₦airaland Forum

naijaking1:
Good job, see good things happens when you're not covering your head with dirty rags, cool air gets to enter your brain.

mumu. Receive sense.

fortune1968:
so u are now getting back at buhari. ? was jona performing well? u make no sense

Flimsly excuse! Don't mind the guy. Is GEJ an ibo man? He is still been deceived by the AZIKWE in his name?

aressssa:
I'm sure you know your people..

You are about to get the same thing on NL..



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LMAO, one of the funniest but precise reaction I have read in NL

My problem is not about the removal of Kachiwu, but who replaced him, its not about competency, but there seems to be a calculative and strategic agenda of placing the Notherners in all strategic positions. I am a PMB supporter, but this issue of nepotism is where I disagree with him. We can't continue to pretend that all is well about the various appointments, its not about PMB or APC , its about the people of Nigeria.

elmisti:
Ye. majority yoruba speakn ple wit no cultural connection anymre wit d oyo/ife empire..nd den ruled by fulani...i am kwaran (asa lga.).....tdayof...we use daudu instead of baale dat yorubas use..no celebration of new yam festivalblike it is done in yoruba land...but dere is rege like iys dine in sokoto......afonja lost kwara to fulani

Exactly, you are on point, its quite a pity that the Yoruba in Kwara have been lost , I hope the language won't be lost.

elmisti:
Lol. But d topmost traditional ruler is d emir of ilorin. Who is directly under d sooto kaliphate. yorubas lost kwara b4 saraki dynasty produce dier first son!

You are right about that though, but that still don't take away the fact that they are yorubas, I insist they were muscled out by the Nothern powers of the then Afonja warlord, and it was helped futher by the likes of baba oloye during independence and in the first republic

I am not blaming those that are calling Kwara a Nothern State, it was caused by the likes of Saraki Senior( Baba Oloye), when they want to use it to attract political favour from the Hausa/Fulani's. But the fact is that Kwara is a yoruba nation, they speak Yoruba language and not Hausa , from Offa to Ilorin, to Erinle to all other parts.

elmisti:
U jst shot urslf in d leg.....and d paramont traditional ruler gambari is midle named sijuade bah? Or adewunmi abi adeola....go sleep nd wake....only offa/ erin ile nd few towns stil maintains yoruba identity in kwara...its baseless to argue...kwara cnt boast to be yorubas

So what are they? Or maybe you can tell us which part of Kwara is Hausa.

bender79:
Are other political parties sleeping?

it seems so my brother, and I know funding is one of the problems holding them down, if not a party like KOWA that have a good showing in the last election can have a shot. But it will not to be especially now that we practise monitised politics, and party like APGA is contended with Anambra only. So PDP is still the only party that can tackle the ruling party , afterall they can still print posters , Bubu have not yet finished his degoatification process on them.

phoenix90:
Buratai must surely be regretting why he called proponents of this property exposure 'online terrorists'.Sahara reporters have shown him they are far more deadlier than Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen combined. I can't wait to hear from Buratai's side.

I think we may not hear from him again,he has finished all the weapons in his armoury. These evidences are so damning, he has been battered by SR, any other defence now will knock him out, even Bubu won't have no choice than to sack him.

What exactly did he want us to do? Stop the arrest or go and kill the officers at Alagbon? Politicans are just feeding us with lies and propaganda from every corner, and the gullible followers fell for it all the time without thinking. You will always see the "for" and "against" no matter what.

centboy123456:
I dey tell u I nor know were all these guys the get there news form abeg u nor offend them u dey dey so cuz I know say u be APC member

lol, I no fit my guy. Those people will run you down, no matter who you be. Even displaying teller wey you hide inside your bedroom.

faaz24:
Yeah bro, Buratai should do the needful : RESIGN ASAP !
That is if he's got any dignity left

Exactly, he should resign asap, this evidences are too damning.

faaz24:
What a way to summarize SR...love it

Thanks brother.

