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Amoto94:
Bismillah

In the year 2020, upon completing the memorization of Kutub Sittah, I was overtaken by a desire to compose a poem to extol the boundless grace of Allah, to express sincere gratitude to my venerable Sheikhs; Sheikh Sulayman, Sheikh Genrada(May Allah forgive his soul), Sheikh Abu Hafs, and to modestly acknowledge my own perseverance and toil in the path of hadith.

In preparation for this, I sought to deepen my knowledge about the compilers of the 6 canonical works: Imam Bukhari, Imam Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasaaiyy, and Ibn Majah.

To my astonishment, I discovered that every one of these luminaries, from Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim to the remaining 4 were non-arabs. None of them hailed from the noble tribes of Arabia, yet they rose to preserve the very heart of the Sunnah for posterity.

It was at that moment the reality of Allah’s words became clear:

وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوْا يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوا أَمْثَالَكُمْ

“And if you turn away, He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.”

If the Arabs were to turn aside, or become deluded into imagining themselves inherently privileged, Allah could and did raise others, from distant lands and foreign tongues, to safeguard and disseminate His religion.

This realization shattered the illusion of any racial custodianship over Islam. It is not by lineage, language, or geography that one becomes a guardian of this faith, but solely through devotion, striving, and piety.

This truth is corroborated by the timeless saying of the Prophet, narrated by Jaabir bn Abdillah:

يا أيها الناس إن ربكم واحد ألا لا فضل لعربي على عجمي ولا لعجمي على عربي ولا لأحمر على أسود ولا لأسود على أحمر إلا بالتقوى إن أكرمكم عند الله اتقاكم

“O people, indeed your Lord is One. There is no superiority for an Arab over a non-Arab, nor for a non-Arab over an Arab, nor for a white over a black, nor for a black over a white, except through piety. Indeed, the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is the most God-fearing of you.”

Thus, the legacy of the Kutub Sittah stands as an eternal testimony that Islam transcends ethnicity and geography, affirming that honor lies not in ancestry but in taqwa.

So if any donkey thinks non-arabs learn the religion from them, they are drinking soar zobo from their Dubur. Jibreel Jokomba

'This is sketchy': Nigerian presidential adviser has told Sky News he isn't sure who US targeted in strikes, despite Trump claiming to hit "ISIS terrorist scum".

Speaking to @GarethBarlow, Bola Tinubu said that Nigeria shared intelligence with the US before the strikes. pic.twitter.com/7cLPrErJlB

— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 26, 2025

BItt:
I don't believe anyone will struggle to be a president just because he wants to spoil the country... You and I know it's definitely impossible.

That aside, I only support Chelsea... And maybe kwara United 😉

BItt:
Big thanks again raumdeuter. The bar was set at 20 but reading all the posts again from start only to see boxing day got to over 30 of us.
Big thanks

DissTroy:
The guy who posted this is a plagiarist. I've seen so many 'content creators' and blogs on X and Facebook steal this post or add "copied" to it.

The original author is Ifeanyi Christopher, a very young tech/social observer: https://www.facebook.com/100003336130950/posts/pfbid0zpSSVNJmPTPj16dgk8toqMXGsjKPcVk15HNWUgdA3eenmA9Dg7nH1MTyM5gqYP6hl/. His name is clearly added as a subnote to the post but these thieves will rather edit out his name.

Sad that his post has gone global and most people will never know he authored it. I've had to chastise someone who shared it a mutual WhatsApp group with "copied" at the end.

Plagiarism should be a punishable crime.

A40:
Trump Don bombardo the bombardos. Waiting for the fallout and outrage from terrorist sympathizers

sleekdot:
We have 20 posters already
Merry Christmas to you all and your prayer on top Arsenal will be answered Amen!!

germaphobe:
you keep defending Gyokeres but each time that is being said, you tend to shift. Which stats, based on what and what did you come to convince yourself that Kai is one of the bottom ranked CF in our history. Whatever Gyokeres did last season was done last season with a different team not us. Na u dey set am up for drags shaa, but fortunately for some of us, we understand the phase he's currently at. He even made it clear in his last interview that he is yet to fully settle and understand the game and other players around him. As it stands now, Kai has 32 g/a in 61 epl games, so would you mind telling me how that represents being ranked bottom.

daveP:
One of the bottom ranked CFs in Arsenal History is better than the most lethal 9 of last season in Europe? And you're saying this while he's active with us??

😭 😭

daveP:
Spy, you're 6 months behind once again. When this was craved, you kicked against it. But you're here admitting we indeed need different style CFs. Nawa o.


No worry sha.

daveP:
😲😲😲😲😲😲🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣

iamoyindamola:
Are you admitting kaikai is also otule

daveP:
If truly Sesko was Arteta's 1st choice, I'm happy Berta went for Gyokores. That guy would have made the noise for Kai to just return so we loan him in January at this rate.

nihilistjnr:
Loool did this last year. Bredda, the money for event centre is not small play, and for people like me funding in forex, there's no chance of recouping. Not even half.

