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Mr Nwosu,Mal Hassan,Edet,Ali and Simbi,Wakama etc where wuna dey? Hv passed d stage bt cant forget these memories.

@OP,where do you live(street incl.) in Kaduna pls?

edoyad: Kaduna state might be grouped under northwest, but SOUTHERN KADUNA, where I am from is in the middle belt. Take it or leave it.

When did Southern Kaduna become middle belt?Go back 2 ur map nd define ur borders clearly

These r issues dat r just surfacng after the man's demise.Why not just accept what has been destined?

Kaduna xtians' names sometyms dey sound muslim.Dont know d reason.Emmanuel Umar,Musa Peter etc

At least the man has somethin to show 4 his 19 month stay piloting Imo.

Let's not forget our differences;
Lets understand our differences-SARDAUNA
We shld be sincere to ourselves for us to coexist

Huda tv is one of the best english-speaking channels i know.It features eminent islamic scholars like Dr Zakir Naik,Yusuf Estes,Muhammad Salaah etc.I have been trying to connect to it since it went off air on Nilesat some months ago;but wasnt successful.Pls if u have any info on how i will tune to it,assist me?If u also know other islamic channels i can connect to on Nilesat,pls provide d info? Jazakumullahu khayran

Going by the corruption in LGs ,one may suggest for their scrapping.But looking critically at the structure, u will see that LG is the closest to the masses,it consists of depts such as works,education,health,agric and others.In my LG,there is only little achievements to show for the past 10 yrs.In some LGs,workers only come to office to collect their salaries(you hear them saying 'matar bursar ta haihu' trans. 'the bursar's wife has delivered a baby').It is in LGs that you find all the children of a worker payrolled,collecting salaries every month.
Flipping to the other side, the meagre amount budgeted for an LG is not helping matters.Afterall how much does it cost to construct a 1 km tarred road in 9ja?.Another case is the joint account operated btw LGs and SGs further reducin the monthly allocation to the LGs.
But for the 'municipal' system,i dont much abt it.Can someone pls elaborate on it so that we weigh the pros nd cons?

Deen Digest (later an-Naseehah) published by Deen Communications,Lagos;was the first islamic magazine I came across while growing up.I think it then published monthly editions of Deen Digest,Legacy(mainly for teens) and Adiini(published in Yoruba).I benefited a lot from these publications esp the first two.They touched important issues such as ibaadat,mu'aamalat and contemporary issues.But unfortunately,i lost contact with the magazine some years ago.I went to the distributor in my area to verify,bt he told me he'd also not heard from them for some time.Please help me to verify whether they are still publishing and also where i can obtain it here in Zaria.Jazakumullahu khayran

Salaah is the greatest of the practical pillars of Islam.It is the act that separates between one and shirk (The Prophet(PBUH) said:'Between a man and shirk i.e what protects him from shirk,is the abandonment of salaah[Muslim]).Allah(S.W.T) said in the glorious Qur'an :'..,and stand before Allah with obedience'[Q2:238]
As for khushoo'(humility) in prayer,it is a part of salaah that most of us have neglected in our obligatory and supererogatory prayers.Some of us just imitate the imam physically by following only his gestures.If you may ask somebody the surah that was recited in a particular salaah(eg maghrib) ,he may not be able to reply correctly.This as a result of negligence of khushoo'.
Some of the ways one can develop khushoo' in his heart during salaah are as follows:
1.Preparing oneself for prayer properly(performing ablution properly,repeating the words of adhaan after the muazzin,siwaak etc)
2. Moving at a measured pace during prayer i.e no hastening
3. Remembering death whilst praying
4.Pondering over the verses and invocations being recited.(Here,the knowing the translation of the verses and also Qur'anic exegesis is advantageous).
5.Reciting in a slow,beautiful and rhythmic tone
6.Praying with a barrier in front of one
7.Placing the right hand on the left hand on the chest
8. Looking at the place of prostration
9. Moving the index finger during tashahhud
10.Seeking refuge with Allah from the Shaytaan
The above are just some of the means for developing khushoo.For further reading,you can consult
1. 33 ways of developing khushoo by Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid(downloadable in pdf form from kalamullah.com)
Any useful contribution is welcome

Is the security surveillance only 4 d ember months?