I love Sahara Reporters, if they want to kill you, they will make sure you are shot twice, if you survive , you will be shot again. There sources are everywhere, offend them and see trouble.

I want PDP to die of confusion, but the implication will be grave for the country at large, democracy thrive when you have a good opposition, and for now, we have none other than PDP, the crisis rocking the party is not good for our country's democracy. I hope they will put there house in order, we can't afford to have a one party state.

D'Tigers is the only good news we have in Nigerian sport, they always do the the unthinkable in the sporting world, unlike our football teams that will always lose to superior powers like Argentina , Brazil, Germany and Italy.

Femich18:
Nawa o...Scammers everywhere. Anyway let them face the music...
BTW...Name Checkers will totally be disappointed because they will use even a microscope to search for the names and it will still remain unknown

I am telling you, I just wanna check name and move, today didn't look good at all.

Maybe he thought Zenith. Bank would have perfected this for him as requested, but not to worry, I trust EFCC will bust your bubble soon, its just a matter of days.

saintmark88:
Senseless statement, why dnt u pple c d bigger picture, weda he is opposition or not, if he has four houses in VI n 1 n ABJ n it is proven they were gotten from illegal means,then y should he be tolerated.... Our common wealth was stolen to acquire private property n u r saying tolerate him.... C how dull u r..... Moreover they dnt just seize like tht... They have to do it n d confines of law, there must be a court order to that effect......

God bless you, its unfortunate that some people have eyes but can't see, have brain but can't think.

seunlayi:
By the time it is Buhari’s certificate turn, nobody will be paid to go out, people will find themselves out

Funny enough ,that can't happen, people are more concerned about you been economically corrupt than issue of certificate. Because at the end of the day, what you did while in office is what matters most and not your certificate.

orisa37:
What about the $2.8b of 1984? The Nation is now asking this bleeping EFCC to investigate that first before pursuing a whole Governor and a Senate President, both of whom have immunity while in office?

the senate president's immunity is limited to the chambers alone, not outside of it, get your fact right oga ade.

Important Lessons From Ramadan

Al-Istiqaamah, Ramadan 1417 AH

 

 

Allah – the Most High – said: "The month of Ramadan in which the Qur'aan was revealed, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance of the Criterion between right and wrong. So whosoever of you sights the crescent for the month of Ramadan, he must fast that month." [Soorah al-Baqarah 2:185]

 

Allah's Messenger, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said: "Islaam is built upon five: Testifying that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the Prayer, giving the Zakaah, performing Hajj to the House, and fasting in Ramadaan." (1)

 

He sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said: "There has come to you Ramadaan, a blessed month, in which Allah has made it obligatory to fast. During it the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hellfire are closed, and the rebellious devils are chained. In it is a night (Laylatul-Qadr) which is better than a thousand months. He who is deprived of its good truly has been deprived." (2)

 

From the many important lessons to be learn from fasting are:

 

[1] Gaining Taqwaa

 

Fasting has been legislated in order that we may gain taqwaa, as Allah – the Most High – said: "O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed upon those before you in order that you may attain taqwaa." [Soorah al-Baqarah 2:183]

 

Talq ibn Habeeb (d. 100H) – rahimahullah – said:

 

"When fitnah (trial and tribulation) appears then extinguish it with taqwaa." So he was asked as to what taqwaa was, so he replied: "Taqwaa to act in obedience to Allah, upon a light (i.e. eemaan, faith) from Allah, hoping in the Mercy of Allah. And taqwaa is leaving the acts of disobedience to Allah, upon a light from Allah, due to the fear of Allah." (3)

 

This is one of the best definitions of taqwaa. For every action must have both a starting point and a goal. And an action will not be considered as an act of obedience, or nearness to Allah, unless it starts from pure eemaan (faith in Allah). Thus it is pure eemaan – and not habits, desires, nor seeking praise or fame, nor its like – that should be what initiates the action. And the [goal of the] action should be to earn the reward of Allah and to seek His good pleasure." (4) So fasting is a means of attaining taqwaa, since it helps prevent from many sins that one is prone to. Due to this, the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said: "Fasting is a shield with which the servant protects himself from the Fire." (5) So we should ask ourselves, after each day of fasting: Has this fasting made us more fearful and obedient to Allah? Has it aided us in distancing ourselves from sins and disobedience?

