education, sometimes walk the street without hijad... But the reverse is the case for the poor once.

The diff is clear... The other value life ahead of political and personal ambitions... Ours... Is the reverser.

Ubenedictus:
my problem is not in d "childish" manner he spoke, there is canon law against priest in politics, on two occasion he tries to preach politics from the pulpit, first he say to vote for jonathan (d man wey e say God dey e back), then he says there is need for change. A priest should never attempt to politicisied his sermons like that, giving prophesy to politicians on election outcome and calling another party "bokoharam party".

All those deserve to get him sanctioned, but i believe he and the enugu bishop are pals, besides he gets support from many in the enugu prebyterium. He pulls enough influence to give a bishop nighmares. I don't think he will recieve any sanction.

I totally agree with you...

SalC:
You prefer to see the opposite side of whatever I do/say

Is there any other side that you have not shown with your sliminess...

SalC:
Sx gini

You knw na...

SalC:
Even as a priest I won't be too bothered if this has always been his stand, my worry was the fact that he praised the president when his wife came to the prayer ground but barely one month later he said the opposite. If he said his later comment was a massage from God, where was his first praise from?. That made him seem like a double edged sword, and was probably doing some eye service the day the first lady visited. Smh

For me, am not really surprised... Its not today he started making controversial statemnt.

Ubenedictus:
a man who cannot speak without his zing! What is he?

one who carries his partner/zing along :-P

SalC:
You missed nothing much, but erm erm you've started again this new year

employing your slimy tactics... Keep it up.