The good thing is that I did it to generate passive income for my parents, not as a business decision, cos gaddem

Theflint1:
You fit do the complete breakdown of how this works?

raumdeuter:
Maybe you have plugs with the courts and good lawyers

Think of how much to pay lawyers then go back and forth to court because of how much? Outside Lagos is the yearly rent even up to 500k? In some places the yearly rent is 300k yet you dey go court, hire lawyer while the process still takes months

It can be exhausting

raumdeuter:
Fantastic way to kill real estate investment. Olowunnl i remember you wanted to do real estate investment in Lagos, Is this what you would be dealing with?

Imagine the ordeal landlords will have to go through to evict a tenant who refuse to pay.

Most abroadians will realize that hoping to get anything significant from residential homes investment in Naija is a pipe dream.

There are certain states in the US too that model these laws in a bid to protect renters end up screwing landlords and potential investors

In some states you cant evict anyone with a child because they want to protect the child. While it sounds nice, it ends up screwing the owners and the owner will just refuse to rent to anyone with a child going forward. Or Mandani who wants to freeze rents without discussing how to stop mortgages from rising

Roland17:
I am beginning to accept Odegaard has finally lost it. He has become pitiful to watch for me. His plays have become predictable, boring and lacks incisiveness. This has been brewing since last season but we continued to pray but e be like say that Odegaard isn’t coming back.

Fkforyou:
No, I disagree.

That scenario was purely on Odegaard. It was suppose to be a one time pass, but Odegaard held on too long making Gyokeres confused on where he wanted to lay the pass.

Seeing the fact that Gyokeres had changed position, Saka was the next best to pass to.

Gabzy1:
We didn't play quite well in yesterday's 0-1 win away at Everton.
We barely created enough chances from open play,
The result absolutely spared our blushes, as Everton had their moments in the second half with that controversial non-penalty call.

The criticism on Zubimendi and Odegaard have been spot on.
Zubimendi and Odegaard play too safe, None of them have the ability to carry the ball through the midfield apart from Rice.

The stats from yesterday showed how shocking our lack of individual penetration was.

Saka completed 4 successful dribbles while Odegaard, Trossard, and Martinelli all had zero. We dominated possession but couldn't beat markers 1v1 or progress the ball fast enough in the final third.

This is exactly why we'll keep struggling to break down low block. Only Saka can't be our attacking threat.

That's also why I've been hesitant to blame Gyokeres. Yes, he has his flaws but the bigger systemic issue is the lack of space creation around him.

Without more dribbling threat, carries from midfield like Rice occasionally does or wingers beating their man consistently, he will keep on feeding on scraps against packed defenses.

Better creativity and penetration would give him and the whole attack more room to thrive.

BlueRayDick:
Attack will cook once Arteta figures out when and how to use Gyokeres/Jesus/Merino , Eze/Odegaard and Trossard/Madueke/Martinelli. As for Saka, there's actually no one that can bench him in the squad except in cup matches.

mostob:
On Zubimendi and Rice being overworked..

1. It could be due to fatigue. Zubimendi rarely partakes in full training nowadays just to manage his load.

2. Arsenal with Gabriel at the back is a different team. Our defence has become weaker in the last couple of weeks so Rice staying back to cover the defence is understandable. With Saliba at the back yesterday, Rice was able to venture forward a bit (the pass to Trossard and a shot at the edge of the box). Even Zubimendi did hit the post from the edge of the box as well. You tend to take more risk when you're assured there's a 'rock' at the back.

We should be more concerned about the attackers and Odegaard especially.

Roland17:
Exactly!

Thank you for adding the Calafiori angle. Whenever Calafiori starts, he starts inverting from the opponents half of the LAM, before finding his way into the edge, which means Rice remains behind to provide that cover.

In contrast, MLS inverts from the DM/DLP position. He is able to progress possession with the ball. It alap provides cover for Zubi so that Rice can go forward. All of these adjustments are to accommodate Zubi and ensure Rice isn’t straying too far from Zubi’s press/ possession triangle.

He really needs to let loose and help our offense move faster. This season, the few times Rice has gone forward, he is racing back as fast as he can to keep the shape with Zubi. We all know how lethal Rice is around the danger zones. Coming into this season, we all agreed he needs to be around those zones more. With Zubi and Rice sitting back, our ball progression stagnates.

Infact there have been moments where I have seen Odegaard come back to start possession with Zubi and Rice also staying deep. How the hell are we supposed to move the ball then? I understand this is difficult for Arteta and that is why I am blaming Zubi because he is making the tactics difficult for Arteta to execute.

iamoyindamola:
Watching Raya yesterday, arteta is 200% dropping ramsdale
He was the best passer

Roland17:
Zubimendi needs to do more for this team. He has been playing basic football for a while now. He doesn’t do enough with progressing the ball from the back despite numerous instances where he receives the ball first from the goalkeeper. Even when we progress and he receives the ball, he looks to pass back or sideways. When he receives the ball, Rice is still sitting deep.

Defensively, I am seeing Rice sitting back quite a bit more than usual to support Zubi. I rarely see him in dangerous areas like we are used to and that is because we are exposed if Rice isn’t around the same press area as Zubi. Rice doesn’t press ahead of Zubi because if he gets beat, we are toast. Tactically, Arteta is having to employ zonal marking more than we should because it keeps Rice around the same Triangle as Zubi.

We need more from Zubi to help out overall play.

mostob:
Omo eh... 5th time we'll be celebrating Christmas top of the table. Let's hope it's different this time.

Roland17:
These extra touches inside the box are annoying the hell out of me!