 

[2] Seeking Nearness to Allah

 

The Prophet sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam said: "Allah said: Whosoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, I shall be at war with him. My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more beloved to Me than the obligatory duties that I have placed upon him. My servant continues to draw nearer to Me with optional deeds so that I shall love him." (6)

 

The Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said:"Whosoever reaches the month of Ramadaan and does not have his sins forgiven, and so enters the fire, then may Allah distance him." (7)

 

So drawing closer to Allah – the Most Perfect – in this blessed month, can be achieved by fulfilling one's obligatory duties; and also reciting the Qur'aan and reflecting upon its meanings, increasing in kindness and in giving charity, in making du`aa (supplication) to Allah, attending the taraweeh Prayer, seeking out Laylatul-Qadr (the Night of Power and Pre-Decree), a night which is better than a thousand months, attending gatherings of knowledge, and striving in those actions that will cause the heart to draw closer to its Lord and to gain His forgiveness. Our level of striving in this blessed month should be greater than our striving to worship Allah in any other month, due to the excellence and rewards that Allah has placed in it. Likewise from the great means of seeking nearness to Allah in this month is making I`tikaaf (seclusion in the mosque in order to worship Allah) – for whoever is able.

 

Imam ibn al-Qayyim (d. 751H) – rahimahullah – said:

 

"Allah also prescribed I`tikaaf for them, the objective being that the heart becomes fully preoccupied with Allah – the Most High – concentrated upon Him alone, and cut-off from being preoccupied with the creation. Rather, the heart is only engrossed with Allah – the Most Perfect – such that loving Him, remembering Him, and turning to Him takes the place of all the heart's anxieties and worries, so that he is able to overcome them. Thus all his concerns are for Allah, and his thoughts are all directed towards remembering Him and thinking of how to attain His Pleasure and what will cause nearness to Him and what leads him to feel contended with Allah instead of people. This in turn prepares him for being at peace with Allah alone, on the day of loneliness in the grave, when there will be no one else to give comfort, nor anyone to grant solace, except Him. So this is the greater goal of I`tikaaf. (

 

[3] Acquiring Patience

 

Imaam Ahmad (d.241H) – rahimahullah – said: "Allah has mentioned sabr (patience) in over ninety places in His Book." (9)

 

The Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said: "The month of Patience, and the three days of every month, are times for fasting." (10)

 

Ibn `Abdul-Barr (d.464H) – rahimahullah – said: "What is meant by the month of Patience is the month of Ramadan …So fasting is called patience because it restrains the soul from eating drinking, conjugal relations and sexual desires." (11)

 

He sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said: "O youths! Whoever amongst you is able to marry, then let him do so; for it restrains the eyes and protects the private parts. But whoever is unable, then let him fast, because it will be a shield for him." (12)

 

So fasting is a means of learning self-restraint and patience. With patience we are able to strengthen our resolve to worship Allah alone, with sincerity, and also cope with life's ups and downs. So – for example – with patience we are able to perform our Prayers calmly and correctly, without being hasty, and without merely pecking the ground several times! With patience we are able to restrain our souls from greed and stinginess and thus give part of our surplus wealth in Zakaah (obligatory charity). With patience we are able to subdue the soul's ill temperament, and thus endure the ordeal and hardships of Hajj, without losing tempers and behaving badly. Likewise, with patience we are able to stand firm and fight Jihaad against the disbelievers, hypocrites and heretics – withstanding their constant onslaught, without wavering and buckling, without despairing or being complacent, and without becoming hasty and impatient at the first sings of hardship. Allah – the Most High – said: "O Prophet, urge the Believers to fight … So if there are one hundred who are patient, they shall overcome two hundred; and if there be one thousand, they shall overcome two thousand, by the permission of Allah. And Allah is with the patient ones." [Soorah al-Anfaal 8:65-66].