Where is d freedom of speech?May b it is exclusive for some people.These governors that keep on complaining on d revenue sharing have little to show 4 d money they r allocated by d FG.Also.d judiciary is no more d mouthpiece of d masses

If u r no more at d helm of affairs,u hv to succumb to d govt in power.Shekarau nd his cronies suckd Kano dry,bt Kwankwaso in less than 2 years has achieved a lot.A visit to Kano will testify to this

When some pple cant even afford 3 square meals daily? We need food security abeg

May be its 5.29 students per toilet not 529

lolaben: This is total bullish lies. I schooled there and there is no place like Asmau hostel having only six toilets. Hey this is not true

Eventhough d 6 toilets figure is not verified bt there is Asma'u hostel @ Shika 4 medical female students.But i dont know hw d number read in thousands.

Y comparng corporate guys wit pastors in terms of buying jets.Thousands of dollars can impact a lot on a congregatn.How many youths can be given capital to start business,how many poor students can be granted scholarships,how many orphans nd widows will be assisted wit such a sum?.When u weigh d pros nd cons ,u will find dat d 'cons' by far outweighs d 'pros'

@OP,u didnt give d details one intends 2 get.His name,country ,allowance,%age given in charity etc

Kai dis selectn problem of theirs na wahala.America nd her cronies keep advocatng for democracy bt it seems dis communism works better wit d chinese example.China now occupies an enviable position in the global economy.Those halfly eyed's r trying to take over Africa.Here in Kano ,they r gradually colonising our ever busy textile market.May be 9ja needs to borrow a leaf from China esp dat corruption tin.

By doing this,u r imitatng d kuffaar wit their new year festival.Do u hv any proof 4rm d Quran, sunnah or pious predecessors on this?

Rule ur world

Something must be wrong wit dis man.Bt money can do everytin.2 nd a half yrs in office without anytin to show,will it be possible to achieve d so called transformtn agenda by 2015?I doubt much

What a nice piece.Lets keep ethnic bigotry aside

Na so o.I spent more dan 300(my daily target) bt dey no gree gimme bonus.May be i go sue them to d magistrate court

The best way i think to diffuse thru dis barrier is to learn arabic since all the khutbah r delivered in both arabic nd d ambient local language.Eventhough my knowledge of d lang is shallow, i try to grab what d khatib is trying to convey 2 d audience even before the translation.Now,i'm trying to enrol in an arabic skul just to furthr my islamic knowledge.Remember if u are in city A today,u dont know where u will b tomorrow.Jazakumullahu khayran

Tanx OP.But 4rm d title, i thought d topic is not going to dwell on naming only, but on other etiquettes practised right 4rm birth e.g tahneek.Pls ppl need to be enlightened on these also.It will also be beneficial if we know d authenticity of saying the adhan and iqamah into d left nd right ears respectvly of a new-born baby,also the issue of shaving d baby's hair nd giving its equivalent weight in charity.Jazallahu khayran

@Garsul.Let me share d little i know abt this.For a person who intends to make a sacrifice, it is recommended from the sunnah that he shldnt cut his nails or shave his hair(head,pubic or armpit) from the begnning of Dhulhajj until afta d slaughter.Allah knows best

Happened around 9 am ,gunshots since yesterday's night.The blast caused severe damage to the buildings and vehicles around,but thank God there is no casualties.Seems the bomb targeted a nearby islamic school belonging to a renowned cleric Albany,who is known to be a critic of BH's activities.

R.I.P . Waiting to become d first 9janaut to land on the sun