 

Thus, without knowledge and patience, nothing remains, except zeal and uncontrolled emotions, shouts and hollow slogans, speech that does not strengthen, but rather weakness, and actions that do not build, but rather destroy! So in this month, we should strive to develop a firm resolve for doing acts of obedience, and to adorn ourselves with patience – having certainty in the saying of our Messenger sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam:  "And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and ease with hardship." (13)

 

[4] Cultivating Good Manners

 

The Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said:"Whosoever does not abandon falsehood in speech and action, then Allah the Mighty and Majestic has no need that he should leave his food and drink." (14)

 

He sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam also said:"Fasting is not merely abstaining from eating and drinking. Rather, it is also abstaining from ignorant and indecent speech. So if anyone abuses or behaves ignorantly with you, then say: I am fasting, I am fasting." (15)

 

These narrations point towards the importance of truthfulness and good manners. Thus, this blessed month teaches us not only to abstain from food and drink, but to also abstain from such statements and actions that may be the cause of harming people and violating their rights – since the Messenger sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said whilst describing the true Believer: "A Muslim is one from whom other Muslims are safe from his tongue and his hand." (16) Thus it is upon us as individuals, to examine the shortcomings in our character, and to then seek to improve them – modeling ourselves upon the character of the last of the Prophets and Messengers, and their leader, Muhammad sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam – aspiring also for the excellence which he mentioned in his saying: "I am a guarantor for a house on the outskirts of Paradise for whoever leaves off arguing, even if he is in right; and a house in the center of Paradise for whosoever abandons falsehood, even when joking; and a house in the upper-most of Paradise for whosoever makes his character good." (17) So by shunning oppression, shamelessness, harboring hatred towards Muslims, back-biting, slandering, tale-carrying, and other types of falsehood, we can be saved from nullifying the rewards of our fasting – as Allah's Messenger sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said: "It may be that a fasting person receives nothing from his fast, except hunger and thirst." (18)

 

[5] Sensing Muslim Unity

 

The Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said:"Fast when they fast, and break your fast when they break their fast, and sacrifice the day they sacrifice." (19)

 

Imaam at-Tirmidhee (d. 275H) – rahimahullah – said: "Some of the People of Knowledge explained this hadeeth by saying: Its meaning is to fast and break the fast along with the jamaa`ah and the majority of people." (20)

 

Thus, in this blessed month we can sense an increased feeling of unity and of being a single Ummah due to our fasting and breaking our fast collectively. We also feel an increased awareness about the state of affairs of the Muslims and of the hardships that they endure, because:  "During the fast, a Muslim feels and experiences what his needy and hungry brothers and sisters feel, who are forced to go without food and drink for many many days – as occurs today to many of the Muslims in Africa." (21) Indeed, the unity of the Muslims – and their aiding and assisting one another – is one of the great fundamentals upon which the Religion of Islaam is built, as Allaah – the Most High – said: "And hold fast altogether to the rope of Allaah and do not be divided." [Soorah Aal `Imraan 3:103]. Allaah – the Most High – also said: "The Believers – men and women – and friends and protectors of one another." [Soorah al-Tawbah 9:44]

 

Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728H) – rahimahullah – said: "The welfare of people will not be complete – neither in this world, nor in the Hereafter – except with ijtima` (collectiveness), ta`awun (mutual co-operation), and tanassur (mutual help); mutual co-operation in order to secure benefits, and mutual help in order to ward off harm. It is for this reason that man is said to be social and civil by nature." (22)

 

Thus we see that Islaam lays great importance in bringing hearts together and encouraging ijtima` (collectiveness). This is not only reflected in the month of Ramadaan, but also in the other acts of worship as well. So, for example, we have been ordered by the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam to pray the five daily Prayers in congregation, and that it has been made twenty-seven times more rewarding than praying it individually. (23) Likewise, this similar collective spirit is demonstrated in the act of Hajj (Pilgrimage). Even in learning knowledge and studying it, blessings have been placed in collectiveness, as Allah's Messenger sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said: "No people gather in a house form the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it amongst themselves, except that tranquility descends upon them, mercy envelops them, the angels surround him, and Allah mentions them to those that are with Him." (24) Likewise, even in our everyday actions such as, eating, Islaam teaches us collectiveness. Thus, when some of the Companions of the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said to him: O Messenger of Allah, we eat but to do not become satisfied. He replied: "Perhaps you eat individually?" They replied: Yes! So he said: "Eat collectively and mention the name of Allah. There will then be blessings for you in it." (25) Indeed, even in the etiquettes of sitting the spirit of collectiveness is demonstrated. So, one day the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam came across the Companions who were sitting in separate circles, so he said to them: "Why do I see you sitting separately!" (26) Similarly, Abu Tha`labah al-Khushanee radiallahu `anhu said: Whenever the people used to encamp, they used to split-up into the mountain passes and valleys. So Allah's Messenger sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said: "Indeed your being split-up in these mountain passes and valleys is from Shaytaan." Thereafter, whenever they used to encamp, they used to keep very close together, to such an extent that it was said: If a cloth were to be spread over them, it would cover them all. (27)

 

Thus, Ramadaan is a time to increase our sense of unity and brotherhood, and our commitment to Allah and His Religion. And there is no doubt that this sense of unity necessitates that: "We work together as required by Islaam as sincere brothers – not due to hizbiyyah (bigoted party spirit), nor sectarianism – in order to realize that which is of benefit to the Islaamic Ummah and to establish the Islaamic society that every Muslim aspires for – so that the Sharee`ah (Prescribed Law) of Allaah is applied upon His earth." (28) So we must examine ourselves during the Ramadaan and ask: What is my role – and each of us has a role – in helping this precious Ummah to regain its honour, and return to the Ummah its comprehensive unity and strength, and victory that has been promised to it? Likewise, we should reflect upon our character and actions and ask: Are they aiding the process of unity and brotherhood, or are they a harm and a hindrance to it?

 
So we ask Allah to grant us the ability to change ourselves for the better, during this blessed month, and not to be of those who are prevented from His Mercy and Forgiveness. Indeed He is the One who Hears and He is the One to Respond.

PUSIDRILA:
LIES LIES LIES

if Fayose had even over 1 million naira will he be eating amala by the roadside?

I almost want to ask what's wrong with you, but I can see the sarcasm in your comment. You are indeed a comedian.

ademoladeji:
Believe me, ONE day could be far more than TWENTY-NINE days. Imagine that you put in an extra effort in your deeds in this last day... You never can tell which you'll do that wld be accepted ba Allah.

But in terms of real numbers, 29 is far greater than 1 though you myt be proven wrong by people of Ekiti and Rivers States

I agree with you my pal, but unfortunately Islam is not politics, reason why we must be grateful. Ekiti and Rivers? Lmao

Bolade005:
How will the public holiday be observed now? FG was too hasty in declaring public holiday. They should have waited till Monday evening before declaring public holiday. It is well.

You can't really blame the FG, you know we have not had 30 complete days fast in a long while, and most of us thought it will be 29 as usual. Today can be for rest, then we eat amala tomorrow. May Allah accept our fasting as an act of Ibadah.

tolaxin:
eat amala at sahur na

definitely brother.

That I have been thinking I will eat amala this morning. Well, I believe one day can't be more than 29, its all for the blessing of Allah

Checking of name is not my thing, but as a reporter from Sambisa federal constituency. Confirmed :ARINZE from ANAMBRA, the land of the lost children of Isreal.

I am representing Somolu Federal constituency, I think I am here to check name. Yeah,confirm, lost tribe Of isreal. Over.

Senator Sherrif win this again, waiting for Markafi's judgement. PDP is full of comedy.